 Texas A & M owns three international facilities , a multipurpose center in Mexico City , Mexico , the Soltis Research and Education Center near the town of San Isidro , Costa Rica , and the Santa Chiara Study Abroad Center in Castiglion Fiorentino , Italy . In 2003 , over 1 @,@ 200 Aggie students , primarily undergraduates , studied abroad . Marine research occurs on the University 's branch campus , Texas A & M University at Galveston . It also has collaborations with international facilities such as the Hacienda Santa Clara in San Miguel de Allende , Guanajuato . 
