Texas A&M Ranks No. 8 in Best for Vets

Military Times' 2026 college rankings place Texas A&M first in the Southeastern Conference and among the top ten nationally.

Updated on Nov. 13, 2026 in Military Jobs

Military Times ranked Texas A&M University No. 8 nationally and No. 1 in the SEC in its 2026 Best for Vets: College Rankings, making it the only SEC school in the top ten. The rankings covered 370 colleges and universities, the largest number in the ranking's history.

Why it matters

The rankings weigh university culture, student support, academic policies, costs, financial assistance and military-connected student success rates, giving veterans and service members a benchmark when choosing a school. For College Station residents and the Texas A&M community, the result reflects the scale of veteran services on campus.

The rankings draw on Military Times' survey of each college's policies, programs and outcomes, and Texas A&M's score was not broken down by category in the source material. The Veterans Resource and Support Center administered over $685,000 in scholarships, financial aid and childcare assistance during the 2025-26 academic year.

The players

Texas A&M University

A public research university in College Station, Texas, and a member of the Southeastern Conference, known for its large Corps of Cadets and veteran support programs.

Military Times

A news organization serving the military community that publishes annual rankings of colleges based on their policies and outcomes for veterans and service members.

Texas Veterans Commission

A Texas state agency that assists veterans and their families and administers the Veteran Education Excellence Recognition Award to colleges that support veteran students.

The details

The Don and Ellie Knauss Veteran Resource and Support Center serves more than 1,600 veteran and military students and helps them navigate GI Bill-related processes, including VA education benefits and enrollment certification. The university's Corps of Cadets has more than 2,400 members. In October, Texas A&M received a Gold Recipient designation in the Texas Veterans Commission's 2026 Veteran Education Excellence Recognition Award, its sixth time receiving the honor.

October 2026: Texas A&M named a Gold Recipient of the Texas Veterans Commission award.
2025-26 academic year: The Veterans Resource and Support Center administered over $685,000 in aid.
November 13, 2026: Military Times released the 2026 Best for Vets rankings.

Military Jobs Context

Texas A&M's sixth Gold Recipient designation under the Texas Veterans Commission's Veteran Education Excellence Recognition Award extends a multi-year record of state recognition for veteran education. Its No. 8 national ranking places the university among the schools competing for military-connected students seeking post-service careers.

Veterans and service members weighing colleges can use the ranking's criteria, including costs, financial assistance and military-connected success rates, to compare schools. Students at Texas A&M can access the Veterans Resource and Support Center for benefits navigation and aid of the kind it administered in the past academic year.

The takeaway

Military-connected students comparing colleges can use published rankings alongside a school's own veteran services office to judge support, cost and outcomes before enrolling.