A&M's $4B Fundraising Target Is Largest in Texas History

Texas A&M University has announced an ambitious fundraising goal unrivaled in Texas in the hopes it can capitalize on recent successes that have drawn the national spotlight to College Station.

Campus president Michael K. Young on Thursday announced the university aims to raise $4 billion by 2020, the largest comprehensive fundraising campaign ever announced in Texas and the second largest conducted nationally by a public university. After hiring a new president, spending more on research. and working to recruit the best students and nationally competitive faculty, officials say now is the time to encourage giving.

"The stars really have aligned at this institution in a powerful way," Young said in an interview before the announcement.