Texas A&M University at Galveston (TAMUG) is an ocean-oriented branch campus of Texas A&M University offering both undergraduate and graduate degrees that are awarded from Texas A&M University in College Station. Students enrolled at Texas A&M University at Galveston, known affectionately as 'Sea Aggies', share all the benefits of students attending Texas A&M University (TAMU) campus in College Station. The by-the-sea island campus environment complements the unique curricular offerings, and includes ocean voyages, sailing in Galveston Bay, beachfront experiments and independent study that complement a traditional rigorous classroom experience. The overall campus atmosphere that is fostered by the faculty, staff, and students distinctly emphasizes the intimate relationship between the Texas-based university and the sea, thus attracting an international faculty and student community that all share a common interest in the ocean. TAMUG is nationally recognized for academic excellence, which is illustrated, for example, by Time Magazine’s Princeton Review ranking TAMUG among the top 650 colleges in the U.S.