East Texas State University
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| Motto | Ceaseless Industry, Fearless Investigation, Unfettered Thought, Unselfish Service to Others. |
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| Type | State university |
| Established | 1889 |
| Endowment | $20 million (2015) |
| President | Ray Keck |
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Academic staff
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603 |
| Students | 12,385 (fall 2016) |
| Undergraduates | 7,724 (fall 2016) |
| Postgraduates | 4,661 (fall 2016) |
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Commerce, Texas, U.S. 33°14′32″N 95°54′28″W / 33.2423°N 95.9077°WCoordinates: 33°14′32″N 95°54′28″W / 33.2423°N 95.9077°W |
| Campus | Rural, 2,203 acres (8.92 km2) |
| Colors | Blue and Gold |
| Nickname | Lions |
| Mascot | Lucky the Lion |
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Sporting affiliations
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NCAA Division II – Lone Star |
| Website | www |
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Texas A&M University–Commerce is a public research university located in Commerce, Texas. With an enrollment of over 12,000 students as of fall 2016, the university is the third largest institution in the Texas A&M University System. Founded in 1889, the institution is also the fourth oldest state university or college in Texas.
Located on the eastern edge of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex approximately 60 miles from downtown Dallas, the university attracts traditional resident students, from the Metroplex as well as from the smaller communities of northeast Texas. In addition to the main campus in Hunt County, the university has satellite campuses in Downtown Dallas, Mesquite, and Rockwall; it also offers courses in Corsicana and Midlothian in partnership with Navarro College and in Frisco and McKinney with Collin College.
The history of Texas A&M University–Commerce began in 1889 with its establishment as East Texas Normal College (ETNC) in Cooper by Kentucky native William L. Mayo as a private teachers' college based on Normal principles. ETNC relocated to Commerce after its original campus was destroyed in a fire in July 1894. One of Commerce's chief advantages was that it was well connected by rail, boasting regular service on the St. Louis Southwestern Railway of Texas ("Cotton Belt") to Dallas, Sherman, and Texarkana and on the Texas Midland Railroad to Paris, Ennis, and Houston.
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