I once hung out in the campus of Texas A&amp;M University (no. 14 on the list) for the PyTexas conference. It was so different from other university campuses in that it felt almost like I was in a military base, or like in West Point or something (which I&#x27;ve never been to). A good portion of the students I saw were in uniform (ROTC), and the main student center, housing the bookstore and the cafeteria, was a war memorial. Signs at the entrance asked you to be quiet and remove your hats in honor of fallen soldiers.<p>While I understand that this article uses concrete data, like the research money trail and other direct measurable links to the military, Texas A&amp;M certainly _feels_ incredibly &quot;militarized&quot;, almost like a military academy. There&#x27;s a palpable air of austerity and discipline there that makes it so different from most other campuses I&#x27;ve been to, which have much more of the traditional church-y university look while seeming to be full of rowdy young kids.