List of colleges and universities in Texas

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The Main Building at the University of Texas at Austin (left), Lovett Hall at Rice University (middle), and the Academic Building at Texas A&M University (right)

The following is a list of colleges and universities in Texas, United States.

Map of the Primary Campuses for State of Texas 4-year Universities
University of Houston
University of Houston
UH-Clear Lake
UH-Clear Lake
UH-Downtown
UH-Downtown
UH-Victoria
UH-Victoria
North Texas
North Texas
UNT Health Science
UNT Health Science
UNT at Dallas
UNT at Dallas
UT at Arlington
UT at Arlington
UT at Austin
UT at Austin
UT Dallas
UT Dallas
UTEP
UTEP
UTPB
UTPB
UTRGV
UTRGV
UTSA
UTSA
UT Tyler
UT Tyler
Stephen F. Austin State
Stephen F. Austin State
TAMIU
TAMIU
Texas A&M
Texas A&M
A&M-Commerce
A&M-Commerce
A&M-Corpus Christi
A&M-Corpus Christi
A&M-San Antonio
A&M-San Antonio
A&M-Kingsville
A&M-Kingsville
Prairie View A&M
Prairie View A&M
Tarleton State
Tarleton State
A&M-Texarkana
A&M-Texarkana
West Texas A&M
West Texas A&M
A&M-Central Texas
A&M-Central Texas
Lamar[1]
Lamar[1]
Sam Houston State[1]
Sam Houston State[1]
Sul Ross State[1]
Sul Ross State[1]
Texas State[1]
Texas State[1]
Angelo State
Angelo State
Texas Tech
Texas Tech
TT Health Science
TT Health Science
TT Health Science El Paso
TT Health Science El Paso
Midwestern State
Midwestern State
Texas Southern
Texas Southern
Texas Woman's
Texas Woman's
State university locations

– University of Houston System
– University of North Texas System
– University of Texas System
– Texas A&M University System
– Texas State University System
– Texas Tech University System

– Independent state university

State universities

38 separate and distinct public universities exist in Texas, of which 34 belong to one of the seven state university systems.

University of Houston System

The University of Houston System has four separate and distinct institutions; each is a stand-alone university and confers its own degrees. Its flagship institution is the University of Houston. The three others are stand-alone universities; they are not branch campuses of the University of Houston.

Admission into each institution is separate, and each institution has distinct admission criteria and requirements.

Institution Founded Enrollments
(Fall 2012)
Campus acreage Freshman acceptance rate[2] (Fall 2012) Endowment Research expenditures (FY 2011) Carnegie classification[3] U.S. News ranking
University of Houston 1927 43,797 667 55.9% $589.8 million[4] $127.5 million[4] Research
(Very High)
National Universities,
No. 187[5]
University of Houston–Clear Lake 1971 8,153 524 N/A $22.6 million[6] $2.2 million[6] Master's (Large) Regional Universities (West),
No. 81[7]
University of Houston–Downtown 1974 13,916 20 90.3% $34.7 million[8] $1.5 million[8] Baccalaureate–
Diverse
Regional Colleges (West),
No. 31[9]
University of Houston–Victoria 1971 4,335 20 84.6% $15.2 million[10] $1.2 million[10] Master's (Large) Regional Universities (West),
Tier 2[11]
Texas 4-year universities by enrollment
  • University of Houston
    University of Houston
  • UH–Clear Lake
    UH–Clear Lake
  • UH–Downtown
    UH–Downtown
  • UH–Victoria
    UH–Victoria

University of North Texas System

Institution Founded Enrollment
Campus
acreage
Endowment
Research
expenditures
(FY 2011)
Carnegie
classification[3]
University of North Texas 1890 42,375[12] 1,200 $143.4 million R1 Very High Research Activity
University of North Texas at Dallas 2000 4,230 246
University of North Texas Health Science Center 1970 2,458 33

University of Texas System

Institution Founded Enrollment
(Fall 2015)
Campus
acreage
Endowment
Research
expenditures
(FY 2011)
Carnegie
classification[3]
University of Texas at Arlington 1895[13] 37,008 420[14] $130 million R1 Very High Research Activity
University of Texas at Austin 1883 51,313 350 $3.27 billion R1 Very High Research Activity
University of Texas at Dallas 1969 24,533 445 $415 million[15] R1 Very High Research Activity
University of Texas at El Paso 1913 23,397 420 $153 million R1 Very High Research Activity
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston 1972 5,421 4.94 million square feet $487.6 million Special Focus
University of Texas at San Antonio 1969 28,628 747 $133.9 Million[15] $78.0 million R1 Very High Research Activity
University of Texas at Tyler 1971 8,862 207 $60 million Masters Large
University of Texas Medical Branch 1891 3,169 350 $560 million Special Focus
University of Texas Permian Basin 1973 5,560 564 $17 million Masters Medium
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 2013[ut 1] 29,045[ut 2] 621[ut 2] $71.5 million[ut 2] Masters Large[ut 3]
Stephen F. Austin State University 1923 12,954[16] 406 $18.2 million[17] Masters Large
  1. ^ UTRGV was formally founded in 2013 and entered full operation in 2015, following the merger of the University of Texas–Pan American (UTPA), founded in 1927, and the University of Texas at Brownsville (UTB), founded in 1991.
  2. ^ a b c Based on combined totals of UTPA and UTB prior to the merger.
  3. ^ Classification based on that of UTPA, the larger of the two predecessor institutions. UTB was classified as "Master's (Medium)".

Texas A&M University System

Institution Founded Enrollment
(Fall 2011)
Campus
acreage
Endowment
Research
expenditures
(FY 2011)
Carnegie
classification[3]
Texas A&M International University 1969 6,853 (Fall 2010) 300 Doctoral/Research University
Texas A&M University 1876[18][Note 1] 49,861[19] 5500[20] $5.1 billion (Systemwide)[21] Highest Research Activity
Texas A&M University–Commerce 1889 12,321 (Fall 2014)[22] 140 $13 million[23] Doctoral/Research University
Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi 1947 10,169 (Fall 2011) 240 Doctoral/Research University
Texas A&M University–San Antonio 2009 3,500
Texas A&M University–Kingsville 1925 6,737 1600 Doctoral/Research University
Prairie View A&M University 1876 8,608 1440 $34 million Masters Large
Tarleton State University 1899 9,462 1973 Masters Large
Texas A&M University–Texarkana 1971 1,950 Masters Large
West Texas A&M University 1910 7,843[24] 135 Masters Large
Texas A&M University–Central Texas 2009 2,173 672 Masters Small

Texas State University System

Established in 1911, the Texas State University System is the oldest university system in Texas.[25] The system is unique in that it is the only horizontal state university system in Texas. The system has no flagship university.[1] The system consists of four universities and three two-year colleges.

Institution Founded Enrollment
(Fall 2021)
Campus
acreage
Endowment
Research
expenditures
(FY 2020)
Carnegie
classification[3]
Lamar University 1923 17,488 (Fall 2020)[26] 299[27] $128.5 million (2019)[28] Doctoral/Research University
Sam Houston State University 1879 21,679[29] 272 $130.172 million[30] R2 High Research Activity
Sul Ross State University 1917 2,340 (Fall 2020)[31] 647[32] $22.692 million[30] Masters Large
Texas State University 1899 38,077[33] 492 $208.4 million (2019)[34] R2 High Research Activity

TSUS universities also hold the following branch campuses all of which only offer upper-division (junior and senior) and postgraduate coursework:

Texas Tech University System

Institution Founded Enrollment
(Fall 2021)
Campus
acreage
Endowment
Research
expenditures
(FY 2021)
Carnegie
classification[35]
Angelo State University 1928 10,775[36] 268 $113 million Masters Large
Texas Tech University 1923 40,322[36] 1839 $764 million[37] $191.5 million [38] Very High Research Activity
Midwestern State University 1922 5,860[39] 255 $91.3 million[40] Masters Medium
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center 1969 5,274[36] $267 million Special Focus
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso 2013 775[36] Special Focus
  • Angelo State University
    Angelo State University
  • Texas Tech University
    Texas Tech University
  • Texas Tech Health Sciences Center
    Texas Tech Health Sciences Center
  • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso
    Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso

Texas Woman's University

Institution Founded Enrollment
(Fall 2021)
Campus
acreage
Endowment
Research
expenditures
(FY 2021)
Carnegie
classification[35]
Texas Woman's University 1901 14,176 255 Doctoral/Research University

Independent public universities

Institution Founded Enrollment
(Fall 2011)
Campus
acreage
Endowment
Research
expenditures
(FY 2011)
Carnegie
classification[3]
Texas Southern University 1927 9,646 150 Doctoral/Research University

Large- and medium-sized private colleges and universities

Institution Founded Enrollment
(Fall 2021)
Campus
acreage
Endowment
Research
expenditures
(FY 2011)
Carnegie basic
classification[35]
Carnegie size
classification
Abilene Christian University 1906 5,731 208 $725 Million Doctoral/Professional Medium
Baylor University 1845 20,626 800 $1.7 Billion R1 Very High Research Activity Large
Dallas Baptist University 1898 5,445 292 $32 Million Moderate Research Activity Medium
Rice University 1912 6,623 295 $5.6 Billion Highest Research Activity Medium
St. Edward's University 1877 4,686 $95 Million Master's Large Medium
Southern Methodist University 1911 11,643 230 $1.5 Billion Higher Research Activity Medium
Texas Christian University 1873 10,323 325 $1.7 Billion Higher Research Activity Medium
University of the Incarnate Word 1881 9,940 154 $120 Million Master's Large Medium
Houston Christian University 1960 4,120 158 $90.6 million

Small-sized private colleges and universities

Liberal arts

Other non-profit four-year institutions

Technical (two-year)

Texas State Technical College System

The system administers Williamson County Extension Center in Hutto.

Texas State University System

Community and junior colleges

Texas State University System

Local public community colleges

Private two-year colleges

For-profit colleges

Historically black colleges and universities

There are 9 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) operating in Texas.

Defunct HBCUs:

Law schools

University of Houston Law Center

Public

Private

Health science

Theological

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Note that the seal contains the date 1876, the year in which Texas A&M began classes. This is not a discrepancy as both 1871 (the year the Texas Legislature appropriated funds to begin A&M's construction) and 1876 can be considered the dates of establishment depending on the definition used and the reference sourced (even within the Texas A&M University system).

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