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Colleges & Universities in Texas

Every college in Texas that we cover, each with its page and sources.

76 colleges · each name links to its page, with sources · data snapshot October 2, 2026 · Updated October 2, 2026

76 colleges

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Texas: 76 colleges · 41 private nonprofit, 35 public · campus setting: 53 city, 14 town, 6 suburb, 3 rural

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Colleges in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area (18)Colleges in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area (9)Colleges in the San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX metro area (8)

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Colleges with rolling admissionEarly action deadlinesRegular decision deadlinesMost affordable colleges: lowest net priceNCAA Division I collegesNCAA Division III collegesColleges in a city settingColleges in a suburban settingColleges in a town settingColleges in a rural settingColleges that give credit for a 3 on an AP exam
CollegeCityPublic/privateSettingStudentsAthleticsDistance
Abilene Christian UniversityAbilenePrivate nonprofitCity, midsize3,188NCAA Division I
Amberton UniversityGarlandPrivate nonprofitSuburb, large111
Angelo State UniversitySan AngeloPublicCity, small9,623NCAA Division II
Arlington Baptist UniversityArlingtonPrivate nonprofitCity, large268
Austin CollegeShermanPrivate nonprofitCity, small1,128NCAA Division III
Baylor UniversityWacoPrivate nonprofitCity, midsize15,155NCAA Division I
Concordia University TexasAustinPrivate nonprofitCity, large1,391NCAA Division III
Dallas Baptist UniversityDallasPrivate nonprofitCity, large2,850NCAA Division II
Dallas Christian CollegeDallasPrivate nonprofitSuburb, large278
East Texas A&M UniversityCommercePublicTown, distant8,318NCAA Division I
East Texas Baptist UniversityMarshallPrivate nonprofitTown, distant1,659NCAA Division III
Hallmark UniversitySan AntonioPrivate nonprofitCity, large782
Hardin-Simmons UniversityAbilenePrivate nonprofitCity, midsize1,283NCAA Division III
Houston Christian UniversityHoustonPrivate nonprofitCity, large2,787NCAA Division I
Howard Payne UniversityBrownwoodPrivate nonprofitTown, remote768NCAA Division III
Huston-Tillotson UniversityAustinPrivate nonprofitCity, large982NAIA
Jarvis Christian UniversityHawkinsPrivate nonprofitRural, distant730NAIA
Lamar UniversityBeaumontPublicCity, midsize7,998NCAA Division I
LeTourneau UniversityLongviewPrivate nonprofitCity, small3,227NCAA Division III
Lubbock Christian UniversityLubbockPrivate nonprofitCity, large1,320NCAA Division II
McMurry UniversityAbilenePrivate nonprofitCity, midsize2,544NCAA Division III
Midwestern State UniversityWichita FallsPublicCity, midsize4,508NCAA Division II
Nelson UniversityWaxahachiePrivate nonprofitSuburb, large1,413NAIA
North American UniversityStaffordPrivate nonprofitSuburb, large573NAIA
Our Lady of the Lake UniversitySan AntonioPrivate nonprofitCity, large1,147NAIA
Parker UniversityDallasPrivate nonprofitCity, large504
Paul Quinn CollegeDallasPrivate nonprofitCity, large600NAIA
Prairie View A & M UniversityPrairie ViewPublicRural, distant8,527NCAA Division I
Rice UniversityHoustonPrivate nonprofitCity, large4,574NCAA Division I
Saint Edward's UniversityAustinPrivate nonprofitCity, large2,731NCAA Division II
Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsvillePublicTown, distant18,179NCAA Division I
Schreiner UniversityKerrvillePrivate nonprofitTown, remote1,062NCAA Division III
Southern Methodist UniversityDallasPrivate nonprofitSuburb, large7,115NCAA Division I
Southwestern Adventist UniversityKeenePrivate nonprofitTown, near a city813
Southwestern UniversityGeorgetownPrivate nonprofitCity, small1,457NCAA Division III
St. Mary's UniversitySan AntonioPrivate nonprofitCity, large2,147NCAA Division II
Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdochesPublicTown, remote9,575NCAA Division I
Sul Ross State UniversityAlpinePublicTown, remote1,441NCAA Division II
Tarleton State UniversityStephenvillePublicTown, remote13,688NCAA Division I
Texas A & M International UniversityLaredoPublicCity, large7,004NCAA Division II
Texas A & M University-Corpus ChristiCorpus ChristiPublicCity, large7,822NCAA Division I
Texas A&M University-Central TexasKilleenPublicRural, near a city1,702
Texas A&M University-College StationCollege StationPublicCity, midsize59,933NCAA Division I
Texas A&M University-KingsvilleKingsvillePublicTown, distant5,187NCAA Division II
Texas A&M University-San AntonioSan AntonioPublicCity, large6,706NAIA
Texas A&M University-TexarkanaTexarkanaPublicCity, small1,760NAIA
Texas Christian UniversityFort WorthPrivate nonprofitCity, large10,937NCAA Division I
Texas CollegeTylerPrivate nonprofitCity, midsize644NAIA
Texas Lutheran UniversitySeguinPrivate nonprofitTown, near a city1,290NCAA Division III
Texas Southern UniversityHoustonPublicCity, large6,619NCAA Division I
Texas State UniversitySan MarcosPublicCity, small34,547NCAA Division I
Texas Tech UniversityLubbockPublicCity, large32,635NCAA Division I
Texas Wesleyan UniversityFort WorthPrivate nonprofitCity, large1,910NAIA
Texas Woman's UniversityDentonPublicCity, midsize10,260NCAA Division II
The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlingtonPublicCity, large31,112NCAA Division I
The University of Texas at AustinAustinPublicCity, large42,444NCAA Division I
The University of Texas at DallasRichardsonPublicCity, midsize21,330NCAA Division II
The University of Texas at El PasoEl PasoPublicCity, large20,609NCAA Division I
The University of Texas at San AntonioSan AntonioPublicCity, large30,310NCAA Division I
The University of Texas at TylerTylerPublicCity, midsize7,287NCAA Division II
The University of Texas Permian BasinOdessaPublicCity, midsize4,654NCAA Division II
The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburgPublicCity, midsize27,040NCAA Division I
Trinity UniversitySan AntonioPrivate nonprofitCity, large2,531NCAA Division III
University of DallasIrvingPrivate nonprofitCity, large1,427NCAA Division III
University of HoustonHoustonPublicCity, large37,946NCAA Division I
University of Houston-Clear LakeHoustonPublicCity, midsize6,108
University of Houston-DowntownHoustonPublicCity, large12,880
University of Houston-VictoriaVictoriaPublicCity, small2,707NAIA
University of Mary Hardin-BaylorBeltonPrivate nonprofitSuburb, midsize3,024NCAA Division III
University of North TexasDentonPublicCity, midsize33,858NCAA Division I
University of North Texas at DallasDallasPublicCity, large3,018NAIA
University of St ThomasHoustonPrivate nonprofitCity, large2,969NCAA Division III
University of the Incarnate WordSan AntonioPrivate nonprofitCity, large4,726NCAA Division I
Wayland Baptist UniversityPlainviewPrivate nonprofitTown, remote2,162NAIA
West Texas A & M UniversityCanyonPublicTown, near a city6,786NCAA Division II
Wiley UniversityMarshallPrivate nonprofitTown, distant636NAIA