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The following is a list of colleges and universities in Texas, United States.
38 separate and distinct public universities exist in Texas, of which 34 belong to one of the seven state university systems.
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 |
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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] |
Institution | Founded | Enrollment | Campus acreage | Endowment | Research expenditures (FY 2011) | Carnegie classification [3] |
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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 |
Institution | Founded | Enrollment (Fall 2015) | Campus acreage | Endowment | Research expenditures (FY 2011) | Carnegie classification [3] |
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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 |
Institution | Founded | Enrollment (Fall 2011) | Campus acreage | Endowment | Research expenditures (FY 2011) | Carnegie classification [3] |
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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 |
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] |
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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:
Institution | Founded | Enrollment (Fall 2021) | Campus acreage | Endowment | Research expenditures (FY 2021) | Carnegie classification [35] |
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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 |
Institution | Founded | Enrollment (Fall 2021) | Campus acreage | Endowment | Research expenditures (FY 2021) | Carnegie classification [35] |
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Texas Woman's University | 1901 | 14,176 | 255 | Doctoral/Research University |
Institution | Founded | Enrollment (Fall 2011) | Campus acreage | Endowment | Research expenditures (FY 2011) | Carnegie classification [3] |
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Texas Southern University | 1927 | 9,646 | 150 | Doctoral/Research University | ||
Institution | Founded | Enrollment (Fall 2021) | Campus acreage | Endowment | Research expenditures (FY 2011) | Carnegie basic classification [35] | Carnegie size classification |
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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 |
The system administers Williamson County Extension Center in Hutto.
There are 9 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) operating in Texas.
Defunct HBCUs:
Public
Private
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