There are 226 colleges and universities in the State of Texas that are listed under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. These institutions include thirty-four research universities, twenty-nine master's universities, ninety-two undergraduate schools, and seventy-one special-focus institutions. One hundred twenty-three of Texas' post-secondary institutions are private, of which fifty-four are for-profit. One hundred three of the state's post-secondary institutions are public [1] .
Southwestern University is the state's oldest post-secondary institution, having been founded in 1840 as Rutersville College, while the oldest continually operating post-secondary institution is Baylor University, founded in 1845 [2] . Texas A&M University is the state's largest of higher learning in terms of enrollment and largest public university, having 77,491 students [3] while Southwest College for the Deaf is the state's smallest college with an enrollment of 48 in the fall of 2023 [4] . Texas is also home to a number of internationally recognized universities, including the University of Texas, Texas A&M University, and Rice University which are ranked among the top two hundred universities in the world [5] .
Texas A&M University and Prairie View A&M University are the state's two public land-grant universities. There are also six Catholic post-secondary institutions, including St. Edward’s University, University of Dallas, and University of the Incarnate Word. There are also four Southern Baptist post-secondary institutions in Texas, including Baylor University and Hardin-Simmons University. The state has sixteen medical schools [6] , thirteen Allopathic programs and three Osteopathic programs. There are ten law schools [7] , which are accredited by the American Bar Association, including Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law, Texas Tech University School of Law, and University of Houston Law Center. Two hundred sixteen of Texas post-secondary institutions are officially recognized by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), while most are accredited by multiple higher education accreditation agencies.
Texas public postesecondary education is organized into seven separate systems that contains 38 separate and distinct public universities.
Institution | Founded | Enrollment (Fall 2011) | Campus acreage | Endowment | Research expenditures (FY 2011) | Carnegie classification [8] |
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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 International University | 1969 | 6,853 (Fall 2010) | 300 | Doctoral/Research University | ||
Texas A&M University | 1876 [9] [Note 1] | 49,861 [10] | 5500 [11] | $5.1 billion (Systemwide) [12] | Highest Research Activity | |
Texas A&M University–Central Texas | 2009 | 2,173 | 672 | Masters Small | ||
Texas A&M University–Commerce | 1889 | 12,321 (Fall 2014) [13] | 140 | $13 million [14] | Doctoral/Research University | |
Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi | 1947 | 10,169 (Fall 2011) | 240 | Doctoral/Research University | ||
Texas A&M University–Kingsville | 1925 | 6,737 | 1600 | Doctoral/Research University | ||
Texas A&M University–San Antonio | 2009 | 3,500 | ||||
Texas A&M University–Texarkana | 1971 | 1,950 | Masters Large | |||
West Texas A&M University | 1910 | 7,843 [15] | 135 | Masters Large |
Established in 1911, the Texas State University System is the oldest university system in Texas. [16] The system is unique in that it is the only horizontal state university system in Texas. The system has no flagship university. [17] 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 [8] |
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Lamar University | 1923 | 17,488 (Fall 2020) [18] | 299 [19] | $128.5 million (2019) [20] | Doctoral/Research University | |
Sam Houston State University | 1879 | 21,679 [21] | 272 | $130.172 million [22] | R2 High Research Activity | |
Sul Ross State University | 1917 | 2,340 (Fall 2020) [23] | 647 [24] | $22.692 million [22] | Masters Large | |
Texas State University | 1899 | 38,077 [25] | 492 | $208.4 million (2019) [26] | 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 [27] |
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Angelo State University | 1928 | 10,775 [28] | 268 | $113 million | Masters Large | |
Texas Tech University | 1923 | 40,322 [28] | 1839 | $764 million [29] | $191.5 million [30] | Very High Research Activity |
Midwestern State University | 1922 | 5,860 [31] | 255 | $91.3 million [32] | Masters Medium | |
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | 1969 | 5,274 [28] | $267 million | Special Focus | ||
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso | 2013 | 775 [28] | Special Focus |
Institution | Founded | Enrollment (Fall 2021) | Campus acreage | Endowment | Research expenditures (FY 2021) | Carnegie classification [27] |
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Texas Woman's University | 1901 | 14,176 | 270 | $85.5 million | Doctoral/Research University |
TWU also hold the following branch campuses for undergraduate and postgraduate coursework:
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 [33] (Fall 2012) | Endowment (USD millions) | Research expenditures (USD millions - FY 2011) | Carnegie classification [8] | U.S. News ranking |
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University of Houston | 1927 | 43,797 | 667 | 55.9% | $589.8 [34] | $127.5 [34] | Research (Very High) | National Universities, No. 187 [35] |
University of Houston–Clear Lake | 1971 | 8,153 | 524 | N/A | $22.6 [36] | $2.2 [36] | Master's (Large) | Regional Universities (West), No. 81 [37] |
University of Houston–Downtown | 1974 | 13,916 | 20 | 90.3% | $34.7 [38] | $1.5 [38] | Baccalaureate– Diverse | Regional Colleges (West), No. 31 [39] |
University of Houston–Victoria | 1971 | 4,335 | 20 | 84.6% | $15.2 [40] | $1.2 [40] | Master's (Large) | Regional Universities (West), Tier 2 [41] |
Institution | Founded | Enrollment | Campus acreage | Endowment | Research expenditures (FY 2011) | Carnegie classification [8] |
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University of North Texas | 1890 | 42,375 [42] | 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 [8] |
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University of Texas at Arlington | 1895 [43] | 37,008 | 420 [44] | $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 [45] | 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 [45] | $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 [46] | 406 | $18.2 million [47] | Masters Large |
Institution | Founded | Enrollment (Fall 2011) | Campus acreage | Endowment | Research expenditures (FY 2011) | Carnegie classification [8] |
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Texas Southern University | 1927 | 9,646 | 150 | Doctoral/Research University | ||
Institution | Founded | Enrollment (Fall 2021) | Campus acreage | Endowment | Carnegie basic classification [27] | 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 | Master's Large | Small |
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There are 9 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) operating in Texas.
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