Colleges and universities in Texas
Texas is home to 401 Title IV-eligible colleges and universities, enrolling about 1,698,680 students in total.
Of these, 108 are public and 293 private. The largest by enrollment include TAUS, Lone Star College System, and Dallas College. Among institutions that report the figure, the median graduation rate is 59% and the median average net price is $18,587.
How the 401 institutions in Texas break down
Control and level come from IPEDS institutional characteristics. Pick a tile to see just that slice of the list.
7 institutions have no reported level in IPEDS; they stay in the full list but not in the level slices.
293 institutionsPrivate · of 401
Page 5 of 7School of Automotive Machinists & Technology
Houston, Texas
Schreiner University
Kerrville, Texas
Seguin Beauty School - Seguin
Seguin, Texas
South Post Oak Barber College
Houston, Texas
South Texas Barber College Inc
Corpus Christi, Texas
South Texas College of Law Houston
Houston, Texas
South Texas Training Center
Pharr, Texas
South Texas Vocational Technical Institute - Brownsville
Brownsville, Texas
South Texas Vocational Technical Institute - Weslaco
Weslaco, Texas
South University - Austin
Round Rock, Texas
Southeast Texas Career Institute
Silsbee, Texas
Southern Careers Institute - Austin
Austin, Texas
Southern Careers Institute - Brownsville
Brownsville, Texas
Southern Careers Institute - Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, Texas
Southern Careers Institute - Harlingen
Harlingen, Texas
Southern Careers Institute - Pharr
Pharr, Texas
Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
Southern Careers Institute - San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
Southern Careers Institute - Waco
Waco, Texas
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, Texas
Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers - San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
Southwest University at El Paso
El Paso, Texas
Southwestern Adventist University
Keene, Texas
Southwestern Christian College
Terrell, Texas
Southwestern University
Georgetown, Texas
St. Mary's University
San Antonio, Texas
Strand Institute of Beauty & Esthetics
Corpus Christi, Texas
Strayer University - Texas
Farmers Branch, Texas
Texas Barber College
Houston, Texas
Texas Beauty College
Haltom city, Texas
Texas Chiropractic College Foundation Inc
Pasadena, Texas
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, Texas
Texas College
Tyler, Texas
Texas College of Cosmetology - Abilene
Abilene, Texas
Texas College of Cosmetology - Lubbock
Lubbock, Texas
Texas College of Cosmetology - San Angelo
San Angelon, Texas
Texas Health and Science University
Austin, Texas
Texas Health School
Houston, Texas
Texas Healthtech Institute
Beaumont, Texas
Texas Lutheran University
Seguin, Texas
Texas Wesleyan University
Fort Worth, Texas
The Chicago School at Dallas
Plano, Texas
The Chicago School - College of Nursing
Richardson, Texas
The College of Health Care Professions - Austin
Austin, Texas
The College of Health Care Professions - Dallas
Dallas, Texas
The College of Health Care Professions - Fort Worth
Fort Worth, Texas
The College of Health Care Professions - McAllen Campus
McAllen, Texas
The College of Health Care Professions - Northwest
Houston, Texas
Frequently asked questions
- How many colleges and universities are in Texas?
- Texas has 401 Title IV-eligible institutions in this dataset, drawn from IPEDS and College Scorecard. Together they enroll about 1,698,680 students.
- What are the largest universities in Texas?
- By total enrollment, the largest institutions in Texas are TAUS, Lone Star College System, Dallas College, University of Texas at Austin, and Houston Community College.
- What is the average graduation rate and net price in Texas?
- The median graduation rate among institutions that report one is 59%, and the median average net price is $18,587. Figures come from IPEDS and College Scorecard.
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Data: IPEDS Fall 2025–26 provisional · College Scorecard (June 2026 release). All sources & release dates →
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