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.
108 institutionsPublic · of 401
Page 1 of 3Alamo Community College District Central Office
San Antonio, Texas
Alvin Community College
Alvin, Texas
Amarillo College
Amarillo, Texas
Angelina College
Lufkin, Texas
Angelo State University
San Angelo, Texas
Austin Community College District
Austin, Texas
Blinn College District
Brenham, Texas
Brazosport College
Lake Jackson, Texas
Central Texas College
Killeen, Texas
Cisco College
Cisco, Texas
Clarendon College
Clarendon, Texas
Coastal Bend College
Beeville, Texas
College of the Mainland
Texas City, Texas
Collin County Community College District
McKinney, Texas
Dallas College
Dallas, Texas
Del Mar College
Corpus Christi, Texas
East Texas A&M University
Commerce, Texas
El Paso Community College
El Paso, Texas
Frank Phillips College
Borger, Texas
Galveston College
Galveston, Texas
Grayson College
Denison, Texas
Hill College
Hillsboro, Texas
Houston Community College
Houston, Texas
Howard College
Big Spring, Texas
Kilgore College
Kilgore, Texas
Lamar Institute of Technology
Beaumont, Texas
Lamar State College - Orange
Orange, Texas
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
Port Arthur, Texas
Lamar University
Beaumont, Texas
Laredo College
Laredo, Texas
Lee College
Baytown, Texas
Lone Star College System
The Woodlands, Texas
McLennan Community College
Waco, Texas
Midland College
Midland, Texas
Midwestern State University
Wichita Falls, Texas
Navarro College
Corsicana, Texas
North Central Texas College
Gainesville, Texas
Northeast Lakeview College
Universal City, Texas
Northeast Texas Community College
Mount Pleasant, Texas
Northwest Vista College
San Antonio, Texas
Odessa College
Odessa, Texas
Palo Alto College
San Antonio, Texas
Panola College
Carthage, Texas
Paris Junior College
Paris, Texas
Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View, Texas
Ranger College
Ranger, Texas
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, Texas
San Antonio College
San Antonio, 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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