List of colleges and universities in Texas


The following is a list of colleges and universities in Texas, United States.

State universities

38 separate and distinct public universities exist in Texas, of which 34 belong to one of the six state university systems.

University of Houston System

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 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.
InstitutionFoundedEnrollments
Campus acreageFreshman acceptance rate EndowmentResearch expenditures Carnegie classificationU.S. News ranking
University of Houston192743,79766755.9%$589.8 million$127.5 millionResearch
National Universities,
No. 187
19718,153524N/A$22.6 million$2.2 millionMaster's Regional Universities,
No. 81
197413,9162090.3%$34.7 million$1.5 millionBaccalaureate–
Diverse		Regional Colleges,
No. 31
19714,3352084.6%$15.2 million$1.2 millionMaster's Regional Universities,
Tier 2

University of North Texas System

InstitutionFoundedEnrollment
Campus
acreage		Endowment
Research
expenditures
Carnegie
classification
189037,9791,200$143.4 millionVery High Research Activity
20002,040246
19701,94933

University of Texas System

InstitutionFoundedEnrollment
Campus
acreage		Endowment
Research
expenditures
Carnegie
classification
189537,008420$130 millionVery High Research Activity
188351,313350$3.27 billionHighest Research Activity
196924,533445$415 millionHighest Research Activity
191423,397420$153 millionHigh Research Activity
196928,628747$133.9 Million$78.0 millionHigh Research Activity
19718,862207$60 millionMasters Large
19735,560564$17 millionMasters Medium
201329,045621$71.5 millionMasters Large

Texas A&M University System

InstitutionFoundedEnrollment
Campus
acreage		Endowment
Research
expenditures
Carnegie
classification
19696,853 300Doctoral/Research University
187649,8615500$5.1 billion Highest Research Activity
188912,321 140$13 millionDoctoral/Research University
194710,169 240Doctoral/Research University
20093,500
19256,7371600Doctoral/Research University
18768,6081440$34 millionMasters Large
18999,4621973Masters Large
19711,950Masters Large
19107,843135Masters Large
20092,173672Masters Small

Texas State University System

Established in 1911, the Texas State University System is the oldest university system in Texas. The system is unique in that it is the only horizontal state university system in Texas. The system has no flagship university. The system consists of four universities and three two-year colleges.
InstitutionFoundedEnrollment
Campus
acreage		Endowment
Research
expenditures
Carnegie
classification
192314,522270$87 millionDoctoral/Research University
187917,618272$48.3 millionDoctoral/Research University
19172,047647$9.7 millionMasters Large
189934,113457$119.7 millionHigh Research Activity

TSUS universities also hold the following branch campuses all of which only offer upper-division and postgraduate coursework:
InstitutionFoundedEnrollment
Campus
acreage		Endowment
Research
expenditures
Carnegie
classification
19287,084268$113 millionMasters Large
192332,3271839$1.193 billionHighest Research Activity
19694,463$267 millionSpecial Focus
2013468n/a

Independent public universities

Large- and medium-sized private colleges and universities

Small-sized private colleges and universities

Texas State Technical College System

The system administers Williamson County Extension Center in Hutto.

Texas State University System

Texas State University System

There are 9 historically black colleges and universities operating in Texas.
Defunct HBCUs:
Public
Private