Notable Four-Year Colleges and Universities in Texas

This directory-style guide highlights 50 four-year colleges and universities in Texas. Each institution is identified by its full profile name and location so similarly named organizations are easier to distinguish. “Notable” is a directory label, not an evaluation of quality or an endorsement.

Entries were selected and ordered using enrollment values available in COSMIQ profiles. Enrollment figures are intentionally omitted. The order is an estimate of institution size, not a ranking of academic quality, outcomes, or fit.

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Institutions in this guide

Texas A & M University-College Station — College Station, Texas. Public four-year institution.
Lone Star College System — The Woodlands, Texas. Public four-year institution.
Dallas College — Dallas, Texas. Public four-year institution.
The University of Texas at Austin — Austin, Texas. Public four-year institution.
University of Houston — Houston, Texas. Public four-year institution.
University of North Texas — Denton, Texas. Public four-year institution.
The University of Texas at Arlington — Arlington, Texas. Public four-year institution.
Texas Tech University — Lubbock, Texas. Public four-year institution.
Texas State University — San Marcos, Texas. Public four-year institution.
Collin County Community College District — McKinney, Texas. Public four-year institution.
Austin Community College District — Austin, Texas. Public four-year institution.
The University of Texas at San Antonio — San Antonio, Texas. Public four-year institution.
The University of Texas at Dallas — Richardson, Texas. Public four-year institution.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley — Edinburg, Texas. Public four-year institution.
San Jacinto Community College — Pasadena, Texas. Public four-year institution.
South Texas College — McAllen, Texas. Public four-year institution.
The University of Texas at El Paso — El Paso, Texas. Public four-year institution.
Sam Houston State University — Huntsville, Texas. Public four-year institution.
Baylor University — Waco, Texas. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
San Antonio College — San Antonio, Texas. Public four-year institution.
Lamar University — Beaumont, Texas. Public four-year institution.
Texas Woman's University — Denton, Texas. Public four-year institution.
University of Houston-Downtown — Houston, Texas. Public four-year institution.
Tarleton State University — Stephenville, Texas. Public four-year institution.
Texas Christian University — Fort Worth, Texas. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Southern Methodist University — Dallas, Texas. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Tyler Junior College — Tyler, Texas. Public four-year institution.
Stephen F Austin State University — Nacogdoches, Texas. Public four-year institution.
Texas A & M University-Commerce — Commerce, Texas. Public four-year institution.
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi — Corpus Christi, Texas. Public four-year institution.
Angelo State University — San Angelo, Texas. Public four-year institution.
Del Mar College — Corpus Christi, Texas. Public four-year institution.
The University of Texas at Tyler — Tyler, Texas. Public four-year institution.
Laredo College — Laredo, Texas. Public four-year institution.
West Texas A & M University — Canyon, Texas. Public four-year institution.
Prairie View A & M University — Prairie View, Texas. Public four-year institution.
Rice University — Houston, Texas. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Texas Southern University — Houston, Texas. Public four-year institution.
University of Houston-Clear Lake — Houston, Texas. Public four-year institution.
Texas A & M International University — Laredo, Texas. Public four-year institution.
Odessa College — Odessa, Texas. Public four-year institution.
Texas A&M University-San Antonio — San Antonio, Texas. Public four-year institution.
University of the Incarnate Word — San Antonio, Texas. Private nonprofit four-year institution.
Texas A & M University-Kingsville — Kingsville, Texas. Public four-year institution.
The University of Texas Permian Basin — Odessa, Texas. Public four-year institution.
Midwestern State University — Wichita Falls, Texas. Public four-year institution.
Weatherford College — Weatherford, Texas. Public four-year institution.
Midland College — Midland, Texas. Public four-year institution.
Trinity Valley Community College — Athens, Texas. Public four-year institution.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston — Houston, Texas. Public four-year institution.

Selection and source notes

Where enough eligible profiles were available, this guide includes the top 50, 25, or 10 by available enrollment; smaller groups include all eligible profiles. Profile source year: 2022. Check each institution directly for current information.

Sources: NCES IPEDS. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by COSMIQ, and it does not mean that any listed institution endorses COSMIQ.