Colleges

Colleges in Texas

Texas has 76 four-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates: 38 public and 38 private. The largest is Texas A&M University, with 59,615 undergraduates.

School	City	Type	Undergrads	Acceptance rate	SAT middle 50%	In-state tuition	Avg. net price	Grad rate
Texas A&M University	College Station	public	59,615	57.4%	1150–1400	$13,154	$21,315	83.9%
University of Texas at Austin	Austin	public	42,855	26.6%	1250–1510	$11,688	$19,857	88.9%
University of Houston	Houston	public	38,380	73.9%	1160–1340	$9,717	$14,276	64.6%
Texas State University	San Marcos	public	36,177	89.3%	980–1200	$11,450	$16,805	55.3%
University of North Texas	Denton	public	34,341	72.2%	980–1230	$11,309	$15,649	60.7%
Texas Tech University	Lubbock	public	32,394	72.7%	1090–1280	$11,852	$19,070	68.7%
The University of Texas at Arlington	Arlington	public	32,294	79.9%	1010–1240	$11,950	$13,951	54%
The University of Texas at San Antonio	San Antonio	public	30,580	86.8%	1000–1220	$9,011	$10,836	52.6%
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Edinburg	public	28,666	94.2%	880–1090	$9,987	$4,831	50.9%
The University of Texas at Dallas	Richardson	public	21,751	65.1%	1160–1410	$14,644	$18,267	75.7%
The University of Texas at El Paso	El Paso	public	21,005	99.9%	860–1080	$9,744	$9,403	50.2%
Sam Houston State University	Huntsville	public	17,743	90.3%	930–1120	$9,228	$16,404	54.8%
Baylor University	Waco	private	14,785	51.3%	1200–1400	$58,100	$41,104	80%
Tarleton State University	Stephenville	public	12,673	89.6%	980–1160	$8,302	$20,783	48.2%
University of Houston-Downtown	Houston	public	12,555	90%	940–1110	$7,708	$10,542	33.2%
Texas Christian University	Fort Worth	private	11,026	44.5%	1140–1350	$61,740	$36,660	85.5%
East Texas A&M University	Commerce	public	9,912	92.2%	910–1150	$10,026	$11,841	42.8%
Prairie View A & M University	Prairie View	public	8,877	79.3%	860–1080	$11,299	$13,570	43.2%
Texas Woman's University	Denton	public	8,767	96.1%		$8,640	$11,963	49.1%
Stephen F Austin State University	Nacogdoches	public	8,728	94%	970–1170	$11,128	$14,260	53.3%
Lamar University	Beaumont	public	8,150	86.4%	930–1140	$8,905	$9,366	37.3%
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi	Corpus Christi	public	8,034	88.6%	970–1193	$9,748	$15,225	40.2%
The University of Texas at Tyler	Tyler	public	7,440	94%	1010–1200	$9,736	$13,323	54.1%
Southern Methodist University	Dallas	private	7,277	63.3%	1340–1490	$67,040	$40,892	84.3%
West Texas A & M University	Canyon	public	6,917	98.7%	950–1170	$9,101	$19,487	55%
Texas Southern University	Houston	public	6,844	96.9%	800–1000	$9,173	$16,590	22.2%
Texas A & M International University	Laredo	public	6,667	44.4%	890–1090	$7,894	$3,637	46.5%
Texas A&M University-San Antonio	San Antonio	public	6,599	92.8%	840–1070	$9,654	$11,196	40.2%
University of Houston-Clear Lake	Houston	public	6,078	90.5%	970–1150	$7,770	$15,563	51.6%
Angelo State University	San Angelo	public	5,643	83%	910–1150	$8,460	$15,091	44%
Rice University	Houston	private	4,776	8%	1510–1570	$64,144	$13,370	94.6%
Texas A&M University-Kingsville	Kingsville	public	4,748	90.9%	990–1110	$9,892	$12,090	41.9%
University of the Incarnate Word	San Antonio	private	4,440	98.1%		$37,090	$22,775	51%
Midwestern State University	Wichita Falls	public	4,087	93.5%		$10,580	$11,656	42.7%
The University of Texas Permian Basin	Odessa	public	3,911	94.9%	910–1130	$9,236	$12,723	39.7%
University of St Thomas	Houston	private	3,220	89.9%	980–1210	$34,634	$19,359	68.8%
Abilene Christian University	Abilene	private	3,195	66%	1070–1270	$44,200	$26,182	59%
Houston Christian University	Houston	private	2,886	84.4%	990–1190	$39,430	$20,629	49.1%
University of North Texas at Dallas	Dallas	public	2,878	84.5%	846–1096	$9,595	$6,420	41.6%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor	Belton	private	2,759	95.8%	960–1200	$32,020	$26,106	49.3%
Texas A&M University-Victoria	Victoria	public	2,513	95.9%		$7,149	$8,109	26.4%
Trinity University	San Antonio	private	2,505	25.9%	1340–1500	$53,676	$23,464	84%
Saint Edward's University	Austin	private	2,493	81.4%	970–1240	$51,384	$25,578	62.6%
Dallas Baptist University	Dallas	private	2,403	88.8%	960–1213	$40,190	$28,516	57%
Wayland Baptist University	Plainview	private	2,041	56%		$23,782	$20,590	19.3%
Texas A&M University-Texarkana	Texarkana	public	1,982	63.5%		$8,349	$12,997	29.6%
St. Mary's University	San Antonio	private	1,951	97.8%	900–1310	$37,434	$21,145	58.9%
Texas A&M University-Central Texas	Killeen	public	1,750	100%		$7,363	$1,300
Texas Wesleyan University	Fort Worth	private	1,741	69.2%	1020–1100	$39,582	$24,066	31.5%
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center	Lubbock	public	1,482
Nelson University	Waxahachie	private	1,479	89%	890–1090	$25,064	$21,662	41.6%
LeTourneau University	Longview	private	1,468	38%	990–1330	$37,160	$28,185	58.6%
Southwestern University	Georgetown	private	1,440	43.1%	1130–1300	$53,813	$29,224	72.8%
University of Dallas	Irving	private	1,403	53.4%	1120–1370	$53,930	$22,610	73.1%
Sul Ross State University	Alpine	public	1,396	98.7%	930–1110	$7,592	$13,286	29.9%
East Texas Baptist University	Marshall	private	1,352	57.8%		$30,680	$23,911	47.1%
Texas Lutheran University	Seguin	private	1,304	95.7%		$36,230	$24,654	53.9%
Hardin-Simmons University	Abilene	private	1,283	90%	1010–1190	$32,960	$19,555	46%
Lubbock Christian University	Lubbock	private	1,252	73.1%	950–1190	$28,540	$24,456	51.4%
Concordia University Texas	Austin	private	1,185	91.3%		$23,500	$23,131	44.6%
McMurry University	Abilene	private	1,176	57%	950–1160	$32,340	$19,581	44.3%
Austin College	Sherman	private	1,165	47.7%	1100–1310	$48,680	$21,107	67.1%
Our Lady of the Lake University	San Antonio	private	1,066			$32,106	$16,442	46.1%
Schreiner University	Kerrville	private	1,053	88.2%		$39,266	$21,507	43.2%
Huston-Tillotson University	Austin	private	1,005	39.1%	800–1160	$26,709	$19,719	33.9%
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio	San Antonio	public	930
Hallmark University	San Antonio	private	769	51.3%			$12,513	66.3%
Howard Payne University	Brownwood	private	713	67.4%	880–1160	$34,982	$23,627	28%
Wiley University	Marshall	private	712			$12,500	$7,092	24.2%
Paul Quinn College	Dallas	private	620	40.3%		$13,498	$12,709	26.9%
Texas College	Tyler	private	614			$10,008	$10,958	13.8%
North American University	Stafford	private	609			$15,436	$18,721	31.6%
Parker University	Dallas	private	607			$17,893	$29,135	74.1%
Jarvis Christian University	Hawkins	private	577			$11,720	$9,825	15.2%
Southwestern Adventist University	Keene	private	570	78.4%	910–1200	$25,380	$22,778	52.3%
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston	Galveston	public	545

A blank cell means the school did not report that figure. Net price is the average cost after grants for students receiving federal aid. Graduation rate is within six years.

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Frequently asked questions

How many colleges are in Texas?

76 four-year public and private nonprofit colleges with at least 500 undergraduates, 38 public and 38 private, according to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Community colleges, for-profit schools, and online-only schools are not counted.

What is the hardest college to get into in Texas?

By acceptance rate, Rice University (8%), Trinity University (25.9%), University of Texas at Austin (26.6%), LeTourneau University (38%), Huston-Tillotson University (39.1%) are the most selective.

What is the cheapest public college in Texas?

Texas A&M University-Victoria has the lowest published in-state tuition and fees of the public four-year colleges here, at $7,149 a year. That is the sticker price before financial aid.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release. These are federal figures. Schools with a linked profile have also been checked against their own filings; the others have not.