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Friday, January 5, 2018

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

State universities


Houston Colleges & Universities | 14 Major Institutions
Houston Colleges & Universities | 14 Major Institutions. Source : www.visithoustontexas.com

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 stand-alone 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.

University of North Texas System

University of Texas System

Texas A&M University System

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.

TSUS universities also hold the following branch campuses all of which only offer upper-division (junior and senior) and postgraduate coursework:

  • Sam Houston State University-The Woodlands Center
  • Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College
  • Texas State University Round Rock Campus

Texas Tech University System

Independent public universities

Large and medium size private colleges and universities


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A Look at America's Most Diverse Colleges. Source : www.bestcolleges.com

Small size private colleges and universities


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  • Amberton University
  • Arlington Baptist College
  • Austin Graduate School of Theology
  • Bay Ridge Christian College
  • Central Western University
  • Christ For The Nations Institute
  • College of Saint Thomas More
  • Concordia University Texas
  • Dallas Christian College
  • East Texas Baptist University
  • Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics
  • Hallmark University
  • Hardin-Simmons University
  • Howard Payne University
  • Huston-Tillotson University
  • Jarvis Christian College
  • LeTourneau University
  • Lubbock Christian University
  • North American University
  • Northwood University
  • Our Lady of the Lake University
  • St. Mary's University, Texas
  • Southeastern University at Celebration Church
  • Southwestern Adventist University
  • Southwestern Assemblies of God University
  • Southwestern Christian College
  • Texas Baptist College
  • Texas College
  • Texas Wesleyan University
  • Trinity University
  • University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
  • University of St. Thomas
  • Wayland Baptist University
  • Western Governors University Texas
  • Western Texas College
  • Wiley College

Liberal arts

  • Austin College
  • Houston Baptist University
  • McMurry University
  • Paul Quinn College
  • Schreiner University
  • Southwestern University
  • Texas Lutheran University
  • University of Dallas
  • Wiley College

Other non-profit four-year institutions

  • Park University
    • Park University, Austin Campus Center
    • Park University, Del Rio Campus Center, at Laughlin Air Force Base
    • Park University, El Paso Campus Center
    • Park University, Fort Bliss Campus Center, at Fort Bliss
    • Park University, San Angelo Campus Center, at Goodfellow Air Force Base
    • Park University, Northeast San Antonio Campus Center, at Randolph Air Force Base
    • Park University, San Antonio Campus Center, at Lackland Air Force Base

Technical (two-year)


The University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin. Source : www.utexas.edu

Texas State Technical College System

  • Texas State Technical College-Fort Bend County
  • Texas State Technical College-Harlingen
  • Texas State Technical College-Marshall
  • Texas State Technical College-North Texas
  • Texas State Technical College-Waco
  • Texas State Technical College-West Texas with campuses in Abilene, Breckenridge, Brownwood, and Sweetwater

The system administers Williamson County Extension Center in Hutto.

Texas State University System

  • Lamar Institute of Technology
    • Extension center in Silsbee

Community and junior colleges


College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Source : www.tsu.edu

Texas State University System

  • Lamar State College-Orange
  • Lamar State College-Port Arthur

Local public community colleges

  • Alamo Community College District
    • Northeast Lakeview College
    • Northwest Vista College
    • Palo Alto College
    • San Antonio College
    • St. Philip's College
  • Alvin Community College
  • Amarillo College
    • Downtown Campus
    • Dumas Campus
    • East Campus
    • Hereford Campus
    • Washington Street Campus
    • West Campus
  • Angelina College
  • Austin Community College District
    • Cypress Creek Campus
    • Eastview Campus
    • Elgin Campus
    • Hays Campus
    • Highland Campus
    • Northridge Campus
    • Pinnacle Campus
    • Ridgeview Campus
    • Rio Grande Campus
    • Riverside Campus
    • Round Rock Campus
    • South Austin Campus
  • Blinn College
    • Brenham Campus
    • Bryan Campus
    • Schulenberg Campus
    • Sealy Campus
  • Brazosport College
  • Central Texas College
  • Cisco College
  • Clarendon College
  • Coastal Bend College
  • College of the Mainland
  • Collin College
    • Central Park Campus
    • Preston Ridge Campus
    • Spring Creek Campus
  • Dallas County Community College District
    • Brookhaven College
    • Cedar Valley College
    • Eastfield College
    • El Centro College
    • Mountain View College
    • North Lake College
    • Richland College
  • Del Mar College
  • El Paso Community College
    • Mission del Paso Campus
    • Northwest Campus
    • Rio Grande Campus
    • Transmountain Campus
    • Valle Verde Campus
  • Frank Phillips College
  • Galveston College
  • Grayson County College
  • Hill College
  • Houston Community College
    • Central College
    • Coleman College of Health Sciences
    • Eastside Campus
    • Felix Fraga Academic Campus
    • Northeast College
    • Northwest College
    • Southeast College
    • Southwest College
  • Howard County Junior College District
    • Howard College
    • Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf
  • Kilgore College
  • Laredo Community College
  • Lee College
  • Lone Star College System
    • Lone Star Collegeâ€"CyFair
    • Lone Star Collegeâ€"Kingwood
    • Lone Star Collegeâ€"Montgomery
    • Lone Star Collegeâ€"North Harris
    • Lone Star Collegeâ€"Tomball
    • Lone Star Collegeâ€"University Park
  • McLennan Community College
  • Midland College
  • Navarro College
  • North Central Texas College
    • Bowie Campus
    • Corinth Campus
    • Gainesville Campus
  • Northeast Texas Community College
  • Odessa College
  • Panola College
  • Paris Junior College
  • Ranger College
  • Remington College
  • San Jacinto College
    • Central Campus
    • North Campus
    • South Campus
  • South Plains College
  • South Texas College
  • Southwest Texas Junior College
    • Crystal City Campus
    • Del Rio Campus
    • Eagle Pass Campus
    • Hondo Campus
    • Medina Valley Campus
    • Pearsall Campus
    • Uvalde Campus
  • Tarrant County College District
    • Northeast Campus
    • Northwest Campus
    • South Campus
    • Southeast Campus
    • Trinity River Campus
    • Connect Campus (virtual)
  • Temple College
  • Texarkana College
  • Texas Southmost College
  • Trinity Valley Community College
  • Tyler Junior College
  • Vernon College
  • Victoria College
  • Weatherford College
  • Wharton County Junior College

Private two-year colleges

  • Jacksonville College (Southern Baptist)
  • Lon Morris College (defunct Methodist;filed for bankruptcy in 2012)

For-profit colleges


College of Fine Arts | The University of Texas at Austin
College of Fine Arts | The University of Texas at Austin. Source : www.utexas.edu

  • American Commercial College
  • Lincoln College of Technology
  • MIAT College of Technology
  • Virginia College
  • Wade College
  • Westwood College

Historically black colleges and universities


A Look at America's Most Diverse Colleges
A Look at America's Most Diverse Colleges. Source : www.bestcolleges.com

There are 9 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) operating in Texas.

  • Huston-Tillotson University
  • Jarvis Christian College
  • Paul Quinn College
  • Prairie View A&M University
  • Southwestern Christian College
  • Texas A&M University-Commerce (formerly East Texas State University)
  • St. Philip's College
  • Texas College
  • Texas Southern University
  • Wiley College

Defunct HBCUs:

  • Bishop College (closed in 1988; site is the current home of Paul Quinn College)
  • Guadalupe College (closed in 1936 after fire destroyed main building)

Law schools


File:TTU English Philosophy Building.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
File:TTU English Philosophy Building.jpg - Wikimedia Commons. Source : commons.wikimedia.org

Public

  • University of Houston Law Center
  • University of Texas School of Law (University of Texas at Austin)
  • Texas A&M University School of Law (previously Texas Wesleyan University School of Law)
  • Texas Tech University School of Law
  • Thurgood Marshall School of Law (Texas Southern University)
  • UNT Dallas College of Law

Private

  • Baylor Law School
  • Dedman School of Law (Southern Methodist University)
  • St. Mary's University School of Law
  • South Texas College of Law

Health science


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  • Baylor College of Dentistry (founded by Baylor University; became separate institution in 1971 and affiliated with Texas A&M Health Science Center in 1996)
  • Baylor College of Medicine (founded by Baylor University; became separate institution in 1969)
  • College of Health Care Professions (CHCP); Seven Texas campuses and online program serving twenty states
  • Covenant School of Nursing (Lubbock, TX)
  • Parker College
  • Queen Le University of Nursing
  • Texas A&M University System Health Science Center
    • Baylor College of Dentistry (no longer related to Baylor College of Medicine or Baylor University; state institution since 1971)
    • Texas A&M Health Science Center Coastal Bend Health Education Center
    • Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
    • Texas A&M Health Science Center Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
    • Institute of Biosciences and Technology
    • Texas A&M Health Science Center Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy
    • Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health
    • Texas A&M Health Science Center South Texas Center
  • Texas Chiropractic College
  • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
    • Abilene
    • Amarillo (the Amarillo campus operates a regional pharmacy school in Dallas)
    • El Paso
    • Lubbock
    • Odessa
  • University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine
  • University of Houston College of Pharmacy
  • University of North Texas Health Science Center
    • Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
    • Physician Assistant Studies Program
    • School of Public Health
    • Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
  • University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
  • University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
  • University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

Theological



  • Austin Graduate School of Theology
  • Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
  • B. H. Carroll Theological Institute
  • Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary
  • Baylor University
  • Brite Divinity School
  • Criswell College
  • Dallas Theological Seminary
  • George W. Truett Theological Seminary (part of Baylor University)
  • Houston Graduate School of Theology
  • Logsdon School of Theology (part of Hardin-Simmons University)
  • Oblate School of Theology
  • Perkins School of Theology (Part of Southern Methodist University)
  • Redeemer Theological Seminary
  • Seminary of the Southwest
  • Southern Reformed Seminary
  • Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

See also



  • Education in Texas
  • Higher education in the United States
  • List of American institutions of higher education
  • List of colleges and universities
  • List of colleges and universities by country
  • List of colleges and universities in Houston
  • List of Dallas-Fort Worth area colleges and universities
  • List of largest Texas universities by enrollment
  • List of recognized higher education accreditation organizations

Notes



References



External links



  • Department of Education listing of accredited institutions in Texas


 
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