The top city with the most 4-year colleges in Texas is Houston, TX with a total of 68 colleges with 180,190 students enrolled. Houston is the largest city in terms of both the number of schools and total student population in Texas.The largest college in Houston is Houston City College with 53,253 students enrolled.
Other top cities in Texas include
- San Antonio, TX (47 colleges, 144,621 students). The largest college in San Antonio is The University of Texas at San Antonio with 35,770 students.
- Dallas, TX (35 colleges, 103,004 students). The most prominent college in Dallas is Dallas College with 69,749 students.
- Austin, TX (25 colleges, 104,024 students). The most prominent college in Austin is The University of Texas at Austin with 53,864 students.
- El Paso, TX (12 colleges, 56,832 students). The most prominent college in El Paso is The University of Texas at El Paso with 25,039 students.
- Fort Worth, TX (10 colleges, 66,356 students). The leading institution in Fort Worth is Texas Christian University with 12,938 students.
- Arlington, TX (9 colleges, 47,354 students). The biggest institution in Arlington is The University of Texas at Arlington with 44,956 students.
- Irving, TX (8 colleges, 5,420 students). The leading institution in Irving is University of Dallas with 2,078 students.
- McAllen, TX (7 colleges, 29,461 students). The biggest institution in McAllen is South Texas College with 27,431 students.
- Lubbock, TX (6 colleges, 47,960 students). The top college in Lubbock is Texas Tech University with 40,757 students.
Texas Cities with Most Colleges
The following table lists cities with the most number of 4-year colleges in Texas, including the total number of schools, total enrollment, undergraduate and graduate students
, along with the distribution of men and women students across institutions. Click on any city to explore detailed information about colleges in that area. Each page also includes information about community colleges and trade schoools in the metropolitan region and nearby cities.