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Largest Colleges in Texas

Looking for the largest colleges in Texas? Using College Scorecard data retrieved March-July 2026, these operating Texas campuses rank highest on reported undergraduate enrollment. Size is not quality - use it to find campuses with the scale you want, then compare earnings, net price, and graduation rates.

59,615
Largest undergraduate enrollment
100
Texas colleges ranked
1,962
#100 cutoff

The list in one line

The largest colleges in Texas on this list all report undergraduate enrollment of 1,962 or more. Texas A&M University-College Station leads at 59,615.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

59,615
#1 - Texas A&M University-College
1,962
#100 cutoff on this list
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undergraduate enrollment field

Enrollment is the College Scorecard undergraduate headcount field; see methodology for vintage details.

Top 15 largest Texas colleges by undergraduate enrollment

Higher bars mean more enrolled undergraduates

undergrad enrollment

What this shows Flagship and large public campuses usually dominate Texas enrollment rankings - multi-campus systems can look larger than a single residential college.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar-Jul 2026 retrievals
# School Name Undergraduate enrollmentCity
1 Texas A&M University-College Station 59,615 College Station
2 Lone Star College System 45,188 The Woodlands
3 Dallas College 43,869 Dallas
4 The University of Texas at Austin 42,855 Austin
5 Tarrant County College District 42,300 Fort Worth
6 Houston City College 40,503 Houston
7 University of Houston 38,380 Houston
8 Texas State University 36,177 San Marcos
9 University of North Texas 34,341 Denton
10 Texas Tech University 32,394 Lubbock
11 The University of Texas at Arlington 32,294 Arlington
12 The University of Texas at San Antonio 30,580 San Antonio
13 Austin Community College District 30,189 Austin
14 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 28,666 Edinburg
15 Collin County Community College District 26,449 McKinney
16 El Paso Community College 24,214 El Paso
17 San Jacinto Community College 22,969 Pasadena
18 The University of Texas at Dallas 21,751 Richardson
19 The University of Texas at El Paso 21,005 El Paso
20 Sam Houston State University 17,743 Huntsville
21 San Antonio College 16,416 San Antonio
22 South Texas College 15,856 McAllen
23 Blinn College District 15,535 Brenham
24 Baylor University 14,785 Waco
25 Northwest Vista College 13,993 San Antonio
26 St Philip's College 12,914 San Antonio
27 Tarleton State University 12,673 Stephenville
28 University of Houston-Downtown 12,555 Houston
29 Texas Christian University 11,026 Fort Worth
30 East Texas A&M University 9,912 Commerce
31 Del Mar College 9,501 Corpus Christi
32 Texas State Technical College 9,437 Waco
33 Tyler Junior College 9,087 Tyler
34 Prairie View A & M University 8,877 Prairie View
35 Palo Alto College 8,801 San Antonio
36 Texas Woman's University 8,767 Denton
37 Stephen F Austin State University 8,728 Nacogdoches
38 Lamar University 8,150 Beaumont
39 Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi 8,034 Corpus Christi
40 The University of Texas at Tyler 7,440 Tyler
41 Amarillo College 7,399 Amarillo
42 Southern Methodist University 7,277 Dallas
43 West Texas A & M University 6,917 Canyon
44 Texas Southern University 6,844 Houston
45 Texas A & M International University 6,667 Laredo
46 Texas A&M University-San Antonio 6,599 San Antonio
47 Northeast Lakeview College 6,471 Universal City
48 Central Texas College 6,247 Killeen
49 University of Houston-Clear Lake 6,078 Houston
50 South Plains College 6,005 Levelland
51 North Central Texas College 5,863 Gainesville
52 Laredo College 5,818 Laredo
53 McLennan Community College 5,668 Waco
54 Trinity Valley Community College 5,655 Athens
55 Angelo State University 5,643 San Angelo
56 Midland College 5,542 Midland
57 Lee College 5,116 Baytown
58 Weatherford College 5,094 Weatherford
59 Rice University 4,776 Houston
60 Texas A&M University-Kingsville 4,748 Kingsville
61 Odessa College 4,654 Odessa
62 Wharton County Junior College 4,585 Wharton
63 The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest 4,530 Houston
64 University of the Incarnate Word 4,440 San Antonio
65 Midwestern State University 4,087 Wichita Falls
66 The University of Texas Permian Basin 3,911 Odessa
67 Navarro College 3,781 Corsicana
68 Texas Southmost College 3,372 Brownsville
69 College of the Mainland 3,368 Texas City
70 Alvin Community College 3,342 Alvin
71 Southwest Texas College 3,306 Uvalde
72 University of St Thomas 3,220 Houston
73 Kilgore College 3,215 Kilgore
74 Abilene Christian University 3,195 Abilene
75 Temple College 3,178 Temple
76 Grayson College 3,075 Denison
77 Lamar Institute of Technology 3,055 Beaumont
78 Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio 2,953 San Antonio
79 Houston Christian University 2,886 Houston
80 University of North Texas at Dallas 2,878 Dallas
81 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor 2,759 Belton
82 West Coast University-Texas 2,673 Richardson
83 Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. 2,632 Houston
84 Brazosport College 2,622 Lake Jackson
85 Texas A&M University-Victoria 2,513 Victoria
86 Trinity University 2,505 San Antonio
87 Saint Edward's University 2,493 Austin
88 Dallas Baptist University 2,403 Dallas
89 Angelina College 2,370 Lufkin
90 Victoria College 2,351 Victoria
91 Strayer University-Texas 2,293 Farmers Branch
92 Chamberlain University-Texas 2,270 Houston
93 Hill College 2,253 Hillsboro
94 Paris Junior College 2,204 Paris
95 Vernon College 2,113 Vernon
96 Southwest University at El Paso 2,073 El Paso
97 Wayland Baptist University 2,041 Plainview
98 Texas A&M University-Texarkana 1,982 Texarkana
99 Northeast Texas Community College 1,973 Mount Pleasant
100 Tulsa Welding School-Houston 1,962 Houston

About This Ranking

Texas schools are ranked by undergraduate enrollment from College Scorecard. Only operating colleges with a published enrollment figure are included. The national companion is our largest colleges list. See our methodology for source vintage and cohort definitions.

Caveats and limitations

Enrollment measures campus scale, not academic quality, selectivity, or affordability. A smaller college can still be a better fit on program mix, cost, or outcomes.

For earnings-adjusted value in Texas, see best colleges in Texas. For cheapest campuses, see cheapest colleges in Texas.

This ranking is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice.

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