Best large colleges in Texas
Colleges with 10,000 or more undergraduates, ranked by Compass Score.
Best large colleges in Texas19 schools
19 schools qualify, ranked by the Compass Score.
How this list is made
- Schools in Texas.
- Accredited four-year undergraduate colleges.
- 10,000 or more undergraduate students (federal enrollment).
- Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
- Ordered by Compass Score, highest first. Schools with the same score share a rank.
Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.
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The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX · PublicHonor Roll#2 in Texas
- 42,444 undergraduates
- 89% graduate
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Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX · Private nonprofitHonor Roll#5 in Texas
- 10,937 undergraduates
- 86% graduate
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Texas A&M University-College Station
College Station, TX · PublicHonor Roll#6 in Texas
- 59,933 undergraduates
- 84% graduate
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The University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson, TX · Public#8 in Texas
- 21,330 undergraduates
- 76% graduate
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The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX · PublicTop 23% for earnings
- 31,112 undergraduates
- 54% graduate
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The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX · PublicTop 17% for low net price
- 30,310 undergraduates
- 53% graduate
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, TX · PublicTop 4% for low net price
- 27,040 undergraduates
- 51% graduate
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Texas Woman's University
Denton, TX · PublicTop 21% for low net price
- 10,260 undergraduates
- 49% graduate
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The University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, TX · PublicTop 14% for low net price
- 20,609 undergraduates
- 50% graduate
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University of Houston-Downtown
Houston, TX · PublicTop 17% for low net price
- 12,880 undergraduates
- 33% graduate
Compare cost and outcomes
Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.
This list in other states
- Alabama 5
- Arizona 6
- California 29
- Colorado 6
- District of Columbia 3
- Florida 13
- Georgia 8
- Idaho 3
- Illinois 8
- Indiana 6
- Kansas 4
- Kentucky 4
- Louisiana 4
- Maryland 4
- Massachusetts 6
- Michigan 8
- Minnesota 3
- Mississippi 3
- Missouri 6
- Nebraska 3
- New Jersey 4
- New York 19
- North Carolina 9
- Ohio 9
- Oklahoma 3
- Oregon 3
- Pennsylvania 6
- South Carolina 4
- Tennessee 4
- Utah 8
- Virginia 8
- Washington 3
- Wisconsin 3