List of largest Texas universities by enrollment
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| University | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angelo State University Angelo State University Angelo State University is a public, coeducational, doctoral level degree-granting university located in San Angelo, Texas, United States. It was founded in 1928 as San Angelo College. It gained University status and awarded its first baccalaureate degrees in 1967 and graduate degrees in 1969, the... |
6,140 | 6,287 | 6,185 | 6,155 | 6,376 | 6,860 | 7,084 |
| Lamar University Lamar University Lamar University, often referred to as Lamar or LU, is a comprehensive coeducational public research university located in Beaumont, Texas, United States. Lamar confers bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees and is classified as a Doctoral Research University by the Carnegie Commission on Higher... |
10,523 | 9,854 | 10,213 | 13,338 | 13,992 | 13,969 | 14,021 |
| Midwestern State University Midwestern State University Midwestern State University is a public liberal arts college in Wichita Falls, Texas, and a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges... |
6,182 | 6,038 | 5,872 | 6,093 | 6,042 | 6,133 | 6,182 |
| Prairie View A&M University Prairie View A&M University Prairie View A&M University is a historically black university located in Prairie View, Texas and is a member of the Texas A&M University System. PVAMU offers baccalaureate degrees in 50 academic majors, 37 master’s degrees and four doctoral degree programs through nine colleges and schools... |
7,912 | 7,198 | 8,382 | 8,279 | 8,608 | 8,781 | 8,623 |
| Sam Houston State University Sam Houston State University Sam Houston State University was founded in 1879 and is the third oldest public institution of higher learning in the State of Texas. It is located in Huntsville, Texas. It is one of the oldest purpose-built institutions for the instruction of teachers west of the Mississippi River and the first... |
15,308 | 15,933 | 16,400 | 16,677 | 16,715 | 17,236 | 17,950 |
| Stephen F. Austin State University Stephen F. Austin State University Stephen F. Austin State University is a public university located in Nacogdoches, Texas, United States. Founded as a teachers' college in 1923, the university was named after one of Texas' founding fathers, Stephen F. Austin. Its campus resides on part of the homestead of another Texas founding... |
11,290 | 11,756 | 11,486 | 11,990 | 12,694 | 12,829 | 12,903 |
| Sul Ross State University Sul Ross State University Sul Ross State University , a public university in Alpine, Texas, is named for former Texas governor, Civil War general Lawrence Sullivan Ross. It was founded in 1917 as Sul Ross Normal College and was made a university in 1969.... |
1,918 | 1,917 | 1,765 | 1,894 | 2,018 | 2,047 | 2,035 |
| Tarleton State University Tarleton State University Tarleton State University is a public, coeducational, state university located in Stephenville, Texas. It is the largest non-land-grant university primarily devoted to agriculture in the United States.... |
9,140 | 9,450 | 9,460 | 9,633 | 8,598 | 9,340 | 9,885 |
| Texas A&M International University Texas A&M International University Texas A&M International University, often referred to as TAMIU, is a public, co-educational, state-supported university located in Laredo, Texas... |
4,298 | 4,988 | 5,179 | 5,968 | 6,419 | 6,853 | 7,176 |
| Texas A&M University Texas A&M University Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school... |
46,239 | 46,942 | 48,156 | 49,903 | 50,476 | 50,996 | 51,895 |
| Texas A&M University–Central Texas Texas A&M University–Central Texas Texas A&M University–Central Texas is a public university in Killeen, Texas - Ft.Hood,TX. It is one of the newest members of The Texas A&M University System. Founded in 1999 as a branch of Tarleton State University, it became an independent branch of the Texas A&M University System in September 2009... |
2,188 | 2,317 | 2,100 | ||||
| Texas A&M University–Commerce Texas A&M University–Commerce Texas A&M University–Commerce is a state university located in Commerce, Texas and a member of the Texas A&M University System, the second largest university within the system behind Texas A&M University in College Station.... |
8,677 | 8,672 | 8,879 | 8,953 | 9,075 | 10,280 | 11,152 |
| Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi is a state university located in Corpus Christi, Texas, United States, on Ward Island in Oso Bay. The university is part of the Texas A&M University System... |
8,355 | 8,629 | 8,563 | 9,146 | 9,468 | 10,033 | 10,192 |
| Texas A&M University–Kingsville Texas A&M University–Kingsville Texas A&M University–Kingsville is a U.S. national university with a multicultural student body that is 62 percent Hispanic and includes students from 35 states and 43 foreign countries... |
6,662 | 6,681 | 6,547 | 7,154 | 5,892 | 6,586 | 6,737 |
| Texas A&M University–San Antonio Texas A&M University–San Antonio Texas A&M University–San Antonio is a public university located in San Antonio, Texas, USA that was established on May 23, 2009, and held its first classes as a stand-alone university on August 20, 2009... |
2,343 | 3,120 | 3,547 | ||||
| Texas A&M University–Texarkana | 1,549 | 1,624 | 1,605 | 1,626 | 1,597 | 1,803 | 1,942 |
| Texas Southern University Texas Southern University Texas Southern University is a historically black university located in Houston, Texas, United States.... |
11,478 | 9,579 | 9,540 | 9,102 | 9,394 | 9,557 | 10,026 |
| Texas State University–San Marcos Texas State University–San Marcos Texas State University–San Marcos is a doctoral-granting university located in San Marcos, Texas... |
27,129 | 27,503 | 28,121 | 29,125 | 30,803 | 32,572 | 34,113 |
| Texas Tech University Texas Tech University Texas Tech University, often referred to as Texas Tech or TTU, is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and originally known as Texas Technological College, it is the leading institution of the Texas Tech University System and has the... |
27,940 | 28,154 | 28,260 | 28,422 | 30,097 | 31,587 | 32,327 |
| Texas Woman's University Texas Woman's University Texas Woman's University is a co-educational university in Denton, Texas, United States with two health science center branches in Dallas, Texas and Houston, Texas... |
11,326 | 11,966 | 11,838 | 12,203 | 13,103 | 14,008 | 14,459 |
| University of Houston University of Houston The University of Houston is a state research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. Founded in 1927, it is Texas's third-largest university with nearly 40,000 students. Its campus spans 667 acres in southeast Houston, and was known as University of... |
34,582 | 34,329 | 34,663 | 36,097 | 37,006 | 38,752 | 39,824 |
| University of Houston–Clear Lake University of Houston–Clear Lake The University of Houston–Clear Lake is a state university, and is a component institution of the University of Houston System. Its campus spans 524-acre in Pasadena, with a satellite campus in Pearland. Founded in 1971, UHCL has an enrollment of more than 8,000 students... |
7,826 | 7,828 | 7,522 | 7,629 | 7,643 | 8,099 | 8,188 |
| University of Houston–Downtown University of Houston–Downtown The University of Houston–Downtown is a four-year state university, and is a distinct component institution of the University of Houston System. Its campus spans 20-acre in Downtown Houston, with a satellite location in northwestern Harris County... |
11,433 | 11,449 | 11,793 | 12,283 | 12,742 | 12,900 | 12,918 |
| University of Houston–Victoria University of Houston–Victoria The University of Houston–Victoria is a four-year state university, and is a component institution of the University of Houston System. Its campus spans 20-acre in Victoria, with satellite locations at UH System centers in Sugar Land and Cinco Ranch... |
2,491 | 2,636 | 2,784 | 3,202 | 3,655 | 4,095 | 4,331 |
| University of North Texas University of North Texas The University of North Texas is a public institution of higher education and research in Denton. Founded in 1890, UNT is part of the University of North Texas System. As of the fall of 2010, the University of North Texas, Denton campus, had a certified enrollment of 36,067... |
31,947 | 33,550 | 34,153 | 34,795 | 34,781 | 36,067 | 35,722 |
| University of North Texas at Dallas University of North Texas at Dallas The University of North Texas at Dallas began in 2000 as a Dallas extension of the University of North Texas, offering upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses in fields such as education, business, criminal justice, applied arts and sciences, computer science, information technology and... |
2,109 | 2,084 | 2,037 | ||||
| University of Texas at Arlington University of Texas at Arlington The University of Texas at Arlington is a public research university located in Arlington, Texas, United States. The campus is situated southwest of downtown Arlington, and is located in the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area. The university was founded in 1895 and served primarily a military... |
25,216 | 25,239 | 24,888 | 25,070 | 28,085 | 32,975 | 33,421 |
| University of Texas at Austin University of Texas at Austin The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin... |
49,233 | 49,738 | 50,170 | 50,006 | 50,995 | 51,195 | 51,145 |
| University of Texas at Brownsville University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, frequently abbreviated UTB/TSC is an educational institution located in Brownsville, Texas, on the land once occupied by Fort Brown. It is a member of the University of Texas System... |
4,759 | 4,904 | 5,953 | 6,266 | 6,743 | 6,855 | 8,539 |
| University of Texas at Dallas University of Texas at Dallas The University of Texas at Dallas, also referred to as UT Dallas or UTD, is a public research university in the University of Texas System. The main campus is in the heart of the Richardson, Texas, Telecom Corridor, north of downtown Dallas... |
14,399 | 14,547 | 14,556 | 14,909 | 15,783 | 17,128 | 18,854 |
| University of Texas at El Paso University of Texas at El Paso The University of Texas at El Paso is a four-year state university, and is a component institution of the University of Texas System. Its campus is located on the bank of the Rio Grande in El Paso, Texas. The school was founded in 1914 as The Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy,... |
19,257 | 19,842 | 20,155 | 20,458 | 20,977 | 22,051 | 22,640 |
| University of Texas at San Antonio University of Texas at San Antonio The University of Texas at San Antonio, commonly referred to as UTSA, is a state university in San Antonio, Texas. With an enrollment of more than 30,000 students, it is the third-largest of nine universities and six health institutions in the University of Texas System and the eighth-largest in... |
27,291 | 28,379 | 28,533 | 28,585 | 28,955 | 30,258 | 30,968 |
| University of Texas at Tyler University of Texas at Tyler The University of Texas at Tyler, also referred to as UT Tyler, is a coeducational public university located in Tyler, Texas. Founded in 1971, it is a component institution of the University of Texas System.... |
5,746 | 5,946 | 6,137 | 6,137 | 6,163 | 6,446 | 6,650 |
| University of Texas of the Permian Basin University of Texas of the Permian Basin The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is located in Odessa, Texas. It was authorized by the Texas Legislature in 1969 and founded in 1973... |
3,406 | 3,469 | 3,559 | 3,600 | 3,546 | 4,063 | 3,824 |
| University of Texas–Pan American University of Texas–Pan American The University of Texas–Pan American , founded as Edinberg College, is a state university located in Edinburg, Texas. Founded in 1927, it is a component institution of The University of Texas System. The university serves the Rio Grande Valley and South Texas with baccalaureate,... |
17,048 | 17,330 | 17,435 | 17,577 | 18,337 | 18,744 | 19,041 |
| West Texas A&M University West Texas A&M University West Texas A&M University , part of the Texas A&M University System, is a public university located in Canyon, Texas, a small city south of Amarillo. West Texas A&M opened on September 20, 1910... |
7,293 | 7,417 | 7,502 | 7,550 | 7,769 | 7,839 | 7,902 |