Where Texas colleges and universities actually are, by metro

Texas higher education · Data as of 2026-10-06 · ALEX Intelligence

57 Colleges and Universities — Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

#	Metro	Colleges and Universities
1	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	57
2	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	45
3	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	28
4	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	23
5	El Paso, TX	7
6	Abilene, TX	6
7	Corpus Christi, TX	5
8	Killeen-Temple, TX	4
9	Longview, TX	3

Methodology

Source:: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022, NAICS 6113 (Colleges, universities, and professional schools)
Measure: Colleges and Universities, ranked highest first across Texas metropolitan areas (9 ranked in total).
Universe: Texas metropolitan areas whose principal city is in the state where County Business Patterns reports at least one establishment in this industry. Nothing outside Texas is ranked.
Vintage: 2022
Reproduce this query: https://api.census.gov/data/2022/cbp?get=NAME%2CESTAB%2CNAICS2017_LABEL&for=metropolitan%20statistical%20area%2Fmicropolitan%20statistical%20area%3A%2A&NAICS2017=6113&key=YOUR_CENSUS_KEY

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