Where Texas colleges and universities actually are, by county

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

39 Colleges and Universities — Harris County, Texas

#	County	Colleges and Universities
1	Harris County, Texas	39
2	Dallas County, Texas	34
3	Bexar County, Texas	27
4	Travis County, Texas	19
5	Tarrant County, Texas	16
6	El Paso County, Texas	7
7	Taylor County, Texas	6
8	Nueces County, Texas	5
9	Bell County, Texas	4
10	Williamson County, Texas	4

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 counties (10 ranked in total).
Universe: Texas counties 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=county%3A%2A&NAICS2017=6113&key=YOUR_CENSUS_KEY

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