Top 20 largest universities by students · Texas
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Updated · students (students)
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Why these 20
Student numbers as recorded in Wikidata (with the source each editor cited there). Open and affiliating universities count every enrolled student, so they top the world list; drill into a country or state for campuses you may visit.
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University of Houston
state research university in Houston, Texas, United States
47,090 · 🇺🇸 United States
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Texas State University
public research university in San Marcos, Texas, United States
37,812 · 🇺🇸 United States
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University of Texas at San Antonio
public research university in San Antonio, Texas, USA
34,742 · 🇺🇸 United States
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South Texas College
public community college in McAllen and Rio Grande Valley, Texas, United States
28,233 · 🇺🇸 United States
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Baylor University
private Baptist university in Waco, Texas, United States
21,334 · 🇺🇸 United States
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Texas Woman's University
education organization in Denton, Texas, United States
16,433 · 🇺🇸 United States
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Stephen F. Austin State University
public university located in Nacogdoches, Texas, United States
12,620 · 🇺🇸 United States
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Southern Methodist University
private university in Dallas, Texas, United States
12,373 · 🇺🇸 United States
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West Texas A&M University
Public university in Canyon, Texas, United States
10,036 · 🇺🇸 United States
How it is measured
Wikidata: universities (public, private) with a student count of 10,000 or more; country and state from the location; the world list is the top 20 of the countries below.
References
- Wikidata query: universities by students, Wikidata (CC0). Checked 2026-10-19 20:21 UTC.
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