Top Ranked Universities in Texas

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Top Ranked Universities in Texas - Highest Enrollment

Rank in Texas			Highest Enrollment
2020	2015	School Name	2020	2015
1	1	Lone Star College System	73,499	64,072 (↑14.7%)
2 ↑	3	Texas A & M University-College Station	68,679	55,697 (↑23.3%)
3 ↓	2	Houston Community College	57,200	57,978 (↓1.3%)
4	4	The University of Texas at Austin	51,832	52,059 (↓0.4%)
5	5	Tarrant County College District	51,100	50,771 (↑0.6%)
6 ↑	10	The University of Texas at Arlington	47,899	33,329 (↑43.7%)
7	7	University of Houston	46,324	39,540 (↑17.2%)
8 ↓	6	Austin Community College District	40,799	41,627 (↓2.0%)
9	9	Texas State University	38,644	35,546 (↑8.7%)
10 ↓	8	University of North Texas	38,241	38,315 (↓0.2%)
11	11	Texas Tech University	38,209	33,111 (↑15.4%)
12 ↑	16	Collin County Community College District	33,668	27,972 (↑20.4%)
13 ↑	14	The University of Texas at San Antonio	32,264	28,623 (↑12.7%)
14 ↑	15	San Jacinto Community College	32,137	28,385 (↑13.2%)
15 ↓	12	South Texas College	31,949	31,232 (↑2.3%)
16 ↓	13	El Paso Community College	28,819	30,468 (↓5.4%)
17 ↑	20	The University of Texas at Dallas	28,755	21,193 (↑35.7%)
18 ↑	21	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	28,644	20,053 (↑42.8%)
19 ↓	18	The University of Texas at El Paso	25,151	23,003 (↑9.3%)
20 ↑	24	Blinn College	21,623	18,561 (↑16.5%)

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