Many of the colleges and universities in Texas are located in the cities of Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio, El Paso, Corpus Christi and the state capital – Austin. Two of the state's publicly funded universities – the University of Texas–Austin and its former rival Texas A&M University–College Station – are among the largest universities in the country, with each enrolling about 40,000 undergraduate students. In addition to large research universities, Texas is home to many midsize colleges, small liberal arts schools and several notable private colleges and universities.


Here are the best colleges in Texas:
Rice University (best for student freelance)
University of Texas--Austin (best for student freelance)
Southern Methodist University
Texas A&M University--College Station
Baylor University (best for student freelance)
Texas Christian University
University of Texas--Dallas
University of Houston (best for student freelance)
Texas Tech University