Enrollments are for the Fall Semester 2012. Total enrollments for systems include extension and continuing education students. Founding dates are for the first year of classes. Systems and community college districts with multiple campuses listed are in boldface type.
| Name | Branch or Type | Location | Founded | Enrollment |
| Abilene Christian University | Church of Christ | Abilene | 1906 | 4,371 |
| Alamo Colleges | San Antonio | 1978 | 59,640 | |
| Northeast Lakeview | San Antonio | 2007 | 935 | |
| Northwest Vista | San Antonio | 1995 | 16,141 | |
| Palo Alto | San Antonio | 1983 | 8,771 | |
| San Antonio | San Antonio | 1925 | 23,282 | |
| St. Philip's | San Antonio | 1898 | 10,511 | |
| Alvin Community College | Alvin | 1949 | 5,195 | |
| Amarillo College | Amarillo | 1929 | 11,414 | |
| Amberton University | Garland | 1971 | 1,381 | |
| Angelina College | Lufkin | 1968 | 5,478 | |
| Austin College | Presbyterian | Sherman | 1849 | 1,260 |
| Austin Community College | Austin | 1972 | 40,152 | |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Houston | 1903 | 1,525 | |
| Baylor University | Baptist | Waco | 1845 | 15,364 |
| Blinn College | Brenham | 1883 | 17,495 | |
| Brazosport College | Lake Jackson | 1967 | 4,095 | |
| Central Texas College | Killeen | 1965 | 13,548 | |
| Cisco College | Cisco | 1909 | 3,838 | |
| Clarendon College | Claredon | 1898 | 1,257 | |
| Coastal Bend College | Beeville | 1966 | 3,885 | |
| College of the Mainland | Texas City | 1967 | 4,007 | |
| College of St. Thomas More | Fort Worth | 1981 | 20 | |
| Collin College | McKinney | 1985 | 27,205 | |
| Concordia University Texas | Lutheran | Austin | 1926 | 2,584 |
| Dallas Baptist University | Baptist | Dallas | 1898 | 5,622 |
| Dallas Christian College | Christian | Dallas | 1950 | 354 |
| Dallas County Community College | 1966 | 78,415 | ||
| Brookhaven | Farmers Branch | 1978 | 11,144 | |
| Cedar Valley | Lancaster | 1977 | 6,240 | |
| Eastfield | Mesquite | 1970 | 13,034 | |
| El Centro | Dallas | 1966 | 10,916 | |
| Mountain View | Dallas | 1970 | 8,749 | |
| North Lake | Irving | 1977 | 10,634 | |
| Richland | Dallas | 1972 | 17,698 | |
| Del Mar College | Corpus Christi | 1935 | 11,022 | |
| East Texas Baptist University | Baptist | Marshall | 1913 | 1,290 |
| El Paso Community College | El Paso | 1969 | 29,980 | |
| Frank Phillips College | Borger | 1948 | 1,182 | |
| Galveston College | Galveston | 1967 | 2,194 | |
| Grayson College | Denison | 1963 | 4,909 | |
| Hardin-Simmons University | Baptist | Abilene | 1891 | 2,301 |
| Hill College | Hillsboro | 1923 | 4,389 | |
| Houston Baptist University | Baptist | Houston | 1960 | 2,589 |
| Houston Community College System | Houston | 1971 | 47,784 | |
| Howard County College | Big Spring | 1945 | 4,555 | |
| Howard Payne University | Baptist | Brownwood | 1889 | 1,130 |
| Huston-Tillotson University | Methodist and United Church of Christ | Austin | 1875 | 918 |
| Jacksonville College | Baptist | Jacksonville | 1899 | 559 |
| Jarvis Christian College | Hawkins | 1912 | 603 | |
| Kilgore College | Kilgore | 1935 | 6,237 | |
| Laredo Community College | Laredo | 1946 | 9,170 | |
| Lee College | Baytown | 1934 | 6,216 | |
| LeTourneau University | Longview | 1946 | 2.943 | |
| Lon Morris | Methodist | Jacksonville | 1854 | closed |
| Lone Star College System | 1973 | 78,023 | ||
| Cy-Fair | Houston | 2003 | 18,954 | |
| Kingwood | Humble | 1984 | 11,983 | |
| Montgomery | Conroe | 1995 | 13,298 | |
| North Harris | Houston | 1973 | 18,750 | |
| Tomball | Tomball | 1986 | 9,467 | |
| Univ. Park | Houston | 2012 | 5,571 | |
| Lubbock Christian University | Church of Christ | Lubbock | 1957 | 2,135 |
| McLennan Community College | Waco | 1965 | 9,310 | |
| McMurry University | Methodist | Abilene | 1923 | 1,368 |
| Midland College | Midland | 1972 | 5,554 | |
| Midwestern State University | Wichita Falls | 1922 | 5,913 | |
| Navarro College | Corsicana | 1946 | 10,150 | |
| North Central Texas College | 1924 | 10,175 | ||
| Bowie | Bowie | 2000 | 588 | |
| Corinth | Corinth | 2000 | 5,870 | |
| Flower Mound | Flower Mound | 2011 | 1,624 | |
| Gainesville | Gainesville | 1924 | 2,343 | |
| Graham | Graham | 2009 | 301 | |
| Northeast Texas Community College | Mount Pleasant | 1984 | 3,357 | |
| Northwood University Texas | Cedar Hill | 1966 | 800 | |
| Odessa College | Odessa | 1946 | 5,036 | |
| Our Lady of the Lake University | Catholic | San Antonio | 1895 | 2,766 |
| Panola College | Carthage | 1947 | 2,633 | |
| Paris Junior College | Paris | 1924 | 5,514 | |
| Parker University | Dallas | 1982 | 882 | |
| Paul Quinn College | Methodist | Dallas | 1872 | 193 |
| Rice University | Houston | 1891 | 6,402 | |
| St. Edward's University | Catholic | Austin | 1885 | 5,095 |
| St. Mary's University | Catholic | San Antonio | 1852 | 3,988 |
| San Jacinto College | 1961 | 33,106 | ||
| Central | Pasadena | 1961 | 14,754 | |
| North | Houston | 1971 | 7,365 | |
| South | Houston | 1979 | 10,987 | |
| Schreiner University | Presbyterian | Kerrville | 1923 | 1,126 |
| South Plains College | Levelland | 1957 | 9,697 | |
| South Texas College | McAllen | 1993 | 30,825 | |
| South Texas College of Law | Houston | 1923 | 1,230 | |
| Southern Methodist University | Methodist | Dallas | 1911 | 10,893 |
| Southwest Texas Junior College | Uvalde | 1946 | 5,935 | |
| Southwestern Adventist University | Seventh-Day Adventist | Keene | 1893 | 807 |
| Southwestern Assemblies of God University | Assemblies of God | Waxahachie | 1927 | 2,030 |
| Southwestern Christian College | Church of Christ | Terrell | 1948 | 204 |
| Southwestern University | Methodist | Georgetown | 1840 | 1,394 |
| Stephen F. Austin State University | Nacogdoches | 1921 | 12,999 | |
| Tarrant County College | 1966 | 65,955 | ||
| Northeast | Hurst | 1968 | 16,957 | |
| Northwest | Fort Worth | 1970 | 13,615 | |
| South | Fort Worth | 1967 | 12,576 | |
| Southeast | Arlington | 1996 | 14,397 | |
| Trinity River | Forth Worth | 2009 | 8,410 | |
| Temple College | Temple | 1926 | 5,492 | |
| Texarkana College | Texarkana | 1927 | 4,045 | |
| Texas A&M University System | ||||
| Prairie View A&M Uniiversity | Prairie View | 1876 | 8,485 | |
| Tarleton State University | Stephenville | 1899 | 10,271 | |
| Texas A&M International University | Laredo | 1970 | 7,331 | |
| Texas A&M University | College Station | 1876 | 50,353 | |
| Galveston | 1962 | 2,025 | ||
| Texas A&M University–Central Texas | Killeen | 1999 | 2,259 | |
| Texas A&M University–Commerce | Commerce | 1889 | 12,052 | |
| Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi | 1973 | 10,538 | |
| Texas A&M University Health Science Centers | 1999 | 2,144 | ||
| Texas A&M University–Kingsville | Kingsville | 1925 | 7,231 | |
| Texas A&M University–San Antonio | San Antonio | 2011 | 4,133 | |
| Texas A&M University–Texarkana | Texarkana | 1971 | 1,966 | |
| West Texas A&M University | Canyon | 1910 | 7,955 | |
| Texas Christian University | Disciples of Christ | Fort Worth | 1873 | 9,725 |
| Texas Chiropractic College | Pasadena | 1908 | 246 | |
| Texas College | Tyler | 1894 | 822 | |
| Texas Lutheran University | Lutheran | Seguin | 1891 | 1,317 |
| Texas Southern University | Houston | 1926 | 9,967 | |
| Texas Southmost College | Brownsville | 1926 | 6,130 | |
| Texas State Technical College System | ||||
| Harlingen Campus | Harlingen | 1967 | 5,386 | |
| Marshall Campus | Marshall | 1991 | 707 | |
| Waco Campus | Waco | 1965 | 4,343 | |
| West Texas Campuses | Abilene, Breckenridge, Brownwood, Sweetwater | 1970 | 1,023 | |
| Texas State University System | ||||
| Lamar Institute of Technology | Beaumont | 1923 | 2,914 | |
| Lamar State College–Orange | Orange | 1969 | 2,643 | |
| Lamar State College–Port Arthur | Port Arthur | 1909 | 2,712 | |
| Lamar University | Beaumont | 1923 | 14,469 | |
| Sam Houston State University | Huntsville | 1879 | 18,296 | |
| Sul Ross State University | Alpine | 1917 | 1,834 | |
| Sul Ross/Rio Grande College | Del Rio, Eagle Pass, Uvalde | 1973 | 947 | |
| Texas State University–San Marcos | San Marcos | 1903 | 34,229 | |
| Texas Tech University System | ||||
| Angelo State University | San Angelo | 1928 | 6,921 | |
| Texas Tech University | Lubbock | 1923 | 32,611 | |
| Texas Tech University Health Science Centers | 1972 | 4,391 | ||
| Texas Wesleyan University | Methodist | Fort Worth | 1891 | 3,204 |
| Texas Woman's University | Denton | 1901 | 14,909 | |
| Trinity University | Presbyterian | San Antonio | 1869 | 2,525 |
| Trinity Valley Community College | Athens, Terrell | 1946 | 7,170 | |
| Tyler Junior College | Tyler | 1926 | 9,819 | |
| University of Dallas | Catholic | Irving | 1956 | 2,571 |
| University of Houston System | ||||
| University of Houston | Houston | 1927 | 38,758 | |
| University of Houston–Clear Lake | Houston | 1974 | 8,301 | |
| University of Houston–Downtown | Houston | 1948 | 13,568 | |
| University of Houston–Victoria | Victoria | 1973 | 4,383 | |
| University of the Incarnate Word | Catholic | San Antonio | 1881 | 8,442 |
| University of Mary Hardin–Baylor | Baptist | Belton | 1845 | 3,287 |
| University of North Texas System | ||||
| Uniiversity of North Texas | Denton | 1890 | 35,836 | |
| University of North Texas at Dallas | Dallas | 2000 | 2,106 | |
| University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth | Fort Worth | 1966 | 1,950 | |
| University of St. Thomas | Catholic | Houston | 1947 | 3,626 |
| The University of Texas System | ||||
| University of Texas at Arlington, The | Arlington | 1895 | 33,267 | |
| University of Texas at Austin, The | Austin | 1883 | 52,213 | |
| University of Texas at Brownsville, The | Brownsville | 1973 | 7,477 | |
| University of Texas at Dallas, The | Richardson | 1961 | 19,626 | |
| University of Texas at El Paso, The | El Paso | 1913 | 22,749 | |
| University of Texas–Pan American, The | Edinburg | 1927 | 19,263 | |
| Univerity of Texas of the Permian Basin | Odessa | 1969 | 4,074 | |
| University of Texas at San Antonio, The | San Antonio | 1969 | 30,607 | |
| University of Texas at Tyler, The | Tyler | 1971 | 6,858 | |
| UT Health Science Center at Houston | Houston | 1972 | 4,563 | |
| UT Health Science Center at San Antonio | San Antonio | 1968 | 3,262 | |
| UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center | Houston | 1941 | 297 | |
| UT Medical Branch at Galveston | Galveston | 1891 | 3,074 | |
| UT Southwestern Medical Center | Dallas | 1943 | 2,483 | |
| Vernon College | Vernon, Wichita Falls | 1970 | 3,137 | |
| Victoria College, The | Victoria | 1925 | 4,420 | |
| Wayland Baptist University | Baptist | Plainview | 1910 | 4,880 |
| Weatherford College | Weatherford | 1869 | 5,632 | |
| Western Texas College | Snyder | 1969 | 2,192 | |
| Wharton County Junior College | Wharton | 1946 | 7,408 | |
| Wiley College | Methodist | Marshall | 1873 | 1,401 |
Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
