Best Southwestern Colleges
There are 261 colleges and universities in the Southwest enrolling 2,348,034 students. Explore the list of top colleges in the Southwest below to begin your college search. The CollegeSimply rankings are objective and data-driven in order to help you find good matches for you. Learn how the Best Colleges rankings are calculated on our ranking methodology page. Whether you're searching for a good public, private or community college, this guide to universities in Southwest offers a comprehensive view to the state's higher education options.
The Southwest is home to nationally ranked institutions like Rice University, Trinity University, Southern Methodist University and The University of Texas at Austin. The highest ranked college in the Southwest is Rice University and the top rated public state college is The University of Texas at Austin.
List of the Best Southwest Colleges
St Philip's College
- Public 2 Year
- San Antonio, TX
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St. Philip's is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The San Antonio campus is an HBCU and the only college that is also a Hispanic-Serving Institution.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,884
San Jacinto Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Pasadena, TX
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San Jacinto is a community college known for nursing, process technology, and maritime programs. Its campuses serve the Houston metro area, with the Central Campus in Pasadena.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,397
South Plains College
- Public 2 Year
- Levelland, TX
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2.3 | 3 reviews
South Plains College is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing, agriculture, and technical trades. The main campus sits in the small West Texas city of Levelland.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,494
Southwest Texas College
- Public 2 Year
- Uvalde, TX
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2.0 | 1 reviews
Southwest Texas College is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and industrial technology. Most students attend the small-town campus in Uvalde.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,429
Southwestern Adventist University
- Private 4 Year
- Keene, TX
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- Aug 1 application deadline
Southwestern Adventist is a small private Seventh-day Adventist university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and theology. The residential campus is in the small town of Keene near the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
- SAT Range 910-1200
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $20,466
Southwestern Christian College
- Private 4 Year
- Terrell, TX
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- Aug 17 application deadline
Southwestern Christian is a small private historically Black college affiliated with the Churches of Christ and known for undergraduate biblical studies and the liberal arts. The campus is in Terrell, east of Dallas.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $16,706
Sul Ross State University
- Public 4 Year
- Alpine, TX
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Sul Ross is a small public university known for undergraduate range animal science, wildlife management, and education. The campus sits in Alpine in the mountains of far West Texas near Big Bend.
- SAT Range 930-1110
- Avg GPA 3.32
- Acceptance Rate 99%
- Net Price $14,454
Tarrant County College District
- Public 2 Year
- Fort Worth, TX
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- Aug 16 application deadline
Tarrant County College is a public community college district known for associate degrees, nursing, and technical workforce programs. Students attend classes across multiple campuses in the Fort Worth metro area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $4,449
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- Public 4 Year
- San Antonio, TX
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UT Health San Antonio is a public health science center known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The urban campus sits in San Antonio's South Texas Medical Center.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price -
Texarkana College
- Public 2 Year
- Texarkana, TX
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Texarkana College is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and health sciences. Most students commute to the campus on the Texas side of the Texarkana border area.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,804
Vernon College
- Public 2 Year
- Vernon, TX
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- Jun 23 application deadline
Vernon College is a public community college offering associate degrees and career-focused technical programs. The main campus is in the small north Texas city of Vernon.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $6,894
Victoria College
- Public 2 Year
- Victoria, TX
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- Aug 19 application deadline
Victoria College is a public community college known for associate degrees in nursing and allied health. The main campus serves students in the South Texas city of Victoria.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $3,784
Weatherford College
- Public 2 Year
- Weatherford, TX
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- Aug 26 application deadline
Weatherford College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences programs. The campus is in Weatherford, a small city west of Fort Worth.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $9,086
