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Texas is the second largest state in the United States. It covers an area of 268,820 square miles, and has a population of nearly 28 million people. Should we tell you that Texas has 46 universities and colleges? This article lists down the largest colleges and universities in Texas by enrollment and largest contiguous college campus in terms of acreage.

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Largest College Campus By Acreage In Texas

As you ponder that hypothetical question, take a look at our list of the five largest college campuses in Texas based on acreage.

1. Texas A&M University

Location: College Station
Acres: 5,115
Enrollment: 60,435 (fall 2016 – College Station campus only)

2. Texas Tech University

Location: Lubbock
Acres: 1,839
Enrollment: 36,225 (fall 2016)

3. Prairie View A&M University

Location: Prairie View
Acres: 1,502
Enrollment: 8,762 (fall 2016)

4. Baylor University

Location: Waco
Acres: 1,000
Enrollment: 16,959 (fall 2016)

5. University of North Texas

Location: Denton
Acres: 875
Enrollment: 37,979 (fall 2016)

biggest colleges in texas by enrollment

Below is a ranking of the 170 colleges in Texas with the largest enrollment of full and part time students. Lone Star College System tops the list with a population of 73,499 students.

SchoolEnrollment
LLone Star College SystemThe Woodlands, TX73,499
TTexas A & M University College StationCollege Station, TX68,679
HHouston Community CollegeHouston, TX57,200
TThe University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX51,832
TTarrant County College DistrictFort Worth, TX51,100
TThe University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, TX47,899
HUniversity of HoustonHouston, TX46,324
AAustin Community College DistrictAustin, TX40,799
TTexas State UniversitySan Marcos, TX38,644
NUniversity of North TexasDenton, TX38,241
TTexas Tech UniversityLubbock, TX38,209
CCollin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, TX33,668
TThe University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, TX32,264
SSan Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, TX32,137
SSouth Texas CollegeMcAllen, TX31,949
EEl Paso Community CollegeEl Paso, TX28,819
TThe University of Texas at DallasRichardson, TX28,755
TThe University of Texas Pan AmericanEdinburg, TX28,644
TThe University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, TX25,151
BBlinn CollegeBrenham, TX21,623

largest contiguous college campus

Students at Berry College in northwest Georgia enjoy plenty of room to roam.

The Berry campus, tucked into the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, covers more than 27,000 acres โ€” nearly twice the land area of Manhattan. With a 2018 enrollment of 2,014, each student at Berry can claim whatโ€™s essentially his or her own 13-acre plot. Not surprisingly, Berry College boasts not only the largest contiguous college campus in the U.S. but the largest one in the world.

โ€œItโ€™s easy to be alone at Berry, although itโ€™s hard to be lonely,โ€ says Peter Lawler, a professor of government at the private school.

Berry tops our list of the 10 largest main campuses of four-year colleges and universities in the U.S. To qualify for the list, the pieces of land making up the main campus didnโ€™t have to be touching but did have to be close enough to form a cohesive campus.

Some schools, such as Duke University and California Polytechnic State University, didnโ€™t make the cut because although their campuses are listed as comprising several thousand acres, the total acreage isnโ€™t bunched together or the acreage consists of more than just the main campus. Enrollment data is the most recent available from the U.S. Department of Educationโ€™s National Center for Education Statistics.

1. Berry College

Location: Rome, Ga.
Size: 27,000+ acres
Fall 2018 enrollment: 2,014
Highlights: Natural features such as woodlands, meadows and streams; 47 main buildings, including 15 classroom facilities and 10 residence halls; wildlife sanctuary; plantation house; working mill with waterwheel; film set for productions including โ€œSweet Home Alabamaโ€ and โ€œRemember the Titans.โ€
Notable quote: โ€œOf the buildings on campus, Ford Auditorium, an English gothic-inspired building with a clock tower and reflecting pool, is the most eye-catching.โ€ โ€” Thrillist

2. United States Air Force Academy

Location: Colorado Springs, Colo.
Size: 18,455 acres
Fall 2018 enrollment: 4,336
Highlights: Iconic aluminum, glass and steel chapel with 17 spires; winding roads through forests; 27-acre garden.
Notable quote: โ€œSoaring 150 feet toward the Colorado sky, the Air Force Academy [Cadet] Chapel is an all-faiths house of worship designed to meet the spiritual needs of cadets. It contains a separate chapel for four major religious faiths โ€” Protestant, Catholic, Jewish and Buddhist โ€” plus an all-faiths room used by Muslim cadets and available for members of the other faiths as well.โ€ โ€” Colorado Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau

3. United States Military Academy

Location: West Point, N.Y.
Size: 16,080 acres
Fall 2018 enrollment: About 4,589
Highlights: Located on the Hudson River; statues of U.S. presidents throughout campus; worldโ€™s largest chapel pipe organ.
Notable quote: โ€œThe cadet chapel, built in 1910, is one of the most striking buildings on campus.โ€ โ€” Business Insider

4. The University of the South

Location: Sewanee, Tenn.
Size: 13,000 acres
Fall 2018 enrollment: 1,785
Highlights: Situated atop the Cumberland Plateau between Nashville and Chattanooga; campus is known as The Domain; Eastern Star Cemetery; university-owned coffee shop located in yellow Victorian house; on-campus inn.
Notable quote: โ€œSewanee has been featured in countless magazines as one of the most beautiful campuses in the country.โ€ โ€” The Best Colleges

5. Pennsylvania State University

Location: University Park, Pa.
Size: 8,556 acres
Fall 2018 enrollment (main campus): 46,810
Highlights: 11,000 trees; 25,000 flowers planted annually; 23 miles of paved walkways; 900+ buildings.
Notable quote: โ€œThe Nittany Lion has served as Penn Stateโ€™s mascot for over a century. The iconic Nittany Lion Shrine, a gift from the Class of 1940, is the most photographed spot on campus.โ€ โ€” Penn State

6. Stanford University

Location: Stanford, Calif.
Size: 8,180 acres
Fall 2018 enrollment: 17,381
Highlights: 43,000+ trees; 800+ species of plants; 25 fountains; 70-acre shopping center; 700-acre research park; on-campus post office; about 700 buildings; 49 miles of roads; 19,000 bicycle parking spots.
Notable quote: โ€œThe entryway to Stanfordโ€™s 8,180-acre campus is arguably the grandest of any college campus: a mile-long, tree-lined Palm Drive leads up to the expansive green oval Main Quad, surrounded by red-clay-roof-tiled buildings, and the campusโ€™s crown architectural jewel, Memorial Church, with its striking mosaic facade.โ€ โ€” Travel+Leisure

7. Liberty University

Location: Lynchburg, Va.
Size: 7,000+ acres
2018 enrollment: 79,152
Highlights: 1,360-foot mountain; Jerry Falwell Library; Montview Mansion; National Civil War Chaplains Museum; 357 structures; 50 miles of trails and logging roads.
Notable quote: โ€œLibertyโ€™s facilities, neatly ensconced on a campus spanning more than 7,000 acres, would be the envy of most major universities.โ€ โ€” Newsmax

8. Michigan State University

Location: East Lansing, Mich.
Size: 5,239 acres
Fall 2018 enrollment: 50,3511
Highlights: Situated on banks of Red Cedar River; student-run organic farm; 545 buildings; 32 miles of roads; 98 miles of walkways; 12 miles of bicycle paths.
Notable quote: โ€œSince its founding in 1855, Michigan State University has emerged from its modest โ€˜oak openingโ€™ in the wilderness to become a large campus park.โ€ โ€” โ€œMSU Campusโ€”Buildings, Spaces, Placesโ€

9. Texas A&M University

Location: College Station, Texas
Size: 5,115 acres
Fall 2018 enrollment: 68,679
Highlights: George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum; Liberty Bell replica inside Academic Building; thousands of Mexican free-tailed bats on campus.
Notable quote: โ€œThe George Bush Presidential Library features a statue of horses leaping over the Berlin Wall, a nod to the presidentโ€™s successes during his term.โ€ โ€” Movoto

10. Tuskegee University

Location: Tuskegee, Ala.
Size: 5,000 acres
Fall 2018 enrollment: 3,026
Highlights: 100+ structures; Booker T. Washington Monument; George Washington Carver Museum; Tuskegee Airmenโ€™s Plaza.
Notable quote: โ€œBy teaching his students carpentry, bricklaying, printing, agriculture, and other trades, Booker T. Washington believed that Tuskegeeโ€™s students would build their campus and learn the dignity of hard work.โ€ โ€” National Parks Service

largest college campus in california

Below is a ranking of the 280 colleges in California with the largest enrollment of full and part time students. University of Southern California tops the list with a population of 47,310 students.

SchoolEnrollment
SUniversity of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA47,310
CUniversity of California Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA44,537
CUniversity of California BerkeleyBerkeley, CA42,501
CCalifornia State University FullertonFullerton, CA40,280
CCalifornia State University NorthridgeNorthridge, CA40,212
CUniversity of California DavisDavis, CA38,167
CUniversity of California San DiegoLa Jolla, CA37,887
CCalifornia State University Long BeachLong Beach, CA37,466
CUniversity of California IrvineIrvine, CA36,032
EEast Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, CA35,403
SSan Jose State UniversitySan Jose, CA35,400
SSan Diego State UniversitySan Diego, CA35,303
CCalifornia State University SacramentoSacramento, CA31,902
AAmerican River CollegeSacramento, CA31,366
SSan Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, CA29,778
MMt. San Antonio CollegeWalnut, CA29,346
SSanta Monica CollegeSanta Monica, CA28,800
SSanta Ana CollegeSanta Ana, CA28,425
CCalifornia State University Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA28,036
CCity College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, CA27,008

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