Best Southwest

Arizona (AZ), Colorado (CO), New Mexico (NM), Oklahoma (OK), and Texas (TX)

For our "2025 Best Colleges: Region by Region" web feature, we salute 631 colleges in seven zones—Northeast, South, Southwest, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, West, and International (outside of the United States)—that we consider academically outstanding and well worth consideration in your college search.

Please note that these lists are not ranked. These lists appear in alphabetical order. Schools marked "featured" have paid a fee for that designation but not for inclusion in this list.


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Texas A&M University—College Station

  • College Station, TX
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  • 60,710 Full-Time Enrollment

Texas Christian University

  • Fort Worth, TX
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  • 11,049 Full-Time Enrollment

Texas Lutheran University

  • Seguin, TX
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  • 1,455 Full-Time Enrollment

Texas State University

  • San Marcos, TX
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  • 36,236 Full-Time Enrollment

Texas Tech University

  • Lubbock, TX
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  • 32,580 Full-Time Enrollment

United States Air Force Academy

  • USAF Academy, CO
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  • 4,094 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Arizona

  • Tucson, AZ
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  • 45,025 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Colorado—Boulder

  • Boulder, CO
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  • 33,384 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Dallas

  • Irving, TX
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  • 1,427 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Houston

  • Houston, TX
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  • 39,257 Full-Time Enrollment

University of New Mexico

  • Albuquerque, NM
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  • 17,073 Full-Time Enrollment

University of North Texas

  • Denton, TX
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  • 29,481 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Oklahoma

  • Norman, OK
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  • 22,046 Full-Time Enrollment

University of St. Thomas (Texas)

  • Houston, TX
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  • 3,395 Full-Time Enrollment

The University of Texas at Arlington

  • Arlington, TX
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  • 25,690 Full-Time Enrollment

University of Texas at Austin

  • Austin, TX
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  • 43,165 Full-Time Enrollment

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