Higher Education in Houston

Houston has more than 40 colleges, universities and institutions. Listed below are many of the larger and better known schools, including institutions in the Texas Medical Center.

Colleges and Universities

• Rice University
• Houston Baptist University
• Our Lady of the Lake University, Houston Campus
• Texas Southern University
• University of Houston
• University of St. Thomas

Law Schools

• South Texas College of Law
• Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University
• University of Houston Law Center

Texas Medical Center Institutions

• Baylor College of Medicine
• Houston Academy of Medicine - Texas Medical Center Library
• Houston Community College System, Health Science Programs
• Prairie View A&M University, College of Nursing
• Texas A&M University System Health Science Center - Institute of Biosciences and Technology
• Texas Heart Institute
• Texas Southern University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
• Texas Woman's University Institute of Health Sciences-Houston
• University of Houston College of Pharmacy
• The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston - Dental Branch, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Harris County Psychiatric Center, Medical School, School of Health Information Sciences, School of Nursing, School of Public Health
• The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center