Houston is a city in Texas and it is the county seat of Harris county. Its population is 5,464,251. There are 82 colleges near Houston, Texas - 11 public and 71 private schools. All schools are located in the city limits (boundaries). 77 schools provide undergraduate programs and 19 schools offer graduate programs.
A total of 181,791 students is attending one of those schools and its average 2025 tuition is $17,524 (based on out-of-state rate at 4-years colleges). The acceptance rate of the schools is 79.46% and the average SAT score submitted by enrolled students is 1,134.
| School Name | School Type | Undergraduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Enrollment | Students per Faculty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITT Technical Institute-Houston North In Houston |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
- | Not Offered | - | 25 to 1 |
| Strayer University-Northwest Houston In Houston |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$13,920 | - | - | - |
| ITT Technical Institute-Houston West In Houston |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
- | Not Offered | - | 40 to 1 |
| Relay Graduate School of Education - Houston In Houston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
Not Offered | - | - | - |
| Cortiva Institute-Houston In Houston |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$12,587 | Not Offered | 199 | 36 to 1 |
| San Jacinto College-South Campus In Houston |
Public 2-4 years |
$6,690 ($4,320) | Not Offered | - | - |
| National American University-Houston In Houston |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$15,000 | Not Offered | 77 | 1 to 1 |
| American Medical Institute Inc. In Houston |
Private (not-for-profit) less than 2-years |
$6,000 | Not Offered | 49 | 2 to 1 |
| College of Biblical Studies In Houston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$12,400 | Not Offered | 157 | 13 to 1 |
| Brightwood College-Houston In Houston |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$16,434 | Not Offered | 371 | 26 to 1 |
| Texas Barber College - Branch Campus #5 In Houston |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$14,720 | Not Offered | - | - |
| Houston Training School-Gulfgate In Houston |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$12,850 | Not Offered | 144 | 24 to 1 |
| Altierus Career College-Houston Hobby In Houston |
Private (not-for-profit) less than 2-years |
$12,211 | Not Offered | 255 | 24 to 1 |
| Strayer University - Northwest Houston Campus In Houston |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$13,920 | - | - | - |
| Sebring Career Schools-Houston In Houston |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$8,060 | Not Offered | 62 | 21 to 1 |
| Houston Training Schools-Southwest In Houston |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$12,100 | Not Offered | 80 | 22 to 1 |
| Houston School of Carpentry In Houston |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$14,200 | Not Offered | 94 | 25 to 1 |
| San Jacinto College-North Campus In Houston |
Public 2-4 years |
$6,690 ($4,320) | Not Offered | - | - |
| Guidance College In Houston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$2,700 | $2,500 | - | - |
| Professional Career Training Institute In Houston |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$15,300 | Not Offered | 88 | 25 to 1 |
| Everest Institute-Greenspoint In Houston |
Private (not-for-profit) less than 2-years |
- | Not Offered | 136 | 24 to 1 |
| San Jacinto Community College District - Generation Park Campus In Houston |
Public 2-4 years |
$6,690 ($4,320) | Not Offered | - | - |
| University of Houston-Downtown In Houston |
Public four-years |
$17,434 ($7,582) | $16,509 ($10,029) | 13,730 | 18 to 1 |
| Culinary Institute Inc In Houston |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$18,803 | Not Offered | 316 | 17 to 1 |
| South Texas College of Law Houston In Houston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
Not Offered | - | 1,089 | - |
| Houston Community College In Houston |
Public four-years |
$5,460 ($4,344) | Not Offered | 53,253 | 23 to 1 |
| University of St Thomas In Houston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$34,634 | $21,634 | 4,301 | 16 to 1 |
| Rice University In Houston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$61,247 | $57,030 | 8,961 | 6 to 1 |
| Texas Southern University In Houston |
Public four-years |
$21,473 ($8,637) | $15,528 ($8,328) | 8,704 | 19 to 1 |
| The Art Institute of Houston In Houston |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$20,794 | Not Offered | 317 | 14 to 1 |
| Baylor College of Medicine In Houston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
Not Offered | $30,823 | 1,774 | - |
| University of Houston-System Administration In Houston |
Public four-years |
- | - | - | - |
| University of Houston In Houston |
Public four-years |
$22,547 ($9,717) | $19,231 ($10,051) | 47,980 | 22 to 1 |
| School of Automotive Machinists & Technology In Houston |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$18,225 | Not Offered | 88 | 11 to 1 |
| Northwest Educational Center In Houston |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$10,600 | Not Offered | 305 | 20 to 1 |
| The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center In Houston |
Public four-years |
$23,731 ($6,511) | $30,080 ($7,099) | 359 | 9 to 1 |
| Vet Tech Institute of Houston In Houston |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$16,324 | Not Offered | 200 | 17 to 1 |
| The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston In Houston |
Public four-years |
$43,132 ($15,748) | $34,403 ($11,367) | 4,938 | 5 to 1 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest In Houston |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$18,400 | Not Offered | 4,530 | 36 to 1 |
| College of Health Care Professions In Houston |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$18,400 | Not Offered | 631 | 37 to 1 |
| Elite Welding Academy In Houston |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$12,800 | Not Offered | 24 | 15 to 1 |
| College of Biblical Studies-Houston In Houston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$9,275 | Not Offered | 419 | 12 to 1 |
| Houston Graduate School of Theology In Houston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
Not Offered | $10,180 | 55 | - |
| Houston Training School-Main Campus In Houston |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$11,350 | Not Offered | 198 | 24 to 1 |
| American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med In Houston |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
Not Offered | $18,830 | 76 | - |
| Premier Barber School In Houston |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$12,685 | Not Offered | 45 | 25 to 1 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston In Houston |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$18,400 | Not Offered | 681 | 23 to 1 |
| Interactive College of Technology In Houston |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$10,970 | Not Offered | 65 | 12 to 1 |
| Houston Christian University In Houston |
Private (not-for-profit) four-years |
$39,430 | $11,870 | 4,276 | 18 to 1 |
| Houston Training Schools-Gessner In Houston |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$11,350 | Not Offered | 138 | 24 to 1 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Houston In Houston |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$13,650 | Not Offered | 288 | 16 to 1 |
| American InterContinental University-Houston In Houston |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$14,829 | $15,348 | 116 | 13 to 1 |
| Center for Advanced Legal Studies In Houston |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$8,400 | Not Offered | 271 | 25 to 1 |
| Fortis Institute In Houston |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$16,669 | Not Offered | 422 | 22 to 1 |
| Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Houston In Houston |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$16,757 | Not Offered | 360 | 15 to 1 |
| Texas Barber College In Houston |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$14,720 | Not Offered | 518 | 37 to 1 |
| Chamberlain University-Texas In Houston |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$21,100 | Not Offered | 2,270 | 10 to 1 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Houston In Houston |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$16,415 | Not Offered | 1,068 | 25 to 1 |
| Interactive College of Technology In Houston |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$10,970 | Not Offered | 55 | 10 to 1 |
| Galen Health Institutes-Houston In Houston |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$17,048 | Not Offered | 1,582 | 12 to 1 |
| Remington College-North Houston Campus In Houston |
Private (not-for-profit) 2-4 years |
$16,373 | Not Offered | 88 | 18 to 1 |
| Tulsa Welding School-Houston In Houston |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$21,525 | Not Offered | 1,962 | 30 to 1 |
| MediaTech Institute-Houston In Houston |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$35,200 | Not Offered | 62 | 7 to 1 |
| Texas Health School In Houston |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$31,595 | Not Offered | 192 | 15 to 1 |
| Altierus Career College-Bissonnet In Houston |
Private (not-for-profit) 2-4 years |
$15,230 | Not Offered | 260 | 26 to 1 |
| Trend Barber College In Houston |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$13,600 | Not Offered | 30 | 11 to 1 |
| Jay's Technical Institute In Houston |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$13,500 | Not Offered | 79 | 10 to 1 |
| Houston Barber School In Houston |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$14,000 | Not Offered | 264 | 25 to 1 |
| Denver College of Nursing-Houston In Houston |
Private (for-profit) four-years |
$24,607 | Not Offered | 135 | 10 to 1 |
| Ocean Corporation In Houston |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$24,500 | Not Offered | 192 | 30 to 1 |
| Trend Barber College In Houston |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$13,600 | Not Offered | 61 | 24 to 1 |
| Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. In Houston |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$52,950 | Not Offered | 2,632 | 33 to 1 |
| Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service In Houston |
Private (not-for-profit) 2-4 years |
$15,313 | Not Offered | 254 | 29 to 1 |
| The Vocational Nursing Institute Inc In Houston |
Private (not-for-profit) less than 2-years |
$28,500 | Not Offered | 3 | 10 to 1 |
| Houston International College Cardiotech Ultrasound School In Houston |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$11,708 | Not Offered | 41 | 10 to 1 |
| Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Willowbrook In Houston |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$16,500 | Not Offered | 481 | 17 to 1 |
| Champion Beauty College In Houston |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$10,750 | Not Offered | 26 | 6 to 1 |
| Vogue International Academy In Houston |
Private (for-profit) less than 2-years |
$12,971 | Not Offered | 8 | 25 to 1 |
| Fortis College In Houston |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$17,776 | Not Offered | 455 | 27 to 1 |
| Mystros Barber Academy In Houston |
Private (not-for-profit) less than 2-years |
$15,000 | Not Offered | 50 | 25 to 1 |
| Florida Career College-Houston In Houston |
Private (for-profit) 2-4 years |
$21,500 | Not Offered | 264 | 9 to 1 |
| University of Houston-Clear Lake In Houston |
Public four-years |
$22,290 ($8,346) | $19,194 ($9,762) | 8,137 | 15 to 1 |
