Dallas-Ft Worth Metroplex Higher Education

The Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex is a metropolitan statistical area consisting of two metropolitan divisions: Dallas–Plano–Irving and Fort Worth–Arlington, within the state of Texas, USA. The Metroplex is home to several institutions of higher learning, including: 

 

Public Universities
 

Institution

Enrollment

Location

Mascot

Athletic Affiliation
(Conference)

 

University of Texas System

University of Texas at Arlington

39,714

Arlington

Mavericks

NCAA Division I
(Sun Belt)
Non–Football

University of Texas at Dallas

26,793

Richardson

Comets

NCAA Division III
(American Southwest)
Non–Football

 

University of North Texas System

University of North Texas

37,979

Denton

Mean Green

NCAA Division I FBS
(C–USA)

University of North Texas at Dallas

3,030

Dallas

Trailblazers

No Athletics
(N/A)

 

Texas A&M University System

Texas A&M University–Commerce

12,385

Commerce

Lions

NCAA Division II
(Lone Star)

 

Independent

Texas Woman's University

15,472

Denton

Pioneers

NCAA Division II
(Lone Star)
Women's sports only

 

Private Universities
 

Institution

Enrollment

Location

Mascot

Athletic Affiliation
(Conference)

Southern Methodist University

11,643

University Park

Mustangs

NCAA Division I FBS
(American)

Texas Christian University

10,394

Fort Worth

Horned Frogs

NCAA Division I FBS
(Big 12)


Dallas Baptist University

5,445

Dallas

Patriots

NCAA Division II
(Lone Star)
Non–Football, compete in the Missouri Valley Conference at the Division I level for baseball

Texas Wesleyan University

3,378

Fort Worth

Rams

NAIA
(Sooner)

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

2,674

Fort Worth

No Mascot

No Athletics
(N/A)

Dallas Theological Seminary

2,601

Dallas

No Mascot

No Athletics
(N/A)

University of Dallas

2,387

Irving

Crusaders

NCAA Division III
(SCAC)
Non–Football, compete in Texas Rugby Union at the Division II level for Rugby

Southwestern Assemblies of God University

2,012

Waxahachie

Lions

NAIA NCCAA
(Sooner and Central States Football League)

Amberton University

1,452

Garland

No Mascot

No Athletics
(N/A)

Southwestern Adventist University

800

Keene

No Mascot

No Athletics
(N/A)

Northwood University

534

Cedar Hill

Timberwolves

No Athletics
(N/A)

Dallas Christian College

336

Farmers Branch

Crusaders

NCCAA Division II
(ACCA)
Non-Football

Arlington Baptist University

220

Arlington

Patriots

NCCAA Division II
(ACCA)
Non-Football

Criswell College

198

Dallas

No Mascot

No Athletics
(N/A)

Dallas International University

150

Dallas

Chamicuro Tigers

No Athletics
(N/A)

 

Paul Quinn College

600

Dallas

Tigers

NAIA
(Red River)
Non–Football

Southwestern Christian College

224

Terrell

Rams

NJCAA
(NTJCAC)
Non-Football

 

Community Colleges

 

Institution

Enrollment

Location

Mascot

Athletic Affiliation

Dallas County Community College District

Brookhaven College

11,000

Farmers Branch

Bears

NJCAA
(Metro Athletic Conference)

Cedar Valley College

6,000

Lancaster

Suns

NJCAA
(Metro Athletic Conference)

Eastfield College

14,214

Mesquite

Harvesters

NJCAA
(Metro Athletic Conference)

El Centro College

12,028

Dallas

Chaparrals

No Athletics
(N/A)

Mountain View College

8,638

Dallas

Lions

NJCAA
(Metro Athletic Conference)

North Lake College

10,570

Irving

Blazers

NJCAA
(Metro Athletic Conference)

Richland College

20,000

Dallas

Thunderducks

NJCAA
(Metro Athletic Conference)

 

Other Community Colleges
 

Collin College

55,000

Collin County and Rockwall County

Cougars

NJCAA
(NTJCAC)

Tarrant County College

50,000

Tarrant County

No Mascot

No Athletics
(N/A)

North Central Texas College

10,327

Denton County and surrounding areas (based in Gainesville)

Lions

NJCAA
(NTJCAC)

Navarro College

9,230

Ellis County and surrounding areas (based in Corsicana)

Bulldogs

NJCAA
(Southwest)

Trinity Valley Community College

7,743

Kaufman County and surrounding areas (based in Athens)

Cardinals

NJCAA
(Southwest)

Weatherford College

6,000

Parker County and surrounding areas

Coyotes

NJCAA
(NTJCAC)

Paris Junior College

5,000

Hunt County and surrounding areas (based in Paris)

Dragons

NJCAA
(Southwest)

Hill College

4,236

Johnson County and surrounding areas (based in Hillsboro, Texas)

Rebels

NJCAA
(NTJCAC)

 


Career Based Institutions
 

Institution

Enrollment

Location

University of North
Texas Health Science Center

2,270

Fort Worth

University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center

2,235

Dallas

Parker University

977

Dallas

Art Institute of Dallas

850

Dallas

Texas A&M University
College of Dentistry

520

Dallas

Texas A&M University
School of Law

452

Fort Worth

University of North Texas at
Dallas College of Law

423

Dallas

Texas State Technical College North Texas

313

Red Oak

Wade College

207

Dallas

MediaTech Institute

221

Dallas

Mediatech Institute

116

Houston

 

Source: Wikipedia


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