College Rankings - Local Atmosphere in Texas

Making the grade: A high Local Atmosphere grade indicates that the area surrounding campus is safe and scenic. Other factors include nearby attractions, proximity to other schools, and the town's attitude toward students. How exactly does CP calculate these grades?

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Grade Are You Interested? School Name Tuition Size
A+
Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, TX
$19,900 3,533
A+
Our Lady of the Lake University
San Antonio, TX
$21,900 1,595
A+
Rice University
Houston, TX
$32,057 3,342
A+
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX
$35,160 6,228
A+
St. Edward's University
Austin, TX
$28,300 4,476
A+
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX
$28,298 7,640
A+
University of Texas - Austin
Austin, TX
$30,006 38,168
A
University of Houston - Downtown
Houston, TX
$12,298 12,579
A-
Huston-Tillotson University
Austin, TX
$12,430 844
A-
Lubbock Christian University
Lubbock, TX
$16,870 1,541
A-
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
$12,816 26,011
A-
University of Houston - Clear Lake
Houston, TX
Unknown 4,463
A-
University of Texas - Arlington
Arlington, TX
$14,834 21,377
A-
University of Texas - San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
$13,065 25,042
A-
University of the Incarnate Word
San Antonio, TX
$21,890 5,464
B+
Houston Baptist University
Houston, TX
$25,445 2,333
B+
St. Mary's University
San Antonio, TX
$21,320 2,438
B+
St. Philip's College
San Antonio, TX
$6,992 11,008
B+
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
$22,606 38,958
B+
Trinity University
San Antonio, TX
$28,452 2,487
B+
University of Houston
Houston, TX
$15,025 29,298
B+
University of North Texas
Denton, TX
$15,501 28,548
B+
University of St. Thomas - Texas
Houston, TX
$21,830 1,792
B+
University of Texas - Dallas
Richardson, TX
$20,340 11,532
B+
University of Texas - El Paso
El Paso, TX
$14,583 17,205