College Rankings - Friendliest Townies/Locals in Texas

Sometimes, "townies," or residents who live in a college town, get a bad rap. But these colleges and universities have affable townsfolk who embrace students for their youth, willingness to learn, and-more importantly-their business.

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1
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
$22,606
10.00 / 10
2
University of Texas - Austin
Austin, TX
$30,006
9.64 / 10
3
Rice University
Houston, TX
$32,057
9.64 / 10
4
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX
$28,298
9.55 / 10
5
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX
$35,160
9.50 / 10
6
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX
$12,858
9.36 / 10
7
St. Edward's University
Austin, TX
$28,300
9.27 / 10
8
Lubbock Christian University
Lubbock, TX
$16,870
9.26 / 10
9
Abilene Christian University
Abilene, TX
$22,760
9.21 / 10
10
University of North Texas
Denton, TX
$15,501
9.04 / 10
11
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
$12,816
9.04 / 10
12
University of Texas - El Paso
El Paso, TX
$14,583
9.02 / 10
13
Texas Woman's University
Denton, TX
$14,340
9.01 / 10
14
Wayland Baptist University
Plainview, TX
$11,320
8.98 / 10
15
Tarleton State University
Stephenville, TX
$12,793
8.96 / 10
16
Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, TX
$19,900
8.94 / 10
17
Our Lady of the Lake University
San Antonio, TX
$21,900
8.93 / 10
18
Texas A&M University - Kingsville
Kingsville, TX
$16,030
8.93 / 10
19
University of Texas - Permian Basin
Odessa, TX
$11,150
8.93 / 10
20
University of Houston - Victoria
Victoria, TX
$15,220
8.93 / 10
21
University of Houston - Downtown
Houston, TX
$12,298
8.88 / 10
22
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, TX
$15,894
8.88 / 10
23
Southwestern Adventist University
Keene, TX
$17,080
8.88 / 10
24
Angelo State University
San Angelo, TX
$14,240
8.88 / 10
25
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene, TX
$22,460
8.86 / 10