This is a list of college athletics programs in the U.S. state of Texas.
NCAA
Division I
Abilene Christian
BaylorEast Texas A&MHoustonHouston ChristianIncarnate WordLamarNorth TexasPrairie View A&MRiceSam Houston StateSMUStephen F. AustinTarleton StateTCUTexasTexas A&M
Texas A&M–Corpus ChristiTexas SouthernTexas StateTexas TechUTArlington
UTEPUTRGVUTSAclass=notpageimage| Full NCAA Division I member colleges in Texas.
– FBS Football, 
– FCS Football, 
– Non-football
- ^ Abilene Christian, Stephen F. Austin, and Tarleton's football programs all compete in the United Athletic Conference.
- As of the 2024–25 academic year, East Texas A&M is in the third year of a four-year transition to Division I and will become an active Division I member in 2026–27.
- ^ Houston Christian and Incarnate Word's men's soccer teams compete in the Ohio Valley Conference.
- Texas Tech uses "Lady Raiders" for women's sports teams that have men's counterparts, most notably women's basketball. "Red Raiders" is used in sports that are sponsored only for one sex, whether men or women.
- UTRGV added a football team, originally setting 2024 for the start of play but then delaying it to 2025. It will play in the Southland Conference.
Division II
Angelo StateDallas BaptistLubbock ChristianMidwestern StateSt. Edward'sSt. Mary'sTexas A&M InternationalTexas A&M–KingsvilleUT TylerUT Permian BasinTexas Woman'sWest Texas A&Mclass=notpageimage| Full NCAA Division II member colleges in Texas. – Football member, – Non-football member
- Dallas Baptist's baseball team competes in Division I as a member of Conference USA.
Division III
Austin CollegeConcordiaDallasETBUHardin-SimmonsHoward PayneLeTourneauUMHBMcMurrySt. ThomasSchreinerSouthwesternTexas LutheranTrinityUT Dallasclass=notpageimage| Full NCAA Division III member colleges in Texas. – Football member, – Non-football member
- ^ Austin and Texas's football teams compete in the American Southwest Conference.
- Southwestern's football team competes in the Southern Athletic Association.
- Trinity's football team competes in the Southern Athletic Association.
- UT Dallas will transition to Division II and join the Lone Star Conference in 2025.
NAIA
UHVHuston-TillotsonJCUNelsonNorth AmericanUNTDOLLUPQCTexas A&M-San AntonioTexas A&M-TexarkanaTexas CollegeTexas WesleyanWayland BaptistWileyclass=notpageimage| Full NAIA member colleges in Texas. – Football member, – Non-football member
- North American's football team competes in the Sooner Athletic Conference.
- UNT Dallas has planned to add baseball, men's and women's soccer, and softball at a later time.
- Texas College's football team competes in the Sooner Athletic Conference.
NJCAA
NCCAA
Arlington BaptistDallas ChristianSouthwestern Adventistclass=notpageimage| Full NCCAA member colleges in Texas. – Non-football member
| Team | School | City | Conference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington Baptist Patriots | Arlington Baptist University | Arlington | |
| Dallas Christian Crusaders | Dallas Christian College | Farmers Branch | |
| Southwestern Adventist Knights | Southwestern Adventist University | Keene |
See also
- List of NCAA Division I institutions
- List of NCAA Division II institutions
- List of NCAA Division III institutions
- List of NAIA institutions
- List of NCCAA institutions
- List of USCAA institutions
- List of Division 1 NJCAA schools
- List of Division 2 NJCAA schools
- List of Division 3 NJCAA schools
References
- "UTD To Begin NCAA Division II Move, Join Lone Star Conference" (Press release). The University of Texas at Dallas. July 20, 2023. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
