List of colleges and universities in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex

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:

List of colleges and universities in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex

Institution	Est.	Type	City	County	Affiliation
Collin College	1985	Community college		Collin
Amberton University	1981	Private, nonprofit	Garland	Dallas
Arlington Baptist College	1939	Private, nonprofit	Arlington	Tarrant
The Art Institute of Dallas	1964	Private, for-profit	Dallas	Dallas	The Art Institutes
The Art Institute of Fort Worth	2009	Private, for-profit	Fort Worth	Tarrant	The Art Institutes
Brookhaven College	1978	Community college	Farmers Branch	Dallas	Dallas County Community College District
Cedar Valley College	1977	Community college	Lancaster	Dallas	Dallas County Community College District
Criswell College	1971	Private, nonprofit	Dallas	Dallas
Dallas Baptist University	1898	Private, nonprofit	Dallas	Dallas
Dallas Christian College	1950	Private, nonprofit	Farmers Branch	Dallas
Dallas Theological Seminary	1924	Private, nonprofit	Dallas	Dallas
Eastfield College	1970	Community college	Mesquite	Dallas	Dallas County Community College District
El Centro College	1966	Community college	Dallas	Dallas	Dallas County Community College District
Mountain View College	1970	Community college	Dallas	Dallas	Dallas County Community College District
North Lake College	1977	Community college	Irving	Dallas	Dallas County Community College District
Northwood University	1966	Private, nonprofit	Cedar Hill	Dallas
Parker University	1982	Private, nonprofit	Dallas	Dallas
Paul Quinn College	1872	Private, nonprofit	Dallas	Dallas
Richland College	1972	Community college	Dallas	Dallas	Dallas County Community College District
Southern Methodist University	1911	Private, nonprofit	Dallas	Dallas
Southwestern Adventist University	1893	Private, nonprofit	Keene	Johnson
Southwestern Assemblies of God University	1927	Private, nonprofit	Waxahachie	Ellis
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary	1908	Private, nonprofit	Fort Worth	Tarrant
Southwestern Christian College	1948	Private, nonprofit	Terrell	Kaufman
Tarrant County College	1965	Community college		Tarrant
Texas A&M University–Commerce	1889	Public, university	Commerce	Hunt	Texas A&M University System
Texas Christian University	1873	Private, nonprofit	Fort Worth	Tarrant
Texas Wesleyan University	1890	Private, nonprofit	Fort Worth	Tarrant
Texas Woman's University	1901	Public, university	Denton	Denton
University of Dallas	1956	Private, nonprofit	Irving	Dallas
University of North Texas	1890	Public, university	Denton	Denton	University of North Texas System
University of North Texas at Dallas	2000	Public, university	Dallas	Dallas	University of North Texas System
University of North Texas Health Science Center	1970	Public, university	Fort Worth	Tarrant	University of North Texas System
University of Texas at Arlington	1895	Public, university	Arlington	Tarrant	University of Texas System
University of Texas at Dallas	1969	Public, university	Richardson	Collin and Dallas	University of Texas System
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	1943	Public, university	Dallas	Dallas	University of Texas System
Wade College	1962	Private, for-profit	Dallas	Dallas
Weatherford College	1869	Public, university	Weatherford	Parker

See also

• List of colleges and universities in Texas