Study in Texas, USA
Top universities in Texas, based on the QS World University Rankings? 2017:
- University of Texas at Austin (ranked 67th in the world)
- Rice University (90th)
- Texas A&M University (160th)
- University of Texas at Dallas (380th)
- University of Houston (601-650)
- Southern Methodist University (701+)
- Baylor University (701+)
Top student cities in Texas
- Dallas
- Houston
- Austin
Facts about Texas
- Population: 27.4 million
- Houston, Texas is the only U.S. city without zoning laws.
- If Texas was an independent country, it would rank as the world’s seventh largest producer of greenhouse gases
- The state has no official language, due to the variety of different tongues found.
- Texas has the second greatest GDP (Gross Domestic Product) in the US, after California.
- The fastest road in USA is in Austin, Texas. It has a speed limit of 85 mph.
- El Paso, Texas is one of the safest big cities in America, despite being across the river from Juarez, one of the most dangerous cities in the world.
- San Antonio, Texas has the highest percentage of gay and lesbian parents in the US.
- The largest county in Texas is Brewster. It measures 6,193 square miles, which is roughly the size of Connecticut. Delaware could fit inside Brewster three times.