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Does your college have the happiest students? See Texas universities ranked
A Texas college has the happiest students in the country, a new report shows.
Each year, the Princeton Review analyzes higher education institutions to determine the best in a variety of categories — from academics and campus life to politics and the social scene. For the 2026 rankings, more than 170,000 students were surveyed from nearly 400 top-ranking colleges.
One university in the Lone Star State was deemed to have the happiest students, and three others in the state were among the top 25. Here’s the full list, along with some other categories Texas schools ranked highly.
The happiness of students wasn’t the only category Texas institutions were recognized for. Here are the schools that ranked in the top 10 of at least one list: