As July comes to an end, Texas students are turning their attention to the upcoming school year. And it’s not just kids — college students are preparing to move to campuses and begin the 2024 fall semester.

Hundreds of thousands of students will soon occupy now-quiet college campuses as they either return for another year or step onto the grounds as students for the very first time.

With 1.56 million students, the Lone Star State has the second-most college students among U.S. states, topped only by California.

Here are move-in and start dates for top universities across Texas:

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Texas A&M University at College Station: Aug. 19

Texas A&M is the largest university in Texas as well as the entirety of the U.S. Over 74,000 students take classes there, according to the latest data from BestColleges. Last fall, the Texas A&M University System, which spans 11 universities, enrolled a record 154,865 students in classes. Its main campus at College Station welcomed about 12,540 freshmen that semester.

Student move-in dates for the Fall 2024 semester are between Thursday, August 15th and Sunday, August 18th and vary by location. Students must sign up for a move-in appointment after completing their online Annual Housing Orientation. Information about how to access the scheduler was emailed to students in early July.

The 5,200-acre campus has a total of 25 residence halls. Classes at Texas A&M University begin Monday, August 19th.

Click here to see Texas A&M University’s Fall 2024 schedule.

University of Texas at Austin: Aug. 26

Nearly 52,000 students attend UT Austin, which is among the largest and best research universities in the country. This year, it was ranked the ninth top public school by U.S. News & World Report. Despite its “Forty Acres” nickname, UT Austin’s main campus now sits on 431 acres, but the university owns a total of nearly 1,500 acres.

Though students can move to UT Austin’s campus as early as Monday, August 19th, most students will do so on Friday, August 23rd and Saturday, August 24th, in a centralized check-in at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. Students may schedule their move-in appointments via the housing portal.

Classes at UT Austin start Monday, August 26th.

Click here to see UT Austin’s Fall 2024 schedule.

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University of North Texas: Aug. 19

Like Texas A&M University, the UNT saw record-high enrollment last fall, with nearly 47,000 students enrolled in classes. It was also the top choice for career readiness and among the nation’s largest public research universities. UNT’s main campus spans about 900 acres, with its Frisco location raising the total to 1,000 acres and 15 residence halls.

UNT students can move onto campus as early as Friday, August 9th. They are instructed to sign up for a move-in date and time through the eHousing portal. Classes begin Monday, August 19th.

Click here to see the University of North Texas’ Fall 2024 schedule.

University of Houston: Aug. 19

The University of Houston claimed 46,676 students last fall on its 894-acre campus. Over 6,000 of those students were freshmen.

Students will move onto campus between Wednesday, August 14th and Saturday, August 17th. All students with a filed Housing Agreement received move-in instructions via email in early July.

The first day of classes is Monday, August 19th.

Click here to see the University of Houston’s Fall 2024 schedule.

Texas Tech University: Aug. 22

Over 40,000 students were enrolled at Texas Tech University in Fall 2022. Spanning a whopping 1,900 acres in Lubbock, TTU is the second-largest contiguous campus in the U.S. It is also the only college in the Lone Star State with an undergraduate and a graduate university, law school and medical school all on one campus.

TTU students will move in Thursday, August 15th through Sunday, August 18th and should have signed up for a move-in date and time this past weekend. The first day of classes is Thursday, August 22nd.

Click here to see Texas Tech University’s Fall 2024 schedule.

Texas State University: Aug. 26

As of this spring, over 35,000 students were enrolled in Texas State University. TXST set multiple enrollment records that semester, with freshmen enrollment up by 59% from Spring 2023. The university has several campuses throughout the Lone Star State, with two main campuses in San Marcos (517 acres, 245 buildings) and Round Rock (101 acres, six buildings).

New students will move onto the TXST campus from Saturday, August 17th to Monday, August 19th. The move-in deadline for other students is Monday, August 26th. Students should have selected a move-in appointment via their housing portal. The first day of classes is Monday, August 26th.

Click here to see Texas State University’s Fall 2024 schedule.

University of Texas at San Antonio: Aug. 26

A new freshmen enrollment record was made last fall at the University of Texas at San Antonio, with a total of nearly 35,000 students enrolled. UTSA has five urban campuses on a sum of 758 acres: Main Campus, Park West Campus, Downtown Campus, Southwest Campus and Hemisfair Campus.

Students will move into UTSA from Tuesday, August 20th through Friday, August 23rd, organized by residence halls. Classes begin on Monday, August 26th.

Click here to see the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Fall 2024 schedule.

University of Texas at El Paso: Aug. 26

Another school to break records for freshmen enrollment last fall was UTEP, which reported over 24,000 students in total. It was the second consecutive year of enrollment increases. It was also ranked first in social mobility by the Wall Street Journal in September 2023. The campus’s 89 buildings sit on 367 acres.

Students will begin moving onto UTEP’s campus Friday, August 23rd. They will be able to choose a move-in date and time starting Wednesday, August 1st. The first day of classes is Monday, August 26th.

Click here to see the University of Texas at El Paso’s Fall 2024 schedule.

Texas A&M University—Corpus Christi: Aug. 26

As of Fall 2022, nearly 11,000 students were enrolled at Texas A&M’s Corpus Christi campus. The campus is 364 acres located in the city, though most students live off-campus.

TAMU-CC’s first-year students and those living on Miramar’s Islander Housing will move in on Wednesday, August 21st, while those living on Momentum Village’s Islander Housing can move in on Saturday, August 24th. Classes begin Monday, August 26th.

Click here to see the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi’s Fall 2024 schedule.

Angelo State University: Aug. 26

In Fall 2022, 10,600 students were enrolled at Angelo State University. Its main campus is 268 acres, with over 60 buildings centered around a tree-lined pedestrian mall, giving it a park-like feel.

Angelo State students will move onto campus throughout the day on Wednesday, August 21st, according to which floor they live on. Classes begin Monday, August 26th.

Click here to see Angelo State University’s Fall 2024 schedule.

Rice University: Aug. 26

As of 2022, Rice University had an enrollment of over 8,500 students. The private university in Houston sits on about 300 acres with more than 70 major buildings.

Students will move onto the Rice University campus on Sunday, August 18th for O-Week. The first day of classes is Monday, August 26th.

Click here to see Rice University’s Fall 2024 schedule.

Sul Ross State University: Aug. 26

Sul Ross State University had an enrollment of nearly 2,000 students in Fall 2022, almost half of whom were first-generation students. The college sits on 647 acres, divided into a main campus and a central campus. An additional 468 acres serve as a working ranch.

New students will move into Sul Ross State University on Friday, August 23rd, while returning students will do so on Saturday, August 24th. Classes begin on Monday, August 26th.

Click here to see Sul Ross State University’s Fall 2024 schedule.

Next on our road trip was San Antonio. Apparently the “third-fattest” city in America, it’s only about an hour from Austin, but it feels like another country. On the way there we stopped at two roadside institutions. At Buc-ees, a service station the size of the O2 arena, they serve supersized everything: brisket sandwiches, jerky, jalapeno brittle (disgusting) and coffees in pint cups with scoops of coffee creamer. The second: Cabelas, was another airport-sized building that not only sells hiking equipment but also hosts installations of taxidermied animals from mountain lions to cobras. Oh, and a gun library where you can buy or sell any type of firearm.

President Biden visited Austin on Monday to deliver comments at the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library, commemorating the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act and honoring the legacy of a president recently likened to Biden for his decision not to seek reelection in 1968.

His visit prompted several state and local politicians to comment publicly about Biden’s legacy, record, and decision to step down from the ticket in November.

Here is what Texas politicians had to say about President Biden’s visit:

U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin

Doggett wrote that Biden was a “true statesman and patriot” in a post to X documenting the president’s arrival at ABIA. His remarks come after the congressmen became the first house Democrat to publicly call for Biden to step down from the ticket.

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Mayor Kirk Watson

Austin Mayor Kirk Watson wrote on X, “The fact that the American economy is the strongest in the world post-pandemic has everything to do with Joe Biden’s leadership,” in a post containing a photograph of the two politicians shaking hands on the tarmac.

Mayor Watson continued by noting that America owed Biden a “debt of gratitude” both for his leadership in the White House and for his “extraordinary decision to pass the torch of leadership.” Watson finished his statement by pledging a commitment to helping elect Vice President Kamala Harris in November.

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott

While Abbott did not comment directly on Biden’s remarks at the LBJ library, he did take the opportunity to deride POTUS’ policies regarding the Southern border, emphasizing that Biden would not be visiting the border during his time in Texas.

“Joe Biden & his Border Czar Kamala Harris can come all the way to Texas but not the border,” Abbott wrote on X. “Americans are waiting for them to take this national security crisis seriously.”

U.S. Rep. Greg Casar, D-Austin

Congressman Casar was also among the handful of politicians who greeted Biden upon landing in Austin. In a statement released following POTUS’ arrival, Casar praised Biden for his recent pledge to reform the Supreme Court, a central topic in his remarks at the LBJ library.

“With term limits for the justices, an ethics code, and a constitutional amendment limiting presidential immunity, we can ensure the Court is balanced and not corrupted by billionaires and extremists,” Casar’s statement read. “These reforms would continue the legacy of President Lyndon Baines Johnson — protecting and advancing civil rights for everyone.”

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U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-El Paso

Representative Escobar wrote on X that she was honored to join the President as he commemorated the signing of the Civil Rights Act, a historical moment she described as “representing the culmination of an arduous fight in the never-ending pursuit for equality.

The president was also greeted by Texas Representatives Al Green, Sylvia Garcia, and Lizzie Fletcher as well as Texas Senate and House Minority Leaders Carol Alvaro and Trey Martinez Fischer.