Certainly West of the Mississippi it would qualify, but 1876 is hardly early in the American higher education system.
Thats actually not correct. Baylor University in Waco, Texas is the oldest university in Texas founded in 1845. Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas is just as old.
Texas A&M University was founded in 1871, 12 years before the University of Texas was founded in 1883. This has been a source of conflict between the two colleges, as A&M students are upset that a school founded 12 years later would title itself THE University of Texas. To this day, Aggies call The University of Texas t.u., for Texas University.
The best is Texas A&M University. The School of Veterninary Medicine is considered the top in the state.
University of Texas
Clarendon College i think
University of Miami and University of Texas are tied with 40 each. LSU is first with 41.
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Texas Tech University
Baylor University is Baptist private college in Waco, Tx. It is the first college in Texas and the largest Baptist college in the world, founded in 1845. The picture above is of Southwestern University because the original person who posted this thought southwestern was the oldest college but it was founded in 1872
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The constitution of 1876 mandated a establishment of "university of first class". Therefore, the Congress of the Republic of Texas founded the 'University of Texas' which was opened in the year 1883.
In 1967, Robert Lewis Gilbert became the first African American student to graduate Baylor University.
It is correct to say a university.
Mission Statement: "The mission of The University of Texas at Austin is to achieve excellence in the interrelated areas of undergraduate education, graduate education, research and public service. The university provides superior and comprehensive educational opportunities at the baccalaureate through doctoral and special professional educational levels." Vision Statement: "The University of Texas will be the best in the world at creating a disciplined culture of excellence that generates intellectual excitement, transforms lives, and develops leaders. The University of Texas will define for the 21st century what it means to be a university of the first class."