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Texas Student Loans

Undergraduate and graduate college students in Texas may be eligible to apply for various types of student loans to finance their education. Federal loans are recommended as the first choice for students to borrow as they are government regulated, fixed-rate and readily available through the state of Texas and also directly from your school. To begin the student loan application process, you must fill out and submit a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid).

After filling your FAFSA and receiving your award letters, you'll have an good indication of how much federal financial aid coverage you will have, and what else you might need. Keep mindful of the financial aid calendar to ensure you are meeting deadlines. Often students exhaust their federal loans before meeting their true cost of education including fees, books, supplies, computers, rent, transportation and other education-related expenses. One option for filling the remaining gap is a private student loan. While federal loan limits are set by grade level and student status, private student loans do not have any set limit and therefore can cover up to your full cost of education, including those unexpected expenses.

There are 405 schools in Texas that offer different types of student loans. StudentLoans.com provides the knowledge and resources necessary to research and apply for the loan you need. The information below will help you find which options are available at your college.

Private student loan lenders: Wells Fargo Private student loan lenders: Sallie Mae Private student loan lenders: SunTrust Private student loan lenders: Discover Private student loan lenders: Union Federal Savings Bank

Top 20 Schools in Texas

Below are the colleges in Texas with the highest enrollment. All schools listed provide federal financial aid (based on information provided by the Dept. of Education) and many accept private student loans as well. Contact your financial aid office to learn more about federal loans for you school. Apply for private student loans here at StudentLoans.com.

  • Texas A & M University
  • The University of Texas at Austin
  • University of North Texas
  • Texas Tech University
  • University of Houston
  • Texas State University-San Marcos
  • The University of Texas at San Antonio
  • Lone Star College System
  • Houston Community College System
  • Tarrant County College District
  • The University of Texas at Arlington
  • Sam Houston State University
  • Baylor University
  • The University of Texas-Pan American
  • The University of Texas at El Paso
  • El Paso Community College
  • Austin Community College District
  • San Jacinto Community College
  • Stephen F Austin State University
  • Blinn College

All Schools in Texas

  • Abilene Christian University
  • Academy at Austin
  • Academy of Cosmetology
  • Academy of Hair Design
  • Academy of Hair Design
  • Academy of Hair Design
  • Academy of Health Care Professions
  • Academy of Oriental Medicine
  • Advanced Barber College and Hair Design
  • Aims Academy
  • Alamo Community College District Central Office
  • Allied Health Careers
  • Alvin Community College
  • Amarillo College
  • Amberton University
  • American Broadcasting School
  • American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med
  • American Commercial College
  • American Commercial College
  • American Commercial College
  • American Commercial College
  • American Commercial College-Odessa
  • American Intercontinental University
  • Amesed
  • Anamarc Educational Institute
  • Angelina College
  • Angelo State University
  • Argosy University-Dallas
  • Arlington Baptist College
  • Arlington Career Institute
  • Arlington Medical Institute
  • Astrodome Career Centers
  • ATI Career Training Center
  • ATI Career Training Center
  • ATI Career Training Center
  • ATI Career Training Center
  • ATI Technical Training Center
  • Austin College
  • Austin Community College District
  • Austin Graduate School of Theology
  • Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
  • Aviation Institute of Maintenance
  • Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Dallas
  • Baldwin Beauty School
  • Baldwin Beauty School
  • Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary
  • Baptist University of the Americas
  • Baylor College of Medicine
  • Baylor University
  • Blinn College
  • Bradford School of Business
  • Brazosport College
  • Brite Divinity School
  • Brookhaven College
  • Capitol City Careers
  • Capitol City Trade and Technical School
  • Career Academy Inc
  • Career Centers of Texas-Brownsville
  • Career Centers of Texas-Corpus Christi
  • Career Centers of Texas-El Paso
  • Career Centers of Texas-Ft Worth
  • Career Point College
  • Career Quest
  • Careers Unlimited
  • CCI Training Center
  • Cedar Valley College
  • Center for Advanced Legal Studies
  • Central Texas Beauty College
  • Central Texas Beauty College
  • Central Texas College
  • Central Texas Commercial College
  • CET-Socorro
  • Champion Beauty College
  • Charles and Sues School of Hair Design
  • Cisco College
  • Clarendon College
  • Coastal Bend College
  • College of Biblical Studies-Houston
  • College of the Mainland
  • Collin County Community College District
  • Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service
  • Computer Career Center
  • Computer Labs
  • Concorde Career Institute
  • Concordia University Texas
  • Conlee's College of Cosmetology
  • Coryell Cosmetology College
  • Cosmetology Career Center LLC
  • Court Reporting Institute-Wheeler Institute of Texas
  • Covenant School of Nursing and Allied Health
  • Culinary Academy of Austin
  • Culinary Institute Alain and Marie Lenotre
  • Dallas Baptist University
  • Dallas Barber & Stylist College
  • Dallas Christian College
  • Dallas County Community College District
  • Dallas Institute of Funeral Service
  • Dallas Nursing Institute
  • Dallas Theological Seminary
  • Del Mar College
  • DeVry University-Texas
  • East Texas Baptist University
  • Eastfield College
  • El Centro College
  • El Paso Community College
  • Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest
  • Everest College-Arlington
  • Everest College-Dallas
  • Everest College-Fort Worth
  • Everest Institute-Austin
  • Everest Institute-Bissonnet
  • Everest Institute-Greenspoint
  • Everest Institute-Hobby
  • Everest Institute-San Antonio
  • Exposito School of Hair Design Ltd
  • Faris Computer School Inc
  • Fort Worth Beauty School
  • Frank Phillips College
  • Franklin Beauty School
  • Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio
  • Galveston College
  • Grayson County College
  • Hallmark College of Technology/Hallmark College of Aeronautics
  • Hardin-Simmons University
  • High-Tech Institute-Dallas
  • Hill College
  • Houston Baptist University
  • Houston Community College System
  • Houston Graduate School of Theology
  • Houston Training School
  • Houston Training School-South
  • Houston's Training and Education Center
  • Howard College
  • Howard Payne University
  • Huston-Tillotson University
  • ICC Technical Institute
  • Institute of Ocean Technology
  • Interactive Learning Systems
  • Interactive Learning Systems
  • Interactive Learning Systems
  • Interactive Learning Systems
  • International Academy of Design and Technology
  • International Beauty College
  • International Beauty College 3
  • International Business College
  • International Business College
  • International Business College Corporation System
  • ITT Technical Institute-Arlington
  • ITT Technical Institute-Austin
  • ITT Technical Institute-Houston North
  • ITT Technical Institute-Houston West
  • ITT Technical Institute-Richardson
  • ITT Technical Institute-San Antonio
  • ITT Technical Institute-Webster
  • Iverson Business School and Court Reporting
  • Jacksonville College-Main Campus
  • Jarvis Christian College
  • Jay's Technical Institute
  • Jones Beauty College
  • K D Studio
  • Kaplan Career Institute-San Antonio Campus
  • Kilgore College
  • Kussad Institute of Court Reporting
  • Lamar Institute of Technology
  • Lamar State College-Orange
  • Lamar State College-Port Arthur
  • Lamar University
  • Laredo Beauty College Inc
  • Laredo Community College
  • Le Cordon Bleu Institute of Culinary Arts-Dallas
  • Lee College
  • LeTourneau University
  • Lincoln College of Technology
  • Lon Morris College
  • Lone Star College System
  • Lubbock Christian University
  • Lubbock Hair Academy
  • Mai-trix Beauty College
  • Manuel and Theresa's School of Hair Design
  • McLennan Community College
  • McMurry University
  • Medvance Institute-Houston
  • Metroplex Beauty School
  • Mid-Cities Barber College
  • Midland College
  • Midwestern State University
  • Milan Institute
  • Milan Institute
  • Milan Institute of Cosmetology
  • Milan Institute of Cosmetology
  • Milan Institute of Cosmetology
  • Mims Classic Beauty College
  • MJ's Beauty Academy Inc
  • Mountain View College
  • National American University-Austin
  • National Beauty College
  • Navarro College
  • Neilson Beauty College
  • North Central Texas College
  • North Lake College
  • North West Beauty School
  • Northeast Texas Community College
  • Northwest Educational Center
  • Northwest Vista College
  • Northwood University
  • Oblate School of Theology
  • Ocean Corporation
  • Odessa College
  • Ogle School of Hair Design
  • Ogle School of Hair Design
  • Ogle School of Hair Design
  • Ogle School of Hair Design
  • Our Lady of the Lake University-San Antonio
  • Palo Alto College
  • Panola College
  • Paris Junior College
  • Parker College of Chiropractic
  • Paul Mitchell The School- Houston
  • Paul Mitchell the School-San Antonio
  • Paul Quinn College
  • PCI Health Training Center
  • Pipo Academy of Hair Design
  • Platt College
  • Prairie View A & M University
  • Professional Careers Institute
  • Ranger College
  • Regency Beauty Institute-Austin
  • Regency Beauty Institute-Cypresswood
  • Regency Beauty Institute-Pasadena
  • Remington College-Dallas Campus
  • Remington College-Fort Worth Campus
  • Remington College-Houston Campus
  • Remington College-Houston Southeast
  • Remington College-North Houston Campus
  • Rice University
  • Richland College
  • Ronny J's Barber Styling
  • Royal Beauty Careers
  • Royal Beauty Careers
  • Saint Edward's University
  • Sam Houston State University
  • San Antonio Beauty College 3
  • San Antonio Beauty College 4
  • San Antonio College
  • San Antonio College of Medical and Dental Assistants-McAllen
  • San Jacinto Community College
  • San Jacinto Community College District
  • Sanford-Brown College
  • Sanford-Brown Institute
  • Sanford-Brown Institute-Dallas
  • School of Automotive Machinists
  • School of Hair Design
  • Schreiner University
  • Sebring Career Schools
  • Sebring Career Schools
  • Sebring Career Schools
  • Seguin Beauty School
  • Seguin Beauty School
  • South Plains College
  • South Texas Barber College Inc
  • South Texas College
  • South Texas College of Law
  • South Texas Vo-Tech Institute
  • South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-McAllen
  • Southeast Texas Career Institute
  • Southeastern Career Institute
  • Southeastern Career Institute-Midland
  • Southern Careers Institute 1 Inc
  • Southern Careers Institute Inc
  • Southern Careers Institute Inc-Corpus Christi
  • Southern Careers Institute Inc-Laredo
  • Southern Careers Institute Inc-South Texas
  • Southern Methodist University
  • Southwest Career Institute
  • Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf
  • Southwest Institute of Technology
  • Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio
  • Southwest Texas Junior College
  • Southwestern Adventist University
  • Southwestern Assemblies of God University
  • Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • Southwestern Christian College
  • Southwestern University
  • St Marys University
  • St Philips College
  • Star College of Cosmetology 2
  • State Beauty Academy
  • Stephen F Austin State University
  • Stephenville Beauty College
  • Sul Ross State University
  • SW School of Business and Technical Careers
  • SW School of Business and Technical Careers-Cosmetology
  • Sylvia's International School of Beauty
  • Tarleton State University
  • Tarrant County College District
  • Temple College
  • Texarkana College
  • Texas A & M International University
  • Texas A & M University
  • Texas A & M University at Galveston
  • Texas A & M University-Commerce
  • Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
  • Texas A & M University-Kingsville
  • Texas A & M University-Texarkana
  • Texas A&M Health Science Center
  • Texas Barber Colleges and Hairstyling Schools
  • Texas Careers
  • Texas Careers-Beaumont
  • Texas Careers-Laredo
  • Texas Careers-Lubbock
  • Texas Chiropractic College Foundation Inc
  • Texas Christian University
  • Texas College
  • Texas College of Cosmetology
  • Texas College of Cosmetology
  • Texas College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
  • Texas Culinary Academy
  • Texas Health School
  • Texas Lutheran University
  • Texas School of Business East Inc
  • Texas School of Business Inc
  • Texas School of Business-Friendswood Inc
  • Texas School of Business-Southwest Inc
  • Texas Southern University
  • Texas Southmost College
  • Texas State Technical College Harlingen
  • Texas State Technical College Waco
  • Texas State Technical College-Marshall
  • Texas State Technical College-System
  • Texas State Technical College-West Texas
  • Texas State University-San Marcos
  • Texas Tech University
  • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
  • Texas Tech University System Administration
  • Texas Vocational Schools Inc
  • Texas Wesleyan University
  • Texas Woman's University
  • The Academy of Health Care Professions
  • The Academy of Health Care Professions
  • The Academy of Health Care Professions
  • The Art Institute of Austin
  • The Art Institute of Dallas
  • The Art Institute of Houston
  • The College of Saint Thomas More
  • The Texas A&M University System Office
  • The University of Texas at Arlington
  • The University of Texas at Austin
  • The University of Texas at Brownsville
  • The University of Texas at Dallas
  • The University of Texas at El Paso
  • The University of Texas at San Antonio
  • The University of Texas at Tyler
  • The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
  • The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
  • The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
  • The University of Texas Medical Branch
  • The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
  • The University of Texas System Office
  • The University of Texas-Pan American
  • Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy
  • Touch of Class School of Cosmetology
  • Trend Barber College
  • Tri-State Cosmetology Institute 1
  • Trinity University
  • Trinity Valley Community College
  • Tyler Junior College
  • Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc
  • University of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences
  • University of Cosmetology Arts and Sciences
  • University of Dallas
  • University of Houston
  • University of Houston-Clear Lake
  • University of Houston-Downtown
  • University of Houston-System Administration
  • University of Houston-Victoria
  • University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
  • University of North Texas
  • University of North Texas Health Science Center
  • University of North Texas System
  • University of Phoenix-Austin Campus
  • University of Phoenix-Dallas Fort Worth Campus
  • University of Phoenix-Houston Westside Campus
  • University of Phoenix-San Antonio Campus
  • University of St Thomas
  • University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
  • University of the Incarnate Word
  • Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies
  • Vatterott Education Center
  • Velma B's Beauty Academy
  • Vernon College
  • Victoria Beauty College Inc
  • Victoria College
  • Virginia College-Austin
  • Wade College
  • Wayland Baptist University
  • Weatherford College
  • West Texas A & M University
  • Western Technical College
  • Western Technical College
  • Western Texas College
  • Westwood College-Dallas
  • Westwood College-Ft Worth
  • Westwood College-Houston South
  • Wharton County Junior College
  • Wiley College