Texas Scorecard By Robert Montoya December 4, 2025
Universities persist despite warnings from a national security specialist against accepting students from China.Four Texas universities allowed more than 4,000 students from China, Russia, and Iran to enroll for the Fall 2025 semester. These are countries the U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence identified as national security threats in its 2025 Annual Threat Assessment.
Additionally, UT-Austin, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, and University of Houston have U.S. defense contracts.
The University of Texas at Austin accepted 1,377 students from China, 70 from Iran, and 31 from Russia. Texas A&M University accepted 917 from China, 179 from Iran, and 18 from Russia.
The University of Houston accepted 1,050 from China, 119 from Iran, and 19 from Russia, while Texas Tech accepted 146 from China, 119 from Iran, and 12 from Russia.
Texas Scorecard acquired this information through public information requests.
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