Colleges in Texas: admission rates, test scores and cost

77 colleges in Texas that mostly award bachelor's degrees and report an admission rate, most selective first. Net price is the average a year after grants and scholarships; at public colleges it's the price for in-state students.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release).

Colleges in Texas, most selective first
College	Admission rate	SAT middle 50%	Average net price	Graduation rate
Rice University	8%	1510–1570	$11,164	95%
Dallas Christian College	22%	788–1088	$26,141	24%
Trinity University	26%	1340–1500	$22,962	82%
The University of Texas at Austin	27%	1250–1510	$18,554 in-state	89%
Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary	29%	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Messenger College	38%	Not reported	$26,367	0%
LeTourneau University	38%	990–1330	$26,985	62%
Huston-Tillotson University	39%	800–1160	$32,089	35%
Redeemers University North America	40%	Not reported	$12,205	Not reported
Paul Quinn College	40%	Not reported	$14,147	28%
Southwestern University	43%	1130–1300	$29,435	74%
Texas A & M International University	44%	890–1090	$336 in-state	49%
Texas Christian University	45%	1140–1350	$35,045	86%
Austin College	48%	1100–1310	$20,077	66%
Baylor University	51%	1200–1400	$44,441	82%
Hallmark University	51%	Not reported	$13,495	65%
University of Dallas	53%	1120–1370	$68,064	67%
Wayland Baptist University	56%	Not reported	$23,421	20%
McMurry University	57%	950–1160	$19,021	42%
Texas A&M University-College Station	57%	1150–1400	$21,527 in-state	85%
East Texas Baptist University	58%	Not reported	$23,414	45%
The King's University	61%	Not reported	$27,363	53%
Southern Methodist University	63%	1340–1490	$39,816	83%
Texas A&M University-Texarkana	64%	Not reported	$16,934 in-state	29%
The University of Texas at Dallas	65%	1160–1410	$15,271 in-state	79%
Abilene Christian University	66%	1070–1270	$27,943	55%
Howard Payne University	67%	880–1160	$26,563	34%
Texas Wesleyan University	69%	1020–1100	$16,168	38%
University of North Texas	72%	980–1230	$15,358 in-state	63%
Texas Tech University	73%	1090–1280	$19,890 in-state	70%
Lubbock Christian University	73%	950–1190	$26,595	50%
University of Houston	74%	1160–1340	$11,439 in-state	66%
Southwestern Adventist University	78%	910–1200	$12,685	50%
Prairie View A & M University	79%	860–1080	$13,638 in-state	46%
The University of Texas at Arlington	80%	1010–1240	$17,040 in-state	51%
Saint Edward's University	81%	970–1240	$26,034	57%
Angelo State University	83%	910–1150	$13,394 in-state	45%
Chamberlain University-Texas	84%	Not reported	$39,545	40%
Houston Christian University	84%	990–1190	$19,294	48%
University of North Texas at Dallas	85%	846–1096	$12,111 in-state	39%
Lamar University	86%	930–1140	$7,984 in-state	39%
The University of Texas at San Antonio	87%	1000–1220	$9,872 in-state	52%
Schreiner University	88%	Not reported	$21,252	45%
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi	89%	970–1193	$13,843 in-state	38%
Dallas Baptist University	89%	960–1213	$25,954	60%
Nelson University	89%	890–1090	$26,425	37%
Texas State University	89%	980–1200	$16,660 in-state	55%
Tarleton State University	90%	980–1160	$20,525 in-state	49%
University of St Thomas	90%	980–1210	$15,446	67%
Hardin-Simmons University	90%	1010–1190	$19,731	45%
University of Houston-Downtown	90%	940–1110	$9,828 in-state	31%
Sam Houston State University	90%	930–1120	$14,788 in-state	56%
University of Houston-Clear Lake	91%	970–1150	$11,852 in-state	46%
Texas A&M University-Kingsville	91%	990–1110	$13,212 in-state	45%
Concordia University Texas	91%	Not reported	$26,128	43%
East Texas A&M University	92%	910–1150	$13,974 in-state	41%
Texas A&M University-San Antonio	93%	840–1070	$14,298 in-state	34%
Midwestern State University	94%	Not reported	$11,793 in-state	42%
Stephen F Austin State University	94%	970–1170	$15,928 in-state	55%
The University of Texas at Tyler	94%	1010–1200	$13,476 in-state	47%
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	94%	880–1090	$4,858 in-state	55%
The University of Texas Permian Basin	95%	910–1130	$5,070 in-state	41%
Texas Lutheran University	96%	Not reported	$20,716	52%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor	96%	960–1200	$29,143	47%
Texas A&M University-Victoria	96%	Not reported	$8,115 in-state	22%
Texas Woman's University	96%	Not reported	$11,060 in-state	49%
Texas Southern University	97%	800–1000	$16,494 in-state	24%
St. Mary's University	98%	900–1310	$17,775	58%
University of the Incarnate Word	98%	Not reported	$17,483	53%
Sul Ross State University	99%	930–1110	$16,255 in-state	30%
West Texas A & M University	99%	950–1170	$17,909 in-state	51%
The University of Texas at El Paso	100%	860–1080	$6,803 in-state	51%
Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online	100%	Not reported	$16,741	0%
Arizona College of Nursing-Dallas	100%	Not reported	$29,318	0%
Christ Mission College	100%	Not reported	$12,458	46%
Criswell College	100%	Not reported	$4,570	41%
Texas A&M University-Central Texas	100%	Not reported	$4,107 in-state	33%

Graduation rate: first-time, full-time students who finished within six years. A dash means the college didn't report that number.

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