Colleges in Texas: A Parent's Guide
Below are colleges across Texas with acceptance rates, SAT/ACT ranges, and net price data sourced from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Schools are listed by admission selectivity, most selective first.
- Texas A&M University-College Station8% acceptance · $58,128 in-state tuition
- Rice University29% acceptance · $11,678 in-state tuition
- San Antonio College41% acceptance · $35,500 in-state tuition
- Trinity University43% acceptance · $57,220 in-state tuition
- University of Texas at Austin63% acceptance · $13,099 in-state tuition
- University of Texas at Arlington70% acceptance · $9,711 in-state tuition
- Texas Christian University71% acceptance · $11,852 in-state tuition
- Texas Tech University81% acceptance · $11,728 in-state tuition
- Baylor University85% acceptance · $9,859 in-state tuition
- Southwestern University85% acceptance · $38,100 in-state tuition
- University of Texas at San Antonio85% acceptance · $9,228 in-state tuition
- Austin Community College District88% acceptance · $10,600 in-state tuition
- Texas State University88% acceptance · $8,991 in-state tuition
- Southern Methodist University89% acceptance · $11,450 in-state tuition
- Houston Community College93% acceptance · $10,026 in-state tuition
- Texas Wesleyan University93% acceptance · $33,660 in-state tuition
- University of Texas at Dallas94% acceptance · $7,878 in-state tuition
- University of Houston97% acceptance · $9,101 in-state tuition
- University of North Texas100% acceptance · $9,744 in-state tuition
- Dallas County Community College District— · $3,150 in-state tuition
- Austin College— · $12,500 in-state tuition