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Texas Colleges by the Numbers
95 college profiles in our Texas directory. Available measures vary by school. Open a profile to check each figure’s year, student group and source.
State overview and medians
In the Fall 2024 filings for Texas, 4 listed schools reported requiring test scores and 20 reported not considering them. 15 had no recorded policy. Check each school's current admissions requirements. Texas has 95 college profiles in this directory; available measures vary by school — from Texas A&M University-College Station at 59,615 undergraduates down to campuses a fraction of that size. Among the listed schools with reported rates, the lowest historical acceptance rate is at Rice University at 8% admitted; the highest is at Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online at 100%.
Reported tuition (in-state for public schools) runs from $7,149 at the cheapest campus to $67,040 at the most expensive — a $59,891 spread inside Texas alone. Texas's ten-year earnings benchmark of $54,132 sits 1% above the national median of reported school-level earnings in the reference group, not the median income of all college students.
Each Texas profile names its data years and student groups. Check these before comparing Texas schools.
Texas medians
| Acceptance rate | Tuition (in-state) | Median annual earnings, 10 years after entry | 6-year graduation: first-time, full-time entrants |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84.5% | $13,498 | $54,132 | 49.1% |
Medians across 101 active bachelor's-degree institutions in Texas; the directory below lists 95 published profiles. These are medians of school-level figures, not medians across all students. Missing measures are excluded from each median.
All Texas colleges in our data
Admissions and score ranges: Fall 2024. Tuition is published price, not total attendance cost; public-school prices are in-state. Scroll the table sideways for more measures.
| College | City | Acceptance | SAT section sums / ACT | Tuition | Undergrads | Annual earnings, 10 years after entry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abilene Christian University | Abilene | 66% | 1070–1270 | $44,200 | 3,195 | $55,736 |
| Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online | Addison | 100% | not considered | $14,520 | 1,219 | $55,736 |
| American InterContinental University-Houston | Houston | — | — | $14,829 | 94 | $36,144 |
| Angelo State University | San Angelo | 83% | 910–1150 | $8,460 | 5,643 | $50,116 |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Dallas | Dallas | 100% | not considered | $23,987 | 588 | $34,657 |
| Arlington Baptist University | Arlington | — | — | $20,830 | 284 | $44,644 |
| Austin College | Sherman | 47.7% | 1100–1310 | $48,680 | 1,165 | $61,296 |
| Baptist Health System School of Health Professions | San Antonio | — | not considered | $13,760 | 575 | $74,220 |
| Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary | Jacksonville | — | not considered | $10,050 | 39 | — |
| Baptist University of the Americas | San Antonio | — | — | $9,180 | 99 | $37,709 |
| Baylor University | Waco | 51.3% | 1200–1400 | $58,100 | 14,785 | $65,793 |
| Chamberlain University-Texas | Houston | 83.9% | — | $20,380 | 2,270 | $92,405 |
| College of Biblical Studies-Houston | Houston | — | — | $9,350 | 419 | $39,260 |
| Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service | Houston | 86.4% | 996–1271 | $15,313 | 254 | $37,786 |
| Concordia University Texas | Austin | 91.3% | not considered | $23,500 | 1,185 | $60,883 |
| Criswell College | Dallas | 100% | not considered | $15,750 | 132 | $43,185 |
| Dallas Baptist University | Dallas | 88.8% | 960–1213 | $40,190 | 2,403 | $56,807 |
| Dallas Christian College | Dallas | 21.8% | 788–1088 | $21,730 | 224 | $43,503 |
| DeVry University-Texas | Irving | — | — | $17,408 | 8 | $45,987 |
| East Texas A&M University | Commerce | 92.2% | 910–1150 | $10,026 | 9,912 | $50,296 |
| East Texas Baptist University | Marshall | 57.8% | not considered | $30,680 | 1,352 | $52,788 |
| Hallmark University | San Antonio | 51.3% | — | — | 769 | $40,183 |
| Hardin-Simmons University | Abilene | 90% | 1010–1190 | $32,960 | 1,283 | $54,771 |
| Houston Christian University | Houston | 84.4% | 990–1190 | $39,430 | 2,886 | $55,933 |
| Howard Payne University | Brownwood | 67.4% | 880–1160 | $34,982 | 713 | $48,376 |
| Huston-Tillotson University | Austin | 39.1% | 800–1160 | $26,709 | 1,005 | $42,937 |
| Jarvis Christian University | Hawkins | — | — | $11,720 | 577 | $32,992 |
| KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts | Dallas | 68.2% | not considered | $20,521 | 70 | $30,187 |
| Lamar University | Beaumont | 86.4% | 930–1140 | $8,905 | 8,150 | $49,652 |
| LeTourneau University | Longview | 38% | 990–1330 | $37,160 | 1,468 | $57,103 |
| Lubbock Christian University | Lubbock | 73.1% | 950–1190 | $28,540 | 1,252 | $53,787 |
| McMurry University | Abilene | 57% | 950–1160 | $32,340 | 1,176 | $48,779 |
| Messenger College | Bedford | — | not considered | $11,620 | 24 | $29,463 |
| Midwestern State University | Wichita Falls | 93.5% | not considered | $10,580 | 4,087 | $55,747 |
| Nelson University | Waxahachie | 89% | 890–1090 | $25,064 | 1,479 | $46,238 |
| North American University | Stafford | — | — | $15,436 | 609 | — |
| Our Lady of the Lake University | San Antonio | — | — | $32,106 | 1,066 | $48,675 |
| Parker University | Dallas | — | — | $17,893 | 607 | $42,091 |
| Paul Quinn College | Dallas | 40.3% | not considered | $13,498 | 620 | $29,288 |
| Prairie View A & M University | Prairie View | 79.3% | 860–1080 | $11,299 | 8,877 | $45,411 |
| Rice University | Houston | 8% | 1510–1570 | $64,144 | 4,776 | $89,718 |
| Saint Edward's University | Austin | 81.4% | 970–1240 | $51,384 | 2,493 | $58,826 |
| Sam Houston State University | Huntsville | 90.3% | 930–1120 | $9,228 | 17,743 | $54,211 |
| Schreiner University | Kerrville | 88.2% | not considered | $39,266 | 1,053 | $52,228 |
| South University-Austin | Round Rock | — | — | $18,145 | 211 | $34,421 |
| Southern Methodist University | Dallas | 63.3% | 1340–1490 | $67,040 | 7,277 | $78,354 |
| Southwestern Adventist University | Keene | 78.4% | 910–1200 | $25,380 | 570 | $52,946 |
| Southwestern University | Georgetown | 43.1% | 1130–1300 | $53,813 | 1,440 | $56,878 |
| St. Mary's University | San Antonio | 97.8% | 900–1310 | $37,434 | 1,951 | $56,955 |
| Stephen F Austin State University | Nacogdoches | 94% | 970–1170 | $11,128 | 8,728 | $49,634 |
| Strayer University-Texas | Farmers Branch | — | — | $13,920 | 2,293 | $40,092 |
| Sul Ross State University | Alpine | 98.7% | 930–1110 | $7,592 | 1,396 | $41,871 |
| Tarleton State University | Stephenville | 89.6% | 980–1160 | $8,302 | 12,673 | $53,040 |
| Texas A & M International University | Laredo | 44.4% | 890–1090 | $7,894 | 6,667 | $48,386 |
| Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi | 88.6% | 970–1193 | $9,748 | 8,034 | $51,865 |
| Texas A&M University-Central Texas | Killeen | 100% | not considered | $7,363 | 1,750 | — |
| Texas A&M University-College Station | College Station | 57.4% | 1150–1400 | $13,154 | 59,615 | $72,097 |
| Texas A&M University-Kingsville | Kingsville | 90.9% | 990–1110 | $9,892 | 4,748 | $51,450 |
| Texas A&M University-San Antonio | San Antonio | 92.8% | 840–1070 | $9,654 | 6,599 | $54,338 |
| Texas A&M University-Texarkana | Texarkana | 63.5% | not considered | $8,349 | 1,982 | $45,515 |
| Texas A&M University-Victoria | Victoria | 95.9% | not considered | $7,149 | 2,513 | $54,467 |
| Texas Christian University | Fort Worth | 44.5% | 1140–1350 | $61,740 | 11,026 | $68,424 |
| Texas College | Tyler | — | — | $10,008 | 614 | $33,752 |
| Texas Lutheran University | Seguin | 95.7% | not considered | $36,230 | 1,304 | $53,863 |
| Texas Southern University | Houston | 96.9% | 800–1000 | $9,173 | 6,844 | $38,924 |
| Texas State University | San Marcos | 89.3% | 980–1200 | $11,450 | 36,177 | $56,906 |
| Texas Tech University | Lubbock | 72.6% | 1090–1280 | $11,852 | 32,394 | $62,454 |
| Texas Wesleyan University | Fort Worth | 69.2% | 1020–1100 | $39,582 | 1,741 | $54,053 |
| Texas Woman's University | Denton | 96.1% | not considered | $8,640 | 8,767 | $56,544 |
| The King's University | Southlake | 60.6% | — | $12,480 | 251 | $41,471 |
| The University of Texas at Arlington | Arlington | 79.9% | 1010–1240 | $11,950 | 32,294 | $63,199 |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Austin | 26.6% | 1250–1510 | $11,688 | 42,855 | $75,121 |
| The University of Texas at Dallas | Richardson | 65.1% | 1160–1410 | $14,644 | 21,751 | $68,227 |
| The University of Texas at El Paso | El Paso | 99.9% | 860–1080 | $9,744 | 21,005 | $50,923 |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio | San Antonio | 86.8% | 1000–1220 | $9,011 | 30,580 | $57,131 |
| The University of Texas at Tyler | Tyler | 94% | 1010–1200 | $9,736 | 7,440 | $57,053 |
| The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | San Antonio | — | — | — | 930 | $82,206 |
| The University of Texas Permian Basin | Odessa | 94.9% | 910–1130 | $9,236 | 3,911 | $56,073 |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Edinburg | 94.2% | 880–1090 | $9,987 | 28,666 | $49,620 |
| Trinity University | San Antonio | 25.9% | 1340–1500 | $53,676 | 2,505 | $71,668 |
| University of Dallas | Irving | 53.4% | 1120–1370 | $53,930 | 1,403 | $58,285 |
| University of Houston | Houston | 73.9% | 1160–1340 | $9,717 | 38,380 | $62,377 |
| University of Houston-Clear Lake | Houston | 90.5% | 970–1150 | $7,770 | 6,078 | $59,004 |
| University of Houston-Downtown | Houston | 90% | 940–1110 | $7,708 | 12,555 | $53,551 |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | Belton | 95.8% | 960–1200 | $32,020 | 2,759 | $56,132 |
| University of North Texas | Denton | 72.2% | 980–1230 | $11,309 | 34,341 | $57,010 |
| University of North Texas at Dallas | Dallas | 84.5% | 846–1096 | $9,595 | 2,878 | — |
| University of St Thomas | Houston | 89.9% | 980–1210 | $34,634 | 3,220 | $59,224 |
| University of the Incarnate Word | San Antonio | 98.1% | not considered | $37,090 | 4,440 | $56,733 |
| Vet Tech Institute of Houston | Houston | 81% | not considered | $16,324 | 200 | $35,765 |
| Wade College | Dallas | — | — | $17,692 | 252 | $36,657 |
| Wayland Baptist University | Plainview | 56% | not considered | $23,782 | 2,041 | $51,838 |
| West Coast University-Texas | North Hollywood | — | — | $36,854 | 2,673 | $102,672 |
| West Texas A & M University | Canyon | 98.7% | 950–1170 | $9,101 | 6,917 | $50,741 |
| Wiley University | Marshall | — | — | $12,500 | 712 | $33,159 |
Scores shown are among students who submitted them; "not considered" describes that historical cycle. SAT endpoints sum section percentiles and are not total-score percentiles or admission cutoffs. A dash means the measure is unavailable in this source, not zero. School profiles explain missing and withheld values.
Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release. The summary snapshot does not verify the exact observation years for earnings; it must not be read as current pay. Annual earnings cover federally aided students who worked and were not enrolled when measured, 10 years after entry, and may be shared across institutions. See each profile for its source limitations. Retrieved 2026-09-01.