Texas has 77 colleges with published admissions data — 35 public and 42 private. Acceptance rates range from 8% to 100%, with Rice University admitting the smallest share of applicants. The median net price — what students actually pay after grants — is $19,487 a year. Median earnings ten years after enrolling are $54,403.
Average annual net price after grants.
Graduate earnings relative to one year's net price.
Median earnings 10 years after entering.
Share finishing within six years.
| College | Acceptance | SAT range | In-state tuition | Net price | Earnings | Grad rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice University | 8% | 1510–1570 | $64,144 | $13,370 | $89,718 | 95% |
| Dallas Christian College | 22% | 788–1088 | $21,730 | $22,960 | $43,503 | 29% |
| Trinity University | 26% | 1340–1500 | $53,676 | $23,464 | $71,668 | 84% |
| The University of Texas at Austin | 27% | 1250–1510 | $11,688 | $19,857 | $75,121 | 89% |
| Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary | 29% | — | $10,050 | — | — | — |
| Messenger College | 38% | — | $11,620 | $26,433 | $29,463 | 100% |
| LeTourneau University | 38% | 990–1330 | $37,160 | $28,185 | $57,103 | 59% |
| Huston-Tillotson University | 39% | 800–1160 | $26,709 | $19,719 | $42,937 | 34% |
| Redeemers University North America | 40% | — | $7,000 | — | — | — |
| Paul Quinn College | 40% | — | $13,498 | $12,709 | $29,288 | 27% |
| Southwestern University | 43% | 1130–1300 | $53,813 | $29,224 | $56,878 | 73% |
| Texas A & M International University | 44% | 890–1090 | $7,894 | $3,637 | $48,386 | 47% |
| Texas Christian University | 45% | 1140–1350 | $61,740 | $36,660 | $68,424 | 86% |
| Austin College | 48% | 1100–1310 | $48,680 | $21,107 | $61,296 | 67% |
| Baylor University | 51% | 1200–1400 | $58,100 | $41,104 | $65,793 | 80% |
| Hallmark University | 51% | — | — | $12,513 | $40,183 | 66% |
| University of Dallas | 53% | 1120–1370 | $53,930 | $22,610 | $58,285 | 73% |
| Wayland Baptist University | 56% | — | $23,782 | $20,590 | $51,838 | 19% |
| McMurry University | 57% | 950–1160 | $32,340 | $19,581 | $48,779 | 44% |
| Texas A&M University-College Station | 57% | 1150–1400 | $13,154 | $21,315 | $72,097 | 84% |
| East Texas Baptist University | 58% | — | $30,680 | $23,911 | $52,788 | 47% |
| The King's University | 61% | — | $12,480 | $14,140 | $41,471 | 47% |
| Southern Methodist University | 63% | 1340–1490 | $67,040 | $40,892 | $78,354 | 84% |
| Texas A&M University-Texarkana | 64% | — | $8,349 | $12,997 | $45,515 | 30% |
| The University of Texas at Dallas | 65% | 1160–1410 | $14,644 | $18,267 | $68,227 | 76% |
| Abilene Christian University | 66% | 1070–1270 | $44,200 | $26,182 | $55,736 | 59% |
| Howard Payne University | 67% | 880–1160 | $34,982 | $23,627 | $48,376 | 28% |
| Texas Wesleyan University | 69% | 1020–1100 | $39,582 | $24,066 | $54,053 | 32% |
| University of North Texas | 72% | 980–1230 | $11,309 | $15,649 | $57,010 | 61% |
| Texas Tech University | 73% | 1090–1280 | $11,852 | $19,070 | $62,454 | 69% |
| Lubbock Christian University | 73% | 950–1190 | $28,540 | $24,456 | $53,787 | 51% |
| University of Houston | 74% | 1160–1340 | $9,717 | $14,276 | $62,377 | 65% |
| Southwestern Adventist University | 78% | 910–1200 | $25,380 | $22,778 | $52,946 | 52% |
| Prairie View A & M University | 79% | 860–1080 | $11,299 | $13,570 | $45,411 | 43% |
| The University of Texas at Arlington | 80% | 1010–1240 | $11,950 | $13,951 | $63,199 | 54% |
| Saint Edward's University | 81% | 970–1240 | $51,384 | $25,578 | $58,826 | 63% |
| Angelo State University | 83% | 910–1150 | $8,460 | $15,091 | $50,116 | 44% |
| Chamberlain University-Texas | 84% | — | $20,380 | $32,209 | $92,405 | 25% |
| Houston Christian University | 84% | 990–1190 | $39,430 | $20,629 | $55,933 | 49% |
| University of North Texas at Dallas | 85% | 846–1096 | $9,595 | $6,420 | — | 42% |
| Lamar University | 86% | 930–1140 | $8,905 | $9,366 | $49,652 | 37% |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio | 87% | 1000–1220 | $9,011 | $10,836 | $57,131 | 53% |
| Schreiner University | 88% | — | $39,266 | $21,507 | $52,228 | 43% |
| Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi | 89% | 970–1193 | $9,748 | $15,225 | $51,865 | 40% |
| Dallas Baptist University | 89% | 960–1213 | $40,190 | $28,516 | $56,807 | 57% |
| Nelson University | 89% | 890–1090 | $25,064 | $21,662 | $46,238 | 42% |
| Texas State University | 89% | 980–1200 | $11,450 | $16,805 | $56,906 | 55% |
| Tarleton State University | 90% | 980–1160 | $8,302 | $20,783 | $53,040 | 48% |
| University of St Thomas | 90% | 980–1210 | $34,634 | $19,359 | $59,224 | 69% |
| University of Houston-Downtown | 90% | 940–1110 | $7,708 | $10,542 | $53,551 | 33% |
| Hardin-Simmons University | 90% | 1010–1190 | $32,960 | $19,555 | $54,771 | 46% |
| Sam Houston State University | 90% | 930–1120 | $9,228 | $16,404 | $54,211 | 55% |
| University of Houston-Clear Lake | 91% | 970–1150 | $7,770 | $15,563 | $59,004 | 52% |
| Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 91% | 990–1110 | $9,892 | $12,090 | $51,450 | 42% |
| Concordia University Texas | 91% | — | $23,500 | $23,131 | $60,883 | 45% |
| East Texas A&M University | 92% | 910–1150 | $10,026 | $11,841 | $50,296 | 43% |
| Texas A&M University-San Antonio | 93% | 840–1070 | $9,654 | $11,196 | $54,338 | 40% |
| Midwestern State University | 94% | — | $10,580 | $11,656 | $55,747 | 43% |
| Stephen F Austin State University | 94% | 970–1170 | $11,128 | $14,260 | $49,634 | 53% |
| The University of Texas at Tyler | 94% | 1010–1200 | $9,736 | $13,323 | $57,053 | 54% |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 94% | 880–1090 | $9,987 | $4,831 | $49,620 | 51% |
| The University of Texas Permian Basin | 95% | 910–1130 | $9,236 | $12,723 | $56,073 | 40% |
| Texas Lutheran University | 96% | — | $36,230 | $24,654 | $53,863 | 54% |
| University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | 96% | 960–1200 | $32,020 | $26,106 | $56,132 | 49% |
| Texas A&M University-Victoria | 96% | — | $7,149 | $8,109 | $54,467 | 26% |
| Texas Woman's University | 96% | — | $8,640 | $11,963 | $56,544 | 49% |
| Texas Southern University | 97% | 800–1000 | $9,173 | $16,590 | $38,924 | 22% |
| St. Mary's University | 98% | 900–1310 | $37,434 | $21,145 | $56,955 | 59% |
| University of the Incarnate Word | 98% | — | $37,090 | $22,775 | $56,733 | 51% |
| West Texas A & M University | 99% | 950–1170 | $9,101 | $19,487 | $50,741 | 55% |
| Sul Ross State University | 99% | 930–1110 | $7,592 | $13,286 | $41,871 | 30% |
| The University of Texas at El Paso | 100% | 860–1080 | $9,744 | $9,403 | $50,923 | 50% |
| Texas A&M University-Central Texas | 100% | — | $7,363 | $1,300 | — | — |
| Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online | 100% | — | $14,520 | $23,698 | $55,736 | — |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Dallas | 100% | — | $23,987 | $38,488 | $34,657 | — |
| Criswell College | 100% | — | $15,750 | $21,630 | $43,185 | 50% |
| Christ Mission College | 100% | — | $8,806 | $10,679 | — | 50% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Net price is the average annual cost after grants for students receiving federal aid. Earnings are median earnings 10 years after entering. A dash means the figure isn’t published for that school.
Texas A&M University-Central Texas has the lowest average net price in Texas at $1,300 a year after grants and scholarships. Texas A & M International University ($3,637) is next.
Students who enrolled at Chamberlain University-Texas report median earnings of $92,405 ten years after entering.
Texas has 77 colleges with published admissions data — 35 public and 42 private. Acceptance rates range from 8% to 100%.
The median in-state tuition at public colleges in Texas is $9,654 a year, before room, board and other costs.
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