Big 12 Schools Ranked by Acceptance Rate
The 16 Big 12 universities in the CollegeCalcAI database, ranked by undergraduate acceptance rate. Athletic conferences are not academic tiers, and the spread proves it: the list runs from University of Central Florida (40%) to University of Kansas (93%), with a median of 80%. 13 are public, so residency changes the real odds at most of them.
- University of Central Florida40%acceptanceSelectiveFL · SAT 1350
- Texas Christian University44%acceptanceSelectiveTX · SAT 1370
- Baylor University51%acceptanceModerately selectiveTX · SAT 1370
- Brigham Young University68%acceptanceModerately selectiveUT · SAT 1420
- Texas Tech University73%acceptanceModerately selectiveTX · SAT 1260
- University of Houston74%acceptanceModerately selectiveTX · SAT 1310
- Oklahoma State University75%acceptanceModerately selectiveOK · SAT 1280
- University of Colorado78%acceptanceAccessibleCO · SAT 1340
- Kansas State University82%acceptanceAccessibleKS · SAT 1260
- University of Cincinnati85%acceptanceAccessibleOH · SAT 1310
- University of Arizona86%acceptanceAccessibleAZ · SAT 1300
- University of Utah86%acceptanceAccessibleUT · SAT 1340
- Iowa State University89%acceptanceAccessibleIA · SAT 1310
- West Virginia University89%acceptanceAccessibleWV · SAT 1220
- Arizona State University90%acceptanceAccessibleAZ · SAT 1310
- University of Kansas93%acceptanceAccessibleKS · SAT 1280
Your chances at these colleges
Estimated chance of admission for three typical students, from the same model as the calculator. Unweighted GPA; 2, 4 and 7 AP courses respectively; Regular Decision; no legacy, athletic or first-generation hook.
Which of the Big 12 Schools Ranked by Acceptance Rate can I get into with a 3.7 GPA and a 1300 SAT?
By CollegeCalcAI's model, a student with a 3.7 unweighted GPA and a 1300 SAT has a Likely or Safety estimate (45% or higher) at 16 of the 16 colleges here, including University of Central Florida, Texas Christian University and Baylor University. Estimates assume Regular Decision and no hook; courses, activities and essays move them.
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Acceptance rates and admitted test ranges reflect publicly reported data (U.S. Department of Education / NCES IPEDS / Common Data Sets) and are rounded. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are a planning tool computed by a fixed, transparent model, not a guarantee of any admission decision.