Public Universities in Texas, Ranked by Acceptance Rate
Texas has 28 public universities in the CollegeCalcAI database. The most selective is University of Texas at Austin at 27%; the most accessible is University of Texas at El Paso at 100%, and the median public university in the state admits 90%. 3 of them post an admitted-student SAT (75th percentile) of 1300 or higher. In-state tuition usually makes these the best-value options on a Texas student's list, so it pays to know exactly where each one sits.
- University of Texas at Austin27%acceptanceSelectiveTX · SAT 1460
- Texas A&M International44%acceptanceSelectiveTX · SAT 1120
- Texas A&M University57%acceptanceModerately selectiveTX · SAT 1380
- University of North Texas72%acceptanceModerately selectiveTX · SAT 1230
- Texas Tech University73%acceptanceModerately selectiveTX · SAT 1260
- University of Houston74%acceptanceModerately selectiveTX · SAT 1310
- TAMU Texarkana78%acceptanceAccessibleTX · SAT 1100
- Prairie View A&M University79%acceptanceAccessibleTX · SAT 1030
- University of Texas at Arlington80%acceptanceAccessibleTX · SAT 1200
- Angelo State University83%acceptanceAccessibleTX · SAT 1100
- Lamar University86%acceptanceAccessibleTX · SAT 1090
- University of Texas at San Antonio87%acceptanceAccessibleTX · SAT 1200
- Texas A&M-Corpus Christi89%acceptanceAccessibleTX · SAT 1120
- Texas State University89%acceptanceAccessibleTX · SAT 1200
- Sam Houston State University90%acceptanceAccessibleTX · SAT 1160
- Tarleton State University90%acceptanceAccessibleTX · SAT 1100
- Texas A&M Kingsville91%acceptanceAccessibleTX · SAT 1120
- East Texas A&M University92%acceptanceAccessibleTX · SAT 1090
- TAMU San Antonio93%acceptanceAccessibleTX · SAT 1100
- Stephen F. Austin State University94%acceptanceAccessibleTX · SAT 1120
- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley94%acceptanceAccessibleTX · SAT 1090
- Midwestern State University94%acceptanceAccessibleTX · SAT 1100
- UT Tyler94%acceptanceAccessibleTX · SAT 1120
- UT Permian Basin95%acceptanceAccessibleTX · SAT 1120
- Texas Woman's University96%acceptanceAccessibleTX · SAT 1120
- Texas Southern University97%acceptanceAccessibleTX · SAT 1010
- West Texas A&M99%acceptanceAccessibleTX · SAT 1120
- University of Texas at El Paso100%acceptanceAccessibleTX · SAT 1090
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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.