IPEDS 2023 completions · bachelor's degrees · Texas

History colleges in Texas, ranked by graduates

31 colleges in Texas awarded at least 10 bachelor's degrees in history in 2023: 1,225 degrees, 1.1% of all bachelor's degrees at those colleges (1% across every college CollegeCalcAI tracks). University of North Texas graduated the most (131, 1.7% of its class). 24 of the 31 are public universities. The median acceptance rate among them is 86%; the most selective is Rice University at 8%.

Colleges

in Texas, 10+ degrees

Degrees awarded

1,225

2023, bachelor's

Share of degrees

1.1%

at these colleges

Median acceptance

86%

24 public, 7 private

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History colleges in Texas

Every Texas college awarding at least 10 bachelor's degrees in history, ranked by 2023 graduates. Click a college for its history page.

#	College	Type	Degrees (2023)	Share of grads	Acceptance rate	SAT 75th
1	University of North Texas	Public	131	1.7%	72%	1230
2	Texas State University	Public	94	1.4%	89%	1200
3	Texas A&M University	Public	92	0.7%	57%	1380
4	University of Texas at Austin	Public	86	0.8%	27%	1460
5	Sam Houston State University	Public	72	1.8%	90%	1160
6	University of Houston	Public	71	0.9%	74%	1310
7	University of Texas at San Antonio	Public	71	1.2%	87%	1200
8	Texas Tech University	Public	66	0.9%	73%	1260
9	University of Texas at Arlington	Public	60	0.8%	80%	1200
10	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Public	49	1%	94%	1090
11	University of Texas at El Paso	Public	49	1.2%	100%	1090
12	Baylor University	Private	40	1.1%	51%	1370
13	TAMU San Antonio	Public	39	3.1%	93%	1100
14	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	Public	27	1.8%	89%	1120
15	Angelo State University	Public	26	2.4%	83%	1100
16	Southern Methodist University	Private	25	1.3%	63%	1440
17	Texas A&M International	Public	24	1.8%	44%	1120
18	UT Tyler	Public	24	1.3%	94%	1120
19	Stephen F. Austin State University	Public	19	1%	94%	1120
20	Tarleton State University	Public	18	0.6%	90%	1100
21	Austin College	Private	18	7%	48%	1230
22	Texas Christian University	Private	16	0.6%	44%	1370
23	East Texas A&M University	Public	14	0.8%	92%	1090
24	Trinity University (TX)	Private	14	2.4%	26%	1230
25	Midwestern State University	Public	13	1.3%	94%	1100
26	Texas Southern University	Public	12	1.1%	97%	1010
27	St. Edward's University	Private	12	1.9%	81%	1150
28	Texas Woman's University	Public	12	0.6%	96%	1120
29	West Texas A&M	Public	11	0.7%	99%	1120
30	Lamar University	Public	10	0.6%	86%	1090
31	Rice University	Private	10	0.9%	8%	1560

Questions about history colleges in Texas

What is the best college for history in Texas?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023, the largest history programs in Texas are University of North Texas (131), Texas State University (94), Texas A&M University (92). "Best" depends on your profile: this page ranks every Texas college in the field by output and shows each one's acceptance rate and admitted SAT so you can match it to your own numbers.

How many colleges in Texas offer history?

31 four-year colleges in Texas awarded 10 or more bachelor's degrees in history in 2023, 24 public and 7 private, for 1,225 graduates in total.

Is in-state status an advantage for history in Texas?

At the 24 public universities on this list, Texas residents are usually admitted at a higher rate than out-of-state applicants and pay in-state tuition. CollegeCalcAI applies the residency effect when you set your home state, and the per-major adjustment when you set the major.

History elsewhere

The same field in other states, and the national ranking.

All history colleges, nationally →NC · 14 AZ · 4 AR · 6 AL · 6 TN · 11 IN · 10 NY · 34 ID · 4 MA · 21 UT · 6 RI · 5 CA · 35 MI · 11 SC · 13 OH · 19 CO · 10 NE · 5 NH · 6 IL · 19 IA · 5 All colleges in Texas →

Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS 2023 Completions (bachelor's degrees, first majors, CIP 2-digit series), joined to CollegeCalcAI's admissions dataset. Built 2026-09-19. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are not predictions or guarantees.