IPEDS 2023 completions · bachelor's degrees · Texas

Liberal Arts and General Studies colleges in Texas, ranked by graduates

26 colleges in Texas awarded at least 10 bachelor's degrees in liberal arts and general studies in 2023: 2,768 degrees, 3.4% of all bachelor's degrees at those colleges (1.9% across every college CollegeCalcAI tracks). University of North Texas graduated the most (365, 4.8% of its class). 19 of the 26 are public universities. The median acceptance rate among them is 86%; the most selective is University of Texas at Austin at 27%.

Colleges

in Texas, 10+ degrees

Degrees awarded

2,768

2023, bachelor's

Share of degrees

3.4%

at these colleges

Median acceptance

86%

19 public, 7 private

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Liberal Arts and General Studies colleges in Texas

Every Texas college awarding at least 10 bachelor's degrees in liberal arts and general studies, ranked by 2023 graduates. Click a college for its liberal arts and general studies page.

#	College	Type	Degrees (2023)	Share of grads	Acceptance rate	SAT 75th
1	University of North Texas	Public	365	4.8%	72%	1230
2	University of Texas at Austin	Public	293	2.8%	27%	1460
3	University of Texas at Arlington	Public	237	3.3%	80%	1200
4	Texas Tech University	Public	223	3.1%	73%	1260
5	Texas Woman's University	Public	213	9.9%	96%	1120
6	East Texas A&M University	Public	192	10.7%	92%	1090
7	University of Texas at San Antonio	Public	180	3%	87%	1200
8	West Texas A&M	Public	175	10.8%	99%	1120
9	Texas A&M Kingsville	Public	132	14.8%	91%	1120
10	Texas State University	Public	128	1.9%	89%	1200
11	Texas Southern University	Public	86	8.2%	97%	1010
12	Tarleton State University	Public	75	2.6%	90%	1100
13	Abilene Christian University	Private	66	9%	66%	1210
14	TAMU San Antonio	Public	55	4.4%	93%	1100
15	Wayland Baptist University	Private	52	10.8%	56%	1120
16	Prairie View A&M University	Public	44	3.4%	79%	1030
17	Texas Christian University	Private	44	1.8%	44%	1370
18	Sam Houston State University	Public	41	1%	90%	1160
19	Southern Methodist University	Private	39	2%	63%	1440
20	University of Houston	Public	34	0.4%	74%	1310
21	Concordia University Texas	Private	27	6.9%	91%	1170
22	TAMU Texarkana	Public	18	4.9%	78%	1100
23	Lamar University	Public	13	0.8%	86%	1090
24	Stephen F. Austin State University	Public	12	0.6%	94%	1120
25	Lubbock Christian University	Private	12	4.2%	73%	1150
26	Paul Quinn College	Private	12	16.7%	40%	930

Questions about liberal arts and general studies colleges in Texas

What is the best college for liberal arts and general studies in Texas?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023, the largest liberal arts and general studies programs in Texas are University of North Texas (365), University of Texas at Austin (293), University of Texas at Arlington (237). "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 liberal arts and general studies?

26 four-year colleges in Texas awarded 10 or more bachelor's degrees in liberal arts and general studies in 2023, 19 public and 7 private, for 2,768 graduates in total.

Is in-state status an advantage for liberal arts and general studies in Texas?

At the 19 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.

Liberal Arts and General Studies elsewhere

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

All liberal arts and general studies colleges, nationally →AL · 6 MS · 8 NC · 12 AZ · 3 AR · 10 TN · 11 IN · 17 KY · 14 FL · 16 NY · 18 OH · 9 UT · 5 CA · 32 IL · 13 SC · 9 CO · 5 MD · 5 DE · 3 PA · 16 VA · 7 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.