IPEDS 2023 completions · bachelor's degrees · Texas

Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies colleges in Texas, ranked by graduates

45 colleges in Texas awarded at least 10 bachelor's degrees in parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies in 2023: 5,202 degrees, 4.4% of all bachelor's degrees at those colleges (2.9% across every college CollegeCalcAI tracks). Texas A&M University graduated the most (549, 4% of its class). 27 of the 45 are public universities. The median acceptance rate among them is 83%; the most selective is Rice University at 8%.

Colleges

in Texas, 10+ degrees

Degrees awarded

5,202

2023, bachelor's

Share of degrees

4.4%

at these colleges

Median acceptance

83%

27 public, 18 private

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Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies colleges in Texas

Every Texas college awarding at least 10 bachelor's degrees in parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies, ranked by 2023 graduates. Click a college for its parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies page.

#	College	Type	Degrees (2023)	Share of grads	Acceptance rate	SAT 75th
1	Texas A&M University	Public	549	4%	57%	1380
2	Texas State University	Public	440	6.4%	89%	1200
3	University of Texas at San Antonio	Public	371	6.3%	87%	1200
4	University of Houston	Public	366	4.5%	74%	1310
5	University of Texas at Austin	Public	319	3%	27%	1460
6	Tarleton State University	Public	297	10.1%	90%	1100
7	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Public	258	5.2%	94%	1090
8	University of North Texas	Public	251	3.3%	72%	1230
9	University of Texas at Arlington	Public	194	2.7%	80%	1200
10	University of Texas at El Paso	Public	174	4.3%	100%	1090
11	Prairie View A&M University	Public	144	11%	79%	1030
12	Sam Houston State University	Public	141	3.5%	90%	1160
13	Southern Methodist University	Private	130	6.7%	63%	1440
14	Texas Woman's University	Public	124	5.8%	96%	1120
15	Baylor University	Private	112	3%	51%	1370
16	Texas Tech University	Public	107	1.5%	73%	1260
17	Stephen F. Austin State University	Public	98	5%	94%	1120
18	TAMU San Antonio	Public	86	6.9%	93%	1100
19	Texas A&M International	Public	81	5.9%	44%	1120
20	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	Public	71	4.6%	89%	1120
21	West Texas A&M	Public	71	4.4%	99%	1120
22	Angelo State University	Public	69	6.4%	83%	1100
23	UT Tyler	Public	67	3.6%	94%	1120
24	East Texas A&M University	Public	63	3.5%	92%	1090
25	Texas A&M Kingsville	Public	61	6.9%	91%	1120
26	Abilene Christian University	Private	49	6.7%	66%	1210
27	Houston Christian University	Private	45	8.4%	84%	1100
28	Lamar University	Public	43	2.6%	86%	1090
29	Texas Southern University	Public	41	3.9%	97%	1010
30	UT Permian Basin	Public	41	4.6%	95%	1120
31	Jarvis Christian University	Private	34	26%	50%	1000
32	Our Lady of the Lake University	Private	30	10.8%	65%	1120
33	Lubbock Christian University	Private	29	10.1%	73%	1150
34	St. Mary's University (TX)	Private	29	7.4%	98%	1150
35	St. Edward's University	Private	27	4.4%	81%	1150
36	University of the Incarnate Word	Private	25	2.5%	98%	1100
37	Huston-Tillotson University	Private	25	15.2%	39%	1000
38	Rice University	Private	24	2.2%	8%	1560
39	Dallas Baptist University	Private	24	4.1%	89%	1150
40	TAMU Texarkana	Public	23	6.2%	78%	1100
41	Texas Christian University	Private	17	0.7%	44%	1370
42	Wayland Baptist University	Private	15	3.1%	56%	1120
43	Concordia University Texas	Private	13	3.3%	91%	1170
44	Austin College	Private	12	4.7%	48%	1230
45	Texas Wesleyan University	Private	12	4.2%	69%	1120

Questions about parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies colleges in Texas

What is the best college for parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies in Texas?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023, the largest parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies programs in Texas are Texas A&M University (549), Texas State University (440), University of Texas at San Antonio (371). "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 parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies?

45 four-year colleges in Texas awarded 10 or more bachelor's degrees in parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies in 2023, 27 public and 18 private, for 5,202 graduates in total.

Is in-state status an advantage for parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies in Texas?

At the 27 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.

Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies elsewhere

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

All parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies colleges, nationally →AL · 13 MS · 9 NC · 31 AZ · 3 AR · 12 TN · 25 IN · 18 KY · 14 FL · 24 OH · 34 UT · 6 CA · 36 NY · 17 MI · 24 SC · 20 CO · 10 IL · 25 DE · 4 PA · 28 VA · 15 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.