IPEDS 2023 completions · bachelor's degrees · Texas

Psychology colleges in Texas, ranked by graduates

46 colleges in Texas awarded at least 10 bachelor's degrees in psychology in 2023: 8,013 degrees, 6.7% of all bachelor's degrees at those colleges (7.3% across every college CollegeCalcAI tracks). University of Houston graduated the most (718, 8.8% of its class). 28 of the 46 are public universities. The median acceptance rate among them is 84%; the most selective is Rice University at 8%.

Colleges

in Texas, 10+ degrees

Degrees awarded

8,013

2023, bachelor's

Share of degrees

6.7%

at these colleges

Median acceptance

84%

28 public, 18 private

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Psychology colleges in Texas

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

#	College	Type	Degrees (2023)	Share of grads	Acceptance rate	SAT 75th
1	University of Houston	Public	718	8.8%	74%	1310
2	University of North Texas	Public	647	8.6%	72%	1230
3	Texas A&M University	Public	594	4.3%	57%	1380
4	University of Texas at San Antonio	Public	567	9.6%	87%	1200
5	University of Texas at Austin	Public	547	5.2%	27%	1460
6	Texas State University	Public	532	7.7%	89%	1200
7	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Public	472	9.4%	94%	1090
8	Texas Tech University	Public	372	5.2%	73%	1260
9	Sam Houston State University	Public	329	8.1%	90%	1160
10	University of Texas at El Paso	Public	296	7.4%	100%	1090
11	University of Texas at Arlington	Public	268	3.7%	80%	1200
12	Tarleton State University	Public	258	8.8%	90%	1100
13	Texas Woman's University	Public	176	8.2%	96%	1120
14	Baylor University	Private	156	4.2%	51%	1370
15	Texas A&M International	Public	155	11.4%	44%	1120
16	Texas Christian University	Private	143	5.7%	44%	1370
17	Southern Methodist University	Private	130	6.7%	63%	1440
18	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	Public	129	8.4%	89%	1120
19	Prairie View A&M University	Public	118	9%	79%	1030
20	UT Permian Basin	Public	116	13%	95%	1120
21	TAMU San Antonio	Public	114	9.1%	93%	1100
22	UT Tyler	Public	112	6%	94%	1120
23	Stephen F. Austin State University	Public	90	4.6%	94%	1120
24	St. Edward's University	Private	85	13.8%	81%	1150
25	Dallas Baptist University	Private	78	13.2%	89%	1150
26	University of the Incarnate Word	Private	76	7.7%	98%	1100
27	Texas Southern University	Public	65	6.2%	97%	1010
28	East Texas A&M University	Public	63	3.5%	92%	1090
29	Houston Christian University	Private	63	11.8%	84%	1100
30	Angelo State University	Public	63	5.8%	83%	1100
31	Abilene Christian University	Private	41	5.6%	66%	1210
32	Trinity University (TX)	Private	41	7%	26%	1230
33	Midwestern State University	Public	40	3.9%	94%	1100
34	TAMU Texarkana	Public	40	10.8%	78%	1100
35	Rice University	Private	38	3.6%	8%	1560
36	Lamar University	Public	37	2.3%	86%	1090
37	West Texas A&M	Public	37	2.3%	99%	1120
38	Texas A&M Kingsville	Public	34	3.8%	91%	1120
39	Huston-Tillotson University	Private	33	20%	39%	1000
40	Texas Wesleyan University	Private	28	9.7%	69%	1120
41	Our Lady of the Lake University	Private	27	9.7%	65%	1120
42	Austin College	Private	26	10.1%	48%	1230
43	Lubbock Christian University	Private	17	5.9%	73%	1150
44	St. Mary's University (TX)	Private	16	4.1%	98%	1150
45	Concordia University Texas	Private	14	3.6%	91%	1170
46	Paul Quinn College	Private	12	16.7%	40%	930

Questions about psychology colleges in Texas

What is the best college for psychology in Texas?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023, the largest psychology programs in Texas are University of Houston (718), University of North Texas (647), Texas A&M University (594). "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 psychology?

46 four-year colleges in Texas awarded 10 or more bachelor's degrees in psychology in 2023, 28 public and 18 private, for 8,013 graduates in total.

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

At the 28 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.

Psychology elsewhere

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

All psychology colleges, nationally →AL · 20 MS · 11 NC · 31 AZ · 5 AR · 16 TN · 29 IN · 34 KY · 20 FL · 32 NY · 54 ID · 5 MA · 29 OH · 34 IL · 35 UT · 7 RI · 7 PA · 59 CA · 55 MI · 24 SC · 26 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.