IPEDS 2023 completions · bachelor's degrees · Texas

Social Sciences colleges in Texas, ranked by graduates

41 colleges in Texas awarded at least 10 bachelor's degrees in social sciences in 2023: 5,548 degrees, 4.7% of all bachelor's degrees at those colleges (6.8% across every college CollegeCalcAI tracks). University of Texas at Austin graduated the most (922, 8.8% of its class). 28 of the 41 are public universities. The median acceptance rate among them is 87%; the most selective is Rice University at 8%.

Colleges

in Texas, 10+ degrees

Degrees awarded

5,548

2023, bachelor's

Share of degrees

4.7%

at these colleges

Median acceptance

87%

28 public, 13 private

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Social Sciences colleges in Texas

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

#	College	Type	Degrees (2023)	Share of grads	Acceptance rate	SAT 75th
1	University of Texas at Austin	Public	922	8.8%	27%	1460
2	Texas A&M University	Public	874	6.4%	57%	1380
3	University of Houston	Public	421	5.2%	74%	1310
4	Texas State University	Public	314	4.6%	89%	1200
5	Texas Tech University	Public	294	4.1%	73%	1260
6	Baylor University	Private	253	6.8%	51%	1370
7	University of North Texas	Public	253	3.4%	72%	1230
8	Southern Methodist University	Private	246	12.6%	63%	1440
9	University of Texas at San Antonio	Public	239	4%	87%	1200
10	Texas Christian University	Private	221	8.9%	44%	1370
11	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Public	176	3.5%	94%	1090
12	TAMU San Antonio	Public	161	12.9%	93%	1100
13	University of Texas at Arlington	Public	124	1.7%	80%	1200
14	University of Texas at El Paso	Public	91	2.3%	100%	1090
15	Rice University	Private	88	8.2%	8%	1560
16	Sam Houston State University	Public	85	2.1%	90%	1160
17	Trinity University (TX)	Private	72	12.2%	26%	1230
18	UT Permian Basin	Public	65	7.3%	95%	1120
19	Texas Woman's University	Public	62	2.9%	96%	1120
20	St. Mary's University (TX)	Private	60	15.4%	98%	1150
21	Angelo State University	Public	48	4.4%	83%	1100
22	Texas A&M International	Public	48	3.5%	44%	1120
23	Lamar University	Public	42	2.6%	86%	1090
24	St. Edward's University	Private	40	6.5%	81%	1150
25	Stephen F. Austin State University	Public	38	1.9%	94%	1120
26	Texas A&M Kingsville	Public	33	3.7%	91%	1120
27	Prairie View A&M University	Public	31	2.4%	79%	1030
28	Tarleton State University	Public	30	1%	90%	1100
29	Texas Southern University	Public	27	2.6%	97%	1010
30	UT Tyler	Public	25	1.3%	94%	1120
31	Abilene Christian University	Private	21	2.9%	66%	1210
32	Midwestern State University	Public	20	2%	94%	1100
33	Austin College	Private	19	7.4%	48%	1230
34	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	Public	16	1%	89%	1120
35	Texas Wesleyan University	Private	16	5.6%	69%	1120
36	Dallas Baptist University	Private	14	2.4%	89%	1150
37	Concordia University Texas	Private	14	3.6%	91%	1170
38	University of the Incarnate Word	Private	12	1.2%	98%	1100
39	West Texas A&M	Public	12	0.7%	99%	1120
40	TAMU Texarkana	Public	11	3%	78%	1100
41	East Texas A&M University	Public	10	0.6%	92%	1090

Questions about social sciences colleges in Texas

What is the best college for social sciences in Texas?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023, the largest social sciences programs in Texas are University of Texas at Austin (922), Texas A&M University (874), University of Houston (421). "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 social sciences?

41 four-year colleges in Texas awarded 10 or more bachelor's degrees in social sciences in 2023, 28 public and 13 private, for 5,548 graduates in total.

Is in-state status an advantage for social sciences 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.

Social Sciences elsewhere

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

All social sciences colleges, nationally →AL · 14 NC · 25 AZ · 5 AR · 7 TN · 18 IN · 22 KY · 12 NY · 49 ID · 4 MA · 26 OH · 29 IL · 29 UT · 7 RI · 7 PA · 54 CA · 49 MI · 20 SC · 19 CO · 14 MD · 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.