IPEDS 2023 completions · bachelor's degrees · Texas

Visual and Performing Arts colleges in Texas, ranked by graduates

39 colleges in Texas awarded at least 10 bachelor's degrees in visual and performing arts in 2023: 4,453 degrees, 3.8% of all bachelor's degrees at those colleges (4.3% across every college CollegeCalcAI tracks). University of North Texas graduated the most (661, 8.8% of its class). 26 of the 39 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

4,453

2023, bachelor's

Share of degrees

3.8%

at these colleges

Median acceptance

84%

26 public, 13 private

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Visual and Performing Arts colleges in Texas

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

#	College	Type	Degrees (2023)	Share of grads	Acceptance rate	SAT 75th
1	University of North Texas	Public	661	8.8%	72%	1230
2	Texas State University	Public	461	6.7%	89%	1200
3	University of Texas at Austin	Public	399	3.8%	27%	1460
4	University of Texas at Arlington	Public	248	3.5%	80%	1200
5	University of Houston	Public	246	3%	74%	1310
6	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Public	217	4.3%	94%	1090
7	Sam Houston State University	Public	187	4.6%	90%	1160
8	Stephen F. Austin State University	Public	178	9%	94%	1120
9	Texas Tech University	Public	169	2.4%	73%	1260
10	Baylor University	Private	155	4.2%	51%	1370
11	University of Texas at San Antonio	Public	148	2.5%	87%	1200
12	Southern Methodist University	Private	138	7.1%	63%	1440
13	University of Texas at El Paso	Public	133	3.3%	100%	1090
14	Texas Christian University	Private	130	5.2%	44%	1370
15	Texas Woman's University	Public	101	4.7%	96%	1120
16	University of the Incarnate Word	Private	72	7.3%	98%	1100
17	East Texas A&M University	Public	68	3.8%	92%	1090
18	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	Public	65	4.2%	89%	1120
19	St. Edward's University	Private	63	10.2%	81%	1150
20	Tarleton State University	Public	58	2%	90%	1100
21	West Texas A&M	Public	57	3.5%	99%	1120
22	Lamar University	Public	51	3.1%	86%	1090
23	Rice University	Private	43	4%	8%	1560
24	Texas A&M Kingsville	Public	42	4.7%	91%	1120
25	Texas Southern University	Public	41	3.9%	97%	1010
26	Houston Christian University	Private	37	6.9%	84%	1100
27	Abilene Christian University	Private	36	4.9%	66%	1210
28	Dallas Baptist University	Private	36	6.1%	89%	1150
29	Angelo State University	Public	35	3.2%	83%	1100
30	Midwestern State University	Public	29	2.9%	94%	1100
31	UT Tyler	Public	29	1.5%	94%	1120
32	Texas A&M International	Public	22	1.6%	44%	1120
33	Prairie View A&M University	Public	18	1.4%	79%	1030
34	UT Permian Basin	Public	17	1.9%	95%	1120
35	Trinity University (TX)	Private	15	2.6%	26%	1230
36	Texas Wesleyan University	Private	14	4.9%	69%	1120
37	Austin College	Private	12	4.7%	48%	1230
38	Texas A&M University	Public	11	0.1%	57%	1380
39	Lubbock Christian University	Private	11	3.8%	73%	1150

Questions about visual and performing arts colleges in Texas

What is the best college for visual and performing arts in Texas?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023, the largest visual and performing arts programs in Texas are University of North Texas (661), Texas State University (461), University of Texas at Austin (399). "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 visual and performing arts?

39 four-year colleges in Texas awarded 10 or more bachelor's degrees in visual and performing arts in 2023, 26 public and 13 private, for 4,453 graduates in total.

Is in-state status an advantage for visual and performing arts in Texas?

At the 26 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.

Visual and Performing Arts elsewhere

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

All visual and performing arts colleges, nationally →AL · 15 NC · 26 AZ · 4 AR · 12 TN · 20 IN · 24 KY · 13 NY · 45 ID · 4 MA · 25 OH · 28 IL · 26 UT · 7 RI · 6 PA · 46 CA · 51 MI · 23 SC · 18 CO · 11 MD · 14 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.