Colleges in Texas: acceptance rates and selectivity
53 colleges in Texas, sorted from most to least selective. The hardest to get into is Rice University at 8%. Open any school for its full profile, or calculate your odds with CollegeCalcAI.
Schools covered
53
Texas
Most selective
8%
Rice University
Average acceptance
73%
across listed schools
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All Texas schools
Most to least selective.
Rice University
8%acceptance · TX
Trinity University (TX)
26%acceptance · TX
University of Texas at Austin
27%acceptance · TX
Huston-Tillotson University
39%acceptance · TX
Paul Quinn College
40%acceptance · TX
Texas Christian University
44%acceptance · TX
Texas A&M International
44%acceptance · TX
Austin College
48%acceptance · TX
Jarvis Christian University
50%acceptance · TX
Texas College
50%acceptance · TX
Wiley University
50%acceptance · TX
Baylor University
51%acceptance · TX
Wayland Baptist University
56%acceptance · TX
Texas A&M University
57%acceptance · TX
Southern Methodist University
63%acceptance · TX
Nelson University
65%acceptance · TX
North American University
65%acceptance · TX
Northland College
65%acceptance · TX
Our Lady of the Lake University
65%acceptance · TX
Abilene Christian University
66%acceptance · TX
Texas Wesleyan University
69%acceptance · TX
University of North Texas
72%acceptance · TX
Texas Tech University
73%acceptance · TX
Lubbock Christian University
73%acceptance · TX
University of Houston
74%acceptance · TX
TAMU Texarkana
78%acceptance · TX
Prairie View A&M University
79%acceptance · TX
University of Texas at Arlington
80%acceptance · TX
St. Edward's University
81%acceptance · TX
Angelo State University
83%acceptance · TX
Houston Christian University
84%acceptance · TX
Lamar University
86%acceptance · TX
University of Texas at San Antonio
87%acceptance · TX
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
89%acceptance · TX
Texas State University
89%acceptance · TX
Dallas Baptist University
89%acceptance · TX
Sam Houston State University
90%acceptance · TX
Tarleton State University
90%acceptance · TX
Texas A&M Kingsville
91%acceptance · TX
Concordia University Texas
91%acceptance · TX
East Texas A&M University
92%acceptance · TX
TAMU San Antonio
93%acceptance · TX
Stephen F. Austin State University
94%acceptance · TX
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
94%acceptance · TX
Midwestern State University
94%acceptance · TX
UT Tyler
94%acceptance · TX
UT Permian Basin
95%acceptance · TX
Texas Woman's University
96%acceptance · TX
Texas Southern University
97%acceptance · TX
University of the Incarnate Word
98%acceptance · TX
St. Mary's University (TX)
98%acceptance · TX
West Texas A&M
99%acceptance · TX
University of Texas at El Paso
100%acceptance · TX