2026 Tightest Texas Colleges To Admit Rankings
Among Texas colleges, Rice University has the tightest acceptance rate (8.00%) and Trinity University has the second lowest rate (25.92%) based on academic year 2023-2024 admission data.
Below table ranks and compares the Tightest Texas Colleges To Admit having lowest acceptance rate. For the acceptance rate rankings, we only include 4-year Texas colleges that have competitive admission.
Tightest Texas Colleges To Admit
| Rank | College Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield | Tuition & Fees | Student Population | SAT Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rice University Houston, TX | 32,473 | 2,597 | 1,148 | 8.0% | 44.2% | $61,247 | 8,961 | 1,550 |
| 2 | Trinity University San Antonio, TX | 12,506 | 3,241 | 650 | 25.9% | 20.1% | $53,676 | 2,687 | 1,405 |
| 3 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX | 72,885 | 19,417 | 9,210 | 26.6% | 47.4% | $44,908 | 53,864 | 1,390 |
| 4 | Southwestern University Georgetown, TX | 6,313 | 2,718 | 374 | 43.1% | 13.8% | $53,613 | 1,440 | 1,210 |
| 5 | Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX | 8,499 | 3,771 | 1,363 | 44.4% | 36.1% | $19,454 | 8,991 | 990 |
| 6 | Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX | 22,307 | 9,925 | 2,453 | 44.5% | 24.7% | $61,740 | 12,938 | 1,250 |
| 7 | Austin College Sherman, TX | 5,282 | 2,517 | 357 | 47.7% | 14.2% | $48,121 | 1,217 | 1,200 |
| 8 | Baylor University Waco, TX | 46,946 | 24,075 | 3,427 | 51.3% | 14.2% | $58,100 | 20,626 | 1,300 |
| 9 | Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX | 54,669 | 31,397 | 12,530 | 57.4% | 39.9% | $40,124 | 78,321 | 1,270 |
| 10 | Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX | 15,245 | 9,657 | 1,716 | 63.3% | 17.8% | $67,040 | 12,116 | 1,420 |
Qualified Texas Colleges in Core Admission Stats
