2024 Tightest Texas Colleges To Admit Rankings
Among Texas colleges, Rice University has the tightest acceptance rate (8.68%) and Trinity University has the second lowest rate (30.51%) based on academic year 2022-2023 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 | 31,443 | 2,730 | 1,203 | 8.7% | 44.1% | $58,128 | 8,672 | 1,540 |
| 2 | Trinity University San Antonio, TX | 11,463 | 3,497 | 655 | 30.5% | 18.7% | $51,352 | 2,692 | 1,380 |
| 3 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX | 60,055 | 18,830 | 9,109 | 31.4% | 48.4% | $42,778 | 52,384 | 1,370 |
| 4 | Southwestern University Georgetown, TX | 5,557 | 2,489 | 436 | 44.8% | 17.5% | $51,058 | 1,483 | 1,240 |
| 5 | Baylor University Waco, TX | 40,753 | 18,699 | 3,296 | 45.9% | 17.6% | $54,844 | 20,709 | 1,320 |
| 6 | Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX | 7,848 | 3,758 | 1,307 | 47.9% | 34.8% | $19,382 | 8,505 | 1,010 |
| 7 | Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX | 16,150 | 8,439 | 1,639 | 52.3% | 19.4% | $64,460 | 12,053 | 1,450 |
| 8 | Austin College Sherman, TX | 5,192 | 2,823 | 330 | 54.4% | 11.7% | $46,500 | 1,182 | 1,240 |
| 9 | Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX | 16,197 | 9,087 | 2,491 | 56.1% | 27.4% | $57,220 | 12,273 | 1,260 |
| 10 | Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX | 43,422 | 27,203 | 12,490 | 62.6% | 45.9% | $40,328 | 74,014 | 1,270 |
Qualified Texas Colleges in Core Admission Stats
