Colleges / Texas Colleges in Texas. All 68 four-year colleges in Texas that report admissions (34 public, 34 private), with acceptance rates, SAT ranges, average price after grants and the first 2026–27 deadline. Most applied to first. Open a college to check your chances.
College Admitted SAT middle 50% Net price First deadline UT Austin Austin 22% 1230–1490 $18,036 EA Oct 15 Texas A&M College Station 52% 1160–1390 $21,610 RD Dec 1 Baylor University Waco 52% 1190–1370 $49,727 ED Nov 1 University of North Texas Denton 71% 960–1210 $14,675 Rolling Texas Tech University Lubbock 69% 1110–1260 $16,773 Rolling Rice Houston 8.0% 1510–1560 $20,587 ED Nov 1 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson 69% 1170–1390 $13,464 Rolling University of Houston Houston 76% 1140–1310 $13,738 RD May 31 Texas State University San Marcos 90% 990–1200 $15,307 Rolling UTSA San Antonio 87% 1010–1210 $10,831 Rolling SMU Dallas 48% 1360–1470 $45,792 ED Nov 1 UT Arlington Arlington 81% 990–1230 $14,956 RD Jul 28 Texas Christian University Fort Worth 48% 1110–1330 $39,005 ED Nov 1 Tarleton State University Stephenville 54% 960–1150 $15,363 RD Jul 26 Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches 83% 950–1130 $15,498 Rolling Sam Houston State University Huntsville 94% 930–1120 $14,556 RD Jul 28 East Texas A&M University Commerce 77% 910–1140 $11,902 Rolling The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso 100% 850–1050 $10,333 Rolling UTRGV Edinburg 84% 920–1100 $6,978 – Trinity University San Antonio 25% 1330–1460 $32,264 ED Nov 1 Houston Christian University Houston 87% 980–1210 $20,530 Rolling Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Corpus Christi 92% 980–1190 $14,991 RD Jul 1 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Belton 95% 970–1200 $29,904 Rolling University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio 98% 900–1140 $21,246 Rolling Abilene Christian University Abilene 64% 1060–1290 $28,311 EA Nov 1 Texas A&M University-San Antonio San Antonio 95% 840–1070 $13,263 – Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kingsville 91% 890–1080 $10,474 – Prairie View A & M University Prairie View 75% 850–1030 $14,065 – Texas A & M International University Laredo 46% 920–1130 $3,833 – Dallas Baptist University Dallas 91% 960–1217 $30,275 Rolling Texas Southern University Houston 93% 800–1000 $15,021 – Texas Woman's University Denton 97% 910–1110 $10,763 RD Jul 1 Lamar University Beaumont 84% 1060–1210 $10,999 RD Jul 28 University of Houston-Downtown Houston 88% 880–1050 $14,269 – West Texas A & M University Canyon 67% 950–1150 $17,182 Rolling Angelo State University San Angelo 80% 860–1130 $12,518 Rolling Southwestern University Georgetown 44% 1170–1340 $30,687 ED Nov 3 Austin College Sherman 48% 1120–1300 $24,777 EA Nov 1 Saint Edward's University Austin 84% 1030–1235 $28,351 Rolling The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler 95% 990–1190 $14,043 – Midwestern State University Wichita Falls 92% 930–1120 $11,798 Rolling McMurry University Abilene 58% 1010–1170 $20,817 Rolling Texas Wesleyan University Fort Worth 62% 970–1150 $21,169 Rolling St. Mary's University San Antonio 92% 970–1160 $20,562 Rolling University of North Texas at Dallas Dallas 94% 820–990 $9,109 – University of Dallas Irving 73% 1155–1375 $31,221 EA Nov 1 Hardin-Simmons University Abilene 86% 1003–1180 $21,321 Rolling LeTourneau University Longview 41% 1140–1370 $27,007 RD Jul 27 Paul Quinn College Dallas 34% – $18,118 – Texas Lutheran University Seguin 63% 1040–1170 $23,600 EA Nov 15 University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston 92% 980–1150 $10,488 – Concordia University Texas Austin 91% 860–1100 $23,621 Rolling Schreiner University Kerrville 88% – $21,786 EA Nov 1 Wayland Baptist University Plainview 54% – $20,222 – University of Houston-Victoria Victoria 77% 993–1180 $9,912 – Texas A&M University-Texarkana Texarkana 80% 870–1080 $13,320 – Lubbock Christian University Lubbock 73% 900–1160 $25,351 Rolling East Texas Baptist University Marshall 60% – $24,388 Rolling University of St Thomas Houston 93% 1075–1340 $20,469 RD Jun 29 The University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa 97% 900–1090 $10,143 Rolling Southwestern Adventist University Keene 56% 910–1200 $20,198 – Howard Payne University Brownwood 68% 880–1100 $25,768 – Sul Ross State University Alpine 97% 870–1060 $12,240 – Nelson University Waxahachie 84% 926–1110 $19,834 – Dallas Christian College Dallas 84% 730–1125 $22,463 – The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Fort Worth 53% – $11,654 – Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online Addison 100% – $12,764 – Hallmark University San Antonio 98% – $10,153 –
ED = early decision, EA = early action, REA = restrictive early action, RD = regular decision. Deadlines are from Common App’s requirements grid; colleges not on the Common App show a dash. Admit rates come from each college’s Common Data Set when it publishes one, otherwise IPEDS (fall 2023 ). All application deadlines .
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