The University of Texas at Austin has the highest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 87% last year.
Texas A & M University-College Station with 83% and The University of Texas at Dallas with 69% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Texas Public Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $27,647 and graduate tuition & fees is $19,883 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 70.70% and the average SAT score is 1,173 at the schools.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TXPublic, 4-year | 87.00% 0.75% | $42,778 ($11,678) | 49.00% | 29.00% | 1,370 | 52,384 | 18 to 1 |
| 2 - | Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TXPublic, 4-year | 83.00% 0.36% | $40,328 ($12,841) | 43.00% | 63.00% | 1,260 | 74,014 | 18 to 1 |
| 3 - | The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TXPublic, 4-year | 69.00% 2.69% | $40,064 ($14,564) | 22.00% | 65.00% | 1,290 | 31,570 | 27 to 1 |
| 4 1 | University of Houston Houston, TXPublic, 4-year | 63.00% 0.96% | $22,191 ($9,711) | 27.00% | 70.00% | 1,230 | 46,700 | 21 to 1 |
| 4 - | Texas Tech University Lubbock, TXPublic, 4-year | 63.00% 0.34% | $24,451 ($11,852) | 30.00% | 71.00% | 1,170 | 40,378 | 21 to 1 |
| 6 - | University of North Texas Denton, TXPublic, 4-year | 58.00% 2.18% | $21,244 ($11,164) | 26.00% | 72.00% | 1,100 | 44,767 | 23 to 1 |
| 7 - | Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TXPublic, 4-year | 56.00% 1.28% | $19,020 ($9,228) | 24.00% | 85.00% | 1,050 | 21,480 | 20 to 1 |
| 8 - | Texas State University San Marcos, TXPublic, 4-year | 55.00% 1.96% | $23,210 ($11,450) | 24.00% | 89.00% | 1,084 | 38,171 | 21 to 1 |
| 9 - | University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TXPublic, 4-year | 53.00% 0.07% | $22,506 ($8,322) | 24.99% | 75.00% | 1,110 | 8,562 | 15 to 1 |
| 9 1 | Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TXPublic, 4-year | 53.00% 0.08% | $20,680 ($10,600) | 19.00% | 88.00% | 1,070 | 11,327 | 17 to 1 |
| Average | 64.00% | $27,647 ($11,141) | 28.90% | 70.70% | 1,173 | 36,935 | 20 to 1 |