Texas Southern University has the lowest 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 26% last year.
University of Houston-Downtown with 30% and Texas A&M University-San Antonio with 31% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Texas Public Colleges with Lowest Graduation Rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $20,204 and graduate tuition & fees is $14,881 for the academic year 2023-2024.
The average acceptance rate is 86.90% and the average SAT score is 1,007 at the schools.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Texas Southern University Houston, TXPublic, 4-year | 26.00% 2.56% | $20,397 ($8,637) | 23.00% | 93.00% | 900 | 8,632 | 18 to 1 |
| 2 - | University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TXPublic, 4-year | 30.00% 0.25% | $17,472 ($7,536) | 23.99% | 91.00% | 1,040 | 14,208 | 18 to 1 |
| 3 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio San Antonio, TXPublic, 4-year | 31.00% | $23,164 ($9,354) | 14.00% | 92.00% | 950 | 7,309 | 18 to 1 |
| 4 1 | Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TXPublic, 4-year | 35.00% 0.92% | $21,033 ($9,748) | 22.00% | 89.00% | 1,080 | 10,778 | 18 to 1 |
| 5 1 | Lamar University Beaumont, TXPublic, 4-year | 37.00% 1.67% | $18,696 ($8,904) | 25.00% | 86.01% | 1,030 | 16,803 | 20 to 1 |
| 6 - | The University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa, TXPublic, 4-year | 39.00% 2.65% | $21,477 ($9,237) | 46.02% | 83.99% | 1,040 | 5,848 | 18 to 1 |
| 7 3 | Angelo State University San Angelo, TXPublic, 4-year | 40.00% 4.60% | $18,399 ($8,319) | 39.01% | 78.99% | 1,020 | 10,599 | 18 to 1 |
| 8 5 | Midwestern State University Wichita Falls, TXPublic, 4-year | 41.00% 5.59% | $11,900 ($9,950) | 16.01% | 87.00% | - | 5,784 | 16 to 1 |
| 8 3 | Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, TXPublic, 4-year | 41.00% 0.60% | $26,874 ($11,299) | 32.01% | 75.00% | 940 | 9,056 | 16 to 1 |
| 10 3 | Texas A & M University-Commerce Commerce, TXPublic, 4-year | 42.00% 0.15% | $22,626 ($10,026) | 15.00% | 93.00% | 1,060 | 11,306 | 20 to 1 |
| Average | 36.20% | $20,204 ($9,301) | 25.60% | 86.90% | 1,007 | 10,032 | 18 to 1 |