Acceptance Rate and Admission Trends for Texas Colleges

There are 167 active four-years colleges and universities in Texas - 64 public and 103 private schools. The 2024 average acceptance rate of the 4-year colleges in Texas is 75.42% - 496,657 students accepted out of total 739,977.

Compared to the acceptance rate of 10 years ago, the rate becomes higher from 66.71% to 75.42%. The Texas Colleges' yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 31.49% and the yield is lower than 40.69%, rate of 10 years ago.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 69.05% where the current academic year rate is 75.42% at Texas Colleges. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 68.67% and women students' rate is 69.52%. The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at Texas Colleges over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	66.71%	66.47%	67.23%
2014-15	66.91% 0.20%	65.97% 0.10%	67.33% 0.10%
2015-16	65.01% -1.89%	64.77% -1.96%	65.37% -1.96%
2016-17	63.25% -1.76%	62.54% -1.55%	63.82% -1.55%
2017-18	64.73% 1.47%	64.69% 1.52%	65.34% 1.52%
2018-19	65.86% 1.14%	65.98% 0.18%	65.51% 0.18%
2019-20	69.13% 3.27%	69.74% 3.88%	69.39% 3.88%
2020-21	70.87% 1.74%	71.67% 1.38%	70.77% 1.38%
2021-22	75.07% 4.20%	74.01% 4.72%	75.48% 4.72%
2022-23	76.61% 1.54%	75.74% 2.16%	77.64% 2.16%
2023-24	75.42% -1.19%	73.81% -0.84%	76.80% -0.84%
Average	69.05%	68.67%	69.52%

Texas Colleges Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 12 years is 35.84% where the current academic year yield is 31.49%. The yield, also known as enrollment rate is the percentage of admitted students who finally enrolled. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at Texas Colleges from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	40.69%	41.48%	39.17%
2014-15	40.13% -0.56%	42.36% 0.11%	39.27% 0.11%
2015-16	40.57% 0.44%	40.23% -0.38%	38.90% -0.38%
2016-17	37.66% -2.91%	39.32% -2.99%	35.90% -2.99%
2017-18	35.32% -2.34%	37.01% -2.32%	33.58% -2.32%
2018-19	36.20% 0.88%	36.92% 1.01%	34.60% 1.01%
2019-20	35.11% -1.08%	36.59% -0.67%	33.92% -0.67%
2020-21	32.00% -3.11%	34.84% -3.74%	30.19% -3.74%
2021-22	31.86% -0.15%	33.58% -0.25%	29.94% -0.25%
2022-23	33.20% 1.35%	35.34% 2.16%	32.10% 2.16%
2023-24	31.49% -1.71%	33.82% -1.62%	30.48% -1.62%
Average	35.84%	37.41%	34.37%

Texas Colleges Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

The average number of applicants is 581,866, the average number of admitted is 364,386, and the average number of enrolled students is 109,670 over the last 10 years. The number of applicants to Texas Colleges increased by 8.87% (60,312 applicants) compared to last year. The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at Texas Colleges from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	449,543	269,450	95,302
2014-15	476,676 27,133	283,261 4,033	99,335 4,033
2015-16	498,892 22,216	291,850 2,534	101,869 2,534
2016-17	542,369 43,477	310,393 1,423	103,292 1,423
2017-18	561,022 18,653	333,498 5,238	108,530 5,238
2018-19	579,851 18,829	344,979 2,552	111,082 2,552
2019-20	606,751 26,900	373,444 282	111,364 282
2020-21	616,559 9,808	410,828 -1,739	109,625 -1,739
2021-22	649,218 32,659	433,312 6,895	116,520 6,895
2022-23	679,665 30,447	460,577 5,793	122,313 5,793
2023-24	739,977 60,312	496,657 4,820	127,133 4,820
Average	581,866	364,386	109,670

Texas Colleges Applicants Trends Chart

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4-Year Colleges

The University of Texas at Austin Public, four-years | Austin
Texas Tech University Public, four-years | Lubbock
Texas A & M University-College Station Public, four-years | College Station
Baylor University Private, four-years | Waco
Southern Methodist University Private, four-years | Dallas
Texas Christian University Private, four-years | Fort Worth
Rice University Private, four-years | Houston
University of North Texas Public, four-years | Denton
University of Houston Public, four-years | Houston
Texas State University Public, four-years | San Marcos

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Graduate

The University of Texas at Austin Public, four-years | Austin
Baylor University Private, four-years | Waco
Texas Tech University Public, four-years | Lubbock
The University of Texas at El Paso Public, four-years | El Paso
Stephen F Austin State University Public, four-years | Nacogdoches
The University of Texas at Arlington Public, four-years | Arlington
Abilene Christian University Private, four-years | Abilene
Sam Houston State University Public, four-years | Huntsville
Texas Woman's University Public, four-years | Denton
Parker University Private, four-years | Dallas

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Online Schools

Texas Tech University Public, four-years | Lubbock
Collin County Community College District Public, four-years | McKinney
Texas State University Public, four-years | San Marcos
Southern Methodist University Private, four-years | Dallas
Central Texas College Public, 2-4 years | Killeen
East Texas Baptist University Private, four-years | Marshall
Texas A & M University-Commerce Public, four-years | Commerce
San Jacinto Community College Public, four-years | Pasadena
Abilene Christian University Private, four-years | Abilene
South Texas College Public, four-years | McAllen

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Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie Private, 2-4 years | Grand Prairie
Concorde Career College-Dallas Private, 2-4 years | Dallas
CyberTex Institute of Technology Private, Less than 2-years | Austin
Northwest Educational Center Private, Less than 2-years | Houston
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