For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of Texas colleges is 67.12%, 496,657 accepted out of 739,977 applicants.

For Texas college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 60,312 (8.87%) compared to last year, from 679,665 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 4,820, which is more than 3.94% last year.

Texas colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 0.65% compared to last year, which means harder to get into Texas colleges. The yield decreased by 0.96%.

Among Texas colleges, Rice University has the lowest acceptance rate of 8.00% with 2,485 accepted students out of 31,059 applicants. The University of Texas at Austin has the most number of applicants of 66,109 and Texas A & M University-College Station has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 13,770.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for Texas Colleges

The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Texas. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.

Last Update: July 3, 2024 | Data source: IPEDS
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics for Texas Colleges
SchoolApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateYield
Rice University31,059
-384
2,485
-245
1,143
-60
8.00%
-0.68%
46.00%
1.93%
Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary13
-7
3
-11
3
-11
23.08%
-46.92%
100.00%
Trinity University11,425
-38
3,199
-298
640
-15
28.00%
-2.51%
20.01%
1.28%
The University of Texas at Austin66,109
6,054
19,172
342
9,394
285
29.00%
-2.35%
49.00%
0.63%
Paul Quinn College3,398
1,350
1,155
-18
173
62
33.99%
-23.29%
14.98%
5.52%
Southwestern University6,585
1,028
2,568
79
411
-25
39.00%
-5.79%
16.00%
-1.52%
The Chicago School at Dallas10
7
4
4
1
1
40.00%25.00%
Houston International College Cardiotech Ultrasound School5
2
2
-1
2
-1
40.00%
-60.00%
100.00%
LeTourneau University3,518
518
1,442
-23
346
32
40.99%
-7.84%
23.99%
2.56%
Texas Christian University20,517
4,320
8,822
-265
2,470
-21
43.00%
-13.10%
28.00%
0.59%
Texas A & M International University8,309
461
3,822
64
1,376
69
46.00%
-1.88%
36.00%
1.22%
Austin College5,474
282
2,573
-250
309
-21
47.00%
-7.37%
12.01%
0.32%
Messenger College14
6
7
3
7
3
50.00%100.00%
Baylor University39,735
-1,018
20,265
1,566
3,242
-54
51.00%
5.12%
16.00%
-1.63%
The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary273
120
145
33
131
28
53.11%
-20.09%
90.34%
-1.62%
Wayland Baptist University1,974
663
1,066
152
277
15
54.00%
-15.72%
25.98%
-2.69%
University of Dallas4,179
-128
2,257
-271
339
-65
54.01%
-4.69%
15.02%
-0.96%
Southwestern Adventist University1,468
30
822
51
164
34
55.99%
2.37%
19.95%
3.09%
McMurry University4,836
2,491
2,805
1,480
309
33
58.00%
1.50%
11.02%
-9.81%
School of Automotive Machinists & Technology58
-3
34
-13
15
-3
58.62%
-18.43%
44.12%
5.82%
East Texas Baptist University1,639
190
983
2
374
-17
59.98%
-7.72%
38.05%
-1.81%
Southern Methodist University15,092
-1,058
9,206
767
1,565
-74
61.00%
8.75%
17.00%
-2.42%
Texas Wesleyan University4,725
103
2,930
114
498
43
62.01%
1.08%
17.00%
0.84%
KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts79
50
49
24
33
13
62.03%
-24.18%
67.35%
-12.65%
Texas A & M University-College Station50,832
7,410
32,024
4,821
13,770
1,280
63.00%
0.35%
43.00%
-2.91%
The Culinary School of Fort Worth87
52
55
20
22
-4
63.22%
-36.78%
40.00%
-34.29%
Abilene Christian University10,510
-716
6,726
-660
874
-19
64.00%
-1.79%
12.99%
0.90%
The University of Texas at Dallas29,366
7,866
19,088
868
4,199
-19
65.00%
-19.74%
22.00%
-1.15%
Howard Payne University1,269
36
863
95
207
-9
68.01%
5.72%
23.99%
-4.14%
University of Houston30,327
544
21,229
1,501
5,732
177
70.00%
3.76%
27.00%
-1.16%
Texas Tech University34,020
-1,380
24,154
317
7,246
437
71.00%
3.66%
30.00%
1.44%
University of North Texas36,807
4,791
26,501
1,166
6,890
266
72.00%
-7.13%
26.00%
-0.15%
Lubbock Christian University1,764
694
1,288
415
283
4
73.02%
-8.57%
21.97%
-9.99%
University of Houston-Clear Lake2,348
363
1,761
384
440
87
75.00%
5.63%
24.99%
-0.65%
Prairie View A & M University8,777
3,086
6,583
2,254
2,107
548
75.00%
-1.07%
32.01%
-4.00%
University of Houston-Victoria1,881
-89
1,448
-170
174
-37
76.98%
-5.15%
12.02%
-1.02%
Angelo State University4,660
451
3,681
350
1,436
200
78.99%
-0.15%
39.01%
1.90%
Texas A&M University-Texarkana1,802
-216
1,442
-404
260
-41
80.02%
-11.46%
18.03%
1.72%
The University of Texas at Arlington23,126
1,163
18,732
985
5,245
387
81.00%
0.20%
28.00%
0.63%
Vet Tech Institute of Houston52
-18
43
-5
23
2
82.69%
14.12%
53.49%
9.74%
The University of Texas Permian Basin1,718
243
1,443
46
664
-9
83.99%
-10.72%
46.02%
-2.15%
Saint Edward's University5,611
-404
4,713
-406
660
20
84.00%
-1.10%
14.00%
1.50%
Dallas Christian College313
-41
263
86
89
9
84.03%
34.03%
33.84%
-11.36%
Southwestern Assemblies of God University615
-12
517
-20
284
-16
84.07%
-1.58%
54.93%
-0.94%
Houston Christian University9,021
-1,237
7,668
-998
690
-42
85.00%
0.52%
9.00%
0.55%
Sam Houston State University17,582
1,266
14,945
1,136
3,587
193
85.00%
0.37%
24.00%
-0.58%
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley13,542
-202
11,511
-542
5,640
-130
85.00%
-2.70%
49.00%
1.13%
Lamar University7,246
1,032
6,232
1,029
1,558
76
86.01%
2.28%
25.00%
-3.48%
Midwestern State University5,824
317
5,067
-23
811
26
87.00%
-5.43%
16.01%
0.59%
Stephen F Austin State University12,591
2,647
11,080
2,179
2,105
238
88.00%
-1.51%
19.00%
-1.98%
The University of Texas at San Antonio22,497
-798
19,797
-446
5,939
248
88.00%
1.10%
30.00%
1.89%
Schreiner University2,128
-74
1,873
-3
281
-92
88.02%
2.82%
15.00%
-4.88%
Texas State University37,183
8,275
33,093
7,740
7,942
338
89.00%
1.30%
24.00%
-5.99%
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi10,675
2,254
9,501
2,093
2,090
177
89.00%
1.03%
22.00%
-3.82%
St. Mary's University5,203
-166
4,631
2
509
-20
89.01%
2.79%
10.99%
-0.44%
University of Houston-Downtown6,953
822
6,327
906
1,518
145
91.00%
2.58%
23.99%
-1.34%
Dallas Baptist University8,018
-501
7,296
-488
584
-103
91.00%
-0.37%
8.00%
-0.83%
Concordia University Texas2,170
284
1,975
358
237
52
91.01%
5.27%
12.00%
0.56%
Criswell College24
-7
22
-9
18
-1
91.67%
-8.33%
81.82%
20.53%
The University of Texas at Tyler5,521
2,028
5,079
1,800
1,321
203
91.99%
-1.88%
26.01%
-8.09%
Texas A & M University-Kingsville7,915
2,147
7,282
1,713
1,165
66
92.00%
-4.55%
16.00%
-3.73%
Texas A&M University-San Antonio7,773
-1,337
7,151
-1,603
1,001
-27
92.00%
-4.09%
14.00%
2.26%
Redeemers University North America13
-182
12
-175
-92.31%
-3.59%
-
Texas A & M University-Commerce8,231
1,627
7,655
1,946
1,148
175
93.00%
6.55%
15.00%
-2.04%
Texas Southern University7,867
-715
7,316
-991
1,683
-689
93.00%
-3.80%
23.00%
-5.55%
University of the Incarnate Word11,162
1,537
10,381
1,314
1,038
61
93.00%
-1.20%
10.00%
-0.78%
University of St Thomas1,591
468
1,480
394
666
151
93.02%
-3.69%
45.00%
-2.42%
Tarleton State University8,746
2,958
8,221
3,182
2,713
265
94.00%
6.94%
33.00%
-15.58%
University of North Texas at Dallas3,939
1,465
3,703
1,387
481
135
94.01%
0.40%
12.99%
-1.95%
Texas Lutheran University1,554
-281
1,476
-209
295
-49
94.98%
3.15%
19.99%
-0.43%
Texas Woman's University7,584
298
7,205
383
1,441
98
95.00%
1.37%
20.00%
0.31%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor11,407
-1,594
10,837
-1,601
867
123
95.00%
-0.67%
8.00%
2.02%
Chamberlain University-Texas46
18
44
20
33
13
95.65%
9.94%
75.00%
-8.33%
Sul Ross State University1,073
356
1,030
334
227
-22
95.99%
-1.08%
22.04%
-13.74%
Concorde Career College-Dallas286
29
277
34
158
42
96.85%
2.30%
57.04%
9.30%
Hardin-Simmons University2,452
138
2,378
336
357
7
96.98%
8.73%
15.01%
-2.13%
West Texas A & M University4,784
89
4,640
338
1,253
-28
96.99%
5.36%
27.00%
-2.78%
Hallmark University113
-216
111
-63
110
-43
98.23%
45.34%
99.10%
11.17%
Concorde Career College-San Antonio122
-39
121
-40
77
-18
99.18%
-0.82%
63.64%
4.63%
The King's University25
9
25
10
22
13
100.00%
6.25%
88.00%
28.00%
Arizona College of Nursing-Dallas72
20
72
20
27
2
100.00%37.50%
-10.58%
Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie377
39
377
39
256
-9
100.00%67.90%
-10.50%
Texas A&M University-Central Texas33
-37
33
-34
26
-8
100.00%
4.29%
78.79%
28.04%
Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online150
33
150
34
108
-8
100.00%
0.85%
72.00%
-28.00%
PCI Health Training Center152152138100.00%90.79%
The Vocational Nursing Institute Inc3
2
3
2
3
2
100.00%100.00%
The University of Texas at El Paso11,171
678
11,171
686
3,910
141
100.00%
0.08%
35.00%
-0.95%