The average acceptance rate of Top Colleges in Texas is 47.90%, a total of 29,530 applicants applied to the schools and 12,774 accepted.
The University of Texas at Austin had the most number of applicants of 72,885 and University of St Thomas had the least number of applicants of 2,878 among Top Colleges in Texas.
Rice University had the lowest acceptance rate of 8.00% and University of St Thomas had the highest rate of 89.92%.
| Rank | School | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rice UniversityHouston, TX | 32,473 | 2,597 | 1,148 | 8.00% | 44.20% |
| 2 | The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX | 72,885 | 19,417 | 9,210 | 26.64% | 47.43% |
| 3 | Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, TX | 54,669 | 31,397 | 12,530 | 57.43% | 39.91% |
| 4 | Baylor UniversityWaco, TX | 46,946 | 24,075 | 3,427 | 51.28% | 14.23% |
| 5 | Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX | 15,245 | 9,657 | 1,716 | 63.35% | 17.77% |
| 6 | University of St ThomasHouston, TX | 2,878 | 2,588 | 769 | 89.92% | 29.71% |
| 7 | Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TX | 22,307 | 9,925 | 2,453 | 44.49% | 24.72% |
| 8 | University of HoustonHouston, TX | 31,716 | 23,446 | 6,218 | 73.92% | 26.52% |
| 9 | LeTourneau UniversityLongview, TX | 3,673 | 1,396 | 311 | 38.01% | 22.28% |
| 10 | Trinity UniversitySan Antonio, TX | 12,506 | 3,241 | 650 | 25.92% | 20.06% |
| - | Average | 29,530 | 12,774 | 3,843 | 48% | 29% |