How Acceptance Rate Changes over Past 5 Years for Texas Public Colleges

For the academic year 2022-2023, the average acceptance rate of Texas Public Colleges is 83.73%. Compared to last year's rate, the 2023 acceptance rate increased by 2.53%.
Over the past 5 years, the acceptance rate of Texas Public Colleges has increased by 13.78% from 69.94% to 83.73%. Of the 35 Texas Public Colleges, which are 4-year schools and have competitive admission, 26 schools's acceptance rate is higher and 9 schools' rate is lower than 5 years ago.
You can check 2023 acceptance rate along with number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled students at Texas Public Colleges admission statistics comparison table.

Comparison Table of Acceptance Rate Changes for Texas Public Colleges

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Acceptance Rate Changes from 2018 to 2023 at Texas Public Colleges
School Name2018-192019-202020-212021-222022-235-Year Change
Angelo State UniversitySan Angelo, TX73.24%76.59%
3.35%
78.16%
1.57%
70.07%
8.09%
79.14%
9.07%
5.9%
Texas A & M University-Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi, TX86.99%80.00%
6.99%
90.13%
10.13%
91.28%
1.15%
87.97%
3.31%
0.98%
Texas A&M University-TexarkanaTexarkana, TX51.09%93.56%
42.47%
96.46%
2.9%
96.01%
0.45%
91.48%
4.54%
40.39%
Texas A & M University-CommerceCommerce, TX34.37%43.13%
8.76%
60.06%
16.93%
86.66%
26.61%
86.45%
0.21%
52.07%
University of Houston-Clear LakeHouston, TX69.42%73.61%
4.19%
80.73%
7.12%
91.19%
10.46%
69.37%
21.82%
0.05%
University of Houston-DowntownHouston, TX83.17%88.68%
5.5%
92.82%
4.14%
94.84%
2.03%
88.42%
6.42%
5.24%
University of Houston-VictoriaVictoria, TX53.93%55.53%
1.59%
67.06%
11.53%
53.35%
13.71%
82.13%
28.79%
28.2%
University of HoustonHouston, TX62.34%64.98%
2.64%
62.79%
2.19%
65.52%
2.73%
66.24%
0.72%
3.9%
Lamar UniversityBeaumont, TX84.32%83.81%
0.52%
82.68%
1.12%
88.06%
5.38%
83.73%
4.33%
0.59%
Texas A & M International UniversityLaredo, TX52.08%54.15%
2.07%
58.93%
4.79%
54.38%
4.56%
47.88%
6.49%
4.19%
Midwestern State UniversityWichita Falls, TX71.07%79.25%
8.18%
70.96%
8.3%
94.60%
23.64%
92.43%
2.17%
21.35%
University of North TexasDenton, TX71.05%73.61%
2.56%
83.98%
10.36%
81.42%
2.56%
79.13%
2.29%
8.08%
The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, TX81.04%80.16%
0.88%
82.39%
2.23%
93.90%
11.51%
87.70%
6.2%
6.66%
Prairie View A & M UniversityPrairie View, TX74.34%80.10%
5.76%
76.37%
3.74%
77.00%
0.64%
76.07%
0.94%
1.73%
Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, TX78.54%83.40%
4.86%
92.50%
9.1%
96.58%
4.08%
84.63%
11.95%
6.09%
Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, TX67.65%67.95%
0.3%
76.11%
8.16%
83.13%
7.02%
89.51%
6.38%
21.86%
Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, TX45.54%81.13%
35.59%
84.54%
3.4%
69.99%
14.55%
87.70%
17.71%
42.16%
Sul Ross State UniversityAlpine, TX99.11%99.63%
0.52%
80.83%
18.8%
100.00%
19.17%
97.07%
2.93%
2.04%
Tarleton State UniversityStephenville, TX55.07%55.77%
0.69%
57.75%
1.99%
56.81%
0.95%
87.06%
30.25%
31.99%
Texas A & M University-KingsvilleKingsville, TX89.11%77.26%
11.86%
87.92%
10.66%
92.87%
4.95%
96.55%
3.68%
7.44%
Texas A & M University-College StationCollege Station, TX67.62%57.80%
9.82%
63.27%
5.47%
64.28%
1.01%
62.65%
1.63%
4.97%
The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, TX79.52%82.89%
3.36%
87.75%
4.86%
92.70%
4.95%
80.80%
11.9%
1.28%
The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX38.52%31.82%
6.71%
31.95%
0.14%
28.75%
3.21%
31.35%
2.61%
7.17%
The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, TX69.22%78.59%
9.37%
79.36%
0.77%
87.21%
7.85%
84.74%
2.47%
15.52%
The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, TX99.99%99.99%99.97%
0.02%
99.98%
0.01%
99.92%
0.06%
0.07%
The University of Texas at TylerTyler, TX78.29%83.19%
4.9%
91.63%
8.44%
93.88%
2.25%
93.87% 15.58%
The University of Texas Permian BasinOdessa, TX90.50%88.32%
2.18%
87.91%
0.42%
64.69%
23.22%
94.71%
30.03%
4.21%
The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, TX79.03%76.59%
2.44%
83.54%
6.96%
90.50%
6.96%
86.90%
3.6%
7.87%
Texas Southern UniversityHouston, TX56.63%90.86%
34.22%
66.37%
24.49%
63.05%
3.32%
96.80%
33.75%
40.16%
Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, TX70.67%68.91%
1.76%
70.03%
1.11%
67.86%
2.16%
67.34%
0.53%
3.33%
Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, TX86.80%93.23%
6.43%
93.68%
0.45%
95.70%
2.02%
93.63%
2.07%
6.83%
West Texas A & M UniversityCanyon, TX64.88%68.95%
4.07%
58.25%
10.69%
97.04%
38.79%
91.63%
5.41%
26.75%
Texas A&M University-San AntonioSan Antonio, TX29.77%43.86%
14.09%
59.85%
16%
72.74%
12.89%
96.09%
23.35%
66.32%
Texas A&M University-Central TexasKilleen, TX-97.44%92.45%
4.98%
95.92%
3.47%
95.71%
0.2%
1.72%
University of North Texas at DallasDallas, TX83.11%46.82%
36.29%
92.99%
46.17%
89.92%
3.07%
93.61%
3.7%
10.5%
Average69.94%74.33%
4.39%
77.78%
3.45%
81.20%
3.42%
83.73%
2.53%
13.78%
*Schools missing information are not included in this table. The schools have not report their information to the IPEDS/NCES or not applicable.)
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