Texas 4-Years Colleges With The Highest SAT Scores

The 2025 average SAT score of Texas colleges is 1119 which is 4 points higher than previous SAT score of 1115.

Rice University has the highest SAT score of 1550 among 50 Texas colleges that consider SAT score for admission.

Of those 50 Texas colleges, 21 schools' SAT scores increased compared to last year, and 21 schools' scores decreased. 8 schools' scores are same as last year.

The table below shows the 10 Texas colleges with the highest SAT scores along with important academic statistics.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $50,346 and graduate tuition & fees is $31,978 for the academic year 2024-2025.

Table. Texas 4-Years Colleges With The Highest SAT Scores Comparison
	School Name	SAT Score	ACT Score	Acceptance Rate	Yield	Undergraduate Tuition & Fees	Total Population	Graduation Rate	Students to Faculty Ratio
1 -	Rice University Houston, TXPrivate, 4-year	1,550 -	35	8.00%	44.20%	$61,247	8,961	95.00%	6 to 1
2 -	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TXPrivate, 4-year	1,420 10	32	63.35%	17.77%	$67,040	12,116	84.00%	11 to 1
3 -	Trinity University San Antonio, TXPrivate, 4-year	1,405 15	32	25.92%	20.06%	$53,676	2,687	84.00%	8 to 1
4 -	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TXPublic, 4-year	1,390 20	31	26.64%	47.43%	$44,908 ($11,688)	53,864	89.00%	18 to 1
5 -	Baylor University Waco, TXPrivate, 4-year	1,300 10	30	51.28%	14.23%	$58,100	20,626	80.00%	15 to 1
6 1	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TXPublic, 4-year	1,280 10	28	65.13%	20.27%	$40,144 ($14,644)	29,886	76.00%	23 to 1
7 2	Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TXPublic, 4-year	1,270 10	28	57.43%	39.91%	$40,124 ($12,995)	78,321	84.00%	20 to 1
8 5	University of Houston Houston, TXPublic, 4-year	1,250 20	26	73.92%	26.52%	$22,547 ($9,717)	47,980	65.00%	22 to 1
8 1	Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TXPrivate, 4-year	1,250 20	29	44.49%	24.72%	$61,740	12,938	86.00%	14 to 1
10 -	University of Dallas Irving, TXPrivate, 4-year	1,230 25	25	53.44%	20.17%	$53,930	2,078	73.00%	11 to 1
	Average	1,335	30	46.96%	27.53%	$50,346 ($12,261)	26,946	81.60%	15 to 1

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