The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 10 Most Favored Texas Private Colleges is 19.61% for the academic year 2024-2025.
Nelson University has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 56.85% and Rice University (44.20%) and East Texas Baptist University (34.84%) are following it in the list of Most Favored Texas Private Colleges.This ranking is only based on yield and more admission stats such as acceptance rate and SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.
Nelson University has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 56.85% and Rice University has the second highest yield of 44.20%.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $41,045 and graduate tuition & fees is $22,770 for the academic year 2024-2025.
For these well-regarded Most Favored Texas Private Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 53.56% and the average SAT score is 1,222, indicating a moderately selective admissions process.
| School Name | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Total Population | Graduation Rate | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Nelson University Waxahachie, TXPrivate, 4-year | 56.85% 1.64% | 89.02% | 980 | $25,064 | 1,794 | 42.00% | 15 to 1 |
| 2 - | Rice University Houston, TXPrivate, 4-year | 44.20% 1.77% | 8.00% | 1,550 | $61,247 | 8,961 | 95.00% | 6 to 1 |
| 3 1 | East Texas Baptist University Marshall, TXPrivate, 4-year | 34.84% 3.33% | 57.76% | - | $30,680 | 1,813 | 47.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 4 2 | Wayland Baptist University Plainview, TXPrivate, 4-year | 31.98% 4.89% | 55.96% | - | $23,782 | 2,809 | 19.00% | 10 to 1 |
| 5 2 | University of St Thomas Houston, TXPrivate, 4-year | 29.71% 15.54% | 89.92% | 1,090 | $34,634 | 4,301 | 69.00% | 16 to 1 |
| 6 2 | Lubbock Christian University Lubbock, TXPrivate, 4-year | 25.90% 3.90% | 73.10% | 1,070 | $28,540 | 1,595 | 51.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 7 2 | Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TXPrivate, 4-year | 24.72% 3.75% | 44.49% | 1,250 | $61,740 | 12,938 | 86.00% | 14 to 1 |
| 8 1 | LeTourneau University Longview, TXPrivate, 4-year | 22.28% 1.69% | 38.01% | 1,200 | $37,160 | 3,330 | 59.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 9 5 | University of Dallas Irving, TXPrivate, 4-year | 20.17% 4.81% | 53.44% | 1,230 | $53,930 | 2,078 | 73.00% | 11 to 1 |
| 10 1 | Trinity University San Antonio, TXPrivate, 4-year | 20.06% 0.42% | 25.92% | 1,405 | $53,676 | 2,687 | 84.00% | 8 to 1 |
| Average | 31.07% | 53.56% | 1,222 | $41,045 | 4,231 | 62.50% | 12 to 1 |