Texas Colleges With The Highest SAT And ACT Scores

The average SAT score is 1,213 and ACT score is 27 over the 10 Texas Colleges with the Highest SAT and ACT Scores.

Rice University has the highest SAT and ACT scores (SAT: 1,550, ACT: 35). Southern Methodist University (SAT: 1,420, ACT: 32) and Trinity University (SAT: 1,405, ACT: 32) are following it in the list of Texas Colleges with the Highest SAT and ACT Scores.

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

For these well-regarded Texas Colleges with the Highest SAT and ACT Scores, the average acceptance rate is 46.96% and the average SAT score is 1,335, indicating a moderately selective admissions process.

Table. Texas Colleges With The Highest SAT And ACT 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 1	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 1	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 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
9 4	University of Houston Houston, TXPublic, 4-year	1,250 20	26 1	73.92%	26.52%	$22,547 ($9,717)	47,980	65.00%	22 to 1
10 -	University of Dallas Irving, TXPrivate, 4-year	1,230 25	25 4	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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