Texas Southern University has the lowest graduation rate, which is the percentage of graduate candidates who complete their degree or certificate within 150 percent of normal time (for example, within 6 years for 4-years BS degree). Its graduatation rate was 22% last year.
University of Houston-Downtown with 33% and Lamar University with 37% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Texas Colleges with the Lowest Graduation Rate.
For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.
The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $21,032 and graduate tuition & fees is $15,476 for the academic year 2024-2025.
At these Low Graduation Rate Texas Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 90.55%, and the average SAT score is 1,012, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.
| School Name | Graduation Rate | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Yield | Acceptance Rate | SAT Score | Total Population | Students to Faculty Ratio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - | Texas Southern University Houston, TXPublic, 4-year | 22.00% 3.00% | $21,473 ($8,637) | 17.89% | 96.91% | 900 | 8,704 | 19 to 1 |
| 2 1 | University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TXPublic, 4-year | 33.00% - | $17,434 ($7,582) | 20.04% | 89.96% | 1,030 | 13,730 | 18 to 1 |
| 3 2 | Lamar University Beaumont, TXPublic, 4-year | 37.00% - | $18,745 ($8,905) | 21.92% | 86.41% | 1,050 | 17,772 | 20 to 1 |
| 4 1 | Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TXPublic, 4-year | 40.00% 7.00% | $20,794 ($9,748) | 20.96% | 88.58% | 1,080 | 11,266 | 19 to 1 |
| 4 4 | The University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa, TXPublic, 4-year | 40.00% 2.00% | $21,900 ($9,607) | 43.97% | 94.89% | 1,020 | 5,585 | 19 to 1 |
| 4 2 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio San Antonio, TXPublic, 4-year | 40.00% 11.00% | $23,255 ($9,654) | 14.38% | 92.80% | 950 | 7,956 | 18 to 1 |
| 7 4 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TXPublic, 4-year | 42.00% 3.00% | $25,746 ($9,892) | 15.99% | 90.92% | 1,050 | 6,864 | 18 to 1 |
| 8 3 | East Texas A&M University Commerce, TXPublic, 4-year | 43.00% 2.00% | $22,326 ($10,026) | 12.26% | 92.24% | 1,060 | 13,252 | 17 to 1 |
| 8 1 | Midwestern State University Wichita Falls, TXPublic, 4-year | 43.00% 2.00% | $11,770 ($9,950) | 12.94% | 93.52% | - | 5,324 | 18 to 1 |
| 8 1 | Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, TXPublic, 4-year | 43.00% - | $26,874 ($11,299) | 18.37% | 79.31% | 970 | 9,922 | 17 to 1 |
| Average | 38.30% | $21,032 ($9,530) | 19.87% | 90.55% | 1,012 | 10,038 | 18 to 1 |