67.58% of Applicants Accepted to Texas Colleges in 2025 Admission

806,204

Applicants

544,805

Admitted

67.58%

Acceptance Rate

23.62%

Yield

For 2024-2025 admission, the average acceptance rate of Texas colleges is 67.58%, 544,805 accepted out of 806,204 applicants.

For Texas college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 66,225 (8.95%) compared to last year, from 739,979 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 1,596, which is more than 1.26% last year.

Texas colleges' acceptance rate increased by 0.35% compared to last year, which means easier to get into Texas colleges. The yield decreased by 1.93%.

Among Texas colleges, Rice University has the lowest acceptance rate of 8.00% with 2,597 accepted students out of 32,473 applicants. The University of Texas at Austin has the most number of applicants of 72,885 and Texas A&M University-College Station has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 12,530.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for Texas Colleges

The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Texas. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.

Data source: IPEDS
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics for Texas Colleges
SchoolApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateYield
Rice University32,473
1,414		2,597
150		1,148
23		8.00%
0.12%		44.20%
-1.77%
Dallas Christian College665
352		145
-118		60
-29		21.80%
-62.23%		41.38%
7.54%
Trinity University12,506
1,081		3,241
24		650
-9		25.92%
-2.24%		20.06%
-0.42%
The University of Texas at Austin72,885
6,776		19,417
164		9,210
-175		26.64%
-2.48%		47.43%
-1.32%
Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary14
1		4
1		328.57%
5.49%		75.00%
-25.00%
Messenger College24
10		9
2		6
-1		37.50%
-12.50%		66.67%
-33.33%
LeTourneau University3,673
155		1,396
-35		311
-32		38.01%
-2.67%		22.28%
-1.69%
Huston-Tillotson University3,1901,24729039.09%23.26%
Redeemers University North America5
-8		2
-10		2
2		40.00%
-52.31%		100.00%
Paul Quinn College3,088
-310		1,244
95		169
2		40.28%
6.47%		13.59%
-0.94%
Southwestern University6,313
-272		2,718
145		374
-29		43.05%
3.98%		13.76%
-1.90%
Texas A & M International University8,499
190		3,771
-48		1,363
-19		44.37%
-1.59%		36.14%
-0.05%
Texas Christian University22,307
1,790		9,925
1,185		2,453
-35		44.49%
1.89%		24.72%
-3.75%
Austin College5,282
-192		2,517
-37		357
61		47.65%
0.99%		14.18%
2.59%
Baylor University46,946
7,211		24,075
3,813		3,427
110		51.28%
0.29%		14.23%
-2.14%
Hallmark University224
111		115
4		113
3		51.34%
-46.89%		98.26%
-0.84%
University of Dallas3,664
-515		1,958
-307		395
47		53.44%
-0.76%		20.17%
4.81%
Wayland Baptist University1,939
-35		1,085
18		347
58		55.96%
1.91%		31.98%
4.89%
McMurry University4,837
1		2,759
-29		331
13		57.04%
-0.61%		12.00%
0.59%
Texas A&M University-College Station54,669
3,837		31,397
-752		12,530
-1,223		57.43%
-5.82%		39.91%
-2.87%
The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary279
6		161
17		100
-29		57.71%
4.96%		62.11%
-27.47%
East Texas Baptist University1,759
120		1,016
31		354
-22		57.76%
-2.34%		34.84%
-3.33%
The King's University94
69		57
32		11
-11		60.64%
-39.36%		19.30%
-68.70%
Southern Methodist University15,245
153		9,657
417		1,716
124		63.35%
2.13%		17.77%
0.54%
Texas A&M University-Texarkana3,431
1,629		2,180
735		368
109		63.54%
-16.65%		16.88%
-1.04%
The University of Texas at Dallas31,789
2,423		20,704
1,480		4,196
36		65.13%
-0.33%		20.27%
-1.37%
Abilene Christian University11,332
822		7,482
768		906
44		66.03%
2.15%		12.11%
-0.73%
Howard Payne University1,189
-80		801
-58		216
7		67.37%
-0.32%		26.97%
2.64%
KD Conservatory College of Film and Dramatic Arts44
-35		30
-19		17
-16		68.18%
6.15%		56.67%
-10.68%
School of Automotive Machinists & Technology35
-23		24
-10		14
-1		68.57%
9.95%		58.33%
14.21%
Texas Wesleyan University5,036
311		3,483
535		479
-14		69.16%
6.77%		13.75%
-2.97%
University of North Texas38,477
1,670		27,793
1,122		6,730
-196		72.23%
-0.23%		24.21%
-1.76%
Texas Tech University34,356
336		24,958
842		6,772
-445		72.65%
1.76%		27.13%
-2.80%
Lubbock Christian University1,669
-95		1,220
-71		316
32		73.10%
-0.09%		25.90%
3.90%
University of Houston31,716
1,389		23,446
2,359		6,218
566		73.92%
4.39%		26.52%
-0.28%
The Culinary School of Fort Worth89
2		69
14		69
47		77.53%
14.31%		100.00%
60.00%
Southwestern Adventist University758
-710		594
-221		123
-36		78.36%
22.84%		20.71%
1.20%
Prairie View A & M University12,936
4,159		10,259
3,650		1,885
-227		79.31%
4.01%		18.37%
-13.59%
The University of Texas at Arlington24,623
1,497		19,675
876		5,202
-31		79.90%
-1.39%		26.44%
-1.40%
Vet Tech Institute of Houston63
11		51
8		34
11		80.95%
-1.74%		66.67%
13.18%
Saint Edward's University5,830
219		4,747
51		453
-206		81.42%
-2.27%		9.54%
-4.49%
Angelo State University6,415
1,755		5,325
1,633		1,494
52		83.01%
3.78%		28.06%
-11.00%
Chamberlain University-Texas31
-15		26
-18		18
-15		83.87%
-11.78%		69.23%
-5.77%
Houston Christian University8,455
-566		7,139
-542		751
22		84.44%
-0.71%		10.52%
1.03%
University of North Texas at Dallas5,029
1,090		4,247
550		468
-1		84.45%
-9.41%		11.02%
-1.67%
Lamar University8,990
1,744		7,768
1,556		1,703
148		86.41%
0.68%		21.92%
-3.11%
Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service81707086.42%100.00%
The University of Texas at San Antonio25,422
2,925		22,063
2,163		5,980
103		86.79%
-1.67%		27.10%
-2.43%
Schreiner University2,475
347		2,183
311		326
44		88.20%
0.23%		14.93%
-0.13%
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi12,049
1,374		10,673
1,122		2,237
173		88.58%
-0.89%		20.96%
-0.65%
Dallas Baptist University6,163
-1,855		5,475
-1,828		614
35		88.84%
-2.24%		11.21%
3.28%
Nelson University656
41		584
66		332
46		89.02%
4.79%		56.85%
1.64%
Texas State University34,146
-3,037		30,498
-2,775		8,195
265		89.32%
-0.16%		26.87%
3.04%
Tarleton State University13,705
4,959		12,273
4,034		2,986
284		89.55%
-4.65%		24.33%
-8.47%
University of St Thomas2,878
1,287		2,588
1,103		769
97		89.92%
-3.42%		29.71%
-15.54%
University of Houston-Downtown6,551
-402		5,893
-409		1,181
-310		89.96%
-0.68%		20.04%
-3.62%
Hardin-Simmons University3,479
1,027		3,131
764		383
27		90.00%
-6.53%		12.23%
-2.81%
Sam Houston State University17,179
-403		15,506
492		3,270
-331		90.26%
4.87%		21.09%
-2.89%
Concorde Career College-Dallas356
70		322
45		174
16		90.45%
-6.40%		54.04%
-3.00%
University of Houston-Clear Lake2,352
4		2,129
361		473
34		90.52%
15.22%		22.22%
-2.61%
Texas A&M University-Kingsville8,846
931		8,043
738		1,286
83		90.92%
-1.37%		15.99%
-0.48%
Concordia University Texas2,401
231		2,191
215		176
-62		91.25%
0.19%		8.03%
-4.01%
East Texas A&M University10,625
2,394		9,801
2,180		1,202
30		92.24%
-0.35%		12.26%
-3.12%
Texas A&M University-San Antonio9,482
1,709		8,799
1,648		1,265
240		92.80%
0.80%		14.38%
0.05%
Midwestern State University7,803
1,979		7,297
2,208		944
138		93.52%
6.14%		12.94%
-2.90%
Stephen F Austin State University13,596
1,005		12,779
1,667		2,186
114		93.99%
5.74%		17.11%
-1.54%
The University of Texas at Tyler5,603
82		5,268
214		1,423
99		94.02%
2.48%		27.01%
0.81%
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley18,377
4,835		17,310
5,824		7,013
1,379		94.19%
9.37%		40.51%
-8.54%
The University of Texas Permian Basin1,565
-153		1,485
34		653
-21		94.89%
10.43%		43.97%
-2.48%
Concorde Career College-San Antonio311
189		296
175		149
72		95.18%
-4.00%		50.34%
-13.30%
Texas Lutheran University2,306
752		2,207
734		370
82		95.71%
0.92%		16.76%
-2.79%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor13,004
1,597		12,452
1,602		687
-138		95.76%
0.64%		5.52%
-2.08%
Texas A&M University-Victoria1,880
-1		1,803
360		221
48		95.90%
19.19%		12.26%
0.27%
Texas Woman's University8,353
769		8,029
825		1,596
123		96.12%
1.13%		19.88%
-0.57%
Texas Southern University9,391
1,524		9,101
1,757		1,628
-29		96.91%
3.56%		17.89%
-4.67%
St. Mary's University4,724
-479		4,618
-10		583
53		97.76%
8.81%		12.62%
1.17%
University of the Incarnate Word11,316
154		11,105
684		1,016
-51		98.14%
4.78%		9.15%
-1.09%
West Texas A & M University3,717
-1,067		3,668
-989		1,197
-69		98.68%
1.33%		32.63%
5.45%
Sul Ross State University1,159
86		1,144
118		209
-14		98.71%
3.09%		18.27%
-3.46%
The University of Texas at El Paso11,996
825		11,986
826		4,019
79		99.92%
0.02%		33.53%
-1.77%
Christ Mission College333100.00%100.00%
Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online182
32		182
32		146
38		100.00%80.22%
8.22%
Graduate America1
-2		1
-2		1
-2		100.00%100.00%
Arizona College of Nursing-Dallas74
2		74
2		33
6		100.00%44.59%
7.09%
Baptist Health System School of Health Professions9
8		9
9		9
9		100.00%100.00%
Criswell College33
9		33
11		29
11		100.00%
8.33%		87.88%
6.06%
Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie340
-37		340
-37		256
-1		100.00%75.29%
7.12%
Texas A&M University-Central Texas62
29		62
29		41
15		100.00%66.13%
-12.66%