1,106 SAT and 23 ACT in Average for Texas Colleges in 2025 Admission

1,106

SAT Score

23

ACT Score

For the 2025 Texas college admission cycle, a total of 57,996 enrolled students submitted SAT scores and 15,449 students submitted ACT scores to Texas colleges.

The average SAT score for Texas colleges is 1,106 and the average ACT composite score is 23. Compared to the previous year, the Texas's average SAT score decreased by 2 points from 1,108 to 1,106, representing a 0.2% change.

The average acceptance rate for Texas colleges with available SAT data is 66.42% with a yield rate of 24.28%. This represents a 0.8 percentage point decrease in selectivity compared to the previous admission cycle.

Among Texas colleges, Rice University has the highest SAT score of 1,550.

Average SAT Scores for Texas Colleges

The following table compares the SAT scores 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
SAT Scores for Texas Colleges
SchoolSAT ScoreACT ScoreAcceptance RateYield
Rice University1,550358.00%
0.12%		44.20%
-1.77%
Southern Methodist University1,420
10		3263.35%
2.13%		17.77%
0.54%
Trinity University1,405
15		3225.92%
-2.24%		20.06%
-0.42%
The University of Texas at Austin1,390
20		3126.64%
-2.48%		47.43%
-1.32%
Baylor University1,300
10		30
1		51.28%
0.29%		14.23%
-2.14%
The University of Texas at Dallas1,280
-10		28
-1		65.13%
-0.33%		20.27%
-1.37%
Texas A&M University-College Station1,270
10		2857.43%
-5.82%		39.91%
-2.87%
University of Houston1,250
20		26
1		73.92%
4.39%		26.52%
-0.28%
Texas Christian University1,250
-20		2944.49%
1.89%		24.72%
-3.75%
University of Dallas1,230
-25		25
-4		53.44%
-0.76%		20.17%
4.81%
Southwestern University1,210
-40		29
1		43.05%
3.98%		13.76%
-1.90%
Austin College1,200
-30		26
-3		47.65%
0.99%		14.18%
2.59%
LeTourneau University1,200
-70		25
-1		38.01%
-2.67%		22.28%
-1.69%
Abilene Christian University1,180
10		2566.03%
2.15%		12.11%
-0.73%
Texas Tech University1,180
10		2572.65%
1.76%		27.13%
-2.80%
The University of Texas at Arlington1,120
10		2379.90%
-1.39%		26.44%
-1.40%
Saint Edward's University1,110
-30		26
4		81.42%
-2.27%		9.54%
-4.49%
Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service1,110-86.42%100.00%
Dallas Baptist University1,105
16		2388.84%
-2.24%		11.21%
3.28%
Hardin-Simmons University1,100
25		22
2		90.00%
-6.53%		12.23%
-2.81%
University of North Texas1,1002372.23%
-0.23%		24.21%
-1.76%
St. Mary's University1,100
100		20
3		97.76%
8.81%		12.62%
1.17%
Texas State University1,100
16		22
-1		89.32%
-0.16%		26.87%
3.04%
The University of Texas at Tyler1,100
-10		23
1		94.02%
2.48%		27.01%
0.81%
The University of Texas at San Antonio1,10023
1		86.79%
-1.67%		27.10%
-2.43%
Houston Christian University1,090
10		20
-3		84.44%
-0.71%		10.52%
1.03%
University of St Thomas1,090
-110		21
-4		89.92%
-3.42%		29.71%
-15.54%
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi1,0802288.58%
-0.89%		20.96%
-0.65%
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor1,080
-10		23
1		95.76%
0.64%		5.52%
-2.08%
Lubbock Christian University1,070
10		23
1		73.10%
-0.09%		25.90%
3.90%
Tarleton State University1,070
10		2189.55%
-4.65%		24.33%
-8.47%
Texas Wesleyan University1,070-69.16%
6.77%		13.75%
-2.97%
East Texas A&M University1,06022
1		92.24%
-0.35%		12.26%
-3.12%
Stephen F Austin State University1,060
-10		2193.99%
5.74%		17.11%
-1.54%
University of Houston-Clear Lake1,055
-55		22
2		90.52%
15.22%		22.22%
-2.61%
Lamar University1,050
20		2286.41%
0.68%		21.92%
-3.11%
Texas A&M University-Kingsville1,050
20		-90.92%
-1.37%		15.99%
-0.48%
West Texas A & M University1,050
-10		20
-1		98.68%
1.33%		32.63%
5.45%
McMurry University1,040
-40		2057.04%
-0.61%		12.00%
0.59%
Sam Houston State University1,040
-10		20
-1		90.26%
4.87%		21.09%
-2.89%
Southwestern Adventist University1,0351978.36%
22.84%		20.71%
1.20%
Angelo State University1,030
10		2183.01%
3.78%		28.06%
-11.00%
University of Houston-Downtown1,030
-10		19
-1		89.96%
-0.68%		20.04%
-3.62%
The University of Texas Permian Basin1,020
-20		22
5		94.89%
10.43%		43.97%
-2.48%
Howard Payne University1,000
40		21
-1		67.37%
-0.32%		26.97%
2.64%
Sul Ross State University1,000
-15		21
6		98.71%
3.09%		18.27%
-3.46%
Texas A & M International University990
-30		19
2		44.37%
-1.59%		36.14%
-0.05%
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley990
-30		18
-1		94.19%
9.37%		40.51%
-8.54%
Nelson University980
-30		-89.02%
4.79%		56.85%
1.64%
Prairie View A & M University970
30		19
1		79.31%
4.01%		18.37%
-13.59%
The University of Texas at El Paso960
-20		19
-1		99.92%
0.02%		33.53%
-1.77%
Texas A&M University-San Antonio9501892.80%
0.80%		14.38%
0.05%
University of North Texas at Dallas940
30		-84.45%
-9.41%		11.02%
-1.67%
Dallas Christian College925
-75		17
-3		21.80%
-62.23%		41.38%
7.54%
Huston-Tillotson University9002239.09%23.26%
Texas Southern University9001796.91%
3.56%		17.89%
-4.67%