Rice University has the highest 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 93% last year.

Texas Christian University with 83% and Southern Methodist University with 82% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Texas Private Colleges with Highest Graduation Rate.

Colleges having highest graduation rate.

For the ranking, we exclude schools with fewer than 5,000 students.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Texas Private Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate

Rice University has the highest graduation rate of 93% and Texas Christian University has the second highest graduation rate of 83%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $52,115 and graduate tuition & fees is $35,579 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 53.82% and the average SAT score is 1,292 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 75.33% and the students to faculty ratio is 12 to 1 over the 6 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 6 Texas Private Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate.

Table. Texas Private Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Rice University Houston, TXPrivate, 4-year 93.00%
0.66%
$58,12844.07%8.68%1,5408,6726 to 1
2
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Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TXPrivate, 4-year 83.00%
0.16%
$57,22027.41%56.10%1,26012,27314 to 1
3
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Southern Methodist University Dallas, TXPrivate, 4-year 82.00%
0.41%
$64,46019.42%52.25%1,45012,05311 to 1
4
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Baylor University Waco, TXPrivate, 4-year 81.00%
0.62%
$54,84417.63%45.88%1,32020,70915 to 1
5
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Abilene Christian University Abilene, TXPrivate, 4-year 60.00%
0.23%
$42,38012.09%65.79%1,1605,07913 to 1
6
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University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, TXPrivate, 4-year 53.00%
4.60%
$35,66010.78%94.20%1,0207,30513 to 1
Average75.33%$52,11521.90%53.82%1,29211,01512 to 1