The University of Texas at Austin 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 87% last year.

Texas A & M University-College Station with 83% and The University of Texas at Dallas with 69% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Texas Public 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 Public Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate

The University of Texas at Austin has the highest graduation rate of 87% and Texas A & M University-College Station has the second highest graduation rate of 83%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $27,530 and graduate tuition & fees is $19,883 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 72.27% and the average SAT score is 1,176 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 64.00% and the students to faculty ratio is 20 to 1 over the 10 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Texas Public Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate.

Table. Texas Public Colleges With Highest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TXPublic, 4-year 87.00%
0.75%		$42,778
($11,678)		48.37%31.35%1,37052,38418 to 1
2
-		Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TXPublic, 4-year 83.00%
0.36%		$40,328
($13,099)		45.91%62.65%1,27074,01418 to 1
3
-		The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TXPublic, 4-year 69.00%
2.69%		$40,064
($14,564)		23.15%84.74%1,30031,57027 to 1
4
1		University of Houston Houston, TXPublic, 4-year 63.00%
0.96%		$22,191
($9,711)		28.16%66.24%1,24046,70021 to 1
4
-		Texas Tech University Lubbock, TXPublic, 4-year 63.00%
0.34%		$24,451
($11,852)		28.56%67.34%1,19040,37821 to 1
6
-		University of North Texas Denton, TXPublic, 4-year 58.00%
2.18%		$21,244
($11,164)		26.15%79.13%1,12044,76723 to 1
7
-		Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TXPublic, 4-year 56.00%
1.28%		$19,020
($9,228)		24.58%84.63%1,05021,48020 to 1
8
-		Texas State University San Marcos, TXPublic, 4-year 55.00%
1.96%		$23,210
($11,450)		29.99%87.70%1,08038,17121 to 1
9
-		University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TXPublic, 4-year 53.00%
0.07%		$21,330
($7,746)		25.64%69.37%1,0818,56215 to 1
9
1		Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TXPublic, 4-year 53.00%
0.08%		$20,680
($10,600)		20.98%89.51%1,06011,32717 to 1
Average64.00%$27,530
($11,109)		30.15%72.27%1,17636,93520 to 1