The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 10 Most Favored Texas Public Colleges is 29.48% for the academic year 2023-2024.

Texas A&M University-Central Texas has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 50.75% and Tarleton State University (48.58%) and The University of Texas at Austin (48.37%) are following it in the list of Most Favored Texas Public Colleges.

This ranking is only based on yield and more admission stats such as acceptance rate and SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

Key Admission and Academic Facts of Most Favored Texas Public Colleges

Texas A&M University-Central Texas has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 50.75% and Tarleton State University has the second highest yield of 48.58%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $24,880 and graduate tuition & fees is $16,889 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average acceptance rate is 81.14% and the average SAT score is 1,073 at the schools.

The average graduation rate is 51.11% and the students to faculty ratio is 17 to 1 over the 10 colleges.

The following table compares the tuition and other academic characteristics between 10 Most Favored Texas Public Colleges.

Table. Most Favored Texas Public Colleges Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Texas A&M University-Central Texas Killeen, TXPublic, 4-year 50.75%
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95.71%-$16,419
($6,627)
2,198-15 to 1
2
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Tarleton State University Stephenville, TXPublic, 4-year 48.58%
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87.06%1,050$17,958
($7,878)
14,09245.00%17 to 1
3
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The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TXPublic, 4-year 48.37%
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31.35%1,370$42,778
($11,678)
52,38487.00%18 to 1
4
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The University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa, TXPublic, 4-year 48.17%
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94.71%1,010$23,212
($10,904)
5,84839.00%18 to 1
5
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TXPublic, 4-year 47.87%
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87.70%1,030$19,939
($9,859)
31,55952.00%19 to 1
6
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Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TXPublic, 4-year 45.91%
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62.65%1,270$40,328
($13,099)
74,01483.00%18 to 1
7
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Angelo State University San Angelo, TXPublic, 4-year 37.11%
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79.14%1,030$18,399
($8,319)
10,59940.00%18 to 1
8
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Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, TXPublic, 4-year 36.01%
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76.07%950$26,874
($11,299)
9,05641.00%16 to 1
9
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The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TXPublic, 4-year 35.95%
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99.92%980$25,512
($9,744)
23,88047.00%19 to 1
10
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Sul Ross State University Alpine, TXPublic, 4-year 35.78%
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97.07%970$17,384
($7,592)
1,98726.00%12 to 1
Average43.45%81.14%1,073$24,880
($9,700)
22,56251.11%17 to 1