Texas Colleges Where Students Graduate On Time

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 95% last year.

The University of Texas at Austin with 89% and Texas Christian University with 86% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Texas Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rate.

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

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $44,116 and graduate tuition & fees is $30,717 for the academic year 2024-2025.

For these well-regarded Texas Colleges with the Highest Graduation Rate, the average acceptance rate is 53.51% and the average SAT score is 1,299, indicating a moderately selective admissions process.

Comparison between Texas Colleges With The Highest Graduation Rate

Table. Texas Colleges With The 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 95.00%
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$61,24744.20%8.00%1,5508,9616 to 1
2
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The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TXPublic, 4-year 89.00%
2.00%
$44,908
($11,688)
47.43%26.64%1,39053,86418 to 1
3
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Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TXPrivate, 4-year 86.00%
1.00%
$61,74024.72%44.49%1,25012,93814 to 1
4
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Southern Methodist University Dallas, TXPrivate, 4-year 84.00%
1.00%
$67,04017.77%63.35%1,42012,11611 to 1
4
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Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TXPublic, 4-year 84.00%
1.00%
$40,124
($12,995)
39.91%57.43%1,27078,32120 to 1
6
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Baylor University Waco, TXPrivate, 4-year 80.00%
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$58,10014.23%51.28%1,30020,62615 to 1
7
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The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TXPublic, 4-year 76.00%
6.00%
$40,144
($14,644)
20.27%65.13%1,28029,88623 to 1
8
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Texas Tech University Lubbock, TXPublic, 4-year 69.00%
2.00%
$24,157
($11,852)
27.13%72.65%1,18040,75720 to 1
9
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University of Houston Houston, TXPublic, 4-year 65.00%
1.00%
$22,547
($9,717)
26.52%73.92%1,25047,98022 to 1
10
1
University of North Texas Denton, TXPublic, 4-year 61.00%
2.00%
$21,149
($11,309)
24.21%72.23%1,10046,86425 to 1
Average78.90%$44,116
($12,034)
28.64%53.51%1,29935,23117 to 1