Texas Colleges Where More Students Leave Before Graduation

Texas Southern University has the lowest 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 22% last year.

University of Houston-Downtown with 33% and Lamar University with 37% of graduation rates followed it in the ranking of Texas Colleges with the Lowest Graduation Rate.

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

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $21,032 and graduate tuition & fees is $15,476 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Low Graduation Rate Texas Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 90.55%, and the average SAT score is 1,012, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between Texas Colleges With The Lowest Graduation Rate

Table. Texas Colleges With The Lowest Graduation Rate Comparison
School NameGraduation RateUndergraduate Tuition & FeesYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreTotal PopulationStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Texas Southern University Houston, TXPublic, 4-year 22.00%
3.00%
$21,473
($8,637)
17.89%96.91%9008,70419 to 1
2
1
University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TXPublic, 4-year 33.00%
-
$17,434
($7,582)
20.04%89.96%1,03013,73018 to 1
3
2
Lamar University Beaumont, TXPublic, 4-year 37.00%
-
$18,745
($8,905)
21.92%86.41%1,05017,77220 to 1
4
1
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TXPublic, 4-year 40.00%
7.00%
$20,794
($9,748)
20.96%88.58%1,08011,26619 to 1
4
4
The University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa, TXPublic, 4-year 40.00%
2.00%
$21,900
($9,607)
43.97%94.89%1,0205,58519 to 1
4
2
Texas A&M University-San Antonio San Antonio, TXPublic, 4-year 40.00%
11.00%
$23,255
($9,654)
14.38%92.80%9507,95618 to 1
7
4
Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TXPublic, 4-year 42.00%
3.00%
$25,746
($9,892)
15.99%90.92%1,0506,86418 to 1
8
3
East Texas A&M University Commerce, TXPublic, 4-year 43.00%
2.00%
$22,326
($10,026)
12.26%92.24%1,06013,25217 to 1
8
1
Midwestern State University Wichita Falls, TXPublic, 4-year 43.00%
2.00%
$11,770
($9,950)
12.94%93.52%-5,32418 to 1
8
1
Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, TXPublic, 4-year 43.00%
-
$26,874
($11,299)
18.37%79.31%9709,92217 to 1
Average38.30%$21,032
($9,530)
19.87%90.55%1,01210,03818 to 1