Texas Colleges with the Highest Yield

The average yield (also know as enrollment rate) of the 10 Most Favored Texas Colleges is 23.03% for the academic year 2024-2025.

Texas A&M University-Central Texas has the highest (i.e. more admitted students are enrolled into eventually) admission yield of 66.13% and Nelson University (56.85%) and The University of Texas at Austin (47.43%) are following it in the list of Most Favored Texas 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.

Texas A&M University-Central Texas has the highest admission yield (enrollment rate) of 66.13% and Nelson University has the second highest yield of 56.85%.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $30,568 and graduate tuition & fees is $20,286 for the academic year 2024-2025.

At these Highest Yield Texas Colleges, the average acceptance rate is 67.22%, and the average SAT score is 1,144, making them not only cost-effective but also accessible options for a wide range of students.

Comparison between Most Favored Texas Colleges

Table. Most Favored Texas Colleges Comparison
School NameYieldAcceptance RateSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
-		Texas A&M University-Central Texas Killeen, TXPublic, 4-year 66.13%
12.66%		100.00%-$17,155
($7,363)		2,403-16 to 1
2
-		Nelson University Waxahachie, TXPrivate, 4-year 56.85%
1.64%		89.02%980$25,0641,79442.00%15 to 1
3
1		The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TXPublic, 4-year 47.43%
1.32%		26.64%1,390$44,908
($11,688)		53,86489.00%18 to 1
4
2		Rice University Houston, TXPrivate, 4-year 44.20%
1.77%		8.00%1,550$61,2478,96195.00%6 to 1
5
-		The University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa, TXPublic, 4-year 43.97%
2.48%		94.89%1,020$21,900
($9,607)		5,58540.00%19 to 1
6
3		The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TXPublic, 4-year 40.51%
8.54%		94.19%990$19,645
($9,799)		33,88151.00%20 to 1
7
1		Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TXPublic, 4-year 39.91%
2.87%		57.43%1,270$40,124
($12,995)		78,32184.00%20 to 1
8
3		Texas A & M International University Laredo, TXPublic, 4-year 36.14%
0.05%		44.37%990$19,454
($7,894)		8,99146.00%21 to 1
9
1		East Texas Baptist University Marshall, TXPrivate, 4-year 34.84%
3.33%		57.76%-$30,6801,81347.00%14 to 1
10
2		The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TXPublic, 4-year 33.53%
1.77%		99.92%960$25,502
($9,544)		25,03950.00%21 to 1
Average44.35%67.22%1,144$30,568
($9,841)		22,06560.44%17 to 1