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Colleges in Texas

All 127 Texas colleges in the Trajecta rankings, ordered by Trajecta Score — a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. Every school links to its full data page.

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Colleges in Texas ranked by Trajecta Score
# College City Selectivity Admit rate Score
1 Rice University Houston Elite 8% 87
2 The University of Texas at Austin Austin Selective 27% 74
3 Trinity University San Antonio Selective 26% 68
4 Texas A&M University-College Station College Station Moderate 57% 67
5 Southern Methodist University Dallas Moderate 63% 64
6 Texas Christian University Fort Worth Moderate 44% 64
7 The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson Open 65% 63
8 Baylor University Waco Moderate 51% 59
9 University of Houston Houston Open 74% 59
10 Austin College Sherman Moderate 48% 55
11 Southwestern University Georgetown Moderate 43% 54
12 Texas Tech University Lubbock Open 73% 54
13 The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington Open 80% 54
14 University of Dallas Irving Moderate 53% 54
15 Texas A & M International University Laredo Moderate 44% 53
16 The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler Open 94% 53
17 University of North Texas Denton Open 72% 52
18 Grayson College Denison Open — 51
19 University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston Open 91% 50
20 Dallas College Dallas Open — 50
21 LeTourneau University Longview Selective 38% 50
22 The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio Open 87% 50
23 University of St Thomas Houston Open 90% 49
24 Saint Edward's University Austin Open 81% 49
25 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg Open 94% 49
26 Texas A&M University-Texarkana Texarkana Moderate 64% 49
27 South Texas College McAllen Open — 48
28 Abilene Christian University Abilene Open 66% 48
29 The University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa Open 95% 48
30 Texas State University San Marcos Open 89% 47
31 The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso Open 100% 47
32 St. Mary's University San Antonio Open 98% 47
33 Texas A&M University-San Antonio San Antonio Open 93% 47
34 Odessa College Odessa Open — 47
35 University of Houston-Downtown Houston Open 90% 47
36 Texas Woman's University Denton Open 96% 46
37 Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kingsville Open 91% 45
38 University of Houston-Victoria Victoria Open 96% 45
39 Wayland Baptist University Plainview Moderate 56% 45
40 Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Open 89% 45
41 Texas Wesleyan University Fort Worth Open 69% 45
42 East Texas A&M University Commerce Open 92% 45
43 Parker University Dallas Open — 45
44 Our Lady of the Lake University San Antonio Open — 44
45 Sam Houston State University Huntsville Open 90% 44
46 Lamar University Beaumont Open 86% 44
47 Midwestern State University Wichita Falls Open 94% 44
48 Angelo State University San Angelo Open 83% 44
49 Dallas Baptist University Dallas Open 89% 43
50 Hardin-Simmons University Abilene Open 90% 43
51 Houston Christian University Houston Open 84% 43
52 Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches Open 94% 43
53 McMurry University Abilene Moderate 57% 43
54 East Texas Baptist University Marshall Moderate 58% 43
55 Hallmark University San Antonio Moderate 51% 43
56 Tyler Junior College Tyler Open — 43
57 University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio Open 98% 43
58 University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Belton Open 96% 42
59 West Texas A & M University Canyon Open 99% 42
60 Dallas Christian College Dallas Selective 22% 42
61 Prairie View A & M University Prairie View Open 79% 42
62 Tarleton State University Stephenville Open 90% 42
63 Huston-Tillotson University Austin Selective 39% 41
64 Baptist University of the Americas San Antonio Open — 41
65 Lubbock Christian University Lubbock Open 73% 41
66 Schreiner University Kerrville Open 88% 41
67 Southwestern Christian College Terrell Open — 41
68 Southwestern Adventist University Keene Open 78% 41
69 Concordia University Texas Austin Open 91% 40
70 Howard Payne University Brownwood Open 67% 40
71 Sul Ross State University Alpine Open 99% 40
72 Criswell College Dallas Open 100% 40
73 The King's University Southlake Moderate 61% 39
74 Paul Quinn College Dallas Moderate 40% 39
75 Nelson University Waxahachie Open 89% 37
76 Texas Lutheran University Seguin Open 96% 37
77 Jarvis Christian University Hawkins Open — 36
78 Messenger College Bedford Selective 38% 36
79 Wiley University Marshall Open — 35
80 Arlington Baptist University Arlington Open — 35
81 Texas Southern University Houston Open 97% 35
82 Texas College Tyler Open — 33
83 University of North Texas at Dallas Dallas Open 84% 32
84 North American University Stafford Open — 28
85 Christ Mission College San Antonio Open 100% 25
86 The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Fort Worth Moderate 58% 20
— Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online Addison Open 100% —
— Amberton University Garland Open — —
— Austin Community College District Austin Open — —
— Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Austin Open — —
— Bakke Graduate University Dallas Open — —
— Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary Jacksonville Selective 29% —
— Baylor College of Medicine Houston Open — —
— Brazosport College Lake Jackson Open — —
— Brite Divinity School Fort Worth Open — —
— College of Biblical Studies-Houston Houston Open — —
— College of the Mainland Texas City Open — —
— Collin County Community College District McKinney Open — —
— Dallas Theological Seminary Dallas Open — —
— Del Mar College Corpus Christi Open — —
— Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest Austin Open — —
— Galveston College Galveston Open — —
— Grace School of Theology Conroe Open — —
— Laredo College Laredo Open — —
— Lone Star College System The Woodlands Open — —
— Midland College Midland Open — —
— Navarro College Corsicana Open — —
— Oblate School of Theology San Antonio Open — —
— Redeemers University North America Greenville Moderate 40% —
— Remington College-Dallas Campus Dallas Open — —
— Remington College-Online Dallas Dallas Open — —
— San Antonio College San Antonio Open — —
— San Jacinto Community College Pasadena Open — —
— South Texas College of Law Houston Houston Open — —
— Texas A&M University-Central Texas Killeen Open 100% —
— Texas Chiropractic College Foundation Inc Pasadena Open — —
— Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock Open — —
— Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-El Paso El Paso Open — —
— The Chicago School at Dallas Plano Open — —
— The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston Open — —
— The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio Open — —
— The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston Open — —
— The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Galveston Open — —
— Trinity Valley Community College Athens Open — —
— University of North Texas Health Science Center Fort Worth Open — —
— University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas Open — —
— Weatherford College Weatherford Open — —

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