Texas Public Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate

List of Public Colleges by Acceptance Rate

Below is a ranking of the 40 public colleges in Texas with the lowest acceptance rate for freshman undergraduate applications. The University of Texas at Austin leads the list by accepting 31% of high school students that applied.

List of Texas Public Colleges Ranked by Lowest Acceptance Rate
School Acceptance Rate
The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX

31%
Texas A & M International University

Laredo, TX

48%
Texas A & M University Galveston

Galveston, Texas

55%
Texas A & M University College Station

College Station, TX

63%
University of Houston

Houston, TX

66%
Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

67%
University of Houston Clear Lake

Houston, TX

69%
Prairie View A & M University

Prairie View, TX

76%
Angelo State University

San Angelo, TX

79%
University of North Texas

Denton, TX

79%
The University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington, TX

81%
University of Houston Victoria

Victoria, TX

82%
Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

84%
Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, TX

85%
The University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson, TX

85%
Texas A & M University Commerce

Commerce, TX

86%
Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

87%
The University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio, TX

87%