Easiest Texas Colleges to Get Into
Texas has 58 four-year colleges that accept 75% or more of applicants, ranked by acceptance rate. Good options for safety schools on your list.
21 colleges accept 100% of applicants in Texas. Examples include Amberton University, Arlington Baptist University, Brazosport College and Jarvis Christian University.
High acceptance does not always mean low academic standards. You still need sufficient grades unless a school has guaranteed admission. Use the filters below to narrow by GPA, SAT, or ACT and see your estimated admission chance at each school. See also best and popular colleges with high acceptance rates in Texas, or the most selective colleges.
Concordia University Texas
- Private 4 Year
- Austin, TX
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4.0 | 2 reviews
- 91% acceptance rate
Concordia Texas is a private Lutheran university with undergraduate programs in nursing, business, and education. The campus is in northwest Austin.
- SAT Range 860-1100
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Net Price $24,723
University of Houston Clear Lake
- Public 4 Year
- Houston, TX
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| 0 reviews
- 91% acceptance rate
- Jun 1 application deadline
University of Houston-Clear Lake is a public university known for undergraduate education, business, and psychology. The suburban campus is in Houston's Clear Lake area near NASA's Johnson Space Center.
- SAT Range 970-1150
- Avg GPA 3.39
- Net Price $14,059
Texas A&M University Kingsville
- Public 4 Year
- Kingsville, TX
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- 91% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Texas A&M-Kingsville is a public university known for undergraduate petroleum engineering, agriculture, and wildlife science. Students attend a campus in the small South Texas city of Kingsville.
- SAT Range 990-1110
- Avg GPA 3.45
- Net Price $12,812
Hardin Simmons University
- Private 4 Year
- Abilene, TX
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 90% acceptance rate
Hardin-Simmons is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate nursing, music, and education. The residential campus is located in Abilene in West Texas.
- SAT Range 1010-1190
- Avg GPA 3.43
- Net Price $19,811
University of Houston Downtown
- Public 4 Year
- Houston, TX
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 90% acceptance rate
- Jun 1 application deadline
UHD is a public university known for undergraduate business and criminal justice. The urban campus sits in downtown Houston near the city's business district.
- SAT Range 940-1110
- Avg GPA 3.29
- Net Price $10,832
University of St Thomas
- Private 4 Year
- Houston, TX
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- 90% acceptance rate
- Aug 15 application deadline
University of St. Thomas is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate business, nursing, and the liberal arts. The urban campus sits in Houston's Museum District.
- SAT Range 980-1210
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Net Price $20,599
Sam Houston State University
- Public 4 Year
- Huntsville, TX
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 90% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Sam Houston State is a large public university known for undergraduate criminal justice and forensic science. The main campus is in Huntsville in the piney woods of East Texas.
- SAT Range 930-1120
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.25
- Net Price $14,737
Tarleton State University
- Public 4 Year
- Stephenville, TX
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 90% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Tarleton State is a public university known for undergraduate agriculture, animal science, and nursing. The main campus anchors the college town of Stephenville in north-central Texas.
- SAT Range 980-1160
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.21
- Net Price $16,159
Texas A & M University Corpus Christi
- Public 4 Year
- Corpus Christi, TX
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| 0 reviews
- 89% acceptance rate
- Jul 1 application deadline
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is a public university known for undergraduate marine science, coastal biology, and environmental science. The campus sits on Ward Island along Corpus Christi Bay.
- SAT Range 970-1193
- Avg GPA 3.41
- Net Price $15,233
Dallas Baptist University
- Private 4 Year
- Dallas, TX
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 89% acceptance rate
Dallas Baptist is a private Baptist university known for undergraduate business, education, and biblical studies. The hilltop campus overlooks Mountain Creek Lake in southwest Dallas.
- SAT Range 960-1213
- Avg GPA 3.46
- Net Price $30,057
Nelson University
- Private 4 Year
- Waxahachie, TX
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- 89% acceptance rate
Nelson is a private Assemblies of God university known for undergraduate ministry and education programs. The campus is in Waxahachie, a small city south of Dallas.
- SAT Range 890-1090
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.19
- Net Price $22,359
Texas State University
- Public 4 Year
- San Marcos, TX
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3.8 | 9 reviews
- 89% acceptance rate
- Jun 1 application deadline
Texas State is a large public university known for undergraduate geography, education, and mass communication. The campus in the college town of San Marcos sits along the spring-fed San Marcos River.
- SAT Range 980-1200
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.38
- Net Price $15,716
Schreiner University
- Private 4 Year
- Kerrville, TX
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| 0 reviews
- 88% acceptance rate
Schreiner is a small private university with undergraduate programs in nursing and education. The campus sits in Kerrville in the Texas Hill Country.
- SAT Range 970-1160
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Net Price $22,884
The University of Texas at San Antonio
- Public 4 Year
- San Antonio, TX
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4.5 | 2 reviews
- 87% acceptance rate
- Jun 1 application deadline
UTSA is a large public university known for undergraduate cybersecurity and business. The main campus sits in northwest San Antonio near the Texas Hill Country.
- SAT Range 1000-1220
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.36
- Net Price $10,959
Lamar University
- Public 4 Year
- Beaumont, TX
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1.7 | 3 reviews
- 86% acceptance rate
Lamar is a public university known for undergraduate engineering and nursing. The campus is located in Beaumont in southeast Texas.
- SAT Range 930-1140
- Avg GPA 3.4
- Net Price $9,814
Houston Christian University
- Private 4 Year
- Houston, TX
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 84% acceptance rate
Houston Christian is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and education. The campus is in southwest Houston.
- SAT Range 990-1190
- Avg GPA 3.46
- Net Price $21,282
University of North Texas at Dallas
- Public 4 Year
- Dallas, Texas
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| 0 reviews
- 84% acceptance rate
- Aug 6 application deadline
UNT Dallas is a public university known for undergraduate business, education, and criminal justice. The urban campus serves southern Dallas.
- SAT Range 846-1096
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $7,586
Angelo State University
- Public 4 Year
- San Angelo, TX
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4.0 | 1 reviews
- 83% acceptance rate
Angelo State is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and agriculture. The campus is in the West Texas city of San Angelo.
- SAT Range 910-1150
- Avg GPA 3.71
- Net Price $14,048