Popular Texas Colleges Easy to Get Into

Texas has 58 four-year colleges that accept 75% or more of applicants. If your GPA and test scores meet their typical thresholds, these are strong safety options, ordered by student interest online.

Leading examples include Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, accepting 89% of applicants. Also frequently researched: The University of Texas at Arlington, Sam Houston State University and The University of Texas at San Antonio.

Use the filters below to narrow by GPA, SAT, or ACT and see your estimated admission chance. For the highest academic quality among easy-admission schools, see best-ranked colleges with high acceptance rates. For schools with the highest acceptance rates regardless of popularity, see highest acceptance rate colleges.

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Texas High Acceptance % Public Private 4 Year

  • Private 4 Year
  • Austin, TX
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • 81% acceptance rate

Saint Edward's is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate liberal arts, business, and education. The hilltop campus in South Austin overlooks the downtown skyline.

#10 Best Private Colleges in Texas 7/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 970-1240
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.53
  • Net Price $28,766
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Tyler, TX
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • 94% acceptance rate
  • Aug 24 application deadline

UT Tyler is a public university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and engineering. The campus is in the East Texas city of Tyler.

#6 Best Public Universities in Texas 6/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1010-1200
  • Avg GPA 3.44
  • Net Price $14,476
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Kingsville, TX
  • | 0 reviews
  • 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.

#16 Best Public Universities in Texas 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 990-1110
  • Avg GPA 3.45
  • Net Price $12,812
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Corpus Christi, TX
  • | 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.

#12 Best Public Universities in Texas 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 970-1193
  • Avg GPA 3.41
  • Net Price $15,233
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Commerce, TX
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • 92% acceptance rate
  • Aug 15 application deadline

East Texas A&M is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education, business, and agricultural sciences. The residential campus sits in the small college town of Commerce in Northeast Texas.

#19 Best Public Universities in Texas 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 910-1150
  • Avg GPA 3.36
  • Net Price $12,327
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  • Public 4 Year
  • El Paso, TX
  • | 0 reviews
  • 100% acceptance rate
  • May 1 application deadline

UTEP is a large public university known for undergraduate engineering. The campus features distinctive Bhutanese-style architecture in El Paso near the U.S.-Mexico border.

#28 Best Public Universities in Texas 0/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 860-1080
  • Avg GPA 3.3
  • Net Price $9,305
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Austin, TX
  • 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.

#25 Best Private Colleges in Texas 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 860-1100
  • Avg GPA 3.3
  • Net Price $24,723
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Seguin, TX
  • | 0 reviews
  • 96% acceptance rate

Texas Lutheran is a private Lutheran university known for undergraduate nursing, education, and business. The residential campus is in Seguin, a small city northeast of San Antonio.

#17 Best Private Colleges in Texas 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1030-1230
  • Avg GPA 3.9
  • Net Price $25,119
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  • Public 4 Year
  • McAllen, TX
  • | 0 reviews
  • 100% acceptance rate
  • Jun 18 application deadline

South Texas College is a public community college known for nursing, allied health, and dual-credit programs. Campuses serve students across the Rio Grande Valley near the U.S.-Mexico border.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Net Price $1,844
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Kerrville, TX
  • | 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.

#23 Best Private Colleges in Texas 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 970-1160
  • Avg GPA 3.3
  • Net Price $22,884
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Houston, TX
  • 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.

#22 Best Private Colleges in Texas 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 990-1190
  • Avg GPA 3.46
  • Net Price $21,282
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  • Private 4 Year
  • Abilene, TX
  • 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.

#18 Best Private Colleges in Texas 5/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 1010-1190
  • Avg GPA 3.43
  • Net Price $19,811
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Canyon, TX
  • 4.0 | 1 reviews
  • 99% acceptance rate
  • Aug 1 application deadline

West Texas A&M is a public university known for undergraduate agriculture, nursing, and business. The campus is in Canyon, a small college town in the Texas Panhandle.

#14 Best Public Universities in Texas 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 950-1170
  • Avg GPA 3.61
  • Net Price $15,572
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Edinburg, TX
  • | 0 reviews
  • 94% acceptance rate
  • Jul 1 application deadline

UTRGV is a large public university known for undergraduate nursing, health sciences, and engineering. Campuses span the Rio Grande Valley near the U.S.-Mexico border.

#21 Best Public Universities in Texas 4/10 Overall Rating
  • SAT Range 880-1090
  • Predicted Avg GPA 3.16
  • Net Price $5,282
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Alpine, TX
  • | 0 reviews
  • 99% acceptance rate

Sul Ross is a small public university known for undergraduate range animal science, wildlife management, and education. The campus sits in Alpine in the mountains of far West Texas near Big Bend.

  • SAT Range 930-1110
  • Avg GPA 3.32
  • Net Price $14,454
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Arlington Baptist University Campus
 

  • Private 4 Year
  • Arlington, TX
  • 2.5 | 2 reviews
  • 100% acceptance rate

Arlington Baptist is a small private Baptist university known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry. The suburban campus sits in Arlington within the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Net Price $25,267
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  • Public 4 Year
  • Midland, TX
  • 5.0 | 1 reviews
  • 100% acceptance rate
  • Aug 20 application deadline

Midland College is a public community college known for associate programs in nursing and energy technology. The campus is in Midland in West Texas's Permian Basin.

  • SAT Range -
  • Avg GPA NA
  • Net Price $5,071
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  • Private 4 Year
  • San Antonio, TX
  • | 0 reviews
  • 100% acceptance rate

Our Lady of the Lake is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate social work and education. The urban San Antonio campus is a Hispanic-Serving Institution.

#27 Best Private Colleges in Texas
  • SAT Range 890-1070
  • Avg GPA 3.55
  • Net Price $16,999
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