Most Selective Universities in Texas

Rankings based on government-verified data for qualifying institutions in Texas.

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#	Institution	Tuition	Avg Earnings	Grad Rate	State
1	Rice University Private Non-Profit	$58,128	$79,751	95%	TX
2	Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary Private Non-Profit	$10,050	$46,562	N/A	TX
3	Trinity University Private Non-Profit	$51,352	$55,224	79%	TX
4	The University of Texas at Austin Public	$11,678	$60,896	88%	TX
5	Paul Quinn College Private Non-Profit	$13,498	$27,021	34%	TX
6	Southwestern University Private Non-Profit	$51,058	$49,249	71%	TX
7	LeTourneau University Private Non-Profit	$35,500	$51,058	64%	TX
8	Texas Christian University Private Non-Profit	$57,220	$60,435	85%	TX
9	Texas A & M International University Public	$7,846	$37,327	49%	TX
10	Austin College Private Non-Profit	$46,500	$45,242	71%	TX
11	Messenger College Private Non-Profit	$11,200	$29,135	33%	TX
12	Baylor University Private Non-Profit	$54,844	$56,532	81%	TX
13	Wayland Baptist University Private Non-Profit	$23,186	$44,159	19%	TX
14	University of Dallas Private Non-Profit	$50,880	$45,950	70%	TX
15	Southwestern Adventist University Private Non-Profit	$24,588	$43,643	44%	TX
16	McMurry University Private Non-Profit	$31,372	$38,647	38%	TX
17	East Texas Baptist University Private Non-Profit	$30,050	$41,759	45%	TX
18	Southern Methodist University Private Non-Profit	$64,460	$65,556	83%	TX
19	Texas Wesleyan University Private Non-Profit	$37,934	$44,773	33%	TX
20	Texas A&M University-College Station Public	$13,099	$59,386	84%	TX
21	Abilene Christian University Private Non-Profit	$42,380	$46,727	60%	TX
22	The University of Texas at Dallas Public	$14,564	$57,249	70%	TX
23	Howard Payne University Private Non-Profit	$33,322	$38,212	32%	TX
24	University of Houston Public	$9,711	$52,768	64%	TX
25	Texas Tech University Public	$11,852	$52,588	67%	TX
26	University of North Texas Public	$11,164	$46,304	59%	TX
27	Lubbock Christian University Private Non-Profit	$27,298	$46,464	49%	TX
28	University of Houston-Clear Lake Public	$7,746	$52,098	52%	TX
29	Prairie View A & M University Public	$11,299	$36,350	42%	TX
30	University of Houston-Victoria Public	$7,499	$44,888	25%	TX
31	Angelo State University Public	$8,319	$41,050	41%	TX
32	Texas A&M University-Texarkana Public	$7,930	$41,785	31%	TX
33	The University of Texas at Arlington Public	$11,728	$60,902	55%	TX
34	Saint Edward's University Private Non-Profit	$51,384	$47,743	65%	TX
35	Dallas Christian College Private Non-Profit	$20,260	$39,868	29%	TX
36	Nelson University Private Non-Profit	$18,610	$37,425	39%	TX
37	The University of Texas Permian Basin Public	$10,904	$50,020	41%	TX
38	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Public	$9,859	$35,812	51%	TX
39	Houston Christian University Private Non-Profit	$38,100	$44,595	50%	TX
40	Sam Houston State University Public	$9,228	$45,337	56%	TX
41	Lamar University Public	$8,690	$47,077	37%	TX
42	Midwestern State University Public	$10,310	$46,637	41%	TX
43	Schreiner University Private Non-Profit	$37,396	$45,527	47%	TX
44	Stephen F Austin State University Public	$10,600	$43,144	52%	TX
45	The University of Texas at San Antonio Public	$8,991	$46,340	52%	TX
46	St. Mary's University Private Non-Profit	$36,242	$44,130	57%	TX
47	Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Public	$9,748	$42,933	34%	TX
48	Texas State University Public	$11,450	$46,716	56%	TX
49	University of Houston-Downtown Public	$7,708	$49,120	32%	TX
50	Concordia University Texas Private Non-Profit	$36,690	$48,058	40%	TX

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This ranking is based on data from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, which provides comprehensive information about colleges and universities across the country.

Institutions are ranked by most selective metrics using the most recently available data. Only institutions with complete data for the ranking criteria are included.

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