2025 Expensive Texas Colleges To Attend Rankings
Among Texas colleges, Southern Methodist University has the most expensive tuition & fees ($64,460) and Rice University has the second highest tuition & fees ($58,128) based on academic year 2023-2024 college costs data.
Below table ranks and compares the Expensive Texas Colleges To Attend having expensive tuition & fees (based on undergraduate rate). For the ranking, we only include 4-year colleges that more than 1,500 students have enrolled in.
Expensive Texas Colleges To Attend
| Rank | College Name | Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | Graduate Tuition & Fees | SAT Score | Acceptance Rate | Population | Graduation Rate | Student to Faculty Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX | $64,460 | $37,062 | 1,410 | 61.2% | 12,053 | 83% | 11 to 1 |
| 2 | Rice University Houston, TX | $58,128 | $54,462 | 1,550 | 7.9% | 8,672 | 96% | 6 to 1 |
| 3 | Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX | $57,220 | $35,778 | 1,270 | 42.6% | 12,273 | 86% | 14 to 1 |
| 4 | Baylor University Waco, TX | $54,844 | $41,130 | 1,290 | 51.0% | 20,709 | 80% | 15 to 1 |
| 5 | Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth Irving, TX | $54,550 | - | - | - | 1,727 | 68% | 43 to 1 |
| 6 | Saint Edward's University Austin, TX | $51,384 | $29,570 | 1,140 | 83.7% | 3,470 | 64% | 14 to 1 |
| 7 | Trinity University San Antonio, TX | $51,352 | $23,597 | 1,390 | 28.2% | 2,692 | 82% | 9 to 1 |
| 8 | University of Dallas Irving, TX | $50,880 | $34,425 | 1,255 | 54.2% | 2,328 | 68% | 12 to 1 |
| 9 | Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. Houston, TX | $49,900 | - | - | - | 1,845 | 57% | 32 to 1 |
| 10 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX | $42,778 | $22,954 | 1,370 | 29.1% | 52,384 | 88% | 18 to 1 |
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