Acceptance Rate and Application Statistics
The following table compares the admission related statistics including number of applicants, admitted, and enrolled between selected colleges. The average acceptance rate of selected colleges is 84.45% and the average admission yield (enrollment rate) is 35.52%.
Prairie View A & M University has the tighest (lowest) acceptance rate of 76.07% and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has the highest yield (enrollment rate) of 47.87% among selected colleges. The numbers in parenthesis() in below table represent the number and rate by gender (men/women). The statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023.
| Name | Applicants | Admitted | Enrolled | Acceptance Rate | Enrollment Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del Mar College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| Odessa College | The school has an open admission policy. | ||||
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 13,744 (5,687/8,057) | 12,053 (4,807/7,246) | 5,770 (2,392/3,378) | 88% (85%/90%) | 48% (50%/42%) |
| Prairie View A & M University | 5,691 (1,799/3,892) | 4,329 (1,294/3,035) | 1,559 (493/1,066) | 76% (72%/78%) | 36% (38%/27%) |
| Sam Houston State University | 16,316 (5,564/10,752) | 13,809 (4,549/9,260) | 3,394 (1,246/2,148) | 85% (82%/86%) | 25% (27%/20%) |
| University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | ||||
| Average | 11,917 (4,350/4,350) | 10,064 (3,550/6,514) | 3,574 (1,377/2,197) | 84.45% (81.6%/149.7%) | 35.52% (38.8%/33.7%) |
SAT Scores Comparison
The average SAT score of selected colleges is 1010. By subject, the average score of the SAT EBRW(Evidence-based Reading and Writing) is 510 and the average SAT Math score is 500.
Sam Houston State University has the highest SAT scores of 1,050 and Prairie View A & M University has the lowest SAT scores of 950 among selected colleges. The following table compares SAT Scores between selected colleges for the academic year 2022-2023.
| Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | SAT Total | Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del Mar College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||
| Odessa College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 1% (5) | 1030 | 520 | 510 |
| Prairie View A & M University | 93% (1,451) | 950 | 480 | 470 |
| Sam Houston State University | 51% (1,718) | 1050 | 530 | 520 |
| University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Average | 48.33% | 1010 | 510 | 500 |
ACT Scores Comparison
The average ACT score of selected colleges is 19. By subject, the average ACT English score is 19 and the ACT math score is 18.
The following table compares ACT Scores between selected colleges for academic year 2022-2023.
| Name | Submit%* (Submit#**) | Composite | English | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del Mar College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||
| Odessa College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | 23% (1,315) | 19 | 18 | 17 |
| Prairie View A & M University | 28% (444) | 18 | 17 | 17 |
| Sam Houston State University | 9% (321) | 21 | 23 | 19 |
| University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||
| Average | 20.00% | 19 | 19 | 18 |
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
Application Requirements
The following table list and compare the requirements when applying selected colleges based on academic year 2022-2023 data.
| Name | HS GPA | HS Rank | HS Record | Prep. Program | Rec. | Compe. | SAT/ACT | TOEFL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del Mar College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||||
| Odessa College | The school has an open admission policy. | |||||||
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
| Prairie View A & M University | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Sam Houston State University | ✔ | ✓ | ✔ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✔ |
| University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler | no longer opens and does not accept applicants | |||||||
✔: Required △: Considered but not Required ✔: Recommended ✗: Neither Required nor Recommended
- HS GPA: High School or Secondary School GPA
- HS Rank: High School or Secondary School Rank
- HS Record: High School or Secondary School Record
- Prep. Program: Completion of College Preparatory Program
- Rec.: Recommendations
- Comp.: Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g., portfolios, certificates of mastery, assessment instruments)
*Number of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.
**Percent of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students submitting SAT scores.