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Summary of Texas Colleges by SAT Score

More colleges are removing SAT scores as a "required item" from their application requirements, but still they are considering the SAT score in admission process. In Texas, 59 colleges require or consider SAT score to determine admission eligibility.

SAT Percentile and Score Table

The 2023 Average SAT score Texas colleges is 1,108. For public Texas colleges, the average SAT score is 1,069 and the private colleges' average SAT score is 1,155.
The following table summarizes the number of colleges by SAT score for 59 colleges that require or consider the SAT score for admission. The large-font numbers in each cell mean the number of schools for corresponding score and school type and the small-font numbers below mean the percentile for that SAT score.
You can see the list of college in each SAT range by following the link on the SAT range.
Number of Texas Colleges by 2023 SAT Score and Percentile
SAT ScoreTotalPublic CollegesPrivate Colleges
1500 or higher 1
98 to 99+
- 1
96 to 99+
1450 - 1500 1
97 to 98
- 1
93 to 96
1400 - 1450 - - -
1350 - 1400 2
93 to 97
1
97 to 99+
1
89 to 93
1300 - 1350 2
90 to 93
1
94 to 97
1
85 to 89
1250 - 1300 4
83 to 90
1
91 to 94
3
74 to 85
1200 - 1250 3
78 to 83
1
88 to 91
2
67 to 74
1150 - 1200 4
71 to 78
1
84 to 88
3
56 to 67
1100 - 1150 8
58 to 71
5
69 to 84
3
44 to 56
1050 - 1100 13
36 to 58
8
44 to 69
5
26 to 44
1000 - 1050 12
15 to 36
7
22 to 44
5
7 to 26
Below 1000 9
0 to 15
7
0 to 22
2
0 to 7

Texas Colleges by SAT Score Chart

The following chart visualizes the SAT score distribution for Texas colleges.
[Chart] Number of Colleges by SAT score and percentile

List of Texas Colleges by SAT score

The table is sorted from highest to lowest SAT score for Texas colleges, based on the most recent two years of data. A green number means the school's SAT score is higher than last year, while a red number means the score lower than last year.
59 Texas Colleges SAT Scores
School NameSAT Average Score
2022-20232021-2022
Rice University
Private | Houston, TX
1,540
+10 (0.65%)
1,530
Southern Methodist University
Private | Dallas, TX
1,450
+25 (1.75%)
1,425
Trinity University
Private | San Antonio, TX
1,380
+6 (0.44%)
1,374
The University of Texas at Austin
Public | Austin, TX
1,370
+5 (0.37%)
1,365
Baylor University
Private | Waco, TX
1,320
+65 (5.18%)
1,255
The University of Texas at Dallas
Public | Richardson, TX
1,300 -
University of Dallas
Private | Irving, TX
1,270
+20 (1.60%)
1,250
Texas A & M University-College Station
Public | College Station, TX
1,270
+10 (0.79%)
1,260
Texas Christian University
Private | Fort Worth, TX
1,260
+20 (1.61%)
1,240
LeTourneau University
Private | Longview, TX
1,250
-
1,250
Austin College
Private | Sherman, TX
1,240
+10 (0.81%)
1,230
University of Houston
Public | Houston, TX
1,240
+5 (0.40%)
1,235
Southwestern University
Private | Georgetown, TX
1,240
-
1,240
Texas Tech University
Public | Lubbock, TX
1,190
-5 (-0.42%)
1,195
University of St Thomas
Private | Houston, TX
1,165
+35 (3.10%)
1,130
Abilene Christian University
Private | Abilene, TX
1,160
-
1,160
McMurry University
Private | Abilene, TX
1,150
+20 (1.77%)
1,130
Saint Edward's University
Private | Austin, TX
1,145 -
Houston Baptist University
Private | Houston, TX
1,140
-5 (-0.44%)
1,145
Texas A & M University-Kingsville
Public | Kingsville, TX
1,130
+120 (11.88%)
1,010
University of North Texas
Public | Denton, TX
1,120
-5 (-0.44%)
1,125
The University of Texas at Arlington
Public | Arlington, TX
1,110
-
1,110
The University of Texas at Tyler
Public | Tyler, TX
1,110
-35 (-3.06%)
1,145
Texas Lutheran University
Private | Seguin, TX
1,110 -
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Public | San Antonio, TX
1,110
-10 (-0.89%)
1,120
Hardin-Simmons University
Private | Abilene, TX
1,095
+25 (2.34%)
1,070
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
Public | Corpus Christi, TX
1,090
+15 (1.40%)
1,075
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Private | Belton, TX
1,090
+25 (2.35%)
1,065
University of Houston-Clear Lake
Public | Houston, TX
1,081
+7 (0.65%)
1,074
Dallas Baptist University
Private | Dallas, TX
1,080
+10 (0.93%)
1,070
Texas State University
Public | San Marcos, TX
1,080
-5 (-0.46%)
1,085
Concordia University Texas
Private | Austin, TX
1,060
+42 (4.13%)
1,018
Stephen F Austin State University
Public | Nacogdoches, TX
1,060
-10 (-0.93%)
1,070
Texas A & M University-Commerce
Public | Commerce, TX
1,050
+10 (0.96%)
1,040
Lubbock Christian University
Private | Lubbock, TX
1,050
-14 (-1.32%)
1,064
Sam Houston State University
Public | Huntsville, TX
1,050
+15 (1.45%)
1,035
Tarleton State University
Public | Stephenville, TX
1,050
-
1,050
West Texas A & M University
Public | Canyon, TX
1,050
-34 (-3.14%)
1,084
University of Houston-Downtown
Public | Houston, TX
1,040 -
Texas Wesleyan University
Private | Fort Worth, TX
1,040
+30 (2.97%)
1,010
Texas Woman's University
Public | Denton, TX
1,040
-15 (-1.42%)
1,055
Angelo State University
Public | San Angelo, TX
1,030
-25 (-2.37%)
1,055
Texas A&M University-Texarkana
Public | Texarkana, TX
1,030
+30 (3.00%)
1,000
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Public | Edinburg, TX
1,030 -
University of the Incarnate Word
Private | San Antonio, TX
1,020
-20 (-1.92%)
1,040
Southwestern Adventist University
Private | Keene, TX
1,020
+5 (0.49%)
1,015
Howard Payne University
Private | Brownwood, TX
1,010 -
Texas A & M International University
Public | Laredo, TX
1,010
-
1,010
Southwestern Assemblies of God University
Private | Waxahachie, TX
1,010
+20 (2.02%)
990
The University of Texas Permian Basin
Public | Odessa, TX
1,010
-20 (-1.94%)
1,030
The University of Texas at El Paso
Public | El Paso, TX
980 -
Sul Ross State University
Public | Alpine, TX
970
-8 (-0.82%)
978
Dallas Christian College
Private | Dallas, TX
965 -
Prairie View A & M University
Public | Prairie View, TX
950
+5 (0.53%)
945
Texas A&M University-San Antonio
Public | San Antonio, TX
950
-81 (-7.86%)
1,031
Lamar University
Public | Beaumont, TX
940
-65 (-6.47%)
1,005
Huston-Tillotson University
Private | Austin, TX
920
+10 (1.10%)
910
Texas Southern University
Public | Houston, TX
910
-
910
University of North Texas at Dallas
Public | Dallas, TX
845
-95 (-10.11%)
940
Average1,108
+2 (0.20%)
1,106