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Texas Colleges Key Statistics

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Average Tuition & Fees $15,912
($11,771)
Average Acceptance Rates 72.59 %
Total Student Population 1,717,467
Average Graduation Rates 53.03 %
Average Student To Faculty Ratio 16.63 to 1

Texas Colleges Distribution

For academic year 2020-2021, 450 colleges and universities are active in Texas - 116 public and 334 private schools. By school level, there are 158 four(4) Years or high, 125 two(2) but less thant four(4) years, and 167 less than tow(2) years schools in Texas. Next table shows the number of schools by school type and level in Texas.
Texas College Distribution by Type and Level
Number of Schools
Public116 schools
Private (not-for-profit)80 schools
Private (for-profit)254 schools
4 Year or High158 schools
2-4 Year125 schools
Less than 2 year167 schools

2021 Average Key Statistics for Texas Colleges

The average acceptance rate for Texas colleges is 72.59% and the average graduation rate is 53.03% in academic year 2020-2021. Total 1,717,467 students including in both undergraduate and graduate programs have attended Texas colleges and universities and the average students to faculty ratio is 16.63 to 1.
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Next charts are illustrating the core statistics for colleges and universities located in Texas.
[Chart] 2021 Texas Colleges Academic Statistics
Average Transfer-out Rate for Texas colleges is 18.93288590604 %
Average Retention Rate for Texas colleges is 68.412921348315 %

2020-2021 Average Tuition & Fees For Texas Colleges

For academic year 2020-2021, the average undergraduate tuition & fees for Texas colleges are $11,771 for Texas residents and $15,912 for non-residents. For graduate schools, its average tuition and fees are $13,111 for in-state students and $17,327 for out-of-state students.
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Texas 2020-2021 Average Tuition & Fees
In-StateOut-of-State
Undergraduate$11,771$15,912
Graduate$13,111$17,327
[Chart] Texas State 2020-2021 Average Tuition & Fees

Offered Degree Programs at Texas Colleges

Texas colleges and universities are offering 13,830 programs through online and on-site education. Next table lists number of programs by offered degree.

Offered Programs at Texas State
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online Class
Less than one year certificate1,579120
One but less than two years certificate1,53681
Associate's Degree2,979341
Two but less than four years certificate325
Bachelor's Degree3,965329
Post Bachelor's Degree32161
Master's Degree2,482571
Post Master's Degree8820
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship75643
Doctor's degree - professional practice8210
Doctor's degree - other101

Special Learning Opportunities at Texas State

In Texas, 1 colleges offer all programs online completely. 196 colleges offer the undergraduate online programs and 92 colleges offer the graduate online programs. 56 colleges have the ROTC programs and 95 colleges offer the study abroad programs. Next table shows the number of Texas schools which are offering special learning opportunities by category.

Special Learning Opportunities at Texas State
Online Completely1 out of 446 Schools
Undergraduate Online Classes196 out of 446 Schools
Graduate Online Classes92 out of 446 Schools
ROTC56 out of 446 Schools
Weekend/Evening College208 out of 446 Schools
Teacher certificate104 out of 446 Schools
Study Abroad95 out of 446 Schools

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