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Texas Colleges Key Statistics

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Average Tuition & Fees $16,851
($12,564)
Average Acceptance Rates 16.78 %
Total Student Population 1,593,626
Average Graduation Rates 53.20 %
Average Student To Faculty Ratio 17.32 to 1

Texas Colleges Distribution

For the academic year 2022-2023, 410 colleges and universities are active in Texas - 106 public and 304 private schools. By school level, there are 146 four(4) Years or high, 99 community colleges (2-4 years college), and 165 trade/vocational schools (less than 2-years schools) in Texas. The following table shows the number of schools by school type and level in Texas.
Texas College Distribution by Type and Level
Number of Schools
School Types
Public106 schools
Private (not-for-profit)81 schools
Private (for-profit)223 schools
School Levels
4 Year or High146 schools
2-4 Year99 schools
Less than 2 year165 schools

Average Key Statistics for Texas Colleges

The average acceptance rate for Texas colleges is 16.78% and the average graduation rate is 53.20% in academic year 2022-2023. Total 1,593,626 students including in both undergraduate and graduate programs have attended Texas colleges and universities and the average students to faculty ratio is 17.32 to 1.
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Next charts are illustrating the core statistics for colleges and universities located in Texas.
[Chart] Texas Colleges Academic Statistics
Average Transfer-out Rate for Texas colleges is 19.195652173913 %
Average Retention Rate for Texas colleges is 67.288343558282 %

2023 Average Tuition & Fees For Texas Colleges

For the academic year 2022-2023, the average undergraduate tuition & fees for Texas colleges are $12,564 for Texas residents and $16,851 for non-residents. For graduate schools, its average tuition and fees are $13,409 for in-state students and $17,988 for out-of-state students.
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Texas 2022-2023 Average Tuition & Fees
In-StateOut-of-State
Undergraduate$12,564$16,851
Graduate$13,409$17,988
[Chart] Texas State 2022-2023 Average Tuition & Fees

Offered Degree Programs at Texas Colleges

Texas colleges and universities are offering 13,911 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
One but less than two years certificate1,46887
Associate's Degree2,825254
Two but less than four years certificate283
Bachelor's Degree3,985234
Post Bachelor's Degree428102
Master's Degree2,584435
Post Master's Degree14917
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship78328
Doctor's degree - professional practice929
Doctor's degree - other71

Special Learning Opportunities at Texas State

In Texas, 1 colleges offer all programs online completely. 191 colleges offer the undergraduate online programs and 93 colleges offer the graduate online programs. 56 colleges have the ROTC programs and 90 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 408 Schools
Undergraduate Online Classes191 out of 408 Schools
Graduate Online Classes93 out of 408 Schools
ROTC56 out of 408 Schools
Weekend/Evening College183 out of 408 Schools
Teacher certificate98 out of 408 Schools
Study Abroad90 out of 408 Schools

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