Highest Graduation Rate Colleges in Texas
25 schools ranked by six-year graduation rate from federal IPEDS data. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rice University Houston · private | $13,370 | 93.6% | $89,718 | 8.0% |
| 2 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin · public | $19,857 | 85.0% | $75,121 | 26.6% |
| 3 | Texas A&M University-College Station College Station · public | $21,315 | 85.0% | $72,097 | 57.4% |
| 4 | Southern Methodist University Dallas · private | $40,892 | 82.2% | $78,354 | 63.3% |
| 5 | Southwest University at El Paso El Paso · private | $16,906 | 82.1% | $29,648 | — |
| 6 | Texas Christian University Fort Worth · private | $36,660 | 81.7% | $68,424 | 44.5% |
| 7 | The College of Health Care Professions-Austin Austin · private | $27,575 | 81.1% | $38,922 | — |
| 8 | Baylor University Waco · private | $41,104 | 80.5% | $65,793 | 51.3% |
| 9 | Concorde Career College-San Antonio San Antonio · private | $26,599 | 78.7% | $35,242 | 95.2% |
| 10 | Trinity University San Antonio · private | $23,464 | 78.2% | $71,668 | 25.9% |
| 11 | Concorde Career College-Dallas Dallas · private | $25,299 | 76.8% | $42,456 | 90.5% |
| 12 | Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie Grand Prairie · private | $31,288 | 74.9% | $40,648 | 100.0% |
| 13 | Pima Medical Institute-Houston Houston · private | $21,396 | 74.8% | $38,673 | — |
| 14 | Western Technical College El Paso · private | $28,004 | 74.0% | $36,156 | — |
| 15 | Center for Advanced Legal Studies Houston · private | $13,959 | 73.8% | $56,561 | — |
| 16 | Dallas Institute of Funeral Service Dallas · private | $22,825 | 73.4% | $45,866 | — |
| 17 | The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest Houston · private | $27,830 | 73.3% | $33,070 | — |
| 18 | Southwestern University Georgetown · private | $29,224 | 73.1% | $56,878 | 43.0% |
| 19 | Parker University Dallas · private | $29,135 | 72.5% | $42,091 | — |
| 20 | The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson · public | $18,267 | 71.8% | $68,227 | 65.1% |
| 21 | Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie Grand Prairie · private | $33,250 | 71.1% | $46,396 | — |
| 22 | University of Dallas Irving · private | $22,610 | 71.0% | $58,285 | 53.4% |
| 23 | Austin College Sherman · private | $21,107 | 70.0% | $61,296 | 47.6% |
| 24 | Vet Tech Institute of Houston Houston · private | $14,714 | 67.8% | $35,765 | 81.0% |
| 25 | Fortis College Houston · private | $27,964 | 67.4% | $33,193 | — |
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Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.