First-Gen Fit Rankings: Texas

Sorted by First-Gen Fit Score · 116 schools · Data: U.S. Dept. of Education

🏆 5 Excellent (80+) ✅ 34 Good (60–79) ⚠️ 59 Fair (40–59) ⚠️ 18 Low (<40)

#	College	Fit Score	First-Gen Rate	Pell Rate	Net Price <$30k	Retention
1	Strayer University-Texas Farmers Branch	97 🏆 Excellent	—	79.3%	—	100%
2	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg	84 🏆 Excellent	—	65.1%	$3,785	81.1%
3	Texas A & M International University Laredo	83 🏆 Excellent	—	64.5%	$3,097	77.8%
4	Messenger College Bedford	82 🏆 Excellent	—	81.5%	—	57.1%
5	College of Biblical Studies-Houston Houston	81 🏆 Excellent	—	38.2%	$672	100%
6	The Chicago School at Dallas Plano	77 ✅ Good	—	—	—	—
7	Wiley University Marshall	76 ✅ Good	—	78.9%	$6,137	49.6%
8	University of North Texas at Dallas Dallas	76 ✅ Good	—	53.9%	$4,713	65.4%
9	Christ Mission College San Antonio	76 ✅ Good	—	76.7%	$10,679	66.7%
10	Texas A&M University-Central Texas Killeen	75 ✅ Good	—	50.3%	$2,949	—
11	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso	74 ✅ Good	—	61.6%	$7,863	78.9%
12	DeVry University-Texas Irving	73 ✅ Good	—	53.9%	—	—
13	University of Houston-Downtown Houston	71 ✅ Good	—	55.2%	$9,439	67.1%
14	University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston	70 ✅ Good	—	45.2%	$7,330	74.4%
15	University of Houston-Victoria Victoria	70 ✅ Good	—	48.9%	$5,317	65.1%
16	Texas College Tyler	70 ✅ Good	—	83.8%	$9,639	34%
17	Wade College Dallas	69 ✅ Good	—	65.5%	$17,341	100%
18	Prairie View A & M University Prairie View	69 ✅ Good	—	65.6%	$12,120	75.6%
19	Texas A&M University-San Antonio San Antonio	69 ✅ Good	—	50.8%	$9,596	65.7%
20	Hallmark University San Antonio	68 ✅ Good	—	52.7%	$10,662	74.1%
21	Paul Quinn College Dallas	68 ✅ Good	—	67.3%	$11,443	49%
22	Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kingsville	67 ✅ Good	—	52.7%	$10,207	64.6%
23	The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio	67 ✅ Good	—	44.1%	$7,870	79.8%
24	Texas A&M University-Texarkana Texarkana	66 ✅ Good	—	52.5%	$11,002	63.7%
25	Lamar University Beaumont	66 ✅ Good	—	46.5%	$7,568	61.9%
26	Texas Southern University Houston	66 ✅ Good	—	72.3%	$16,437	66.2%
27	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-El Paso El Paso	66 ✅ Good	—	53%	—	—
28	University of Houston Houston	65 ✅ Good	—	41.7%	$10,929	87%
29	The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Houston	65 ✅ Good	—	50.9%	—	—
30	Jarvis Christian University Hawkins	63 ✅ Good	—	58.8%	$11,606	47.7%
31	Sul Ross State University Alpine	63 ✅ Good	—	57.7%	$11,110	44.9%
32	Texas Woman's University Denton	63 ✅ Good	—	42%	$9,948	69.6%
33	Our Lady of the Lake University San Antonio	62 ✅ Good	—	57.2%	$16,236	62.8%
34	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington	62 ✅ Good	—	42.3%	$11,893	72.9%
35	The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler	62 ✅ Good	—	39.7%	$10,307	76.8%
36	Midwestern State University Wichita Falls	61 ✅ Good	—	40.7%	$8,856	63.9%
37	East Texas A&M University Commerce	60 ✅ Good	—	40.5%	$9,709	57.2%
38	Sam Houston State University Huntsville	60 ✅ Good	—	41.3%	$12,474	73.3%
39	Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches	60 ✅ Good	—	38.9%	$10,318	71.7%
40	Texas State University San Marcos	59 ⚠️ Fair	—	37.2%	$12,715	80.1%
41	Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	42.9%	$11,445	58.4%
42	Houston Christian University Houston	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	55.5%	$17,933	69.3%
43	Huston-Tillotson University Austin	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	61.2%	$19,219	58.2%
44	University of North Texas Denton	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	38%	$12,311	76.7%
45	The University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa	58 ⚠️ Fair	—	38.7%	$11,930	60.9%
46	Rice University Houston	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	17%	$5,827	97.4%
47	Nelson University Waxahachie	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	47.8%	$17,583	75.2%
48	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	30%	$12,814	90%
49	Baptist University of the Americas San Antonio	57 ⚠️ Fair	—	27.6%	$12,338	66.7%
50	The University of Texas at Austin Austin	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	25.9%	$12,553	96.7%
51	Texas Tech University Lubbock	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	27.8%	$12,457	85%
52	Criswell College Dallas	56 ⚠️ Fair	—	42.4%	$20,353	100%
53	West Texas A & M University Canyon	55 ⚠️ Fair	—	41.1%	$16,525	69.6%
54	American InterContinental University-Houston Houston	55 ⚠️ Fair	—	68.6%	$20,152	25%
55	Angelo State University San Angelo	54 ⚠️ Fair	—	27.6%	$12,008	68.6%
56	Hardin-Simmons University Abilene	54 ⚠️ Fair	—	40.1%	$13,822	64.9%
57	University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio	54 ⚠️ Fair	—	44.6%	$19,260	71.3%
58	University of St Thomas Houston	54 ⚠️ Fair	—	41.6%	$18,441	77.7%
59	Southwestern Adventist University Keene	54 ⚠️ Fair	—	42.1%	$16,725	72.7%
60	Tarleton State University Stephenville	54 ⚠️ Fair	—	34.4%	$15,574	69.9%
61	Texas A&M University-College Station College Station	54 ⚠️ Fair	—	19.6%	$12,784	94.3%
62	The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston	54 ⚠️ Fair	—	34.2%	—	—
63	Arizona College of Nursing-Dallas Dallas	54 ⚠️ Fair	—	63.6%	$36,554	68.8%
64	Remington College-Online Dallas Dallas	54 ⚠️ Fair	—	29.7%	$24,193	100%
65	Denver College of Nursing-Houston Houston	54 ⚠️ Fair	—	42.9%	—	—
66	Schreiner University Kerrville	53 ⚠️ Fair	—	43.8%	$17,863	66.8%
67	St. Mary's University San Antonio	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	38.6%	$18,352	73%
68	Trinity University San Antonio	52 ⚠️ Fair	—	18.8%	$10,356	92.9%
69	Saint Edward's University Austin	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	42.4%	$20,799	79.7%
70	Grace School of Theology Conroe	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	5.9%	$11,881	100%
71	University of Phoenix-Texas Dallas	51 ⚠️ Fair	—	25%	—	—
72	Texas Wesleyan University Fort Worth	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	44.7%	$21,812	60.8%
73	North American University Stafford	50 ⚠️ Fair	—	45.4%	$18,720	46%
74	Arlington Baptist University Arlington	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	53.1%	$21,759	41.2%
75	Austin College Sherman	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	30.9%	$16,528	79.4%
76	Concordia University Texas Austin	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	41.4%	$18,764	58.3%
77	University of Dallas Irving	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	25.9%	$12,711	77.2%
78	The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Galveston	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	33.6%	—	—
79	The King's University Southlake	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	38.6%	$16,825	50%
80	Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online Addison	49 ⚠️ Fair	—	70.9%	$24,283	47.6%
81	Dallas Christian College Dallas	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	48.6%	$19,302	40.9%
82	The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio San Antonio	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	33.3%	—	—
83	Wayland Baptist University Plainview	48 ⚠️ Fair	—	45.7%	$20,070	44.5%
84	McMurry University Abilene	47 ⚠️ Fair	—	23.8%	$15,946	63.5%
85	Chamberlain University-Texas Houston	47 ⚠️ Fair	—	53.7%	$29,084	60.9%
86	West Coast University-Texas Richardson	47 ⚠️ Fair	—	55.1%	$23,929	50%
87	South University-Austin Round Rock	47 ⚠️ Fair	—	59.3%	$25,420	38.5%
88	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Lubbock	46 ⚠️ Fair	—	26.6%	—	—
89	East Texas Baptist University Marshall	45 ⚠️ Fair	—	32.2%	$20,420	70.8%
90	Texas Lutheran University Seguin	45 ⚠️ Fair	—	34.6%	$20,512	61.8%
91	Lubbock Christian University Lubbock	44 ⚠️ Fair	—	34.3%	$23,018	70.3%
92	University of Mary Hardin-Baylor Belton	44 ⚠️ Fair	—	39.7%	$22,089	62.4%
93	Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary Jacksonville	43 ⚠️ Fair	—	34.6%	—	—
94	Howard Payne University Brownwood	43 ⚠️ Fair	—	44.3%	$24,043	51.7%
95	Texas Christian University Fort Worth	43 ⚠️ Fair	—	14.3%	$17,956	92.9%
96	Abilene Christian University Abilene	42 ⚠️ Fair	—	22.3%	$20,285	80.5%
97	Parker University Dallas	42 ⚠️ Fair	—	50%	$26,817	50%
98	Southwestern University Georgetown	40 ⚠️ Fair	—	25.3%	$22,478	80.6%
99	LeTourneau University Longview	38 ⚠️ Low	—	13.3%	$22,785	80.8%
100	Baylor University Waco	37 ⚠️ Low	—	12.5%	$22,024	91%
101	Dallas Baptist University Dallas	35 ⚠️ Low	—	23.1%	$25,326	64.4%
102	Southern Methodist University Dallas	35 ⚠️ Low	—	12.8%	$23,544	90.5%
103	Brite Divinity School Fort Worth	34 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
104	Amberton University Garland	23 ⚠️ Low	—	18%	—	—
105	University of North Texas Health Science Center Fort Worth	15 ⚠️ Low	—	11.8%	—	—
106	Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Austin	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
107	Baylor College of Medicine Houston	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
108	Dallas Theological Seminary Dallas	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
109	Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest Austin	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
110	Oblate School of Theology San Antonio	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
111	South Texas College of Law Houston Houston	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
112	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
113	Texas Chiropractic College Foundation Inc Pasadena	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
114	Bakke Graduate University Dallas	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
115	American College of Acupuncture and Oriental Med Houston	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—
116	Texas Health and Science University Austin	0 ⚠️ Low	—	—	—	—

Data: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. First-Gen Fit Score is a composite index for informational purposes only.

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