Most selective colleges in West South Central

50 colleges ranked by acceptance rate

These 50 most selective colleges in West South Central, ranked by acceptance rate, run from 8% at Rice University to 71% at Texas Tech University. 17 are public and 33 are private.

#	College	Type	Acceptance	Avg SAT	Net price / yr
1	Rice University Houston, TX	Private	8%	1,553	$12,640
2	Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA	Private	15%	1,443	$43,939
3	Grambling State University Grambling, LA	Public	24%	955	$19,125
4	Trinity University San Antonio, TX	Private	28%	1,407	$23,650
5	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX	Public	29%	1,380	$19,678
6	Paul Quinn College Dallas, TX	Private	34%	—	$20,244
7	Southwestern University Georgetown, TX	Private	39%	1,269	$27,468
8	Dillard University New Orleans, LA	Private	41%	1,089	$18,553
9	LeTourneau University Longview, TX	Private	41%	1,262	$25,314
10	Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX	Private	43%	1,303	$33,531
11	Randall University Moore, OK	Private	45%	1,020	$16,474
12	Central Baptist College Conway, AR	Private	46%	1,022	$16,664
13	Austin College Sherman, TX	Private	47%	1,272	$23,451
14	Ecclesia College Springdale, AR	Private	48%	—	$24,294
15	Southern University and A & M College Baton Rouge, LA	Public	50%	938	$19,740
16	Messenger College Bedford, TX	Private	50%	—	$18,541
17	Baylor University Waco, TX	Private	51%	1,313	$41,942
18	Hendrix College Conway, AR	Private	53%	1,336	$23,409
19	Wayland Baptist University Plainview, TX	Private	54%	—	$20,540
20	University of Dallas Irving, TX	Private	54%	1,284	$25,470
21	Centenary College of Louisiana Shreveport, LA	Private	54%	1,171	$25,159
22	Southwestern Adventist University Keene, TX	Private	56%	1,031	$20,581
23	Oklahoma Baptist University Shawnee, OK	Private	56%	1,173	$23,880
24	University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Chickasha, OK	Public	56%	1,143	$8,543
25	University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, AR	Public	58%	916	$11,679
26	McMurry University Abilene, TX	Private	58%	1,072	$19,988
27	University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR	Public	58%	1,049	$16,136
28	University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK	Private	58%	1,325	$23,678
29	University of the Ozarks Clarksville, AR	Private	58%	1,088	$13,630
30	Williams Baptist University Walnut Ridge, AR	Private	59%	1,018	$15,875
31	East Texas Baptist University Marshall, TX	Private	60%	—	$23,790
32	Southern University at New Orleans New Orleans, LA	Public	60%	910	$15,260
33	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX	Private	61%	1,424	$41,778
34	Texas Wesleyan University Fort Worth, TX	Private	62%	1,051	$19,398
35	Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX	Public	63%	1,272	$20,924
36	Abilene Christian University Abilene, TX	Private	64%	1,189	$27,401
37	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	Public	65%	1,300	$17,435
38	Lyon College Batesville, AR	Private	66%	—	$22,670
39	East Central University Ada, OK	Public	66%	1,019	$9,287
40	Northwestern Oklahoma State University Alva, OK	Public	66%	1,015	$11,366
41	Southern Arkansas University Main Campus Magnolia, AR	Public	67%	1,050	$15,944
42	University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA	Public	67%	1,056	$11,147
43	McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA	Public	68%	1,080	$11,257
44	John Brown University Siloam Springs, AR	Private	68%	1,222	$21,144
45	Howard Payne University Brownwood, TX	Private	68%	1,019	$25,255
46	Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia, AR	Private	69%	1,212	$22,355
47	University of Houston Houston, TX	Public	70%	1,229	$13,853
48	Arkansas State University Jonesboro, AR	Public	70%	1,119	$13,085
49	Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, OK	Private	70%	1,150	$21,556
50	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	Public	71%	1,182	$20,071

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