Central Texas colleges and universities Austin Community College[/caption]

Austin Community College

Tuition/fees: $67 per credit hour for Texas residents (2015-16) Fall 2014 enrollment: 40,949 credit students; ACC also enrolls 15,000 noncredit students each year Percent/number of students accepted each year: ACC has an open-door admissions policy. Everyone who meets eligibility criteria is encouraged to enroll. Top intended majors: general studies, business administration, general studies in science, engineering, pre-medical Length of programs: less than one year to two years (fall 2014) Prerequisites needed: Certain courses and majors require completion of prerequisites. Visit www.austincc.edu/info for degree and certificate choices and more information. 4400 College Park Drive, Round Rock, as well as 10 other campuses throughout Central Texas www.austincc.edu • Twitter: @accdistrict

Baylor Executive MBA and Executive Healthcare MBA

Tuition/fees: $16,800 per semester ($84,000 total) including a $2,000 seat deposit (for 2015-17 executive MBA program); $17,400 per semester ($87,000 total) including a $2,000 seat deposit (for 2015-17 executive MBA-healthcare program) 2014-16 enrollment: 16 (executive MBA), 8 (executive MBA-healthcare) Number of students accepted each year: no more than 30 students for combined executive cohorts for executive MBA and executive MBA-healthcare Length of programs: 21 months for both programs Prerequisites needed: none (executive MBA), experience in health care industry (executive MBA-healthcare) 3107 Oak Creek Drive, Ste. 240, Austin www.baylor.edu/austinemba Twitter: @bayloremba

Concordia University Texas

Tuition/fees: $27,600 for traditional undergraduate enrollment plus $10,570 room and board; $520 per credit hour for Adult Degree Program; $455 per credit hour Adult Degree Program Online; $710 per credit hour for Masters of Business Administration evening program and $600 per credit hour for MBA (2015-16 fall and spring semesters). Online program: $540 per credit hour for Masters of Education and $540 per credit hour for M.Ed. online program Fall 2014 enrollment: 2,500 Percent/number of students accepted each year: 84 percent for traditional undergraduate programs (fall 2014) Top intended majors: Business administration, education, nursing and environmental science Length of programs: Four years (undergraduate) Prerequisites: High school grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale; SAT score of 1440 composite with a 480 verbal score, 480 math score and 480 writing score OR ACT composite score of 20 11400 Concordia University Drive, Austin. www.concordia.edu. • Twitter: @concordiatx

St. Edward’s University

Tuition/fees: $38,320 per academic year (for traditional undergraduates, does not include room and board or fees) Fall 2014 enrollment: 4,686 Percent/number of students accepted each year: 3,466 (fall 2014) Top intended majors: biology, psychology, business administration Length of programs: varies per degree Prerequisites needed: SAT score higher than 500 on each section, ACT score higher than 21. Average scores for the SAT is 1122 and ACT composite is 24.6. 3001 S. Congress Ave. www.stedwards.edu • Twitter: @stedwardsu

Texas State University

Texas State University—San Marcos Texas State University—San Marcos[/caption] Tuition/fees per credit hour: $251.21 (tuition); $720.95 (tuition and fees) (fall 2015) Fall 2014 enrollment: 36,739 Percent of students accepted each year: 55.42 percent (2014-15) Top intended majors: curriculum and instruction, health and human performance, journalism and mass communication, psychology, art and design, nursing at Round Rock campus (2014-15) Time required to complete degrees/certificates: four years Prerequisites needed: SAT 1270, ACT 29 601 University Drive, San Marcos; 1555 University Blvd., Round Rock www.txstate.edu • Twitter: @txst

University of Texas at Austin

Tuition/fees per credit hour: $1,406-$1,615 Fall 2014 enrollment: 51,313 Percent of students accepted each year: 49 percent (2014) Top intended majors: business, biology, undeclared, mechanical engineering, and electrical engineering Length of programs: four years Prerequisites needed: Application fee, two essays, high school transcript (if applicable), college transcripts, high school coursework information, expected family contribution, SAT or ACT test scores; further prerequisites vary by department. www.utexas.edu • Twitter: @utaustin