Austin Community College

Tuition/fees: $67 per credit hour plus fees for Texas residents (fall 2017)
Enrollment: 41,895 credit students (fall 2016), 39,284 credit students (spring 2017)
Percent/number of students accepted each year: 100 percent (ACC is an open-enrollment public institution. Anyone who has the ability to benefit from postsecondary education may enroll.)
Top intended majors: biology, business administration, computer science

1200 Kohlers Crossing, Kyle
www.austincc.edu • Twitter: @accdistrict

Concordia University Texas

Tuition: $30,600 annually for traditional undergraduate enrollment (does not include room and board); $460 per credit hour for Adult Degree Program; $460 per credit hour undergraduate online program; $680 per credit hour for Master of Business Administration evening program and $560 per credit hour for MBA online; $525 per credit hour for master of education; $775 per credit hour for doctor of education; $450 per credit hour for Master of Science in nursing for fall 2016

Enrollment: 2,700 for fall 2016
Most notable programs: business administration, nursing, kinesiology, biology and communications for fall 2016
Prerequisites: high school grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale; SAT combined math and verbal score of 1020 or  ACT composite score of 22

11400 Concordia University Drive, Austin
www.concordia.edu/admissions
Twitter: @concordiatx

Southwestern University

Tuition/fees: $40,560 (2017-18) per year
Enrollment: 1,515 (2016-17)
Percent/number of students accepted each year: 45 percent
Top intended majors: biology, business, communication studies, education, psychology
Length of programs: 127 credit hours minimum
Prerequisites needed: mid-50 percent SAT score, 1130-1350 based on new recentered SAT score, academic performance, standardized testing, writing, extracurriculars, leadership, recommendations all considered

1001 E. University Ave., Georgetown
www.southwestern.edu
Twitter: @southwesternu

St. Edward’s University

Tuition/fees: $43,300 (per  2016-17 academic year for traditional undergraduates, does not include room and board or fees)
Enrollment: about 4,600 (fall 2016)
Percent/number of students accepted each year: 4,468 (fall 2016)
Top intended majors: biology, psychology, business administration
Length of programs: varies per degree
Prerequisites: SAT score higher than 500 on each section, ACT score higher than 21; average score for the SAT is 1111, ACT composite average is 24.8

3001 S. Congress Ave., Austin
www.stedwards.edu • Twitter: @stedwardsu

Texas State University

Tuition/fees: $258.33 (tuition), $730.07 (tuition and fees per credit hour, fall 2016) Enrollment: 38,808 (spring 2017)
Percent of freshman accepted: 51 percent (summer and fall 2016)
Top intended majors: nursing, health and human performance, biology, journalism and mass communication, curriculum and instruction (2016)
Time required to complete degrees/certificates: four years
Prerequisites needed: SAT reading: 513, SAT math: 515, ACT composite test average: 23

601 University Drive, San Marcos
1555 University Blvd., Round Rock
www.txstate.edu
Twitter: @txst

University of Texas at Austin

Tuition/fees: $1,448-$1,663 (in state) $5,144-$5,895 (out of state per credit hour, fall 2016)
Enrollment: 51,331 (fall 2016)
Percent of students accepted each year: 40 percent (fall 2016)
Top intended majors: economics, biology, electrical engineering, business, mechanical engineering
Length of programs: four years
Prerequisites needed: online application, application fee, two essays, high school transcript (if applicable), college transcript (if applicable), high school coursework information, SAT or ACT test scores; further prerequisites vary by department

110 Inner Campus Drive, Austin
www.utexas.edu • Twitter: @utaustin

This guide represents a selection of not-for-profit institutions in the area. It is not meant to be comprehensive. Listed tuitions are for one semester and calculated for 15 credit hours unless noted otherwise. Tuition totals do not include fees unless noted otherwise. All transfer rates are to four-year universities, and graduation rates are for a six-year period.