Austin Community College
Tuition, per credit hour: $85/$287 (2014–15) in/out of district
Fall 2013 enrollment: 41,627 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, meaning everyone who meets eligibility criteria is encouraged to enroll.
Top intended majors, fall 2012: General studies, nursing, business administration, general studies in science, engineering
Time required to complete degrees/certificates: Less than one year to two years
Prerequisites needed: Certain majors require completion of prerequisites. Visit www.austincc.edu/info for program choices and more information.
11 campuses throughout Central Texas
www.austincc.edu. Twitter: @accdistrict
Baylor Executive MBA and Executive Healthcare MBA
Tuition: $16,800/semester ($84,000 total) plus a $2,000 seat deposit (for 2014–16 Executive MBA Program); $17,400/semester ($87,000 total) plus a $2,000 seat deposit (for 2014–16 Executive MBA–Healthcare Program)
2013–15 enrollment: 20 (executive MBA)
Number of students accepted each year: No more than 30 students for each cohort (Executive MBA), no more than 15 students (Executive MBA–Healthcare)
Length of program: 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: @baylor_business
Concordia University Texas
Undergraduate tuition per semester: $13,200 (2014–15), $14,655 (2014–15 nursing school)
Fall 2013 enrollment: 2,565
Most popular programs: Business administration, nursing, pre-nursing, education, kinesiology
Length of programs: Four years
Prerequisites needed: SAT/ACT for undergraduates, no GRE required for graduate programs
11400 Concordia University Drive, Austin
www.discover.concordia.edu. Twitter: @concordiatx
Huston-Tillotson University
Annual tuition: $11,460 (2014–15)
2013–14 enrollment: 973
Percent of students accepted each year: 54 percent
Most popular programs: business administration, kinesiology, criminal justice
Length of programs: 120 credit hours minimum
Prerequisites needed for automatic admission: SAT—900, ACT—20
900 Chicon St., Austin.
www.htu.edu. Twitter: @hustontillotson
Southwestern University
Annual tuition: $36,120 (2014–15)
2013–14 enrollment: 1,536
Percent of students accepted each year: 52 percent
Most popular programs: Biology, business, communication studies, political science, psychology
Length of programs: 127 credit hours minimum
Prerequisites needed: Average SAT score—1165
1001 E. University Ave., Georgetown
www.southwestern.edu. Twitter: @southwesternu
St. Edward's University
Annual tuition: $36,150 (2014–15)
Fall 2013 enrollment: 4,861
Number of students accepted: 2,901 (Fall 2013)
Most popular majors: Psychology, biology, business administration, global studies
Length of programs: Four years
Minimum prerequisites: SAT—higher than 500 on each section, ACT—higher than 21
Average scores: SAT—1123, ACT composite—24
South Austin campus: 3001 S. Congress Ave., Austin
North Austin campus: 9420 Research Blvd., Echelon III, Ste. 200, Austin
www.stedwards.edu. Twitter: @stedwardsu
Texas A&M Health Science Center
Tuition: $12,780/$29,532 annual resident/nonresident (M.D. program), $300/$2,472 per credit hour part-time resident/nonresident (nursing bachelor's program)
Fall 2013 enrollment: 150 students (medicine M.D. program), 20 students (nursing bachelor's degree program)
Percent of students accepted: 7.66 percent (M.D. program), 20.59 percent (nursing bachelor's degree program; includes College Station applications)
Most popular programs: College of Medicine M.D. program, College of Nursing second-degree program
Length of programs: Four years (M.D. program), 15 months (nursing bachelor's degree program)
Prerequisites needed/admission criteria considered: Passage of MCAT and 47 semester hours in various core curriculum (medicine M.D. program): HESI Admissions Assessment Exam, Nursing CAS Application and 58 semester hours in core curricula (nursing bachelor's degree program)
3950 N. A.W. Grimes Blvd., Ste. S211A, Round Rock.
www.tamhsc.edu. Twitter: @tamhsc
Texas State University
Tuition and fees: $705.68 per semester hour (2013–14)
Fall 2012 enrollment: 35,568
Percent of students accepted, fall 2012: 57.6 percent
Most popular programs: Curriculum and instruction, health and human performance, journalism and mass communication, psychology, art and design, nursing (Round Rock)
Length of programs: Four years
Prerequisites needed: SAT—1270, ACT—29
601 University Drive, San Marcos; 1555 University Blvd., Round Rock
www.txstate.edu. Twitter: @txst
The University of Texas at Austin
Annual undergraduate in-state tuition: $9,798 (2013–14)
Fall 2012 undergraduate enrollment: 39,979 students
Percent of first-time freshmen accepted, fall 2013: 40 percent
Most popular programs: Communication/journalism, social sciences, engineering, business/marketing, and biological/life sciences
Length of programs: Four years
2400 Inner Campus Drive, Austin
www.utexas.edu. Twitter: @utaustin
This guide represents a selection of not-for-profit higher education institutions in the area. It is not meant to be comprehensive.
