Listed tuition totals 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.
*Enrollment as of the fall 2016 semester **Based on 2015 data ***Tuition for the year
Houston Baptist University
7502 Fondren Road, Houston
281-649-3000
www.hbu.edu
Tuition: $26,280 (in-state and out-of-state)***
Enrollment: 2,288
Most notable programs: Nursing, business, life science
Test averages: 470-580 SAT Critical Reading, 480-580 SAT Math, 450-550 SAT Writing, 20-25 ACT Composite
Graduation rate: 48 percent
Lone Star College-Kingwood
20000 Kingwood Drive, Kingwood
281-312-1600
www.lonestar.edu/kingwood
Tuition: $992 (in-district), $2,117 (out-of-district), $2,342 (out-of-state)
Enrollment: 12,287*
Test averages: Open admissions policy
Transfer rate: 25.1 percent**
Note: LSC offers satellite campuses at the LSC-Atascocita Center and LSC-EMCID Center.
Prairie View A&M University
100 University Drive, Prairie View
936-261-3311
www.pvamu.edu
Tuition and fees: $4,979 (in-state), $11,639 (out-of-state)
Enrollment: 8,268
Most notable programs: Nursing, business, engineering, architecture, criminal justice
Test averages: 370-460 SAT Critical Reading, 390-480 SAT Math, 360-450 SAT Writing, 16-19 ACT Composite
Graduation rate: 38 percent
Rice University
6100 Main St., Houston
713-348-0000
www.rice.edu
Tuition: $44,900 (in-state and out-of-state)***
Enrollment: 3,879 (undergraduate), 2,861 (graduate)
Most notable programs: Psychology, economics and biochemistry
Test averages: 690-770 SAT Critical Reading, 720-800 SAT Math, 680-770 SAT Writing, 32-35 ACT Composite
Graduation rate: 93 percent
Sam Houston State University- Huntsville Campus
1806 Ave. J, Huntsville
936-294-1111
www.shsu.edu
Tuition and fees: $9,514 (in-state), $21,754 (out-of-state)***
Enrollment: 20,477
Most notable programs: Criminal justice, business administration, education
Test averages: 450-550 SAT Critical** Reading, 460-550 SAT Math, 19-23 ACT Composite
Graduation rate: 50 percent
San Jacinto College-North
5800 Uvalde Road, Houston
281-998-6150
www.sanjac.edu
Tuition: $750 (in-district), $1,425 (out-of district), $2,400 (out-of-state)
Enrollment: 8,193
Test averages: open admissions policy
Transfers to a four-year university: 2,350**
Texas A&M University
College Station
979-845-3211
www.tamu.edu
Tuition and fees: $10,030 (in-state), $30,208 (out-of-state)***
Enrollment: 66,426
Most notable programs: Engineering, agriculture, business, architecture
Test averages: 520-640 SAT Critical Reading, 550-670 SAT Math, 480-610 SAT Writing, 23-30 ACT Composite
Graduation rate: 80 percent
Texas State University- San Marcos
601 University Drive, San Marcos
512-245-2111
www.txstate.edu
Tuition: $3,874.95 (in-state), $9,994.95 (out-of-state)**
Enrollment: 38,808**
Most notable programs: Musical theater, science and engineering,
Graduation rate: 54 percent**
Texas Southern University
3100 Cleburne St., Houston
713-313-7011
www.tsu.edu
Tuition and fees: $3,823 (in state), $8,471 (out-of-state)
Enrollment: 9,700
Most notable programs: Business, law, engineering, biomedical science, communications
Test averages: ACT: 17 or above, SAT before March 2016: 820 or above, SAT after March 2016: 900 or above
Graduation rate: 20 percent
University of Houston
4800 Calhoun Road, Houston
713-743-2255
www.uh.edu
Tuition and fees: $9,330 (in-state), $24,570*** (out-of-state)
Enrollment: 43,774
Most notable programs: Biomedical engineering, computer engineering, business, liberal arts
Test averages: 561 SAT Critical Reading, 585 SAT Math, 25 ACT Composite
Graduation rate: 51 percent
University of St. Thomas
3800 Montrose Blvd., Houston
713-522-7911
www.stthom.edu
Tuition and fees: $16,330 (in-state & out-of-state)
Enrollment: 3,312 Most notable programs: Biology, psychology, nursing, finance, education
Test averages: 490-580 SAT Critical Reading, 500-590 SAT Math, 480-570 SAT Writing, 21-26 ACT Composite
Graduation rate: 60 percent
