2026 Best Value Colleges in Texas

Name: 2026 Best Value Colleges in Texas (Kollegio college rankings)
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74 Texas schools ranked in Kollegio's 2026 Best Value Colleges ranking, based on U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard data.

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$67,000

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100%Clear Filter

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100%

Average aid package

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$82,308

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$150

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Mean SAT

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1200

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#1 Best Value Colleges

University of Texas Medical Branch--Galveston

Galveston

Acceptance rate

94.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,018

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,821

#2 Best Value Colleges

Texas A&M University-Central Texas

Killeen

Acceptance rate

100.0%

Institution type

UPWG

Total Tuition Cost

$6,593

Avg. Cost after Aid

$1,113

#3 Best Value Colleges

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

Acceptance rate

94.2%

Institution type

UPWG

Total Tuition Cost

$6,232

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,821

#4 Best Value Colleges

Rice University

Houston

Acceptance rate

7.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$52,070

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,640

#5 Best Value Colleges

University of North Texas at Dallas

Dallas

Acceptance rate

93.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,840

Avg. Cost after Aid

$7,000

#6 Best Value Colleges

University of Houston

Houston

Acceptance rate

69.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$10,856

Avg. Cost after Aid

$14,000

#7 Best Value Colleges

The University of Texas - Dallas

Richardson

Acceptance rate

65.1%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$14,564

Avg. Cost after Aid

$13,000

#8 Best Value Colleges

University of Texas - Austin

Austin

Acceptance rate

26.6%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$11,752

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#9 Best Value Colleges

University of Houston--Clear Lake

Houston

Acceptance rate

91.7%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$6,024

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#10 Best Value Colleges

Texas A&M University

College Station

Acceptance rate

63.2%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$8,578

Avg. Cost after Aid

$22,000

#11 Best Value Colleges

The University of Texas - Arlington

Arlington

Acceptance rate

81.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$9,206

Avg. Cost after Aid

$15,000

#12 Best Value Colleges

University of Texas Permian Basin

Odessa

Acceptance rate

93.1%

Institution type

UPWG

Total Tuition Cost

$6,577

Avg. Cost after Aid

$9,000

#13 Best Value Colleges

The University of Texas - San Antonio

San Antonio

Acceptance rate

86.8%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$6,237

Avg. Cost after Aid

$11,000

#14 Best Value Colleges

University of North Texas

Denton

Acceptance rate

72.5%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$8,295

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,000

#15 Best Value Colleges

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

Acceptance rate

94.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,857

Avg. Cost after Aid

$6,000

#16 Best Value Colleges

Texas Woman's University

Denton

Acceptance rate

95.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$5,616

Avg. Cost after Aid

$12,000

#17 Best Value Colleges

Texas A&M International University

Laredo

Acceptance rate

46.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$3,818

Avg. Cost after Aid

$5,000

#18 Best Value Colleges

The University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

Acceptance rate

94.0%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$7,020

Avg. Cost after Aid

$11,000

#19 Best Value Colleges

University of St. Thomas

Houston

Acceptance rate

93.3%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$30,800

Avg. Cost after Aid

$24,275

#20 Best Value Colleges

Texas A&M University - Victoria

Victoria

Acceptance rate

96.0%

Institution type

UPWG

Total Tuition Cost

$5,111

Avg. Cost after Aid

$8,624

#21 Best Value Colleges

The University of Texas - El Paso

El Paso

Acceptance rate

99.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$8,508

Avg. Cost after Aid

$11,000

#22 Best Value Colleges

Midwestern State University

Wichita Falls

Acceptance rate

87.4%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$5,877

Avg. Cost after Aid

$11,000

#23 Best Value Colleges

Texas Tech University

Lubbock

Acceptance rate

70.9%

Institution type

UNIV

Total Tuition Cost

$8,935

Avg. Cost after Aid

$17,000

#24 Best Value Colleges

Texas State University

San Marcos

Acceptance rate

89.5%

Institution type

COMP

Total Tuition Cost

$8,606

Avg. Cost after Aid

$16,000

#25 Best Value Colleges

Trinity University

San Antonio

Acceptance rate

28.2%

Institution type

4YEAR

Total Tuition Cost

$46,776

Avg. Cost after Aid

$27,000

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