Colleges in Texas That Accept a 1000 SAT

A 1000 SAT is a safety at one school and a long shot at another, so these schools are split into likely, target and reach rather than one list. Every number is the school's own average admitted SAT, from U.S. Department of Education data. Only Texas schools are listed here.

Likely

Schools where the average admitted student is below 1000 SAT. You are above their typical applicant.

• University of North Texas at Dallas — Dallas, TX · 940 avg SAT
• Texas A&M University-San Antonio — San Antonio, TX · 955 avg SAT
• Texas Southern University — Houston, TX · 914 avg SAT
• Dallas Christian College — Dallas, TX · 931 avg SAT

Target

Schools where the average admitted student is right around 1000 SAT. These are realistic, competitive picks.

• The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley — Edinburg, TX · 985 avg SAT
• The University of Texas at El Paso — El Paso, TX · 962 avg SAT
• Southwestern Adventist University — Keene, TX · 1031 avg SAT
• Texas A & M International University — Laredo, TX · 993 avg SAT
• The University of Texas Permian Basin — Odessa, TX · 1033 avg SAT
• Prairie View A & M University — Prairie View, TX · 980 avg SAT
• Nelson University — Waxahachie, TX · 980 avg SAT
• University of Houston-Downtown — Houston, TX · 1029 avg SAT
• Huston-Tillotson University — Austin, TX · 1014 avg SAT
• Howard Payne University — Brownwood, TX · 1026 avg SAT
• Sul Ross State University — Alpine, TX · 1024 avg SAT

Reach

Schools where the average admitted student is above 1000 SAT. Possible, but you would be applying from below the median.

• University of St Thomas — Houston, TX · 1090 avg SAT
• University of North Texas — Denton, TX · 1109 avg SAT
• The University of Texas at Arlington — Arlington, TX · 1124 avg SAT
• St. Mary's University — San Antonio, TX · 1089 avg SAT
• Texas State University — San Marcos, TX · 1103 avg SAT
• The University of Texas at San Antonio — San Antonio, TX · 1105 avg SAT
• Dallas Baptist University — Dallas, TX · 1120 avg SAT
• University of Houston-Clear Lake — Houston, TX · 1060 avg SAT
• The University of Texas at Tyler — Tyler, TX · 1114 avg SAT
• Sam Houston State University — Huntsville, TX · 1041 avg SAT
• Houston Christian University — Houston, TX · 1084 avg SAT
• Lubbock Christian University — Lubbock, TX · 1100 avg SAT
• University of Mary Hardin-Baylor — Belton, TX · 1099 avg SAT
• Stephen F Austin State University — Nacogdoches, TX · 1066 avg SAT
• Tarleton State University — Stephenville, TX · 1075 avg SAT

All colleges that accept a 1000 SAT, nationwide

Colleges in Texas That Accept a 1000 SAT on PickACampus