21 Texas Colleges Are Best For Your Money

21 Texas colleges were ranked by MONEY magazine in the publication’s annual rankings of the best colleges for your money.

The rankings for 2019-20 include over 700 colleges from across the country.

Colleges included in MONEY’s rankings had to meet certain criteria like having a graduation rate at or above the median and having at least 500 students. The colleges were ranked based on 26 factors in three categories; quality of education, affordability and outcomes.

Each category was weighted equally in calculating the rankings. (Read MONEY’s full methodology)

Here’s how Texas colleges were ranked on the list:

Texas A & M University-College Station (18)

Rice University, Houston (24)

The University of Texas at Austin (28)

Trinity University, San Antonio (154)

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg (193)

St. Mary's University, San Antonio (220)

University of Houston (236)

The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson (271)

Texas Tech University, Lubbock (302)

Southern Methodist University, Dallas (357)

Texas Christian University, Fort Worth (372)

Sam Houston State University, Huntsville (374)

Southwestern University, Georgetown (425)

University of St. Thomas - Texas, Houston (431)

Texas State University, San Marcos (495)

Saint Edward's University, Austin (503)

Austin College, Sherman (507)

Baylor University, Waco (515)

University of North Texas, Denton (528)

University of Dallas, Irving (567)

University of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio (671)

According to MONEY, the top 10 colleges that are the best for your money are:

1. University of California, Irvine
2. CUNY Bernard M. Baruch College, New York
3. Princeton University
4. University of California-Los Angeles
5. University of California-Davis
6. Stanford University
7. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
8. University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
9. University of California-San Diego
10. University of Virginia, Charlottesville

See the full rankings and read more about MONEY’s list.