This is the exciting time in the year were seniors are starting to get their acceptance letters from the universities they applied to. Seniors are ending one chapter of their lives, and making plans to begin their next one. However, it is also a time where seniors need to start looking at colleges they want to apply to. The following are some of the superior colleges that juniors need to give a thought to.

University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin is located in the capital of Texas, Austin. UT, as it is informally called, has an acceptance rate of 40.3%, and an enrollment number of 52,059 students. Tuition, based off of in-state cost, starts at $9,789. UT’s white and burnt orange, which is copyrighted, can be seen all across the city and State of Texas. The university recognizes more than 1,000 student organizations, as well as a wide variety of varsity and intramural sports programs. University of Texas is home to an active Greek community such as Alpha Chi Omega, Zeta Phi Beta, Kappa Delta, and Sigma Delta Tau. Nationally, the university is known for their championship football team that has won 4 national championships in ‘63, ‘69, ‘70, and in 2005. This university is widely known for their programs such as communication, journalism, engineering, business, and biomedical sciences.

Rice University

William Marsh Rice University is commonly referred to as just Rice University, or Rice. It is a private research university located in Houston, Texas. In-state tuition for Rice starts at $38, 941. The campus has a number of quads, or gathering areas. The academic quad consists of the administration building, the library, an amphitheater, and numerous academic halls. Another quad has the business school, the music school and The Barker Institute. There’s also an engineering quad and a liberal arts quad. Rice’s school color is blue and gray, and an adorable mascot, Sammy the Owl. Rice is popular for its studies in psychology, biochemistry, cell biology, bioengineering, political science, economics and chemical engineering.

University of Texas at San Antonio

The University of Texas at San Antonio is a state research university in San Antonio, and is the largest university in San Antonio. It has become the fifth-largest university in the state of Texas. UTSA has an acceptance rate of 60% with over 37, 00 students. In state tuition for this intuition starts at $24,101. This University offers campus safety and security services like 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, and controlled dormitory access. UTSA is most popular for its studies in business and marketing, biology, psychology and communications.

Trinity University

Trinity University is a private, primarily undergraduate, liberal arts college in San Antonio, Texas. Trinity has an acceptance rate of 61%. In state tuition starts at $42,836. Trinity University has 277 clubs and organizations and multiple careers paths such as health care and journalism. Trinity is most popular for its studies in business, management and foreign languages.

Our Lady of the Lake University

Our Lady of the Lake University’s is located in San Antonio, Texas with in state tuition starting at $24,596. OLLU has an acceptance rate 22.7% with 1,555 students enrolled. The university also offers campus safety and security services like 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, and controlled dormitory access. OLLU’s most popular areas of study include social work, communication sciences and disorders, psychology, business administration, management and operations, and especially law.

University of Houston

The University of Houston is a state research university located in Houston, Texas. UH carries an acceptance rate of 58% and a grand enrollment number of 39,540. UH’s school colors are white, silver, and red. In-state tuition starts at $4,750 per term. University of Houston offers a number of student services including tutoring, a women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, and health insurance. Houston is most popular for business, marketing, psychology, biological and biomedical sciences, communication, and journalism.

Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi

Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi is a state university located in Corpus Christi, Texas. The most exciting part about the university is that it is built on its own island, Ward Island. The university is part of the Texas A&M University System. It has an acceptance rate of 85%. Tuition starts at $18,531. The schools colors include the colors blue, green and silver. This university is most popular for business, management, economics, and athletic training.

University of North Texas

The University of North Texas is located in Denton, Texas. It is a public school with a wide range of sciences, engineering fields, liberal arts, fine and performing arts. UNT carries an acceptance rate of 64% with an enrollment of $36,168 students. In-state tuition at starts at $21,555. UNT offers housing to all students with requiring all freshmen to live on campus. UNT offers co-ed dorms, womens and mens, single student apartments, disabled student housing and fraternity/sorority housing. The university also provides late night transportation/escort services, health services and personal consoling. UNT is commonly known for business, marketing, interdisciplinary studies and social sciences.

Texas State University

Texas State University is located in San Marcos, Texas. In-state tuition for Texas States starts at $2,841 a semester. The university offers alcohol and drug compliance services, as well as a counseling center, and a Student Health Center. The purpose of Texas State used to be to prepare teachers in the state. Over the decades, the university has included programs in business, communication, nursing, geology. The university is national knowing for having one of the country’s best visual and performing arts. Our very own adviser, Mr. Pedro Cabrera, is a graduate of the communication studies program.

These are some of the state’s great universities. Hopefully, Rockets will be well represented at our states higher education institutions.