By state law, students ranked in the Top 10% of their class can qualify for automatic admissions to any public college/university in Texas. In order to qualify, students must reach the Distinguished Level of Achievement on the Foundations with Endorsement graduation plan and must complete all admissions requirements by college's admissions deadline.
Exceptions include:
*The University of Texas at Austin (UT's standard varies from top 6-8%
*Private colleges are not held to this policy
*Out of state colleges are not held to this policy