This is a list of the colleges and universities the top two graduates from Dallas-Ft. Worth area high schools have selected to attend. If you want to see their names, ages and areas of intended study, go to The Dallas Morning News website. This was also published in the paper edition of The Dallas Morning News on June 15, 2014.
1) is the valedictorian
2) is the salutatorian
(sometimes schools have more than one of each)
Dallas County Public Schools
Creekview (C-FB ISD)
1) UT-Austin
2) Stanford
Early College (C-FB ISD)
1) Harvard
2) UT-Dallas
Newman Smith (C-FB ISD)
1) University of Oklahoma
2) Auburn, Alabama
Ranchview (C-FB ISD)
1) Johns Hopkins, Maryland
2) Duke
RL Turner (C-FB ISD)
1) UT-Dallas
2) UT-Austin
Cedar Hill High
1) Letourneau University, Longview
2) Baylor
Cedar Hill Collegiate
1) UT-Dallas
2) UT-Arlington
Coppell High
1) Duke
2) UT-Austin
New Tech High @ Coppell
1) University of Michigan
2) Texas A&M
Bryan Adams (Dallas ISD)
1) SMU
2) Texas A&M
Adamson (Dallas ISD)
1) Texas A&M
2) Texas A&M
Carter (Dallas ISD)
1) University of Arkansas
2) Texas A&M
Conrad (Dallas ISD)
1) Texas A&M
2) Louisiana State University
Garza Early College, Mountain View College (Dallas ISD)
1) University of Southern California
2) UT-Austin
Gilliam Collegiate (Dallas ISD)
1) Houston Baptist
2) Texas A&M
Hillcrest (Dallas ISD)
1) University of Pennsylvania
2) University of Southern California
Thomas Jefferson (Dallas ISD)
1) SMU
2) UT-Austin
Kimball (Dallas ISD)
1) UT-Arlington
2) Texas A&M
Lassiter Early College at El Centro (Dallas ISD)
1) Texas Woman's University
2) University of North Texas
Lincoln Humanities/Communications magnet (Dallas ISD)
1) Sam Houston State
2) Stephen F. Austin
Madison (Dallas ISD)
1) UT-Austin
2) UT-Arlington
Molina (Dallas ISD)
1) Texas A&M
2) UT-Austin
North Dallas (Dallas ISD)
1) Cornell University, New York
2) UT-Dallas
Pinkston (Dallas ISD)
1) SMU
2) Texas A&M
Rangel Young Women's School (Dallas ISD)
1) Texas A&M
2) University of New York
Roosevelt (Dallas ISD)
1) Texas Woman's University
2) Texas A&M
Samuell (Dallas ISD)
1) SMU
2) UT-Arlington
Law magnet (Dallas ISD)
1) Georgetown University, Washington DC
2) Texas A&M
Business magnet (Dallas ISD)
1) UT-Austin
2) UT-Arlington
Education/Social Services magnet (Dallas ISD)
1) Texas A&M, Commerce
2) UT-Dallas
Health professions magnet (Dallas ISD)
1) Texas Woman's University
2) UT-Austin
Science/Engineering (SEM) magnet (Dallas ISD)
1) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2) SMU
Talented/Gifted (TAG) magnet (Dallas ISD)
1) Georgetown University, Washington DC
2) Rice
Seagoville (Dallas ISD)
1) UT-Arlington
2) UT-Arlington
Skyline (Dallas ISD)
1) University of North Texas
2) Texas Tech
South Oak Cliff (Dallas ISD)
1) Texas Wesleyan
2) Sam Houston State
Spruce (Dallas ISD)
1) UT-Dallas
2) UT-Arlington
Sunset (Dallas ISD)
1) UT-Dallas
2) UT-Arlington
Booker T. Washington Performing/Visual Arts magnet (Dallas ISD)
1) UT-Austin
2) Carnegie Mellon, Pennsylvania
Wilmer-Hutchins (Dallas ISD)
1) UT-Austin
2) UT-Austin
WT White (Dallas ISD)
1) UT-Austin
2) Texas A&M
Woodrow Wilson (Dallas ISD)
1) Duke
2) UT-Austin
Desoto High
1) Texas Christian University
2) Cornell, New York
Duncanville High
1) John Brown University, Arkansas
2) UT-Austin
Garland High
1) Texas A&M
2) Washington University, St. Louis
Lakeview Centennial (Garland ISD)
1) UT-Austin
2) Brigham Young University, Utah
Naaman Forest (Garland ISD)
1) Brown University, Rhode Island
2) University of Tulsa
North Garland (Garland ISD)
1) Rice
2) SMU
Rowlett (Garland ISD)
1) Rice
2) Texas A&M
Sachse (Garland ISD)
1) Texas A&M, Commerce
2) UT- Austin
South Garland (Garland ISD)
1) UT-Austin
2) UT-Austin
Dubiski Career High (Grand Prairie ISD)
1) Stanford
2) UT-Austin
Grand Prairie High
1) Yale
2) Brown University, Rhode Island
Grand Prairie Fine Arts
1) University of North Texas
2) Texas State University
South Grand Prairie
1) Rice
2) UT-Arlington
Highland Park High
1) University of Pennsylvania
2) UT-Austin
Irving High
1) not known
2) UT-Austin
MacArthur (Irving ISD)
1) UT-Austin
2) Texas A&M
Nimitz (Irving ISD)
1) Texas A&M, Corpus Christi
2) Texas A&M
Singley (Irving ISD)
1) SMU
2) school in India
Lancaster High
1) UT-Dallas
2) UT-Arlington
Horn (Mesquite ISD)
1) Stanford
2) UT-Dallas
Mesquite
1) Texas Woman's University
2) Texas Woman's University
North Mesquite
1) UT-Austin
2) University of North Texas
Poteet (Mesquite ISD)
1) UT-Dallas
2) UT-Dallas
West Mesquite
1) UT-Austin
2) Dartmouth College, New Hampshire
Berkner (Richardson ISD)
1) Dartmouth College, New Hampshire
2) SMU
JJ Pearce (Richardson ISD)
1) UT-Austin
2) Duke
Lake Highland (Richardson ISD)
1) UT-Austin
2) Rice
Richardson (Richardson ISD)
1) University of North Texas
2) UT-Austin
Sunnyvale High
1) UT-Dallas
2) UT-Dallas
Dallas County Private Schools/Charter Schools
The Alexander School
1) UT-Austin
2) SMU
Bending Oaks
1) Collin College
2) no salutatorian
Bishop Dunne
1) UT-Arlington
2) Texas A&M
Bishop Lynch
1) Notre Dame
2) Providence College, Rhode Island
The Cambridge School
1) Boston University
2) Georgetown University, Washington DC
Canyon Creek Christian Academy
1) UT-Dallas
2) Iowa State University
Carrollton Christian Academy
1) University of Michigan
2) UT-Austin
Cistercian Preparatory School
1) University of Cambridge, England
1) Middlebury College, Vermont
Covenant School
1) Georgetown University, Washington DC
2) UT-Austin
Dallas Lutheran High
1) Texas A&M
2) Texas A&M
Episcopal School of Dallas
1) Northwestern University
2) Harvard
First Baptist Academy
1) Carnegie Mellon University, PA
2) George Washington University, Washington DC
Garland Christian Academy
1) Abilene Christian University
2) Pensacola Christian College, Florida
The Greenhill School
1) Princeton
2) UT-Austin
The Highlands School (boys)
1) SMU
2) Baylor
The Highlands School (girls)
1) University of Dallas
2) Texas A&M
Jesuit College Prep
1) UT-Austin
2) SMU
Lakehill Preparatory
1) Texas Christian University
1) University of Virginia
2) Oberlin College, Ohio
Life School - Oak Cliff
1) University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff
2) University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
North Dallas Adventist Academy
1) Texas Woman's University
2) UT-Dallas
Parish Episcopal
1) Washington & Lee University, Virginia
1) University of California, Berkeley
Prince of Peace Christian
1) Texas A&M
2) Baylor
St. Mark's School of Texas
1) University of Pennsylvania
2) Rice
Trinity Christian Academy
1) UT-Austin
2) University of California, Los Angeles
Trinity Christian School
1) Texas A&M
2) Christ the Nations Institute, Dallas
Tyler Street Christian Academy
1) University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
2) Abilene Christian
Uplift Hampton Prep
1) UT-Arlington
2) Tufts University, Massachusetts
Uplift North Hills Prep
1) University of Pennsylvania
2) UT-Austin
Uplift Peak Prep
1) U.S. Naval Academy
2) Stanford
Uplift Williams Prep
1) Babson College, Massachusetts
2) Milwaukee School of Engineering
Ursuline Academy
1) Vanderbilt University, Tennessee
2) Northwestern University
Yavneh Academy
1) Midreshet Moriah, Isreal and then University of Maryland
2) George Washington University, Washington DC
Dallas County Private schools for students with Learning Disabilities/ADHD
Dallas Academy
1) Stephen F. Austin State University
2) Tarleton State University
The Fairhill School
1) Austin College, Sherman
2) SMU
The Shelton School
1) UT-Austin
2) UT-Austin
The Winston School
1) Clark University, Massachusetts
2) SMU
Denton County Public Schools
Argyle High School
1) Texas A&M
2) Carnegie Mellon-University of Pennsylvania
Denton High
1) UT-San Antonio
1) UT-Austin
1) UT-Austin
1) UT-Dallas
1) Baylor
1) University of North Texas
1) UT-Dallas
2) UT-Dallas
2) UT-Dallas
2) Texas A&M
2) University of North Texas
Guyer High (Denton ISD)
1) UT-Austin
1) UT-Dallas
1) Washington University, St. Louis
1) Texas Christian University
1) UT-Dallas
1) UT-Austin
1) University of North Texas
1) Baylor
1) UT-Dallas
1) Dallas Baptist University
1) Texas Tech
1) Texas Woman's University
2) Texas A&M
2) Texas A&M
2) Texas A&M
Ryan High (Denton ISD)
1) Austin College, Sherman
1) University of North Texas
1) Johns Hopkins University, Maryland
1) UT-Dallas
1) Texas A&M
2) University of Houston
Flower Mound High (Lewisville ISD)
1) UT-Austin
2) UT-Dallas/UT-Southwestern Medical
Hebron High (Lewisville ISD)
1) UT-Austin
2) Dartmouth College, New Hampshire
Lewisville High
1) UT-Dallas
2) UT-Austin
Marcus High (Lewisville ISD)
1) Texas Tech/Texas Tech Medical
2) Dartmouth College, New Hampshire
The Colony High (Lewisville ISD)
1) Harvard
2) UT-Austin
Little Elm High
1) University of Pennsylvania
2) UT-Dallas
Denton County Private and Charter Schools
Coram Deo Academy, Flower Mound
1) Texas A&M
2) Texas A&M
Willow Bend Academy, Lewisville
1) Oklahoma State University
2) undecided
Rockwall County Public/Private/Charter Schools
Rockwall High
1) SMU
2) Northwestern University
Rockwall-Heath High
1) Vanderbilt University, Tennessee
2) University of Oklahoma
Royse City High
1) Baylor
2) Baylor
Heritage Christian Academy
1) Baylor
2) SMU
Rockwall Christian Academy
1) UT-Dallas
2) Texas Woman's University
Collin County Public Schools
Allen High
1) Texas A&M
2) UT-Austin
Community High
1) Stephen F. Austin
2) Texas A&M
Centennial (Frisco ISD)
1) University of Southern California
2) Northwestern University, Illinois
Frisco
1) Johns Hopkins University, Maryland
2) UT-Dallas
Heritage (Frisco ISD)
1) Rice
2) Northwestern University, Illinois
Liberty (Frisco ISD)
1) UT-Dallas
2) UT-Austin
Lone Star (Frisco ISD)
1) Texas A&M
2) UT-Austin
Wakeland (Frisco ISD)
1) University of Rhode Island
2) Texas A&M
Lovejoy High
1) Texas A&M
2) UT-San Antonio/Texas Health Science Center
McKinney High
1) University of California, Berkeley
2) UT-Austin
McKinney Boyd
1) Yale
2) declined to participate
McKinney North
1) Rice
2) UT-Dallas
Melissa High
1) UT-Dallas
2) Texas A&M
Plano Senior High
1) Yale
2) UT-Dallas/UT-Southwestern Medical
Plano East
1) Harvard
2) UT-Austin
Plano West
1) Harvard
2) Princeton
Princeton High
1) Texas A&M, Galveston
2) UT-Dallas
Prosper High
1) UT-Austin
2) UT-Austin
Wylie High
1) UT-Dallas
2) University of San Diego
Wylie East
1) Stanford
2) Oklahoma State University
Collin County Private and Charter Schools
Coram Deo Academy, Collin County
1) Baylor
2) UT-Dallas
Faith Lutheran
1) Baylor
2) Concordia University, Wisconsin
John Paul II
1) UT-Austin
2) UT-Dallas
Legacy Christian Academy
1) Auburn, Alabama
2) Texas A&M
Lucas Christian Academy
1) University of Oklahoma
2) University of Oklahoma
McKinney Christian Academy
1) UT-Austin
2) DigiPen Institute of Technology, Washington
Prestonwood Christian Academy
1) Texas A&M
2) Texas Christian University
Tarrant County Public Schools
Arlington High
1) Austin College, Sherman
2) Baylor
Bowie (Arlington ISD)
1) Stanford
2) UT-Arlington
Lamar (Arlington ISD)
1) Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2) Brigham Young
Martin (Arlington ISD)
1) UT-Arlington
2) Texas A&M
Sam Houston (Arlington ISD)
1) UT-Austin
2) Columbia University
Seguin (Arlington ISD)
1) Texas Christian University
2) Texas Tech
Birdville High
1) UT-Austin
2) University of Alabama
Haltom (Birdville ISD)
1) Abilene Christian
2) UT-Arlington
Richland (Birdville ISD)
1) SMU
2) Rice
Carroll High
1) SMU
2) Yale
Arlington Heights (FW ISD)
1) Notre Dame
2) University of North Texas
Carter-Riverside (FW ISD)
1) UT-Arlington
2) UT-Austin
Diamond Hill-Jarvis (FW ISD)
1) UT-Austin
2) Harvard
Dunbar (FW ISD)
1) Texas Christian University
2) Texas A&M
Early College (FW ISD)
1) Texas Christian University
2) UT-Austin
Eastern Hills (FW ISD)
1) UT-Austin
2) University of North Texas
New Lives School (FW ISD)
1) University of North Texas
2) Tarrant County College
North Side (FW ISD)
1) Texas Christian University
2) Duke
Paschal (FW ISD)
1) Dartmouth College, New Hampshire
2) Rice
Polytechnic (FW ISD)
1) Texas Christian University
2) Texas Christian University
South Hills (FW ISD)
1) DePaul University, Illinois
2) Texas Woman's University
Southwest (FW ISD)
1) Rhodes College, Tennessee
2) US Military Academy, West Point
Success High (FW ISD)
1) UT-Arlington
2) Texas Christian University
Texas Academy of Biomedical Sciences (FW ISD)
1) Tarrant County College
2) Texas Wesleyan
Trimble Tech (FW ISD)
1) UT-Austin
2) Texas Christian University
Western Hills (FW ISD)
1) Lamar University, Beaumont
2) Abilene Christian
OD Wyatt (FW ISD)
1) Louisiana State
2) Texas Christian University
Colleyville Heritage
1) UT-Dallas
2) University of California, Berkeley
Grapevine High
1) Missouri University of Science and Technology
2) UT-Austin
LD Bell (HEB ISD)
1) Harvard
2) Boston University
Trinity (HEB ISD)
1) UT-Dallas
2) Tufts University, Massachusetts
Central High (Keller ISD)
1) Oklahoma Christian
2) UT-Austin
Fossil Ridge (Keller ISD)
1) Texas A&M
2) Texas Woman's University
Keller High
1) UT-Dallas
2) Rice
Timber Creek (Keller ISD)
1) University of Houston
2) Stanford
Mansfield High
1) Texas A&M
2) Rice
Mansfield Frontier
1) Nova Southeastern University, Florida
2) University of North Texas
Mansfield Lake Ridge
1) Yale
2) UT-Dallas
Mansfield Legacy
1) Baylor
2) U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
Mansfield Summit
1) Trinity University, San Antonio
2) UT-Arlington
Mansfield Timberview
1) Stanford
2) Texas A&M
Byron Nelson (Northwest ISD)
1) University of Alabama
2) Southwestern University
Northwest High
1) University of Oklahoma
2) Oklahoma State
Steele Accelerated (Northwest ISD)
1) University of North Texas
2) Baylor
Tarrant County Private and Charter Schools
Covenant Christian Academy
1) Texas A&M
2) Texas Tech
Fort Worth Christian School
1) University of Southern California, Los Angeles
2) Northeastern University, Massachusetts
Grapevine Faith Christian
1) Texas A&M
2) Texas Tech
Lake Country Christian
1) Oklahoma City University
2) Hardin-Simmons University
The Oakridge School
1) Southwestern University
2) Texas Christian University
2) UT-Austin
Pantego Christian
1) Brown University, Rhode Island
2) Texas A&M
Trinity Valley
1) UT-Dallas/UT-Southwestern Medical
1) UT-Austin
2) Dartmouth College, New Hampshire
Uplift Summit Prep
1) Wellesley College, Massachusetts
2) Northwestern University, Illinois
There was no college information for the following schools:
Nolan Catholic
Fort Worth Country Day
Burton Adventist
Everman High
Anna High
Celina High
Farmersville High
Dallas Christian
Stonegate Christian