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Distinguished High School Partners

“The Distinguished High School Partners Program ensures that some of the brightest students in Texas can have a high-quality university experience, and that excites us. These partnerships are the next step in strengthening our relationships with area school districts.” – Tarleton President, Dr. James Hurley


Partnership Benefits

  • Automatic admission for the top 25% of graduates
  • Enhanced scholarships through the President’s Guaranteed Scholarship Program
  • Application fee waiver for those who may qualify
  • Individual support from Tarleton team to ensure your students’ success
  • Dedicated P-16 Relations Coordinator as the main point of contact
Participating Distinguished High Schools
  • Academy ISD
  • Aledo ISD
  • Allen ISD
  • Alvarado ISD
  • A+ Charter Schools
  • Argyle ISD
  • Arlington ISD
  • Aubrey ISD
  • Azle ISD 
  • Belton ISD
  • Bluff Dale ISD
  • Boerne ISD
  • Bowie ISD
  • Boyd ISD 
  • Bridgeport ISD
  • Brock ISD
  • Brownwood ISD
  • Burleson ISD
  • Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
  • Castleberry ISD
  • Cedar Hill ISD
  • China Spring ISD
  • Cleburne ISD
  • Clifton ISD
  • Comal ISD
  • Copperas Cove ISD
  • Corsicana ISD
  • Covington ISD
  • Crowley ISD
  • De Leon ISD
  • Decatur ISD
  • Del Valle ISD
  • Dublin ISD
  • Duncanville ISD
  • Eagle Mountain Saginaw ISD
  • Eanes ISD
  • Early ISD
  • East Central ISD
  • Eastland ISD
  • Elgin ISD
  • Ennis ISD
  • Everman ISD
  • Ferris ISD
  • Forney ISD
  • Fort Worth ISD
  • Fredericksburg ISD
  • Frisco ISD
  • Garland ISD
  • Gatesville ISD
  • Georgetown ISD
  • Glen Rose ISD
  • Godley ISD
  • Goldthwaite ISD
  • Granbury ISD
  • Grand Prairie ISD
  • Grandview ISD 
  • Grapevine-Colleyville ISD
  • Hays Consolidated ISD
  • HEB ISD
  • Huckabay ISD
  • International Leadership of Texas
  • Irving ISD
  • Italy ISD
  • Jacksboro ISD
  • Johnson City ISD
  • Joshua ISD
  • Judson ISD
  • Keller ISD
  • Kennedale ISD
  • Killeen ISD
  • Lake Dallas ISD
  • Lake Travis ISD
  • Lake Worth ISD
  • Lampasas ISD
  • Lancaster ISD
  • Leander ISD
  • Life School
  • Lingleville ISD
  • Lipan ISD
  • Manor ISD
  • Mansfield ISD
  • Marine Military Academy
  • Maypearl ISD
  • McKinney ISD
  • Mesquite ISD 
  • Midlothian ISD
  • Midway ISD 
  • Milford ISD 
  • Millsap ISD
  • Mineral Wells ISD
  • New Braunfels ISD
  • North Lamar ISD
  • Northside ISD
  • Northwest ISD
  • Palmer ISD
  • Paradise ISD
  • Peaster ISD 
  • Poolville ISD
  • Red Oak ISD
  • Richardson ISD
  • Rio Vista ISD
  • Robinson ISD
  • Round Rock ISD
  • Sanger ISD
  • San Saba ISD
  • Springtown ISD
  • Stephenville ISD
  • Strawn ISD
  • Temple ISD
  • Tolar ISD
  • Venus ISD
  • Waco ISD
  • Waxahachie ISD
  • Weatherford ISD
  • West ISD
  • White Settlement ISD 
  • Whitney ISD

President’s Guaranteed Scholarship Program

Tarleton State University will guarantee scholarship levels to incoming first-time freshmen who graduate in the top 50 percent of their high school class. Students from a Distinguished High School Partner school are eligible for a larger scholarship award level as indicated in the table below.

SAT or ACTTop 10%Top 25% (not top 10%)Top 50% (not top 25%)
1300+ or 28+$5,000$2,500$1,000
1100+ or 22+$4,000$2,000$1,000
Submitted Scores$3,000$1,500$1,000
No Scores Submitted$3,000$1,500$1,000