37 Best colleges for Art History in Texas

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Texas ranked based on their research performance in Art History. A graph of 174K citations received by 16.5K academic papers made by 37 universities in Texas was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. University of Texas at Austin

Austin

For Art History

#13 in the United States

#14 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 65%

2. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Art History

#62 in the United States

#68 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

3. Rice University

Houston

For Art History

#91 in the United States

#104 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,589

4. University of Houston

Houston

For Art History

#107 in the United States

#124 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

5. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Art History

#110 in the United States

#128 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 90%

6. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Art History

#126 in the United States

#146 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,774
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1900

7. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Art History

#127 in the United States

#147 in North America

Enrollment: 2,549
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1943

8. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Art History

#143 in the United States

#166 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $48,179

9. University of North Texas

Denton

For Art History

#144 in the United States

#167 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 90%

10. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Art History

#157 in the United States

#183 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 92%

11. Baylor University

Waco

For Art History

#169 in the United States

#195 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $47,001

12. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Art History

#196 in the United States

#223 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 86%

13. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Art History

#213 in the United States

#240 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1090
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 87%

14. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Art History

#219 in the United States

#246 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $32,224

15. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Art History

#227 in the United States

#256 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $41,848

16. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Art History

#233 in the United States

#262 in North America

Enrollment: 4,938
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1972

17. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Art History

#236 in the United States

#265 in North America

Enrollment: 359
Male:Female: 22:78
Founded: 1941

18. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Art History

#273 in the United States

#303 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Average SAT: 970
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 88%

19. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Art History

#287 in the United States

#318 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

20. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Art History

#306 in the United States

#340 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,786
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1959

21. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Art History

#330 in the United States

#367 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,241
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1891

22. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Art History

#366 in the United States

#404 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 85%

23. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Art History

#411 in the United States

#454 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1082
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 83%

24. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Art History

#423 in the United States

#466 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 98%

25. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Art History

#503 in the United States

#551 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 91%

26. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Art History

#517 in the United States

#565 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,228

27. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Art History

#551 in the United States

#599 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 88%

28. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Art History

#567 in the United States

#615 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 93%

29. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Art History

#576 in the United States

#625 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 80%

30. University of Dallas

Irving

For Art History

#618 in the United States

#670 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $29,209

31. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Art History

#631 in the United States

#684 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 985
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 95%

32. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Art History

#633 in the United States

#686 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $10,309
Enrollment: 15,361

33. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Art History

#638 in the United States

#692 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 95%

34. Saint Edward's University

Austin

For Art History

#702 in the United States

#763 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,766

35. Angelo State University

San Angelo

For Art History

#717 in the United States

#779 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 98%

36. Abilene Christian University

Abilene

For Art History

#723 in the United States

#785 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,760

37. Texas College

Tyler

For Art History

#739 in the United States

#801 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $10,958
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,381

Closest to Texas states to learn Art History

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	5	95
New Mexico	3	97
Louisiana	10	31
Arkansas	6	84
Kansas	9	66
Mississippi	4	226
Colorado	13	44
Missouri	14	14
Arizona	3	26
Nebraska	6	103
Alabama	8	115
Iowa	8	40
Utah	5	47
Illinois	29	8
Tennessee	13	57
South Dakota	3	463
Kentucky	11	90
Georgia	17	61
Indiana	18	42
Minnesota	16	33
Wisconsin	14	18
Nevada	3	111
Florida	20	38
South Carolina	12	77
North Dakota	2	349
Ohio	27	22
North Carolina	20	1
Michigan	21	11
California	68	2
Idaho	3	238
Virginia	25	23
District of Columbia	6	4
Maryland	17	25
Pennsylvania	51	15
Oregon	11	99
New Jersey	19	17
Washington	14	10
New York	85	5
Connecticut	14	6
Vermont	5	113
Massachusetts	37	16
Rhode Island	7	71
New Hampshire	7	86
Maine	6	173
Alaska	3	128
Hawaii	3	120

Closest to Texas states to learn Art History

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