36 Best colleges for Art History in Texas

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 167K citations received by 16.3K academic papers made by 36 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: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

2. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Art History

#62 in the United States

#68 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 77%

3. Rice University

Houston

For Art History

#91 in the United States

#103 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,587

4. University of Houston

Houston

For Art History

#106 in the United States

#123 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1240
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: 71%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 86%

6. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Art History

#126 in the United States

#146 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,699
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1900

7. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Art History

#128 in the United States

#148 in North America

Enrollment: 2,501
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1943

8. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Art History

#143 in the United States

#166 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $45,792

9. University of North Texas

Denton

For Art History

#145 in the United States

#168 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 91%

10. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Art History

#159 in the United States

#185 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 91%

11. Baylor University

Waco

For Art History

#167 in the United States

#193 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $49,727

12. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Art History

#198 in the United States

#225 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 86%

13. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Art History

#215 in the United States

#242 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 82%

14. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Art History

#222 in the United States

#249 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Average SAT: 1393
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $32,264

15. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Art History

#231 in the United States

#260 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1263
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $39,005

16. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Art History

#233 in the United States

#262 in North America

Enrollment: 5,048
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1972

17. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Art History

#240 in the United States

#269 in North America

Enrollment: 355
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1941

18. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Art History

#271 in the United States

#301 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Average SAT: 980
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 88%

19. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Art History

#290 in the United States

#321 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 72%

20. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Art History

#304 in the United States

#336 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,640
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1959

21. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Art History

#328 in the United States

#365 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,315
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1891

22. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Art History

#374 in the United States

#414 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1040
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 84%

23. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Art History

#411 in the United States

#453 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 84%

24. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Art History

#422 in the United States

#465 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 96%

25. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Art History

#498 in the United States

#544 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 90%

26. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Art History

#513 in the United States

#561 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,687

27. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Art History

#561 in the United States

#609 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 92%

28. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Art History

#562 in the United States

#610 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 86%

29. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Art History

#574 in the United States

#623 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 76%

30. University of Dallas

Irving

For Art History

#615 in the United States

#665 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $31,221

31. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Art History

#625 in the United States

#677 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $9,678
Enrollment: 15,664

32. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Art History

#638 in the United States

#691 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 97%

33. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Art History

#644 in the United States

#698 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 94%

34. Saint Edward's University

Austin

For Art History

#703 in the United States

#764 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1133
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $28,351

35. Abilene Christian University

Abilene

For Art History

#724 in the United States

#786 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,311

36. Texas College

Tyler

For Art History

#737 in the United States

#799 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $10,901
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $10,182

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	7	84
Kansas	9	65
Mississippi	4	226
Colorado	13	43
Missouri	14	14
Arizona	3	26
Nebraska	6	103
Alabama	8	114
Iowa	8	40
Utah	5	47
Illinois	29	8
Tennessee	13	56
South Dakota	3	467
Kentucky	11	88
Georgia	17	61
Indiana	18	41
Minnesota	16	33
Wisconsin	14	18
Nevada	3	111
Florida	20	38
South Carolina	12	77
North Dakota	2	359
Ohio	27	22
North Carolina	20	1
Michigan	21	12
California	68	2
Idaho	3	237
Virginia	24	23
District of Columbia	6	4
Maryland	17	25
Pennsylvania	51	15
Oregon	11	99
New Jersey	19	17
Washington	13	10
New York	84	5
Connecticut	14	6
Vermont	5	113
Massachusetts	37	16
Rhode Island	7	71
New Hampshire	7	85
Maine	6	171
Alaska	3	127
Hawaii	3	118

Closest to Texas states to learn Art History

Art & Design subfields in Texas