57 Best colleges for Literature 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 Literature. A graph of 811K citations received by 38.7K academic papers made by 57 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 Literature

#8 in the United States

#9 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 Literature

#40 in the United States

#44 in North America

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

3. University of Houston

Houston

For Literature

#79 in the United States

#93 in North America

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

4. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Literature

#89 in the United States

#105 in North America

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

5. Rice University

Houston

For Literature

#98 in the United States

#117 in North America

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

6. University of North Texas

Denton

For Literature

#113 in the United States

#134 in North America

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

7. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Literature

#130 in the United States

#154 in North America

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

8. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Literature

#138 in the United States

#162 in North America

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

9. Baylor University

Waco

For Literature

#139 in the United States

#163 in North America

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

10. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Literature

#150 in the United States

#175 in North America

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

11. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Literature

#166 in the United States

#194 in North America

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

12. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Literature

#170 in the United States

#199 in North America

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

13. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Literature

#175 in the United States

#204 in North America

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

14. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Literature

#193 in the United States

#222 in North America

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

15. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Literature

#215 in the United States

#245 in North America

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

16. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Literature

#222 in the United States

#253 in North America

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

17. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Literature

#225 in the United States

#256 in North America

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

18. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Literature

#227 in the United States

#258 in North America

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

19. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Literature

#244 in the United States

#278 in North America

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

20. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Literature

#250 in the United States

#284 in North America

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

21. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Literature

#256 in the United States

#290 in North America

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

22. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Literature

#339 in the United States

#377 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 Literature

#363 in the United States

#402 in North America

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

24. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Literature

#396 in the United States

#438 in North America

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

25. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Literature

#399 in the United States

#441 in North America

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

26. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Literature

#431 in the United States

#477 in North America

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

27. University of Dallas

Irving

For Literature

#436 in the United States

#483 in North America

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

28. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Literature

#481 in the United States

#529 in North America

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

29. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Literature

#483 in the United States

#531 in North America

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

30. Texas A&M International University

Laredo

For Literature

#494 in the United States

#544 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 990
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 99%

31. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Literature

#508 in the United States

#559 in North America

Enrollment: 5,098
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1969

32. Abilene Christian University

Abilene

For Literature

#523 in the United States

#576 in North America

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

33. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Literature

#543 in the United States

#597 in North America

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

34. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Literature

#569 in the United States

#626 in North America

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

35. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Literature

#581 in the United States

#639 in North America

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

36. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Literature

#602 in the United States

#660 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 970
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 88%

37. Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Austin

For Literature

#612 in the United States

#670 in North America

Enrollment: 155
Male:Female: 40:60

38. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Literature

#679 in the United States

#738 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%

39. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Literature

#684 in the United States

#744 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 90%

40. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Literature

#701 in the United States

#763 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1050
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $11,163

41. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Literature

#716 in the United States

#779 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,332
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1970

42. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Literature

#722 in the United States

#787 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 94%

43. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Literature

#761 in the United States

#827 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 900
Average ACT: 17
Receiving Aid: 97%

44. University of Houston - Victoria

Victoria

For Literature

#765 in the United States

#831 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $13,210
Enrollment: 3,586

45. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Literature

#768 in the United States

#834 in North America

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

46. Houston Baptist University

Houston

For Literature

#774 in the United States

#840 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1090
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $21,282

47. Saint Edward's University

Austin

For Literature

#779 in the United States

#845 in North America

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

48. St. Mary's University

San Antonio

For Literature

#782 in the United States

#848 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $20,412

49. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Literature

#833 in the United States

#901 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1962

50. University of St Thomas - Texas

Houston

For Literature

#844 in the United States

#912 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1095
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $20,599

51. Austin College

Sherman

For Literature

#854 in the United States

#924 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $23,462

52. University of Mary Hardin - Baylor

Belton

For Literature

#884 in the United States

#954 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $27,651

53. Midwestern State University

Wichita Falls

For Literature

#894 in the United States

#965 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $11,037
Enrollment: 5,324

54. Angelo State University

San Angelo

For Literature

#895 in the United States

#966 in North America

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

55. University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio

For Literature

#914 in the United States

#985 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Net Price: $23,363
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,354

56. Texas College

Tyler

For Literature

#960 in the United States

#1031 in North America

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

57. Lubbock Christian University

Lubbock

For Literature

#981 in the United States

#1053 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $24,544

Closest to Texas states to learn Literature

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	9	95
New Mexico	4	102
Louisiana	17	56
Arkansas	10	108
Kansas	8	64
Mississippi	8	178
Colorado	17	41
Missouri	19	45
Arizona	6	28
Nebraska	7	93
Alabama	15	90
Iowa	12	37
Utah	6	52
Illinois	48	11
Tennessee	18	46
South Dakota	5	369
Kentucky	17	78
Georgia	29	42
Indiana	23	21
Minnesota	22	22
Wisconsin	19	15
Florida	28	38
South Carolina	15	72
North Dakota	2	216
Ohio	39	13
North Carolina	29	24
Michigan	26	5
California	85	1
Idaho	3	218
West Virginia	3	134
Virginia	32	26
District of Columbia	9	51
Maryland	20	20
Pennsylvania	68	16
Oregon	13	74
New Jersey	20	19
Washington	17	10
New York	101	3
Connecticut	15	7
Vermont	5	143
Massachusetts	48	4
Rhode Island	7	63
New Hampshire	8	94
Maine	7	188
Puerto Rico	3	589
Hawaii	5	107

Closest to Texas states to learn Literature

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