57 Best colleges for Literature 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 Literature. A graph of 772K citations received by 37.7K 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: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

2. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Literature

#40 in the United States

#44 in North America

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

3. University of Houston

Houston

For Literature

#79 in the United States

#93 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

4. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Literature

#87 in the United States

#103 in North America

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

5. Rice University

Houston

For Literature

#99 in the United States

#118 in North America

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

6. University of North Texas

Denton

For Literature

#114 in the United States

#135 in North America

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

7. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Literature

#134 in the United States

#158 in North America

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

8. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Literature

#135 in the United States

#159 in North America

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

9. Baylor University

Waco

For Literature

#140 in the United States

#165 in North America

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

10. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Literature

#151 in the United States

#176 in North America

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

11. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Literature

#165 in the United States

#193 in North America

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

12. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Literature

#172 in the United States

#200 in North America

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

13. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Literature

#177 in the United States

#206 in North America

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

14. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Literature

#192 in the United States

#221 in North America

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

15. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Literature

#219 in the United States

#250 in North America

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

16. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Literature

#222 in the United States

#253 in North America

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

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: 980
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 88%

18. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Literature

#229 in the United States

#260 in North America

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

19. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Literature

#249 in the United States

#283 in North America

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

20. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Literature

#251 in the United States

#285 in North America

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

21. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Literature

#282 in the United States

#316 in North America

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

22. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Literature

#342 in the United States

#380 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 Literature

#364 in the United States

#403 in North America

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

24. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Literature

#394 in the United States

#436 in North America

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

25. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Literature

#396 in the United States

#438 in North America

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

26. University of Dallas

Irving

For Literature

#434 in the United States

#479 in North America

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

27. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Literature

#443 in the United States

#490 in North America

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

28. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Literature

#478 in the United States

#526 in North America

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

29. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Literature

#482 in the United States

#530 in North America

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

30. Texas A&M International University

Laredo

For Literature

#508 in the United States

#559 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 99%

31. Abilene Christian University

Abilene

For Literature

#523 in the United States

#575 in North America

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

32. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Literature

#524 in the United States

#576 in North America

Enrollment: 4,890
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1969

33. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Literature

#546 in the United States

#600 in North America

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

34. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Literature

#567 in the United States

#624 in North America

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

35. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Literature

#579 in the United States

#636 in North America

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

36. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Literature

#607 in the United States

#665 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 940
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 97%

37. Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Austin

For Literature

#616 in the United States

#674 in North America

Enrollment: 168
Male:Female: 38:62

38. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Literature

#687 in the United States

#747 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 96%

39. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Literature

#694 in the United States

#755 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 91%

40. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Literature

#710 in the United States

#771 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1070
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $11,699

41. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Literature

#727 in the United States

#790 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 96%

42. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Literature

#729 in the United States

#792 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,344
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1970

43. University of Houston - Victoria

Victoria

For Literature

#761 in the United States

#827 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1087
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 86%

44. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Literature

#765 in the United States

#831 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 900
Average ACT: 17
Receiving Aid: 98%

45. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Literature

#773 in the United States

#839 in North America

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

46. Houston Baptist University

Houston

For Literature

#777 in the United States

#843 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $20,530

47. St. Mary's University

San Antonio

For Literature

#784 in the United States

#850 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1065
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $20,562

48. Saint Edward's University

Austin

For Literature

#785 in the United States

#851 in North America

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

49. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Literature

#831 in the United States

#898 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1962

50. Austin College

Sherman

For Literature

#840 in the United States

#908 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $24,777

51. University of St Thomas - Texas

Houston

For Literature

#846 in the United States

#914 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1208
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $20,469

52. University of Mary Hardin - Baylor

Belton

For Literature

#881 in the United States

#951 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $29,904

53. Angelo State University

San Angelo

For Literature

#891 in the United States

#961 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 96%

54. Midwestern State University

Wichita Falls

For Literature

#894 in the United States

#964 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $10,415
Enrollment: 5,573

55. University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio

For Literature

#924 in the United States

#995 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $21,246

56. Texas College

Tyler

For Literature

#957 in the United States

#1028 in North America

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

57. Lubbock Christian University

Lubbock

For Literature

#979 in the United States

#1050 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $25,351

Closest to Texas states to learn Literature

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	9	95
New Mexico	4	101
Louisiana	17	53
Arkansas	10	107
Kansas	8	64
Mississippi	7	178
Colorado	17	41
Missouri	19	46
Arizona	6	28
Nebraska	7	92
Alabama	15	91
Iowa	12	37
Utah	6	51
Illinois	48	11
Tennessee	18	45
South Dakota	5	370
Kentucky	17	75
Georgia	29	42
Indiana	23	20
Minnesota	22	22
Wisconsin	19	15
Florida	28	38
South Carolina	15	71
North Dakota	2	218
Ohio	39	13
North Carolina	29	25
Michigan	26	5
California	85	1
Idaho	3	223
West Virginia	3	139
Virginia	32	26
District of Columbia	9	52
Maryland	20	21
Pennsylvania	67	16
Oregon	13	73
New Jersey	20	19
Washington	17	10
New York	101	3
Connecticut	15	7
Vermont	5	142
Massachusetts	48	4
Rhode Island	7	63
New Hampshire	8	94
Maine	7	187
Puerto Rico	3	575
Hawaii	4	108

Closest to Texas states to learn Literature

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