54 Best colleges for Literature in Texas

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Texas ranked based on their research performance in Literature. A graph of 521K citations received by 32.7K academic papers made by 54 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

#7 in the United States

#8 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 89%

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: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

3. University of Houston

Houston

For Literature

#83 in the United States

#97 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

4. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Literature

#86 in the United States

#100 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 88%

5. Rice University

Houston

For Literature

#99 in the United States

#116 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,902

6. University of North Texas

Denton

For Literature

#120 in the United States

#141 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 95%

7. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Literature

#126 in the United States

#149 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,094

8. Baylor University

Waco

For Literature

#136 in the United States

#159 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $45,988

9. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Literature

#140 in the United States

#163 in North America

Enrollment: 2,354
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1943

10. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Literature

#162 in the United States

#187 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 75%

11. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Literature

#166 in the United States

#192 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,610
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1900

12. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Literature

#177 in the United States

#205 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 85%

13. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Literature

#184 in the United States

#213 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,518
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1959

14. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Literature

#200 in the United States

#230 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 93%

15. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Literature

#209 in the United States

#239 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 83%

16. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Literature

#223 in the United States

#254 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $44,190

17. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Literature

#242 in the United States

#276 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Average SAT: 980
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 91%

18. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Literature

#244 in the United States

#278 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $30,038

19. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Literature

#256 in the United States

#290 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,361
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1891

20. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Literature

#260 in the United States

#295 in North America

Enrollment: 5,354
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1972

21. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Literature

#282 in the United States

#318 in North America

Enrollment: 364
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1941

22. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Literature

#344 in the United States

#382 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 87%

23. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Literature

#360 in the United States

#399 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1082
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 80%

24. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Literature

#391 in the United States

#433 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 96%

25. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Literature

#438 in the United States

#485 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1091
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 89%

26. University of Dallas

Irving

For Literature

#489 in the United States

#540 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $27,250

27. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Literature

#497 in the United States

#548 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 960
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 98%

28. Texas A&M International University

Laredo

For Literature

#499 in the United States

#550 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 97%

29. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Literature

#504 in the United States

#555 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1032
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 100%

30. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Literature

#524 in the United States

#575 in North America

Enrollment: 5,136
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1969

31. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Literature

#526 in the United States

#577 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1065
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 87%

32. Abilene Christian University

Abilene

For Literature

#534 in the United States

#586 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,978

33. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Literature

#536 in the United States

#588 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1238
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,014

34. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Literature

#559 in the United States

#614 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 88%

35. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Literature

#594 in the United States

#650 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 930
Average ACT: 17
Receiving Aid: 95%

36. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Literature

#637 in the United States

#696 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 955
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 98%

37. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Literature

#668 in the United States

#728 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1090
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $10,723

38. St. Mary's University

San Antonio

For Literature

#688 in the United States

#748 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $21,379
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,439

39. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Literature

#692 in the United States

#752 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 93%

40. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Literature

#698 in the United States

#758 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1000
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 99%

41. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Literature

#714 in the United States

#776 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 83%

42. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Literature

#738 in the United States

#802 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 91%

43. Saint Edward's University

Austin

For Literature

#749 in the United States

#813 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $27,193

44. University of Houston - Victoria

Victoria

For Literature

#752 in the United States

#816 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $9,301
Enrollment: 4,057

45. Houston Baptist University

Houston

For Literature

#765 in the United States

#830 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $19,515

46. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Literature

#778 in the United States

#843 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 910
Average ACT: 17
Receiving Aid: 99%

47. University of Mary Hardin - Baylor

Belton

For Literature

#811 in the United States

#876 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $31,197

48. Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Austin

For Literature

#819 in the United States

#885 in North America

Enrollment: 172
Male:Female: 34:66

49. Austin College

Sherman

For Literature

#835 in the United States

#902 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $24,739

50. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Literature

#849 in the United States

#916 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,337
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1970

51. Angelo State University

San Angelo

For Literature

#850 in the United States

#917 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 97%

52. University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio

For Literature

#868 in the United States

#937 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1022
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $20,832

53. Midwestern State University

Wichita Falls

For Literature

#869 in the United States

#938 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $10,643
Enrollment: 5,784

54. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Literature

#881 in the United States

#950 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1962

Closest to Texas states to learn Literature

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	6	94
New Mexico	4	103
Louisiana	15	52
Arkansas	9	116
Kansas	8	61
Mississippi	7	178
Colorado	15	47
Missouri	18	48
Arizona	5	24
Nebraska	6	79
Alabama	14	97
Iowa	11	37
Utah	6	56
Illinois	45	10
Tennessee	18	46
South Dakota	5	359
Kentucky	14	75
Georgia	26	38
Indiana	22	42
Minnesota	21	21
Wisconsin	19	13
Florida	29	34
South Carolina	13	68
North Dakota	3	220
Ohio	37	11
North Carolina	28	27
Michigan	24	4
California	83	1
Idaho	3	248
Virginia	32	23
District of Columbia	9	60
Maryland	20	20
Pennsylvania	61	14
Oregon	12	41
New Jersey	20	18
Washington	17	12
New York	94	2
Connecticut	15	9
Vermont	5	149
Massachusetts	48	5
Rhode Island	7	71
New Hampshire	8	98
Maine	7	179
Puerto Rico	2	525
Hawaii	4	133

Closest to Texas states to learn Literature

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