40 Best Agricultural Science schools in Texas

Updated: July 18, 2023

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Texas ranked based on their research performance in Agricultural Science. A graph of 39.4M citations received by 1.32M academic papers made by 40 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.

1. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Agricultural Science

#13 in the United States

#13 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 78%

2. University of Texas at Austin

Austin

For Agricultural Science

#52 in the United States

#61 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

3. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Agricultural Science

#60 in the United States

#69 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 84%

4. Rice University

Houston

For Agricultural Science

#108 in the United States

#128 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $18,521

5. University of Houston

Houston

For Agricultural Science

#121 in the United States

#145 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 85%

6. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Agricultural Science

#129 in the United States

#154 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 91%

7. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Agricultural Science

#133 in the United States

#158 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $9,029
Enrollment: 24,003

8. University of North Texas

Denton

For Agricultural Science

#151 in the United States

#181 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 63%

9. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Agricultural Science

#153 in the United States

#183 in North America

Enrollment: 358
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1941

10. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Agricultural Science

#157 in the United States

#187 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 89%

11. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Agricultural Science

#159 in the United States

#189 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,596
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1900

12. Baylor University

Waco

For Agricultural Science

#170 in the United States

#202 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $46,039

13. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Agricultural Science

#184 in the United States

#217 in North America

Enrollment: 2,308
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1943

14. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Agricultural Science

#189 in the United States

#222 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 92%

15. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Agricultural Science

#206 in the United States

#244 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $15,140
Enrollment: 29,696

16. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Agricultural Science

#207 in the United States

#245 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 80%

17. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Agricultural Science

#219 in the United States

#257 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $41,986

18. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Agricultural Science

#235 in the United States

#273 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 67%

19. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Agricultural Science

#270 in the United States

#313 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,499
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1959

20. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Agricultural Science

#275 in the United States

#318 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,484
Male:Female: 28:72
Founded: 1891

21. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Agricultural Science

#290 in the United States

#335 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 5,796
Male:Female: 28:72
Founded: 1972

22. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Agricultural Science

#298 in the United States

#344 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1084
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 95%

23. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Agricultural Science

#300 in the United States

#346 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 95%

24. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Agricultural Science

#316 in the United States

#364 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $28,496

25. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Agricultural Science

#322 in the United States

#370 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 93%

26. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Agricultural Science

#334 in the United States

#382 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 945
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 97%

27. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Agricultural Science

#367 in the United States

#418 in North America

Enrollment: 5,378
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1969

28. Texas College

Tyler

For Agricultural Science

#374 in the United States

#425 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $17,717
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $3,861

29. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Agricultural Science

#388 in the United States

#439 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 84%

30. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Agricultural Science

#389 in the United States

#440 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $42,574

31. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Agricultural Science

#439 in the United States

#495 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $8,702
Enrollment: 31,940

32. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Agricultural Science

#461 in the United States

#517 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 910
Average ACT: 17
Receiving Aid: 96%

33. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Agricultural Science

#472 in the United States

#530 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1005
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 90%

34. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Agricultural Science

#475 in the United States

#533 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 84%

35. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Agricultural Science

#492 in the United States

#550 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1962

36. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Agricultural Science

#510 in the United States

#568 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1040
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 93%

37. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Agricultural Science

#546 in the United States

#606 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1374
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $27,356

38. Angelo State University

San Angelo

For Agricultural Science

#556 in the United States

#616 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 97%

39. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Agricultural Science

#577 in the United States

#637 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 93%

40. Sul Ross State University

Alpine

For Agricultural Science

#597 in the United States

#660 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Average SAT: 978
Average ACT: 16
Receiving Aid: 90%

Closest to Texas states to learn Agricultural Science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	6	35
New Mexico	4	54
Louisiana	11	61
Arkansas	8	36
Kansas	6	17
Mississippi	7	33
Colorado	12	15
Missouri	13	24
Arizona	4	22
Nebraska	5	12
Alabama	11	34
Iowa	6	2
Utah	5	37
Illinois	19	8
Tennessee	13	43
South Dakota	6	58
Kentucky	8	27
Georgia	16	25
Indiana	10	18
Minnesota	10	5
Wisconsin	13	7
Florida	20	4
South Carolina	6	45
North Dakota	4	39
Ohio	27	11
North Carolina	17	10
Michigan	14	6
California	50	1
Montana	3	50
Idaho	3	47
West Virginia	3	85
Virginia	14	20
District of Columbia	6	150
Maryland	13	28
Pennsylvania	34	14
Oregon	10	19
New Jersey	11	30
Washington	11	16
New York	58	3
Connecticut	11	32
Vermont	3	92
Massachusetts	25	31
Rhode Island	4	91
New Hampshire	3	82
Maine	7	84
Puerto Rico	3	209
Alaska	3	95

Closest to Texas states to learn Agricultural Science

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