38 Best colleges for Bioinformatics and Computational biology 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 Bioinformatics and Computational biology. A graph of 3.31M citations received by 78.8K academic papers made by 38 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. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#15 in the United States

#16 in North America

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

2. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#19 in the United States

#20 in North America

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

3. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#21 in the United States

#22 in North America

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

4. University of Texas at Austin

Austin

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#47 in the United States

#51 in North America

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

5. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#68 in the United States

#76 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

6. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#72 in the United States

#81 in North America

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

7. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#76 in the United States

#85 in North America

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

8. Rice University

Houston

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#107 in the United States

#119 in North America

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

9. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#112 in the United States

#126 in North America

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

10. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#122 in the United States

#137 in North America

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

11. University of Houston

Houston

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#123 in the United States

#139 in North America

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

12. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#144 in the United States

#162 in North America

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

13. University of North Texas

Denton

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#154 in the United States

#173 in North America

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

14. Baylor University

Waco

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#171 in the United States

#191 in North America

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

15. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#176 in the United States

#197 in North America

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

16. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#181 in the United States

#202 in North America

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

17. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#185 in the United States

#206 in North America

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

18. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#189 in the United States

#210 in North America

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

19. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#258 in the United States

#285 in North America

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

20. University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

Tyler

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#266 in the United States

#295 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1947

21. Austin College

Sherman

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#275 in the United States

#304 in North America

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

22. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#281 in the United States

#310 in North America

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

23. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#288 in the United States

#317 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1962

24. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#298 in the United States

#329 in North America

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

25. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#317 in the United States

#351 in North America

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

26. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#329 in the United States

#365 in North America

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

27. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#371 in the United States

#410 in North America

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

28. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#375 in the United States

#414 in North America

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

29. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#415 in the United States

#454 in North America

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

30. Texas College

Tyler

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#426 in the United States

#466 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $11,174
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $10,263

31. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#427 in the United States

#467 in North America

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

32. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#461 in the United States

#503 in North America

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

33. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#466 in the United States

#508 in North America

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

34. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#481 in the United States

#525 in North America

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

35. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#502 in the United States

#548 in North America

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

36. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#505 in the United States

#551 in North America

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

37. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#512 in the United States

#558 in North America

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

38. University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#533 in the United States

#582 in North America

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

Closest to Texas states to learn Bioinformatics and Computational biology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	6	128
Louisiana	10	119
Arkansas	6	115
Kansas	4	100
Mississippi	5	151
Colorado	10	45
Missouri	11	14
Arizona	5	46
Nebraska	4	104
Alabama	10	48
Iowa	7	58
Utah	3	37
Illinois	18	20
Tennessee	17	31
South Dakota	3	219
Kentucky	4	71
Georgia	14	36
Indiana	13	49
Minnesota	3	23
Wisconsin	5	17
Nevada	3	165
Florida	19	33
South Carolina	5	87
North Dakota	3	209
Ohio	20	22
North Carolina	16	16
Michigan	15	8
California	49	2
Idaho	3	173
West Virginia	4	149
Virginia	15	43
District of Columbia	5	70
Maryland	10	3
Pennsylvania	35	10
Oregon	7	59
New Jersey	11	41
Washington	9	6
New York	50	12
Connecticut	9	9
Vermont	3	126
Massachusetts	27	1
Rhode Island	4	73
New Hampshire	4	83
Maine	4	240
Puerto Rico	4	278

Closest to Texas states to learn Bioinformatics and Computational biology

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