41 Best colleges for Bioinformatics and Computational biology 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 Bioinformatics and Computational biology. A graph of 4.82M citations received by 92K academic papers made by 41 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

#16 in the United States

#17 in North America

Enrollment: 355
Male:Female: 21:79
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: 1,699
Male:Female: 41:59
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: 2,501
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1943

4. University of Texas at Austin

Austin

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#46 in the United States

#50 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

5. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#52 in the United States

#57 in North America

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

6. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#67 in the United States

#73 in North America

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

7. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#72 in the United States

#80 in North America

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

8. Rice University

Houston

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#97 in the United States

#107 in North America

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

9. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#106 in the United States

#119 in North America

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

10. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#119 in the United States

#134 in North America

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

11. University of Houston

Houston

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#120 in the United States

#135 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1240
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: 4,890
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1969

13. University of North Texas

Denton

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#150 in the United States

#168 in North America

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

14. Baylor University

Waco

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#174 in the United States

#195 in North America

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

15. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#179 in the United States

#200 in North America

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

16. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#180 in the United States

#201 in North America

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

17. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#182 in the United States

#203 in North America

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

18. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#188 in the United States

#210 in North America

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

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: 20
Receiving Aid: 88%

20. University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

Tyler

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#261 in the United States

#290 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1947

21. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#275 in the United States

#304 in North America

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

22. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#289 in the United States

#319 in North America

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

23. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#310 in the United States

#341 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1962

24. Austin College

Sherman

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#320 in the United States

#354 in North America

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

25. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#322 in the United States

#356 in North America

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

26. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#336 in the United States

#373 in North America

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

27. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#375 in the United States

#415 in North America

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

28. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#378 in the United States

#418 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1040
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 84%

29. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#387 in the United States

#427 in North America

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

30. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#436 in the United States

#477 in North America

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

31. Texas College

Tyler

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#440 in the United States

#482 in North America

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

32. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#446 in the United States

#489 in North America

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

33. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#456 in the United States

#500 in North America

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

34. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#473 in the United States

#517 in North America

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

35. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#494 in the United States

#540 in North America

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

36. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#496 in the United States

#542 in North America

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

37. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#544 in the United States

#593 in North America

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

38. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#554 in the United States

#604 in North America

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

39. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#559 in the United States

#609 in North America

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

40. University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#570 in the United States

#620 in North America

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

41. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Bioinformatics and Computational biology

#580 in the United States

#630 in North America

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

Closest to Texas states to learn Bioinformatics and Computational biology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	8	131
Louisiana	10	58
Arkansas	6	113
Kansas	5	100
Mississippi	5	154
Colorado	11	45
Missouri	12	14
Arizona	5	48
Nebraska	5	105
Alabama	11	49
Iowa	7	57
Utah	4	37
Illinois	19	20
Tennessee	18	31
South Dakota	5	215
Kentucky	5	78
Georgia	14	35
Indiana	13	54
Minnesota	7	26
Wisconsin	6	17
Nevada	4	165
Florida	22	32
South Carolina	5	87
North Dakota	3	206
Ohio	21	22
North Carolina	16	15
Michigan	16	8
California	53	2
Idaho	3	168
West Virginia	5	146
Virginia	15	44
District of Columbia	5	74
Maryland	12	3
Pennsylvania	37	10
Oregon	7	60
New Jersey	12	33
Washington	9	6
New York	55	12
Connecticut	9	9
Vermont	3	124
Massachusetts	28	1
Rhode Island	4	73
New Hampshire	4	84
Maine	4	245
Puerto Rico	5	288

Closest to Texas states to learn Bioinformatics and Computational biology

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