56 Best colleges for Botany 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 Botany. A graph of 2.93M citations received by 91.6K academic papers made by 56 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 Botany

#23 in the United States

#25 in North America

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

2. University of Texas at Austin

Austin

For Botany

#36 in the United States

#41 in North America

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

3. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Botany

#71 in the United States

#83 in North America

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

4. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Botany

#77 in the United States

#91 in North America

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

5. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Botany

#90 in the United States

#106 in North America

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

6. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Botany

#103 in the United States

#120 in North America

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

7. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Botany

#116 in the United States

#133 in North America

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

8. Rice University

Houston

For Botany

#120 in the United States

#137 in North America

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

9. University of Houston

Houston

For Botany

#130 in the United States

#150 in North America

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

10. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Botany

#141 in the United States

#162 in North America

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

11. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Botany

#142 in the United States

#163 in North America

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

12. University of North Texas

Denton

For Botany

#154 in the United States

#177 in North America

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

13. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Botany

#183 in the United States

#210 in North America

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

14. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Botany

#190 in the United States

#217 in North America

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

15. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Botany

#194 in the United States

#221 in North America

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

16. Baylor University

Waco

For Botany

#197 in the United States

#224 in North America

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

17. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Botany

#218 in the United States

#251 in North America

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

18. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Botany

#220 in the United States

#253 in North America

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

19. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Botany

#221 in the United States

#254 in North America

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

20. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Botany

#233 in the United States

#266 in North America

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

21. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Botany

#279 in the United States

#317 in North America

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

22. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Botany

#297 in the United States

#338 in North America

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

23. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Botany

#305 in the United States

#348 in North America

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

24. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Botany

#319 in the United States

#364 in North America

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

25. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Botany

#340 in the United States

#386 in North America

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

26. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Botany

#344 in the United States

#391 in North America

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

27. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Botany

#364 in the United States

#411 in North America

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

28. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Botany

#402 in the United States

#449 in North America

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

29. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Botany

#411 in the United States

#458 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1962

30. Texas College

Tyler

For Botany

#447 in the United States

#496 in North America

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

31. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Botany

#457 in the United States

#506 in North America

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

32. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Botany

#465 in the United States

#516 in North America

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

33. Texas A&M International University

Laredo

For Botany

#489 in the United States

#541 in North America

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

34. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Botany

#492 in the United States

#545 in North America

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

35. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Botany

#493 in the United States

#546 in North America

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

36. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Botany

#501 in the United States

#554 in North America

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

37. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Botany

#502 in the United States

#555 in North America

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

38. University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

Tyler

For Botany

#507 in the United States

#560 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1947

39. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Botany

#528 in the United States

#583 in North America

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

40. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Botany

#532 in the United States

#587 in North America

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

41. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Botany

#571 in the United States

#626 in North America

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

42. Sul Ross State University

Alpine

For Botany

#649 in the United States

#708 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 965
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 88%

43. Angelo State University

San Angelo

For Botany

#652 in the United States

#711 in North America

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

44. Austin College

Sherman

For Botany

#667 in the United States

#726 in North America

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

45. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Botany

#673 in the United States

#732 in North America

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

46. St. Mary's University

San Antonio

For Botany

#761 in the United States

#826 in North America

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

47. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Botany

#791 in the United States

#857 in North America

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

48. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Botany

#804 in the United States

#870 in North America

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

49. Midwestern State University

Wichita Falls

For Botany

#820 in the United States

#886 in North America

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

50. University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio

For Botany

#826 in the United States

#893 in North America

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

51. Abilene Christian University

Abilene

For Botany

#833 in the United States

#900 in North America

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

52. University of Dallas

Irving

For Botany

#857 in the United States

#924 in North America

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

53. Lubbock Christian University

Lubbock

For Botany

#874 in the United States

#941 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1065
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $23,551

54. University of Houston - Victoria

Victoria

For Botany

#895 in the United States

#962 in North America

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

55. Saint Edward's University

Austin

For Botany

#920 in the United States

#987 in North America

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

56. Our Lady of the Lake University

San Antonio

For Botany

#956 in the United States

#1023 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $19,100
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $23,349

Closest to Texas states to learn Botany

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	13	70
New Mexico	6	100
Louisiana	15	63
Arkansas	13	82
Kansas	8	44
Mississippi	9	85
Colorado	15	33
Missouri	20	43
Arizona	7	17
Nebraska	7	38
Alabama	19	69
Iowa	11	16
Utah	6	39
Illinois	39	7
Tennessee	25	54
South Dakota	8	132
Kentucky	13	40
Georgia	26	12
Indiana	23	27
Minnesota	20	8
Wisconsin	25	5
Nevada	3	104
Florida	36	4
South Carolina	18	78
North Dakota	5	89
Ohio	45	15
North Carolina	24	19
Michigan	26	9
California	81	3
Montana	3	79
Idaho	5	87
West Virginia	8	109
Virginia	33	37
District of Columbia	8	124
Maryland	20	18
Pennsylvania	64	14
Oregon	15	24
New Jersey	18	30
Washington	15	10
New York	95	2
Connecticut	16	20
Vermont	4	112
Massachusetts	46	1
Rhode Island	6	83
New Hampshire	9	101
Maine	10	111
Puerto Rico	10	236
Alaska	4	129
Hawaii	5	80

Closest to Texas states to learn Botany

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