63 Best colleges for Paleontology in Texas

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Texas ranked based on their research performance in Paleontology. A graph of 8.3M citations received by 216K academic papers made by 63 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 at Austin

Austin

For Paleontology

#18 in the United States

#20 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 65%

2. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Paleontology

#26 in the United States

#29 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

3. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Paleontology

#70 in the United States

#81 in North America

Enrollment: 359
Male:Female: 22:78
Founded: 1941

4. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Paleontology

#72 in the United States

#83 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,774
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1900

5. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Paleontology

#83 in the United States

#99 in North America

Enrollment: 2,549
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1943

6. Rice University

Houston

For Paleontology

#91 in the United States

#107 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,589

7. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Paleontology

#94 in the United States

#111 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 90%

8. University of Houston

Houston

For Paleontology

#99 in the United States

#116 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

9. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Paleontology

#105 in the United States

#124 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,786
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1959

10. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Paleontology

#125 in the United States

#145 in North America

Enrollment: 4,938
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1972

11. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Paleontology

#150 in the United States

#173 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,241
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1891

12. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Paleontology

#157 in the United States

#181 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

13. University of North Texas

Denton

For Paleontology

#160 in the United States

#185 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 90%

14. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Paleontology

#167 in the United States

#192 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 92%

15. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Paleontology

#190 in the United States

#218 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $48,179

16. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Paleontology

#191 in the United States

#219 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 86%

17. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Paleontology

#195 in the United States

#224 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Average SAT: 970
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 88%

18. Baylor University

Waco

For Paleontology

#203 in the United States

#232 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $47,001

19. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Paleontology

#216 in the United States

#249 in North America

Enrollment: 5,098
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1969

20. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Paleontology

#233 in the United States

#268 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1090
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 87%

21. University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

Tyler

For Paleontology

#280 in the United States

#321 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1947

22. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Paleontology

#289 in the United States

#330 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $41,848

23. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Paleontology

#334 in the United States

#382 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1082
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 83%

24. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Paleontology

#337 in the United States

#385 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 85%

25. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Paleontology

#348 in the United States

#396 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1962

26. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Paleontology

#359 in the United States

#407 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $32,224

27. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Paleontology

#365 in the United States

#413 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1050
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $11,163

28. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Paleontology

#387 in the United States

#437 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 91%

29. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Paleontology

#390 in the United States

#441 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,332
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1970

30. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Paleontology

#407 in the United States

#458 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,228

31. Texas A&M International University

Laredo

For Paleontology

#436 in the United States

#487 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 990
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 99%

32. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Paleontology

#447 in the United States

#498 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 985
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 95%

33. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Paleontology

#490 in the United States

#541 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 80%

34. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Paleontology

#502 in the United States

#553 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 93%

35. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Paleontology

#507 in the United States

#558 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $10,309
Enrollment: 15,361

36. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Paleontology

#518 in the United States

#570 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 90%

37. Abilene Christian University

Abilene

For Paleontology

#557 in the United States

#610 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,760

38. Texas College

Tyler

For Paleontology

#564 in the United States

#618 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $10,958
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,381

39. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Paleontology

#568 in the United States

#622 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 95%

40. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Paleontology

#572 in the United States

#626 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%

41. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Paleontology

#602 in the United States

#657 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 970
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 88%

42. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Paleontology

#646 in the United States

#705 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 94%

43. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Paleontology

#676 in the United States

#736 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 900
Average ACT: 17
Receiving Aid: 97%

44. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Paleontology

#683 in the United States

#743 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 88%

45. University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio

For Paleontology

#705 in the United States

#766 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Net Price: $23,363
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,354

46. Austin College

Sherman

For Paleontology

#707 in the United States

#768 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $23,462

47. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Paleontology

#743 in the United States

#805 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 98%

48. Lubbock Christian University

Lubbock

For Paleontology

#787 in the United States

#852 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $24,544

49. Angelo State University

San Angelo

For Paleontology

#814 in the United States

#881 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 98%

50. Sul Ross State University

Alpine

For Paleontology

#816 in the United States

#883 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 92%

51. St. Mary's University

San Antonio

For Paleontology

#820 in the United States

#887 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $20,412

52. University of Houston - Victoria

Victoria

For Paleontology

#825 in the United States

#892 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $13,210
Enrollment: 3,586

53. University of Dallas

Irving

For Paleontology

#868 in the United States

#935 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $29,209

54. Midwestern State University

Wichita Falls

For Paleontology

#880 in the United States

#947 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $11,037
Enrollment: 5,324

55. Saint Edward's University

Austin

For Paleontology

#1042 in the United States

#1114 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,766

56. University of St Thomas - Texas

Houston

For Paleontology

#1051 in the United States

#1124 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1095
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $20,599

57. Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest

Austin

For Paleontology

#1082 in the United States

#1155 in North America

Enrollment: 109
Male:Female: 31:69

58. Our Lady of the Lake University

San Antonio

For Paleontology

#1091 in the United States

#1164 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $16,999
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,059

59. University of North Texas at Dallas

Dallas

For Paleontology

#1124 in the United States

#1199 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 971
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $12,906

60. Texas A&M University - Texarkana

Texarkana

For Paleontology

#1191 in the United States

#1267 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $10,736
Enrollment: 2,412

61. Midland College

Midland

For Paleontology

#1196 in the United States

#1272 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $6,921
Enrollment: 5,690

62. Texas A&M University - Central Texas

Killeen

For Paleontology

#1200 in the United States

#1277 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $11,810
Enrollment: 2,403

63. Houston Baptist University

Houston

For Paleontology

#1226 in the United States

#1303 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1090
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $21,282

Closest to Texas states to learn Paleontology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	15	82
New Mexico	6	79
Louisiana	20	60
Arkansas	15	121
Kansas	11	78
Mississippi	10	133
Colorado	18	39
Missouri	28	24
Arizona	7	22
Nebraska	12	84
Alabama	22	80
Iowa	18	42
Utah	9	34
Illinois	57	12
Tennessee	27	55
South Dakota	8	214
Kentucky	20	63
Georgia	33	30
Indiana	27	41
Minnesota	24	11
Wisconsin	27	7
Nevada	7	108
Florida	40	15
South Carolina	23	95
North Dakota	5	186
Ohio	49	20
North Carolina	32	25
Michigan	28	6
California	104	2
Montana	6	85
Idaho	6	130
West Virginia	15	115
Virginia	37	47
District of Columbia	8	109
Maryland	24	14
Pennsylvania	85	17
Oregon	16	45
New Jersey	21	28
Washington	24	3
New York	113	5
Connecticut	20	13
Vermont	6	114
Massachusetts	60	1
Rhode Island	9	57
New Hampshire	11	88
Maine	12	140
Puerto Rico	13	302
Alaska	4	110
Hawaii	6	96

Closest to Texas states to learn Paleontology

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