40 Best colleges for Virology 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 Virology. A graph of 2.25M citations received by 57.8K 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. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Virology

#15 in the United States

#15 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,699
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1900

2. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Virology

#26 in the United States

#27 in North America

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

3. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Virology

#33 in the United States

#35 in North America

Enrollment: 2,501
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1943

4. University of Texas at Austin

Austin

For Virology

#58 in the United States

#63 in North America

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

5. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Virology

#59 in the United States

#64 in North America

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

6. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Virology

#65 in the United States

#70 in North America

Enrollment: 355
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1941

7. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Virology

#73 in the United States

#81 in North America

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

8. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Virology

#81 in the United States

#91 in North America

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

9. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Virology

#119 in the United States

#134 in North America

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

10. Baylor University

Waco

For Virology

#145 in the United States

#163 in North America

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

11. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Virology

#158 in the United States

#178 in North America

Enrollment: 4,890
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1969

12. Rice University

Houston

For Virology

#159 in the United States

#179 in North America

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

13. University of Houston

Houston

For Virology

#162 in the United States

#183 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

14. University of North Texas

Denton

For Virology

#178 in the United States

#199 in North America

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

15. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Virology

#187 in the United States

#208 in North America

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

16. University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

Tyler

For Virology

#204 in the United States

#227 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1947

17. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Virology

#225 in the United States

#249 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Average SAT: 980
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 88%

18. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Virology

#228 in the United States

#252 in North America

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

19. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Virology

#235 in the United States

#259 in North America

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

20. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Virology

#277 in the United States

#305 in North America

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

21. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Virology

#287 in the United States

#316 in North America

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

22. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Virology

#301 in the United States

#331 in North America

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

23. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Virology

#304 in the United States

#335 in North America

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

24. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Virology

#327 in the United States

#360 in North America

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

25. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Virology

#375 in the United States

#412 in North America

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

26. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Virology

#390 in the United States

#428 in North America

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

27. Texas College

Tyler

For Virology

#414 in the United States

#453 in North America

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

28. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Virology

#415 in the United States

#454 in North America

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

29. Austin College

Sherman

For Virology

#423 in the United States

#463 in North America

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

30. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Virology

#454 in the United States

#494 in North America

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

31. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Virology

#474 in the United States

#515 in North America

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

32. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Virology

#485 in the United States

#526 in North America

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

33. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Virology

#508 in the United States

#550 in North America

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

34. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Virology

#541 in the United States

#588 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 90%

35. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Virology

#547 in the United States

#594 in North America

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

36. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Virology

#551 in the United States

#598 in North America

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

37. University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio

For Virology

#556 in the United States

#605 in North America

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

38. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Virology

#577 in the United States

#626 in North America

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

39. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Virology

#579 in the United States

#628 in North America

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

40. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Virology

#582 in the United States

#632 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 96%

Closest to Texas states to learn Virology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	6	109
New Mexico	3	84
Louisiana	11	57
Arkansas	6	107
Kansas	6	89
Mississippi	6	154
Colorado	10	38
Missouri	11	17
Arizona	5	64
Nebraska	5	76
Alabama	11	18
Iowa	5	37
Utah	3	62
Illinois	21	30
Tennessee	16	47
South Dakota	3	150
Kentucky	6	63
Georgia	16	8
Indiana	13	51
Minnesota	6	21
Wisconsin	9	20
Florida	23	25
South Carolina	5	111
North Dakota	3	197
Ohio	24	29
North Carolina	18	9
Michigan	14	19
California	58	3
Idaho	3	151
West Virginia	5	135
Virginia	14	44
District of Columbia	6	61
Maryland	11	2
Pennsylvania	35	5
Oregon	6	49
New Jersey	13	41
Washington	8	4
New York	54	10
Connecticut	8	7
Vermont	3	110
Massachusetts	28	1
Rhode Island	4	55
New Hampshire	3	86
Maine	4	221
Puerto Rico	6	247

Closest to Texas states to learn Virology

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