40 Best colleges for Virology 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 Virology. A graph of 2.39M citations received by 60.2K 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

#16 in North America

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

2. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Virology

#26 in the United States

#27 in North America

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

3. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Virology

#32 in the United States

#34 in North America

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

4. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Virology

#58 in the United States

#63 in North America

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

5. University of Texas at Austin

Austin

For Virology

#60 in the United States

#65 in North America

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

6. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Virology

#65 in the United States

#70 in North America

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

7. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Virology

#67 in the United States

#74 in North America

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

8. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Virology

#75 in the United States

#83 in North America

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

9. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Virology

#119 in the United States

#134 in North America

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

10. Baylor University

Waco

For Virology

#147 in the United States

#166 in North America

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

11. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Virology

#153 in the United States

#172 in North America

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

12. Rice University

Houston

For Virology

#158 in the United States

#177 in North America

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

13. University of Houston

Houston

For Virology

#162 in the United States

#183 in North America

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

14. University of North Texas

Denton

For Virology

#174 in the United States

#195 in North America

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

15. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Virology

#188 in the United States

#209 in North America

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

16. University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

Tyler

For Virology

#208 in the United States

#231 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1947

17. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Virology

#223 in the United States

#247 in North America

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

18. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Virology

#226 in the United States

#250 in North America

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

19. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Virology

#232 in the United States

#257 in North America

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

20. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Virology

#272 in the United States

#301 in North America

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

21. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Virology

#288 in the United States

#319 in North America

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

22. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Virology

#300 in the United States

#331 in North America

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

23. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Virology

#305 in the United States

#338 in North America

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

24. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Virology

#324 in the United States

#357 in North America

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

25. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Virology

#374 in the United States

#410 in North America

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

26. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Virology

#384 in the United States

#422 in North America

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

27. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Virology

#407 in the United States

#446 in North America

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

28. Texas College

Tyler

For Virology

#414 in the United States

#454 in North America

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

29. Austin College

Sherman

For Virology

#429 in the United States

#469 in North America

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

30. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Virology

#449 in the United States

#489 in North America

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

31. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Virology

#475 in the United States

#515 in North America

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

32. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Virology

#480 in the United States

#520 in North America

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

33. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Virology

#524 in the United States

#569 in North America

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

34. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Virology

#553 in the United States

#601 in North America

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

35. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Virology

#557 in the United States

#605 in North America

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

36. University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio

For Virology

#559 in the United States

#607 in North America

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

37. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Virology

#560 in the United States

#608 in North America

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

38. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Virology

#587 in the United States

#637 in North America

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

39. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Virology

#590 in the United States

#642 in North America

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

40. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Virology

#593 in the United States

#645 in North America

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

Closest to Texas states to learn Virology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	6	109
New Mexico	3	85
Louisiana	11	57
Arkansas	7	107
Kansas	6	86
Mississippi	6	154
Colorado	10	38
Missouri	11	17
Arizona	5	64
Nebraska	5	79
Alabama	11	18
Iowa	5	37
Utah	3	62
Illinois	21	30
Tennessee	17	48
South Dakota	3	149
Kentucky	6	63
Georgia	17	8
Indiana	13	51
Minnesota	7	21
Wisconsin	9	20
Nevada	3	145
Florida	23	25
South Carolina	5	111
North Dakota	3	196
Ohio	24	29
North Carolina	19	9
Michigan	15	19
California	59	3
Idaho	4	148
West Virginia	5	136
Virginia	14	44
District of Columbia	6	61
Maryland	11	2
Pennsylvania	35	5
Oregon	6	49
New Jersey	13	42
Washington	8	4
New York	57	10
Connecticut	8	7
Vermont	3	110
Massachusetts	28	1
Rhode Island	4	54
New Hampshire	4	88
Maine	5	221
Puerto Rico	6	249

Closest to Texas states to learn Virology

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