39 Best colleges for Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 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 Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation. A graph of 1.3M citations received by 34.2K academic papers made by 39 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 Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#19 in the United States

#23 in North America

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

2. University of Texas at Austin

Austin

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#30 in the United States

#36 in North America

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

3. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#39 in the United States

#45 in North America

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

4. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#72 in the United States

#88 in North America

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

5. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#75 in the United States

#91 in North America

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

6. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#121 in the United States

#143 in North America

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

7. Rice University

Houston

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#131 in the United States

#154 in North America

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

8. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#135 in the United States

#160 in North America

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

9. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#155 in the United States

#182 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1962

10. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#165 in the United States

#192 in North America

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

11. University of Houston

Houston

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#168 in the United States

#195 in North America

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

12. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#171 in the United States

#198 in North America

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

13. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#176 in the United States

#203 in North America

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

14. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#182 in the United States

#209 in North America

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

15. University of North Texas

Denton

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#183 in the United States

#210 in North America

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

16. Baylor University

Waco

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#215 in the United States

#245 in North America

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

17. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#216 in the United States

#246 in North America

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

18. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#232 in the United States

#266 in North America

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

19. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#247 in the United States

#287 in North America

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

20. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#269 in the United States

#312 in North America

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

21. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#293 in the United States

#337 in North America

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

22. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#304 in the United States

#350 in North America

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

23. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#321 in the United States

#367 in North America

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

24. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#326 in the United States

#372 in North America

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

25. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#332 in the United States

#378 in North America

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

26. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#392 in the United States

#438 in North America

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

27. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#405 in the United States

#452 in North America

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

28. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#428 in the United States

#476 in North America

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

29. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#493 in the United States

#545 in North America

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

30. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#501 in the United States

#553 in North America

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

31. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#520 in the United States

#574 in North America

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

32. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#524 in the United States

#579 in North America

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

33. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#542 in the United States

#598 in North America

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

34. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#550 in the United States

#606 in North America

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

35. Texas College

Tyler

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#597 in the United States

#655 in North America

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

36. St. Mary's University

San Antonio

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#627 in the United States

#687 in North America

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

37. Sul Ross State University

Alpine

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#632 in the United States

#692 in North America

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

38. University of Houston - Victoria

Victoria

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#652 in the United States

#714 in North America

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

39. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

#653 in the United States

#715 in North America

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

Closest to Texas states to learn Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	8	100
New Mexico	4	113
Louisiana	13	43
Arkansas	10	157
Kansas	6	90
Mississippi	5	52
Colorado	10	34
Missouri	10	42
Arizona	4	46
Nebraska	5	93
Alabama	11	29
Iowa	4	69
Utah	4	35
Illinois	22	32
Tennessee	15	71
South Dakota	4	129
Kentucky	8	92
Georgia	18	15
Indiana	14	63
Minnesota	11	21
Wisconsin	15	5
Florida	25	7
South Carolina	11	81
North Dakota	2	187
Ohio	25	38
North Carolina	14	17
Michigan	17	11
California	59	4
Montana	3	102
Idaho	3	83
West Virginia	4	109
Virginia	16	55
District of Columbia	5	130
Maryland	16	22
Pennsylvania	38	13
Oregon	8	8
New Jersey	15	27
Washington	13	2
New York	68	3
Connecticut	13	16
Vermont	3	126
Massachusetts	25	1
Rhode Island	5	50
New Hampshire	4	82
Maine	7	65
Puerto Rico	4	186
Alaska	4	68
Hawaii	4	33

Closest to Texas states to learn Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation

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