42 Best Accounting schools 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 Accounting. A graph of 786K citations received by 21.8K academic papers made by 42 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 Accounting

#16 in the United States

#17 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 Accounting

#26 in the United States

#27 in North America

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

3. University of Houston

Houston

For Accounting

#75 in the United States

#86 in North America

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

4. Rice University

Houston

For Accounting

#76 in the United States

#87 in North America

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

5. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Accounting

#85 in the United States

#97 in North America

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

6. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Accounting

#92 in the United States

#105 in North America

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

7. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Accounting

#95 in the United States

#108 in North America

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

8. University of North Texas

Denton

For Accounting

#124 in the United States

#142 in North America

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

9. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Accounting

#134 in the United States

#153 in North America

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

10. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Accounting

#139 in the United States

#159 in North America

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

11. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Accounting

#141 in the United States

#161 in North America

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

12. Baylor University

Waco

For Accounting

#158 in the United States

#182 in North America

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

13. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Accounting

#184 in the United States

#211 in North America

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

14. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Accounting

#208 in the United States

#236 in North America

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

15. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Accounting

#209 in the United States

#237 in North America

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

16. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Accounting

#225 in the United States

#253 in North America

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

17. Texas A&M International University

Laredo

For Accounting

#239 in the United States

#269 in North America

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

18. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Accounting

#254 in the United States

#285 in North America

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

19. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Accounting

#273 in the United States

#305 in North America

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

20. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Accounting

#280 in the United States

#312 in North America

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

21. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Accounting

#284 in the United States

#317 in North America

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

22. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Accounting

#315 in the United States

#350 in North America

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

23. University of Dallas

Irving

For Accounting

#329 in the United States

#365 in North America

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

24. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Accounting

#336 in the United States

#372 in North America

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

25. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Accounting

#338 in the United States

#374 in North America

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

26. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Accounting

#341 in the United States

#377 in North America

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

27. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Accounting

#350 in the United States

#387 in North America

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

28. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Accounting

#368 in the United States

#405 in North America

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

29. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Accounting

#387 in the United States

#424 in North America

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

30. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Accounting

#394 in the United States

#431 in North America

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

31. University of Houston - Victoria

Victoria

For Accounting

#416 in the United States

#456 in North America

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

32. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Accounting

#451 in the United States

#493 in North America

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

33. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Accounting

#454 in the United States

#496 in North America

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

34. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Accounting

#457 in the United States

#499 in North America

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

35. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Accounting

#459 in the United States

#502 in North America

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

36. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Accounting

#470 in the United States

#513 in North America

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

37. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Accounting

#477 in the United States

#520 in North America

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

38. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Accounting

#489 in the United States

#533 in North America

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

39. St. Mary's University

San Antonio

For Accounting

#511 in the United States

#555 in North America

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

40. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Accounting

#569 in the United States

#621 in North America

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

41. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Accounting

#573 in the United States

#626 in North America

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

42. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Accounting

#576 in the United States

#629 in North America

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

Closest to Texas states to learn Accounting

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	6	80
New Mexico	3	115
Louisiana	10	72
Arkansas	6	89
Kansas	7	68
Mississippi	6	138
Colorado	10	78
Missouri	11	46
Arizona	3	28
Nebraska	5	84
Alabama	9	69
Iowa	5	37
Utah	6	60
Illinois	22	1
Tennessee	14	50
South Dakota	3	407
Kentucky	7	74
Georgia	14	39
Indiana	13	33
Minnesota	9	24
Wisconsin	10	20
Florida	24	22
South Carolina	9	64
North Dakota	2	182
Ohio	18	18
North Carolina	17	14
Michigan	11	2
California	58	4
Idaho	3	238
Virginia	14	35
District of Columbia	5	54
Maryland	13	29
Pennsylvania	33	3
Oregon	7	109
New Jersey	16	21
Washington	11	12
New York	65	7
Connecticut	13	11
Vermont	3	157
Massachusetts	30	5
Rhode Island	7	106
New Hampshire	3	67
Maine	4	228

Closest to Texas states to learn Accounting

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