42 Best Accounting schools 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 Accounting. A graph of 745K citations received by 21.4K 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: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

2. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Accounting

#27 in the United States

#28 in North America

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

3. University of Houston

Houston

For Accounting

#75 in the United States

#86 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1240
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: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,587

5. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Accounting

#87 in the United States

#99 in North America

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

6. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Accounting

#91 in the United States

#103 in North America

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

7. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Accounting

#95 in the United States

#108 in North America

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

8. University of North Texas

Denton

For Accounting

#126 in the United States

#145 in North America

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

9. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Accounting

#134 in the United States

#153 in North America

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

10. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Accounting

#138 in the United States

#158 in North America

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

11. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Accounting

#142 in the United States

#162 in North America

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

12. Baylor University

Waco

For Accounting

#158 in the United States

#182 in North America

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

13. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Accounting

#189 in the United States

#216 in North America

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

14. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Accounting

#206 in the United States

#234 in North America

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

15. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Accounting

#216 in the United States

#244 in North America

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

16. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Accounting

#226 in the United States

#254 in North America

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

17. Texas A&M International University

Laredo

For Accounting

#240 in the United States

#271 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 99%

18. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Accounting

#254 in the United States

#286 in North America

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

19. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Accounting

#274 in the United States

#306 in North America

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

20. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Accounting

#284 in the United States

#318 in North America

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

21. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Accounting

#287 in the United States

#321 in North America

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

22. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Accounting

#315 in the United States

#350 in North America

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

23. University of Dallas

Irving

For Accounting

#330 in the United States

#366 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $31,221

24. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Accounting

#336 in the United States

#372 in North America

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

25. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Accounting

#337 in the United States

#373 in North America

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

26. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Accounting

#349 in the United States

#386 in North America

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

27. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Accounting

#350 in the United States

#387 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 97%

28. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Accounting

#375 in the United States

#412 in North America

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

29. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Accounting

#389 in the United States

#426 in North America

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

30. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Accounting

#399 in the United States

#436 in North America

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

31. University of Houston - Victoria

Victoria

For Accounting

#414 in the United States

#453 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1087
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 86%

32. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Accounting

#452 in the United States

#493 in North America

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

33. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Accounting

#453 in the United States

#494 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 92%

34. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Accounting

#455 in the United States

#496 in North America

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

35. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Accounting

#460 in the United States

#503 in North America

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

36. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Accounting

#469 in the United States

#512 in North America

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

37. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Accounting

#476 in the United States

#519 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 86%

38. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Accounting

#488 in the United States

#532 in North America

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

39. St. Mary's University

San Antonio

For Accounting

#508 in the United States

#552 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1065
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $20,562

40. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Accounting

#570 in the United States

#622 in North America

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

41. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Accounting

#573 in the United States

#626 in North America

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

42. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Accounting

#575 in the United States

#628 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 96%

Closest to Texas states to learn Accounting

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	6	80
New Mexico	3	114
Louisiana	10	72
Arkansas	6	88
Kansas	7	68
Mississippi	6	139
Colorado	10	79
Missouri	11	46
Arizona	3	28
Nebraska	5	84
Alabama	9	69
Iowa	5	36
Utah	6	60
Illinois	22	1
Tennessee	14	50
South Dakota	3	400
Kentucky	7	74
Georgia	14	39
Indiana	13	34
Minnesota	9	23
Wisconsin	10	20
Florida	24	22
South Carolina	9	64
North Dakota	2	182
Ohio	18	18
North Carolina	17	14
Michigan	10	2
California	58	4
Idaho	3	236
Virginia	14	35
District of Columbia	5	55
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	155
Massachusetts	30	5
Rhode Island	7	108
New Hampshire	3	67
Maine	4	228

Closest to Texas states to learn Accounting

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