42 Best Accounting schools in Texas

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Texas ranked based on their research performance in Accounting. A graph of 528K citations received by 19.8K 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

#15 in the United States

#16 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 89%

2. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Accounting

#28 in the United States

#29 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

3. University of Houston

Houston

For Accounting

#75 in the United States

#86 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

4. Rice University

Houston

For Accounting

#78 in the United States

#89 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,902

5. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Accounting

#82 in the United States

#93 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 75%

6. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Accounting

#92 in the United States

#104 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,094

7. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Accounting

#95 in the United States

#109 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 88%

8. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Accounting

#125 in the United States

#143 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $44,190

9. University of North Texas

Denton

For Accounting

#129 in the United States

#147 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 95%

10. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Accounting

#135 in the United States

#155 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 85%

11. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Accounting

#140 in the United States

#160 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 93%

12. Baylor University

Waco

For Accounting

#165 in the United States

#189 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $45,988

13. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Accounting

#193 in the United States

#220 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Average SAT: 980
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 91%

14. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Accounting

#205 in the United States

#233 in North America

Enrollment: 364
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1941

15. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Accounting

#206 in the United States

#235 in North America

Enrollment: 5,354
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1972

16. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Accounting

#238 in the United States

#269 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,610
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1900

17. Texas A&M International University

Laredo

For Accounting

#245 in the United States

#277 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 97%

18. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Accounting

#252 in the United States

#284 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 83%

19. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Accounting

#278 in the United States

#310 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1091
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 89%

20. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Accounting

#281 in the United States

#313 in North America

Enrollment: 2,354
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1943

21. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Accounting

#293 in the United States

#328 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $30,038

22. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Accounting

#325 in the United States

#360 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 87%

23. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Accounting

#336 in the United States

#373 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1082
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 80%

24. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Accounting

#343 in the United States

#380 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,518
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1959

25. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Accounting

#351 in the United States

#388 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,361
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1891

26. University of Dallas

Irving

For Accounting

#371 in the United States

#408 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $27,250

27. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Accounting

#373 in the United States

#410 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1032
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 100%

28. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Accounting

#377 in the United States

#414 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 960
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 98%

29. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Accounting

#392 in the United States

#431 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 955
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 98%

30. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Accounting

#407 in the United States

#446 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 83%

31. University of Houston - Victoria

Victoria

For Accounting

#434 in the United States

#474 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $9,301
Enrollment: 4,057

32. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Accounting

#435 in the United States

#475 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1238
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,014

33. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Accounting

#438 in the United States

#478 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 96%

34. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Accounting

#448 in the United States

#489 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1065
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 87%

35. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Accounting

#456 in the United States

#497 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 930
Average ACT: 17
Receiving Aid: 95%

36. St. Mary's University

San Antonio

For Accounting

#462 in the United States

#504 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $21,379
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,439

37. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Accounting

#474 in the United States

#517 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1090
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $10,723

38. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Accounting

#480 in the United States

#523 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 88%

39. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Accounting

#488 in the United States

#531 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 910
Average ACT: 17
Receiving Aid: 99%

40. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Accounting

#551 in the United States

#600 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 91%

41. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Accounting

#559 in the United States

#610 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1000
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 99%

42. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Accounting

#561 in the United States

#612 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 93%

Closest to Texas states to learn Accounting

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	5	77
New Mexico	3	120
Louisiana	9	66
Arkansas	6	89
Kansas	7	70
Mississippi	6	138
Colorado	10	81
Missouri	11	46
Arizona	3	24
Nebraska	5	91
Alabama	9	63
Iowa	4	34
Utah	5	60
Illinois	22	2
Tennessee	13	52
South Dakota	3	304
Kentucky	7	73
Georgia	14	39
Indiana	13	38
Minnesota	8	23
Wisconsin	10	20
Florida	24	21
South Carolina	9	62
North Dakota	3	180
Ohio	18	18
North Carolina	15	12
Michigan	10	1
California	54	4
Idaho	3	224
Virginia	14	33
District of Columbia	5	59
Maryland	13	25
Pennsylvania	28	3
Oregon	7	97
New Jersey	15	27
Washington	10	11
New York	62	5
Connecticut	13	16
Vermont	3	153
Massachusetts	27	6
Rhode Island	6	109
New Hampshire	3	68
Maine	4	232

Closest to Texas states to learn Accounting

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