43 Best colleges for Advertising 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 Advertising. A graph of 575K citations received by 19.9K academic papers made by 43 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 Advertising

#11 in the United States

#12 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 Advertising

#29 in the United States

#31 in North America

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

3. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Advertising

#73 in the United States

#81 in North America

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

4. University of Houston

Houston

For Advertising

#75 in the United States

#83 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

5. University of North Texas

Denton

For Advertising

#77 in the United States

#85 in North America

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

6. Rice University

Houston

For Advertising

#95 in the United States

#107 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,587

7. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Advertising

#119 in the United States

#136 in North America

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

8. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Advertising

#125 in the United States

#142 in North America

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

9. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Advertising

#128 in the United States

#146 in North America

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

10. Baylor University

Waco

For Advertising

#143 in the United States

#164 in North America

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

11. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Advertising

#152 in the United States

#173 in North America

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

12. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Advertising

#162 in the United States

#185 in North America

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

13. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Advertising

#165 in the United States

#188 in North America

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

14. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Advertising

#179 in the United States

#204 in North America

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

15. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Advertising

#182 in the United States

#207 in North America

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

16. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Advertising

#218 in the United States

#248 in North America

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

17. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Advertising

#223 in the United States

#253 in North America

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

18. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Advertising

#230 in the United States

#260 in North America

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

19. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Advertising

#236 in the United States

#266 in North America

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

20. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Advertising

#300 in the United States

#331 in North America

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

21. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Advertising

#305 in the United States

#339 in North America

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

22. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Advertising

#324 in the United States

#359 in North America

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

23. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Advertising

#335 in the United States

#370 in North America

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

24. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Advertising

#343 in the United States

#379 in North America

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

25. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Advertising

#346 in the United States

#382 in North America

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

26. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Advertising

#385 in the United States

#421 in North America

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

27. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Advertising

#401 in the United States

#438 in North America

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

28. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Advertising

#424 in the United States

#464 in North America

Enrollment: 4,890
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1969

29. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Advertising

#441 in the United States

#481 in North America

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

30. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Advertising

#488 in the United States

#532 in North America

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

31. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Advertising

#490 in the United States

#534 in North America

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

32. Texas A&M International University

Laredo

For Advertising

#513 in the United States

#559 in North America

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

33. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Advertising

#521 in the United States

#567 in North America

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

34. Saint Edward's University

Austin

For Advertising

#533 in the United States

#579 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1133
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $28,351

35. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Advertising

#538 in the United States

#584 in North America

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

36. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Advertising

#551 in the United States

#599 in North America

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

37. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Advertising

#560 in the United States

#609 in North America

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

38. University of Houston - Victoria

Victoria

For Advertising

#568 in the United States

#618 in North America

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

39. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Advertising

#584 in the United States

#635 in North America

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

40. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Advertising

#605 in the United States

#658 in North America

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

41. Angelo State University

San Angelo

For Advertising

#608 in the United States

#661 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 96%

42. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Advertising

#611 in the United States

#664 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,344
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1970

43. University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio

For Advertising

#639 in the United States

#692 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $21,246

Closest to Texas states to learn Advertising

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	6	91
Louisiana	10	58
Arkansas	7	116
Kansas	8	85
Mississippi	6	105
Colorado	11	87
Missouri	10	41
Arizona	4	23
Nebraska	5	109
Alabama	9	57
Iowa	5	44
Utah	6	47
Illinois	24	12
Tennessee	12	50
South Dakota	3	370
Kentucky	6	66
Georgia	16	38
Indiana	15	25
Minnesota	12	22
Wisconsin	13	21
Florida	24	18
South Carolina	9	55
North Dakota	2	222
Ohio	23	20
North Carolina	19	27
Michigan	14	2
California	57	1
Idaho	3	276
Virginia	17	34
District of Columbia	5	45
Maryland	12	24
Pennsylvania	39	6
Oregon	9	98
New Jersey	16	31
Washington	11	13
New York	73	4
Connecticut	13	7
Vermont	3	193
Massachusetts	34	9
Rhode Island	7	112
New Hampshire	3	46
Maine	6	220
Hawaii	3	157

Closest to Texas states to learn Advertising

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