70 Best Business 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 Business. A graph of 7.68M citations received by 233K academic papers made by 70 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 Business

#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 Business

#22 in the United States

#23 in North America

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

3. University of Houston

Houston

For Business

#76 in the United States

#89 in North America

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

4. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Business

#82 in the United States

#96 in North America

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

5. Rice University

Houston

For Business

#94 in the United States

#109 in North America

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

6. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Business

#109 in the United States

#130 in North America

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

7. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Business

#117 in the United States

#138 in North America

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

8. University of North Texas

Denton

For Business

#118 in the United States

#139 in North America

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

9. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Business

#119 in the United States

#141 in North America

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

10. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Business

#142 in the United States

#166 in North America

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

11. Baylor University

Waco

For Business

#152 in the United States

#177 in North America

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

12. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Business

#167 in the United States

#194 in North America

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

13. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Business

#170 in the United States

#197 in North America

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

14. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Business

#189 in the United States

#218 in North America

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

15. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Business

#197 in the United States

#226 in North America

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

16. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Business

#199 in the United States

#228 in North America

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

17. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Business

#208 in the United States

#238 in North America

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

18. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Business

#219 in the United States

#251 in North America

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

19. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Business

#241 in the United States

#274 in North America

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

20. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Business

#291 in the United States

#327 in North America

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

21. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Business

#306 in the United States

#344 in North America

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

22. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Business

#353 in the United States

#393 in North America

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

23. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Business

#366 in the United States

#406 in North America

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

24. Texas A&M International University

Laredo

For Business

#384 in the United States

#427 in North America

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

25. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Business

#387 in the United States

#430 in North America

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

26. University of Dallas

Irving

For Business

#399 in the United States

#443 in North America

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

27. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Business

#400 in the United States

#444 in North America

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

28. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Business

#407 in the United States

#451 in North America

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

29. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Business

#410 in the United States

#454 in North America

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

30. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Business

#417 in the United States

#461 in North America

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

31. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Business

#453 in the United States

#501 in North America

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

32. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Business

#463 in the United States

#511 in North America

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

33. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Business

#478 in the United States

#526 in North America

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

34. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Business

#487 in the United States

#536 in North America

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

35. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Business

#494 in the United States

#543 in North America

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

36. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Business

#508 in the United States

#557 in North America

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

37. University of Houston - Victoria

Victoria

For Business

#536 in the United States

#590 in North America

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

38. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Business

#547 in the United States

#604 in North America

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

39. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Business

#549 in the United States

#606 in North America

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

40. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Business

#551 in the United States

#608 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 Business

#573 in the United States

#631 in North America

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

42. St. Mary's University

San Antonio

For Business

#587 in the United States

#645 in North America

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

43. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Business

#618 in the United States

#677 in North America

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

44. Abilene Christian University

Abilene

For Business

#668 in the United States

#729 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,311

45. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Business

#679 in the United States

#740 in North America

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

46. Texas A&M University - Central Texas

Killeen

For Business

#704 in the United States

#768 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $13,511
Enrollment: 2,255

47. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Business

#710 in the United States

#774 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1962

48. University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio

For Business

#720 in the United States

#784 in North America

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

49. University of St Thomas - Texas

Houston

For Business

#740 in the United States

#804 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1208
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $20,469

50. Texas College

Tyler

For Business

#774 in the United States

#838 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $10,901
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $10,182

51. Saint Edward's University

Austin

For Business

#783 in the United States

#849 in North America

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

52. Midwestern State University

Wichita Falls

For Business

#801 in the United States

#867 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $10,415
Enrollment: 5,573

53. University of North Texas at Dallas

Dallas

For Business

#807 in the United States

#873 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 905
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 97%

54. Angelo State University

San Angelo

For Business

#834 in the United States

#902 in North America

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

55. Austin College

Sherman

For Business

#864 in the United States

#934 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $24,777

56. Our Lady of the Lake University

San Antonio

For Business

#917 in the United States

#991 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $17,961
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,246

57. Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth

For Business

#959 in the United States

#1034 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 62%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $21,169

58. Houston Baptist University

Houston

For Business

#1023 in the United States

#1098 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $20,530

59. Texas A&M University - Texarkana

Texarkana

For Business

#1049 in the United States

#1124 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 975
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 94%

60. Lubbock Christian University

Lubbock

For Business

#1108 in the United States

#1183 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $25,351

61. University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

Tyler

For Business

#1119 in the United States

#1195 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1947

62. LeTourneau University

Longview

For Business

#1141 in the United States

#1217 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $27,007

63. University of Mary Hardin - Baylor

Belton

For Business

#1157 in the United States

#1233 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $29,904

64. South Texas College of Law Houston

Houston

For Business

#1158 in the United States

#1234 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 1,036
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1923

65. Sul Ross State University

Alpine

For Business

#1165 in the United States

#1241 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1016
Average ACT: 17
Receiving Aid: 89%

66. South Texas College

McAllen

For Business

#1235 in the United States

#1312 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $6,354
Enrollment: 26,440

67. North American University

Stafford

For Business

#1254 in the United States

#1332 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $13,702
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $11,211

68. Texas Lutheran University

Seguin

For Business

#1323 in the United States

#1402 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1130
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $23,600

69. Schreiner University

Kerrville

For Business

#1345 in the United States

#1426 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Net Price: $21,786
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,538

70. Midland College

Midland

For Business

#1358 in the United States

#1440 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $5,502
Enrollment: 5,219

Closest to Texas states to learn Business

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	16	92
New Mexico	7	114
Louisiana	23	80
Arkansas	16	112
Kansas	11	88
Mississippi	12	130
Colorado	19	55
Missouri	31	42
Arizona	8	24
Nebraska	11	81
Alabama	23	89
Iowa	24	44
Utah	10	57
Illinois	60	8
Tennessee	29	50
South Dakota	8	361
Kentucky	23	68
Georgia	38	29
Indiana	30	30
Minnesota	26	18
Wisconsin	31	17
Nevada	5	120
Florida	48	28
South Carolina	24	59
North Dakota	6	202
Ohio	54	21
North Carolina	37	32
Michigan	34	2
California	110	1
Montana	5	215
Idaho	7	203
West Virginia	13	111
Virginia	39	36
District of Columbia	9	53
Maryland	26	15
Pennsylvania	96	6
Oregon	17	98
Delaware	3	84
New Jersey	25	27
Washington	26	9
New York	122	7
Connecticut	20	19
Vermont	8	140
Massachusetts	64	4
Rhode Island	9	93
New Hampshire	11	63
Maine	10	235
Puerto Rico	10	490
Alaska	4	325
Hawaii	6	124

Closest to Texas states to learn Business

Business subfields in Texas