36 Best colleges for Data Science 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 Data Science. A graph of 705K citations received by 17.9K academic papers made by 36 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 Data Science

#25 in the United States

#28 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 Data Science

#38 in the United States

#44 in North America

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

3. University of Houston

Houston

For Data Science

#90 in the United States

#105 in North America

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

4. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Data Science

#93 in the United States

#109 in North America

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

5. Rice University

Houston

For Data Science

#101 in the United States

#118 in North America

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

6. University of North Texas

Denton

For Data Science

#105 in the United States

#122 in North America

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

7. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Data Science

#125 in the United States

#147 in North America

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

8. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Data Science

#131 in the United States

#153 in North America

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

9. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Data Science

#133 in the United States

#155 in North America

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

10. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Data Science

#136 in the United States

#158 in North America

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

11. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Data Science

#152 in the United States

#176 in North America

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

12. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Data Science

#153 in the United States

#177 in North America

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

13. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Data Science

#155 in the United States

#180 in North America

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

14. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Data Science

#174 in the United States

#201 in North America

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

15. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Data Science

#184 in the United States

#211 in North America

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

16. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Data Science

#203 in the United States

#231 in North America

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

17. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Data Science

#225 in the United States

#257 in North America

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

18. Baylor University

Waco

For Data Science

#238 in the United States

#272 in North America

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

19. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Data Science

#245 in the United States

#280 in North America

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

20. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Data Science

#290 in the United States

#325 in North America

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

21. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Data Science

#304 in the United States

#340 in North America

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

22. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Data Science

#310 in the United States

#346 in North America

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

23. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Data Science

#320 in the United States

#356 in North America

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

24. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Data Science

#347 in the United States

#385 in North America

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

25. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Data Science

#367 in the United States

#409 in North America

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

26. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Data Science

#373 in the United States

#416 in North America

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

27. Texas A&M International University

Laredo

For Data Science

#388 in the United States

#432 in North America

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

28. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Data Science

#400 in the United States

#446 in North America

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

29. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Data Science

#402 in the United States

#448 in North America

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

30. University of Dallas

Irving

For Data Science

#413 in the United States

#462 in North America

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

31. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Data Science

#418 in the United States

#467 in North America

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

32. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Data Science

#425 in the United States

#475 in North America

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

33. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Data Science

#439 in the United States

#492 in North America

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

34. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Data Science

#445 in the United States

#498 in North America

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

35. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Data Science

#448 in the United States

#502 in North America

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

36. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Data Science

#464 in the United States

#519 in North America

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

Closest to Texas states to learn Data Science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	5	113
New Mexico	3	120
Louisiana	7	119
Arkansas	6	140
Kansas	4	81
Mississippi	5	157
Colorado	9	45
Missouri	10	51
Arizona	3	19
Nebraska	4	65
Alabama	5	104
Iowa	5	49
Utah	4	43
Illinois	19	3
Tennessee	10	46
South Dakota	3	254
Kentucky	6	75
Georgia	9	17
Indiana	11	28
Minnesota	8	16
Wisconsin	6	8
Florida	18	41
South Carolina	7	82
North Dakota	2	171
Ohio	19	31
North Carolina	14	26
Michigan	12	6
California	47	1
Idaho	3	130
Virginia	12	42
District of Columbia	6	79
Maryland	11	13
Pennsylvania	27	11
Oregon	7	67
New Jersey	13	29
Washington	7	7
New York	45	10
Connecticut	10	22
Vermont	3	123
Massachusetts	26	2
Rhode Island	4	116
New Hampshire	3	55

Closest to Texas states to learn Data Science

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