17 Best colleges for Data Science in Texas

Below is the list of best universities in Texas ranked based on their research performance in Data Science. A graph of 160K citations received by 4.03K academic papers made by 17 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

For Data Science

Acceptance Rate
32%
Average SAT
1340
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
66%

2. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Data Science

Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
29
Receiving Aid
81%

3. University of Houston

For Data Science

Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1215
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
94%

4. Baylor College of Medicine

For Data Science

Acceptance Rate
3%
Enrollment
1,607
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1900

5. University of North Texas

For Data Science

Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
85%

6. University of Texas at Dallas

For Data Science

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1335
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
82%

7. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

For Data Science

Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
5,608
Male:Female
29:71
Founded
1972

8. Rice University

For Data Science

Acceptance Rate
11%
Average SAT
1515
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,215

9. University of Texas at Arlington

For Data Science

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1150
Average ACT
24
Receiving Aid
90%

10. Texas Tech University

For Data Science

Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
25
Receiving Aid
86%

11. University of Texas at San Antonio

For Data Science

Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1115
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
87%

12. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

For Data Science

Enrollment
358
Male:Female
24:76
Founded
1941

13. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

For Data Science

Acceptance Rate
45%
Enrollment
3,478
Male:Female
36:64
Founded
1959

14. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

For Data Science

Enrollment
2,299
Male:Female
47:53
Founded
1943

15. Texas State University

For Data Science

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1095
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
80%

16. University of Texas at El Paso

For Data Science

Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
88%
Average Aid
$9,673
Enrollment
24,879

17. Baylor University

For Data Science

Acceptance Rate
68%
Net Price
$40,133
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$25,122

Closest to Texas states to learn Data Science

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Louisiana 3 115
Arkansas 3 135
Colorado 5 46
Missouri 5 55
Arizona 3 16
Alabama 4 84
Utah 3 36
Illinois 9 4
Tennessee 5 33
Georgia 6 26
Indiana 4 7
Wisconsin 3 28
Florida 9 40
South Carolina 3 103
Ohio 10 24
North Carolina 8 18
Michigan 5 6
California 21 1
Virginia 7 44
District of Columbia 5 66
Maryland 6 12
Pennsylvania 10 8
Oregon 4 93
New Jersey 5 37
New York 17 10
Massachusetts 14 2