51 Best colleges for Computer Networking 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 Computer Networking. A graph of 2.71M citations received by 76.6K academic papers made by 51 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 Computer Networking

#9 in the United States

#9 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 Computer Networking

#16 in the United States

#17 in North America

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

3. Rice University

Houston

For Computer Networking

#42 in the United States

#46 in North America

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

4. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Computer Networking

#63 in the United States

#74 in North America

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

5. University of Houston

Houston

For Computer Networking

#75 in the United States

#90 in North America

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

6. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Computer Networking

#79 in the United States

#95 in North America

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

7. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Computer Networking

#103 in the United States

#123 in North America

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

8. University of North Texas

Denton

For Computer Networking

#117 in the United States

#139 in North America

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

9. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Computer Networking

#120 in the United States

#143 in North America

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

10. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Computer Networking

#133 in the United States

#159 in North America

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

11. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Computer Networking

#169 in the United States

#199 in North America

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

12. Baylor University

Waco

For Computer Networking

#203 in the United States

#235 in North America

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

13. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Computer Networking

#204 in the United States

#236 in North America

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

14. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Computer Networking

#215 in the United States

#249 in North America

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

15. University of Dallas

Irving

For Computer Networking

#216 in the United States

#250 in North America

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

16. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Computer Networking

#228 in the United States

#262 in North America

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

17. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Computer Networking

#231 in the United States

#266 in North America

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

18. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Computer Networking

#241 in the United States

#277 in North America

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

19. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Computer Networking

#254 in the United States

#291 in North America

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

20. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Computer Networking

#272 in the United States

#309 in North America

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

21. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Computer Networking

#275 in the United States

#312 in North America

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

22. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Computer Networking

#278 in the United States

#316 in North America

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

23. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Computer Networking

#297 in the United States

#339 in North America

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

24. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Computer Networking

#306 in the United States

#350 in North America

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

25. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Computer Networking

#323 in the United States

#367 in North America

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

26. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Computer Networking

#334 in the United States

#379 in North America

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

27. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Computer Networking

#358 in the United States

#405 in North America

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

28. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Computer Networking

#386 in the United States

#434 in North America

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

29. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Computer Networking

#396 in the United States

#444 in North America

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

30. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Computer Networking

#421 in the United States

#473 in North America

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

31. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Computer Networking

#423 in the United States

#475 in North America

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

32. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Computer Networking

#457 in the United States

#511 in North America

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

33. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Computer Networking

#464 in the United States

#518 in North America

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

34. Texas A&M International University

Laredo

For Computer Networking

#471 in the United States

#525 in North America

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

35. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Computer Networking

#568 in the United States

#628 in North America

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

36. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Computer Networking

#572 in the United States

#632 in North America

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

37. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Computer Networking

#579 in the United States

#639 in North America

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

38. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Computer Networking

#590 in the United States

#650 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1962

39. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Computer Networking

#591 in the United States

#651 in North America

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

40. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Computer Networking

#629 in the United States

#691 in North America

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

41. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Computer Networking

#647 in the United States

#709 in North America

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

42. Midwestern State University

Wichita Falls

For Computer Networking

#656 in the United States

#718 in North America

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

43. Texas A&M University - Texarkana

Texarkana

For Computer Networking

#657 in the United States

#719 in North America

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

44. St. Mary's University

San Antonio

For Computer Networking

#684 in the United States

#748 in North America

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

45. University of Houston - Victoria

Victoria

For Computer Networking

#694 in the United States

#759 in North America

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

46. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Computer Networking

#721 in the United States

#786 in North America

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

47. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Computer Networking

#723 in the United States

#788 in North America

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

48. Abilene Christian University

Abilene

For Computer Networking

#736 in the United States

#802 in North America

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

49. Saint Edward's University

Austin

For Computer Networking

#762 in the United States

#829 in North America

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

50. Texas College

Tyler

For Computer Networking

#769 in the United States

#836 in North America

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

51. Sul Ross State University

Alpine

For Computer Networking

#810 in the United States

#877 in North America

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

Closest to Texas states to learn Computer Networking

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	10	99
New Mexico	4	95
Louisiana	14	84
Arkansas	9	141
Kansas	9	98
Mississippi	6	140
Colorado	13	46
Missouri	16	51
Arizona	5	30
Nebraska	7	73
Alabama	13	86
Iowa	5	48
Utah	6	54
Illinois	31	5
Tennessee	19	71
South Dakota	4	308
Kentucky	9	91
Georgia	19	4
Indiana	17	18
Minnesota	16	23
Wisconsin	18	21
Florida	27	29
South Carolina	12	92
North Dakota	2	167
Ohio	28	19
North Carolina	21	36
Michigan	20	8
California	64	1
Montana	3	172
Idaho	3	162
West Virginia	4	118
Virginia	22	26
District of Columbia	7	89
Maryland	20	14
Pennsylvania	53	6
Oregon	12	66
New Jersey	19	12
Washington	16	15
New York	82	13
Connecticut	16	40
Vermont	4	159
Massachusetts	42	3
Rhode Island	6	80
New Hampshire	6	78
Maine	6	200
Puerto Rico	3	282
Alaska	3	236
Hawaii	3	134

Closest to Texas states to learn Computer Networking

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