7 Best Software Engineering schools in Houston, TX

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Below is a list of best universities in Houston ranked based on their research performance in Software Engineering. A graph of 58.3K citations received by 2.44K academic papers made by 7 universities in Houston 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. Rice University

For Software Engineering

#3 in Texas
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,902

2. University of Houston

For Software Engineering

#6 in Texas
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

3. University of Houston - Clear Lake

For Software Engineering

#14 in Texas
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1082
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
80%

4. Baylor College of Medicine

For Software Engineering

#16 in Texas
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,610
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1900

5. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

For Software Engineering

#17 in Texas
Enrollment
5,354
Male:Female
29:71
Founded
1972

6. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

For Software Engineering

#18 in Texas
Enrollment
364
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1941

7. University of Houston - Downtown

For Software Engineering

#29 in Texas
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1030
Average ACT
18
Receiving Aid
88%

Universities for Software Engineering near Houston

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University
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132 Texas A&M University - College Station 41
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College Station, Texas
234 University of Texas at Austin 9
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Austin, Texas
247 Texas State University 215
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San Marcos, Texas
259 Baylor University 178
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Waco, Texas
303 University of Texas at San Antonio 126
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San Antonio, Texas
328 University of Louisiana at Lafayette 211
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Lafayette, Louisiana
366 University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center 261
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Dallas, Texas
367 Southern Methodist University 135
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Dallas, Texas
369 University of Texas at Arlington 85
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Arlington, Texas
373 University of Dallas 263
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Irving, Texas