31 Best Software Engineering schools in Texas

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Below is a list of best universities in Texas ranked based on their research performance in Software Engineering. A graph of 303K citations received by 13.5K academic papers made by 31 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 Software Engineering

Acceptance Rate
31%
Average SAT
1365
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
89%

2. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Software Engineering

Acceptance Rate
63%
Average SAT
1270
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
74%

3. Rice University

For Software Engineering

Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,902

4. University of Texas at Dallas

For Software Engineering

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
28
Receiving Aid
75%

5. University of Texas at Arlington

For Software Engineering

Acceptance Rate
81%
Average SAT
1120
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
93%

6. University of Houston

For Software Engineering

Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

7. Texas Tech University

For Software Engineering

Acceptance Rate
67%
Average SAT
1185
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
88%

8. University of Texas at San Antonio

For Software Engineering

Acceptance Rate
87%
Average SAT
1115
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
85%

9. University of North Texas

For Software Engineering

Acceptance Rate
79%
Average SAT
1120
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
95%

10. University of Texas at El Paso

For Software Engineering

Acceptance Rate
100%
Average SAT
980
Average ACT
19
Receiving Aid
91%

11. Southern Methodist University

For Software Engineering

Acceptance Rate
52%
Average SAT
1440
Average ACT
33
Net Price
$45,094

12. Baylor University

For Software Engineering

Acceptance Rate
46%
Average SAT
1320
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$45,988

13. Texas State University

For Software Engineering

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1080
Average ACT
23
Receiving Aid
83%

14. University of Houston - Clear Lake

For Software Engineering

Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1082
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
80%

15. Texas Christian University

For Software Engineering

Acceptance Rate
56%
Average SAT
1250
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$44,190

16. Baylor College of Medicine

For Software Engineering

Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,610
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1900

17. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

For Software Engineering

Enrollment
5,354
Male:Female
29:71
Founded
1972

18. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

For Software Engineering

Enrollment
364
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1941

19. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

For Software Engineering

Enrollment
2,354
Male:Female
45:55
Founded
1943

20. University of Dallas

For Software Engineering

Acceptance Rate
59%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$27,250

21. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

For Software Engineering

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1091
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
89%

22. University of Texas Medical Branch

For Software Engineering

Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
3,361
Male:Female
29:71
Founded
1891

23. Prairie View A&M University

For Software Engineering

Acceptance Rate
76%
Average SAT
955
Average ACT
19
Receiving Aid
98%

24. Trinity University

For Software Engineering

Acceptance Rate
31%
Average SAT
1390
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$30,038

25. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

For Software Engineering

Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
3,518
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
1959

26. Southwestern University

For Software Engineering

Acceptance Rate
45%
Average SAT
1238
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$31,014

27. Lamar University

For Software Engineering

Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
930
Average ACT
17
Receiving Aid
95%

28. Sam Houston State University

For Software Engineering

Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1050
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
87%

29. University of Houston - Downtown

For Software Engineering

Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1030
Average ACT
18
Receiving Aid
88%

30. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

For Software Engineering

Acceptance Rate
97%
Average SAT
1090
Receiving Aid
95%
Average Aid
$10,723

31. University of Texas at Tyler

For Software Engineering

Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
1110
Average ACT
22
Receiving Aid
83%

Closest to Texas states to learn Software Engineering

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Oklahoma 3 140
New Mexico 3 98
Louisiana 6 94
Arkansas 5 125
Kansas 3 100
Mississippi 4 109
Colorado 9 31
Missouri 8 69
Arizona 3 25
Nebraska 4 59
Alabama 7 86
Iowa 3 37
Utah 4 43
Illinois 16 5
Tennessee 10 23
South Dakota 4 264
Kentucky 4 74
Georgia 9 8
Indiana 12 28
Minnesota 7 19
Wisconsin 9 13
Florida 16 42
South Carolina 4 68
North Dakota 2 161
Ohio 16 29
North Carolina 12 14
Michigan 12 11
California 38 2
Idaho 3 138
Virginia 12 15
District of Columbia 6 89
Maryland 10 6
Pennsylvania 20 1
Oregon 6 53
New Jersey 13 22
Washington 7 10
New York 39 26
Connecticut 8 33
Massachusetts 22 4
Rhode Island 3 72
New Hampshire 3 127