57 Best Finance schools 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 Finance. A graph of 2.01M citations received by 63.3K academic papers made by 57 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 Finance

#20 in the United States

#21 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 Finance

#38 in the United States

#40 in North America

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

3. University of Houston

Houston

For Finance

#67 in the United States

#76 in North America

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

4. Rice University

Houston

For Finance

#77 in the United States

#90 in North America

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

5. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Finance

#87 in the United States

#100 in North America

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

6. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Finance

#92 in the United States

#106 in North America

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

7. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Finance

#104 in the United States

#121 in North America

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

8. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Finance

#127 in the United States

#152 in North America

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

9. Baylor University

Waco

For Finance

#137 in the United States

#162 in North America

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

10. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Finance

#141 in the United States

#166 in North America

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

11. University of North Texas

Denton

For Finance

#147 in the United States

#172 in North America

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

12. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Finance

#161 in the United States

#186 in North America

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

13. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Finance

#198 in the United States

#227 in North America

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

14. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Finance

#227 in the United States

#257 in North America

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

15. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Finance

#230 in the United States

#260 in North America

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

16. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Finance

#241 in the United States

#272 in North America

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

17. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Finance

#265 in the United States

#298 in North America

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

18. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Finance

#291 in the United States

#325 in North America

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

19. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Finance

#315 in the United States

#351 in North America

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

20. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Finance

#330 in the United States

#368 in North America

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

21. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Finance

#332 in the United States

#372 in North America

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

22. Texas A&M International University

Laredo

For Finance

#343 in the United States

#383 in North America

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

23. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Finance

#349 in the United States

#391 in North America

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

24. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Finance

#368 in the United States

#411 in North America

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

25. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Finance

#387 in the United States

#430 in North America

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

26. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Finance

#398 in the United States

#441 in North America

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

27. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Finance

#407 in the United States

#451 in North America

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

28. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Finance

#420 in the United States

#464 in North America

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

29. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Finance

#448 in the United States

#493 in North America

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

30. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Finance

#449 in the United States

#494 in North America

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

31. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Finance

#466 in the United States

#511 in North America

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

32. University of Dallas

Irving

For Finance

#474 in the United States

#521 in North America

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

33. University of Houston - Victoria

Victoria

For Finance

#495 in the United States

#546 in North America

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

34. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Finance

#525 in the United States

#576 in North America

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

35. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Finance

#536 in the United States

#587 in North America

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

36. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Finance

#549 in the United States

#601 in North America

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

37. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Finance

#584 in the United States

#638 in North America

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

38. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Finance

#593 in the United States

#649 in North America

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

39. St. Mary's University

San Antonio

For Finance

#600 in the United States

#658 in North America

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

40. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Finance

#638 in the United States

#698 in North America

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

41. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Finance

#644 in the United States

#704 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1962

42. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Finance

#658 in the United States

#718 in North America

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

43. Abilene Christian University

Abilene

For Finance

#660 in the United States

#720 in North America

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

44. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Finance

#687 in the United States

#748 in North America

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

45. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Finance

#698 in the United States

#759 in North America

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

46. University of North Texas at Dallas

Dallas

For Finance

#730 in the United States

#795 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 905
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 97%

47. University of St Thomas - Texas

Houston

For Finance

#738 in the United States

#803 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1208
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $20,469

48. University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio

For Finance

#768 in the United States

#834 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $21,246

49. Angelo State University

San Angelo

For Finance

#780 in the United States

#847 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 96%

50. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Finance

#799 in the United States

#866 in North America

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

51. Saint Edward's University

Austin

For Finance

#801 in the United States

#868 in North America

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

52. Midwestern State University

Wichita Falls

For Finance

#822 in the United States

#890 in North America

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

53. Austin College

Sherman

For Finance

#834 in the United States

#902 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $24,777

54. Texas College

Tyler

For Finance

#854 in the United States

#925 in North America

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

55. South Texas College of Law Houston

Houston

For Finance

#897 in the United States

#970 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 1,036
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1923

56. Houston Baptist University

Houston

For Finance

#902 in the United States

#975 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $20,530

57. Texas A&M University - Central Texas

Killeen

For Finance

#923 in the United States

#996 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $13,511
Enrollment: 2,255

Closest to Texas states to learn Finance

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	11	86
New Mexico	4	133
Louisiana	19	73
Arkansas	11	132
Kansas	8	80
Mississippi	10	148
Colorado	14	52
Missouri	19	37
Arizona	6	32
Nebraska	7	101
Alabama	15	88
Iowa	7	48
Utah	6	58
Illinois	38	1
Tennessee	24	55
South Dakota	5	338
Kentucky	14	74
Georgia	27	43
Indiana	18	34
Minnesota	23	17
Wisconsin	22	24
Florida	34	31
South Carolina	15	66
North Dakota	5	202
Ohio	33	18
North Carolina	26	13
Michigan	21	9
California	83	2
Montana	3	215
Idaho	3	223
West Virginia	3	126
Virginia	26	26
District of Columbia	7	39
Maryland	20	19
Pennsylvania	59	6
Oregon	13	98
New Jersey	20	11
Washington	16	16
New York	90	5
Connecticut	18	12
Vermont	4	140
Massachusetts	47	3
Rhode Island	7	75
New Hampshire	9	47
Maine	7	242
Puerto Rico	4	496
Hawaii	4	131

Economics subfields in Texas

Actuarial Science21

Agricultural Economics8

Development Studies63

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics45

Environmental Economics13

International Economics16

International Relations and Diplomacy14

International Trade16

Investment Banking and Stock trading26

Political Economy17