51 Best Acoustical Engineering schools in Texas

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Texas ranked based on their research performance in Acoustical Engineering. A graph of 1.76M citations received by 64.2K 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 Acoustical Engineering

#15 in the United States

#16 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 65%

2. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Acoustical Engineering

#34 in the United States

#37 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

3. Rice University

Houston

For Acoustical Engineering

#62 in the United States

#72 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,589

4. University of Houston

Houston

For Acoustical Engineering

#64 in the United States

#75 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

5. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Acoustical Engineering

#95 in the United States

#113 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

6. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Acoustical Engineering

#97 in the United States

#116 in North America

Enrollment: 2,549
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1943

7. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Acoustical Engineering

#105 in the United States

#126 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,774
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1900

8. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Acoustical Engineering

#115 in the United States

#140 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 90%

9. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Acoustical Engineering

#124 in the United States

#149 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 92%

10. University of North Texas

Denton

For Acoustical Engineering

#143 in the United States

#169 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 90%

11. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Acoustical Engineering

#151 in the United States

#177 in North America

Enrollment: 359
Male:Female: 22:78
Founded: 1941

12. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Acoustical Engineering

#173 in the United States

#201 in North America

Enrollment: 4,938
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1972

13. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Acoustical Engineering

#176 in the United States

#204 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 86%

14. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Acoustical Engineering

#178 in the United States

#206 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,786
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1959

15. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Acoustical Engineering

#186 in the United States

#215 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $48,179

16. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Acoustical Engineering

#194 in the United States

#224 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,241
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1891

17. Baylor University

Waco

For Acoustical Engineering

#205 in the United States

#236 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $47,001

18. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Acoustical Engineering

#213 in the United States

#245 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Average SAT: 970
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 88%

19. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Acoustical Engineering

#233 in the United States

#266 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1090
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 87%

20. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Acoustical Engineering

#284 in the United States

#323 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $41,848

21. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Acoustical Engineering

#323 in the United States

#365 in North America

Enrollment: 5,098
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1969

22. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Acoustical Engineering

#348 in the United States

#392 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 985
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 95%

23. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Acoustical Engineering

#385 in the United States

#429 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 80%

24. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Acoustical Engineering

#397 in the United States

#442 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $32,224

25. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Acoustical Engineering

#401 in the United States

#447 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $10,309
Enrollment: 15,361

26. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Acoustical Engineering

#412 in the United States

#459 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 93%

27. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Acoustical Engineering

#441 in the United States

#489 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 85%

28. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Acoustical Engineering

#446 in the United States

#494 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1962

29. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Acoustical Engineering

#456 in the United States

#505 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 970
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 88%

30. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Acoustical Engineering

#460 in the United States

#509 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,228

31. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Acoustical Engineering

#487 in the United States

#539 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1082
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 83%

32. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Acoustical Engineering

#530 in the United States

#583 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 95%

33. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Acoustical Engineering

#553 in the United States

#606 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 90%

34. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Acoustical Engineering

#558 in the United States

#613 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1050
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $11,163

35. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Acoustical Engineering

#566 in the United States

#622 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 900
Average ACT: 17
Receiving Aid: 97%

36. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Acoustical Engineering

#593 in the United States

#650 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 91%

37. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Acoustical Engineering

#611 in the United States

#669 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,332
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1970

38. University of Dallas

Irving

For Acoustical Engineering

#622 in the United States

#680 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $29,209

39. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Acoustical Engineering

#625 in the United States

#684 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 88%

40. Texas College

Tyler

For Acoustical Engineering

#674 in the United States

#737 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $10,958
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,381

41. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Acoustical Engineering

#677 in the United States

#740 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 98%

42. Texas A&M International University

Laredo

For Acoustical Engineering

#685 in the United States

#748 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 990
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 99%

43. Midwestern State University

Wichita Falls

For Acoustical Engineering

#709 in the United States

#773 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $11,037
Enrollment: 5,324

44. St. Mary's University

San Antonio

For Acoustical Engineering

#714 in the United States

#779 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $20,412

45. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Acoustical Engineering

#722 in the United States

#787 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%

46. Austin College

Sherman

For Acoustical Engineering

#746 in the United States

#811 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $23,462

47. Angelo State University

San Angelo

For Acoustical Engineering

#753 in the United States

#818 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 98%

48. Saint Edward's University

Austin

For Acoustical Engineering

#757 in the United States

#823 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,766

49. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Acoustical Engineering

#758 in the United States

#824 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 94%

50. University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio

For Acoustical Engineering

#820 in the United States

#888 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Net Price: $23,363
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,354

51. Abilene Christian University

Abilene

For Acoustical Engineering

#830 in the United States

#899 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,760

Closest to Texas states to learn Acoustical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	7	103
New Mexico	4	88
Louisiana	14	86
Arkansas	7	131
Kansas	8	83
Mississippi	6	106
Colorado	16	40
Missouri	15	44
Arizona	4	36
Nebraska	7	82
Alabama	13	101
Iowa	8	46
Utah	6	47
Illinois	34	8
Tennessee	19	60
South Dakota	4	321
Kentucky	10	67
Georgia	21	5
Indiana	19	23
Minnesota	18	21
Wisconsin	18	14
Florida	28	29
South Carolina	10	73
North Dakota	3	199
Ohio	33	13
North Carolina	21	31
Michigan	20	3
California	77	1
Montana	3	172
Idaho	4	181
Virginia	24	22
District of Columbia	8	92
Maryland	17	17
Pennsylvania	56	6
Oregon	13	96
New Jersey	19	18
Washington	15	10
New York	87	9
Connecticut	16	28
Vermont	4	123
Massachusetts	47	2
Rhode Island	5	54
New Hampshire	6	79
Maine	6	171
Puerto Rico	4	330
Alaska	3	232
Hawaii	3	116