48 Best Aerospace Engineering schools in Texas

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Texas ranked based on their research performance in Aerospace Engineering. A graph of 1.79M citations received by 70.4K academic papers made by 48 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 Aerospace Engineering

#16 in the United States

#16 in North America

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

2. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Aerospace Engineering

#23 in the United States

#25 in North America

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

3. Rice University

Houston

For Aerospace Engineering

#56 in the United States

#64 in North America

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

4. University of Houston

Houston

For Aerospace Engineering

#72 in the United States

#80 in North America

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

5. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Aerospace Engineering

#92 in the United States

#103 in North America

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

6. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Aerospace Engineering

#104 in the United States

#120 in North America

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

7. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Aerospace Engineering

#108 in the United States

#124 in North America

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

8. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Aerospace Engineering

#119 in the United States

#139 in North America

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

9. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Aerospace Engineering

#139 in the United States

#164 in North America

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

10. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Aerospace Engineering

#140 in the United States

#165 in North America

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

11. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Aerospace Engineering

#149 in the United States

#175 in North America

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

12. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Aerospace Engineering

#156 in the United States

#183 in North America

Enrollment: 364
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1941

13. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Aerospace Engineering

#178 in the United States

#208 in North America

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

14. University of North Texas

Denton

For Aerospace Engineering

#187 in the United States

#217 in North America

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

15. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Aerospace Engineering

#198 in the United States

#229 in North America

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

16. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Aerospace Engineering

#208 in the United States

#239 in North America

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

17. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Aerospace Engineering

#222 in the United States

#253 in North America

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

18. Baylor University

Waco

For Aerospace Engineering

#233 in the United States

#264 in North America

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

19. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Aerospace Engineering

#267 in the United States

#303 in North America

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

20. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Aerospace Engineering

#283 in the United States

#321 in North America

Enrollment: 5,136
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1969

21. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Aerospace Engineering

#296 in the United States

#335 in North America

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

22. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Aerospace Engineering

#325 in the United States

#369 in North America

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

23. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Aerospace Engineering

#330 in the United States

#374 in North America

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

24. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Aerospace Engineering

#346 in the United States

#390 in North America

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

25. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Aerospace Engineering

#379 in the United States

#425 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 910
Average ACT: 17
Receiving Aid: 99%

26. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Aerospace Engineering

#380 in the United States

#426 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1962

27. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Aerospace Engineering

#388 in the United States

#434 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 96%

28. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Aerospace Engineering

#401 in the United States

#449 in North America

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

29. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Aerospace Engineering

#403 in the United States

#451 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,337
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1970

30. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Aerospace Engineering

#407 in the United States

#455 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 960
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 98%

31. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Aerospace Engineering

#443 in the United States

#496 in North America

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

32. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Aerospace Engineering

#459 in the United States

#512 in North America

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

33. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Aerospace Engineering

#470 in the United States

#523 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 91%

34. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Aerospace Engineering

#476 in the United States

#529 in North America

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

35. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Aerospace Engineering

#489 in the United States

#542 in North America

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

36. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Aerospace Engineering

#513 in the United States

#566 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1032
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 100%

37. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Aerospace Engineering

#535 in the United States

#588 in North America

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

38. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Aerospace Engineering

#545 in the United States

#598 in North America

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

39. University of Dallas

Irving

For Aerospace Engineering

#564 in the United States

#617 in North America

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

40. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Aerospace Engineering

#570 in the United States

#624 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1065
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 87%

41. Texas A&M International University

Laredo

For Aerospace Engineering

#581 in the United States

#635 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 97%

42. Abilene Christian University

Abilene

For Aerospace Engineering

#589 in the United States

#643 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,978

43. Midwestern State University

Wichita Falls

For Aerospace Engineering

#615 in the United States

#672 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $10,643
Enrollment: 5,784

44. Austin College

Sherman

For Aerospace Engineering

#638 in the United States

#696 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $24,739

45. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Aerospace Engineering

#676 in the United States

#736 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 93%

46. Texas College

Tyler

For Aerospace Engineering

#678 in the United States

#738 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $11,174
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $10,263

47. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Aerospace Engineering

#721 in the United States

#783 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1000
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 99%

48. Angelo State University

San Angelo

For Aerospace Engineering

#722 in the United States

#784 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 97%

Closest to Texas states to learn Aerospace Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	7	61
New Mexico	3	94
Louisiana	12	58
Arkansas	8	182
Kansas	8	78
Mississippi	5	109
Colorado	12	25
Missouri	12	59
Arizona	5	27
Nebraska	7	93
Alabama	9	82
Iowa	6	37
Utah	6	50
Illinois	29	6
Tennessee	18	57
South Dakota	5	221
Kentucky	8	79
Georgia	18	7
Indiana	19	20
Minnesota	15	14
Wisconsin	17	18
Florida	25	24
South Carolina	8	86
North Dakota	3	190
Ohio	29	17
North Carolina	18	32
Michigan	17	3
California	59	2
Montana	3	157
Idaho	4	148
West Virginia	5	101
Virginia	20	22
District of Columbia	7	97
Maryland	16	10
Pennsylvania	45	8
Oregon	11	73
New Jersey	15	9
Washington	14	15
New York	74	12
Connecticut	15	36
Vermont	3	135
Massachusetts	36	1
Rhode Island	5	49
New Hampshire	6	117
Maine	8	183
Puerto Rico	4	269
Alaska	3	161
Hawaii	3	122