22 Best Biomedical 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 Biomedical Engineering. A graph of 557K citations received by 14.6K academic papers made by 22 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. Rice University

Houston

For Biomedical Engineering

#18 in the United States

#19 in North America

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

2. University of Texas at Austin

Austin

For Biomedical Engineering

#26 in the United States

#27 in North America

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

3. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Biomedical Engineering

#39 in the United States

#41 in North America

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

4. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Biomedical Engineering

#57 in the United States

#64 in North America

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

5. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Biomedical Engineering

#59 in the United States

#66 in North America

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

6. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Biomedical Engineering

#60 in the United States

#67 in North America

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

7. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Biomedical Engineering

#63 in the United States

#70 in North America

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

8. University of Houston

Houston

For Biomedical Engineering

#87 in the United States

#100 in North America

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

9. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Biomedical Engineering

#88 in the United States

#101 in North America

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

10. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Biomedical Engineering

#102 in the United States

#116 in North America

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

11. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Biomedical Engineering

#103 in the United States

#117 in North America

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

12. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Biomedical Engineering

#119 in the United States

#135 in North America

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

13. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Biomedical Engineering

#120 in the United States

#136 in North America

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

14. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Biomedical Engineering

#129 in the United States

#146 in North America

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

15. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Biomedical Engineering

#136 in the United States

#153 in North America

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

16. University of North Texas

Denton

For Biomedical Engineering

#157 in the United States

#178 in North America

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

17. Baylor University

Waco

For Biomedical Engineering

#172 in the United States

#194 in North America

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

18. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Biomedical Engineering

#216 in the United States

#243 in North America

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

19. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Biomedical Engineering

#228 in the United States

#255 in North America

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

20. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Biomedical Engineering

#252 in the United States

#280 in North America

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

21. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Biomedical Engineering

#257 in the United States

#286 in North America

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

22. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Biomedical Engineering

#259 in the United States

#288 in North America

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

Closest to Texas states to learn Biomedical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	5	110
Louisiana	6	70
Arkansas	4	147
Kansas	3	95
Mississippi	3	145
Colorado	5	49
Missouri	5	24
Arizona	4	50
Nebraska	4	100
Alabama	5	65
Iowa	2	37
Utah	3	22
Illinois	11	20
Tennessee	6	54
Georgia	6	9
Indiana	6	32
Minnesota	2	23
Wisconsin	4	15
Florida	10	29
South Carolina	3	52
North Dakota	2	156
Ohio	13	11
North Carolina	7	13
Michigan	8	3
California	25	4
Virginia	7	28
District of Columbia	4	89
Maryland	6	8
Pennsylvania	16	5
Oregon	4	64
New Jersey	6	44
Washington	3	7
New York	26	16
Massachusetts	13	1
Rhode Island	3	56