22 Best Biomedical Engineering 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 Biomedical Engineering. A graph of 529K citations received by 14.2K 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: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,587

2. University of Texas at Austin

Austin

For Biomedical Engineering

#26 in the United States

#27 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

3. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Biomedical Engineering

#39 in the United States

#41 in North America

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

4. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Biomedical Engineering

#56 in the United States

#63 in North America

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

5. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Biomedical Engineering

#58 in the United States

#65 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,699
Male:Female: 41:59
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: 3,640
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1959

7. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Biomedical Engineering

#63 in the United States

#70 in North America

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

8. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Biomedical Engineering

#87 in the United States

#100 in North America

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

9. University of Houston

Houston

For Biomedical Engineering

#88 in the United States

#101 in North America

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

10. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Biomedical Engineering

#99 in the United States

#113 in North America

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

11. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Biomedical Engineering

#102 in the United States

#116 in North America

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

12. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Biomedical Engineering

#119 in the United States

#135 in North America

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

13. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Biomedical Engineering

#123 in the United States

#139 in North America

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

14. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Biomedical Engineering

#129 in the United States

#146 in North America

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

15. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Biomedical Engineering

#141 in the United States

#158 in North America

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

16. University of North Texas

Denton

For Biomedical Engineering

#158 in the United States

#180 in North America

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

17. Baylor University

Waco

For Biomedical Engineering

#172 in the United States

#194 in North America

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

18. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Biomedical Engineering

#216 in the United States

#243 in North America

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

19. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Biomedical Engineering

#224 in the United States

#251 in North America

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

20. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Biomedical Engineering

#250 in the United States

#278 in North America

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

21. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Biomedical Engineering

#258 in the United States

#287 in North America

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

22. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Biomedical Engineering

#263 in the United States

#292 in North America

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

Closest to Texas states to learn Biomedical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	5	110
Louisiana	6	67
Arkansas	4	146
Kansas	3	94
Mississippi	3	147
Colorado	5	50
Missouri	5	24
Arizona	4	49
Nebraska	4	104
Alabama	5	65
Iowa	2	36
Utah	3	21
Illinois	11	20
Tennessee	6	52
Georgia	6	9
Indiana	6	32
Minnesota	2	23
Wisconsin	4	15
Florida	10	29
South Carolina	3	51
North Dakota	2	157
Ohio	13	10
North Carolina	7	13
Michigan	7	3
California	24	4
Virginia	7	28
District of Columbia	4	91
Maryland	6	8
Pennsylvania	16	5
Oregon	4	64
New Jersey	6	44
Washington	3	7
New York	26	16
Massachusetts	12	1
Rhode Island	3	57