46 Best Chemical 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 Chemical Engineering. A graph of 3.78M citations received by 72.1K academic papers made by 46 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 Chemical Engineering

#4 in the United States

#4 in North America

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

2. Rice University

Houston

For Chemical Engineering

#14 in the United States

#15 in North America

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

3. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Chemical Engineering

#19 in the United States

#20 in North America

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

4. University of Houston

Houston

For Chemical Engineering

#56 in the United States

#63 in North America

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

5. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Chemical Engineering

#78 in the United States

#88 in North America

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

6. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Chemical Engineering

#96 in the United States

#111 in North America

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

7. University of North Texas

Denton

For Chemical Engineering

#97 in the United States

#112 in North America

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

8. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Chemical Engineering

#113 in the United States

#131 in North America

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

9. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Chemical Engineering

#130 in the United States

#153 in North America

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

10. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Chemical Engineering

#136 in the United States

#159 in North America

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

11. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Chemical Engineering

#139 in the United States

#162 in North America

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

12. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Chemical Engineering

#160 in the United States

#190 in North America

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

13. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Chemical Engineering

#168 in the United States

#198 in North America

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

14. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Chemical Engineering

#170 in the United States

#200 in North America

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

15. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Chemical Engineering

#183 in the United States

#215 in North America

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

16. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Chemical Engineering

#193 in the United States

#227 in North America

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

17. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Chemical Engineering

#197 in the United States

#232 in North America

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

18. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Chemical Engineering

#201 in the United States

#236 in North America

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

19. Baylor University

Waco

For Chemical Engineering

#242 in the United States

#278 in North America

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

20. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Chemical Engineering

#246 in the United States

#282 in North America

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

21. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Chemical Engineering

#260 in the United States

#297 in North America

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

22. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Chemical Engineering

#261 in the United States

#298 in North America

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

23. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Chemical Engineering

#270 in the United States

#308 in North America

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

24. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Chemical Engineering

#291 in the United States

#330 in North America

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

25. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Chemical Engineering

#301 in the United States

#342 in North America

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

26. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Chemical Engineering

#351 in the United States

#398 in North America

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

27. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Chemical Engineering

#353 in the United States

#400 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1962

28. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Chemical Engineering

#362 in the United States

#409 in North America

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

29. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Chemical Engineering

#368 in the United States

#415 in North America

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

30. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Chemical Engineering

#372 in the United States

#419 in North America

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

31. Lubbock Christian University

Lubbock

For Chemical Engineering

#377 in the United States

#425 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $24,544

32. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Chemical Engineering

#384 in the United States

#432 in North America

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

33. Austin College

Sherman

For Chemical Engineering

#391 in the United States

#440 in North America

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

34. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Chemical Engineering

#419 in the United States

#468 in North America

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

35. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Chemical Engineering

#428 in the United States

#478 in North America

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

36. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Chemical Engineering

#474 in the United States

#526 in North America

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

37. University of Dallas

Irving

For Chemical Engineering

#486 in the United States

#538 in North America

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

38. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Chemical Engineering

#490 in the United States

#542 in North America

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

39. Texas College

Tyler

For Chemical Engineering

#493 in the United States

#545 in North America

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

40. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Chemical Engineering

#506 in the United States

#559 in North America

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

41. University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

Tyler

For Chemical Engineering

#511 in the United States

#564 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1947

42. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Chemical Engineering

#512 in the United States

#565 in North America

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

43. Texas A&M International University

Laredo

For Chemical Engineering

#581 in the United States

#638 in North America

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

44. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Chemical Engineering

#589 in the United States

#646 in North America

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

45. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Chemical Engineering

#591 in the United States

#648 in North America

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

46. Midwestern State University

Wichita Falls

For Chemical Engineering

#610 in the United States

#667 in North America

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

Closest to Texas states to learn Chemical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	6	84
New Mexico	4	82
Louisiana	14	73
Arkansas	7	87
Kansas	5	83
Mississippi	5	116
Colorado	8	41
Missouri	12	63
Arizona	4	29
Nebraska	6	65
Alabama	12	80
Iowa	5	37
Utah	4	42
Illinois	20	6
Tennessee	16	46
South Dakota	4	178
Kentucky	6	55
Georgia	15	3
Indiana	12	13
Minnesota	12	16
Wisconsin	15	18
Florida	22	23
South Carolina	9	53
North Dakota	2	112
Ohio	25	28
North Carolina	19	17
Michigan	15	10
California	54	2
Montana	3	145
Idaho	3	138
Virginia	16	38
District of Columbia	7	147
Maryland	14	26
Pennsylvania	35	7
Oregon	6	75
New Jersey	13	27
Washington	10	12
New York	61	15
Connecticut	11	48
Vermont	3	186
Massachusetts	29	1
Rhode Island	3	68
New Hampshire	3	117
Maine	3	144
Puerto Rico	6	206