45 Best Chemical 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 Chemical Engineering. A graph of 3.57M citations received by 70.6K academic papers made by 45 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: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

2. Rice University

Houston

For Chemical Engineering

#14 in the United States

#15 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,587

3. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Chemical Engineering

#19 in the United States

#20 in North America

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

4. University of Houston

Houston

For Chemical Engineering

#56 in the United States

#63 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1240
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: 1290
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 72%

6. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Chemical Engineering

#97 in the United States

#112 in North America

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

7. University of North Texas

Denton

For Chemical Engineering

#98 in the United States

#113 in North America

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

8. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Chemical Engineering

#113 in the United States

#131 in North America

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

9. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Chemical Engineering

#133 in the United States

#156 in North America

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

10. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Chemical Engineering

#135 in the United States

#158 in North America

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

11. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Chemical Engineering

#140 in the United States

#163 in North America

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

12. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Chemical Engineering

#161 in the United States

#191 in North America

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

13. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Chemical Engineering

#168 in the United States

#198 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 92%

14. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Chemical Engineering

#170 in the United States

#200 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,699
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1900

15. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Chemical Engineering

#182 in the United States

#213 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,640
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1959

16. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Chemical Engineering

#192 in the United States

#225 in North America

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

17. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Chemical Engineering

#196 in the United States

#231 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 82%

18. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Chemical Engineering

#200 in the United States

#235 in North America

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

19. Baylor University

Waco

For Chemical Engineering

#245 in the United States

#281 in North America

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

20. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Chemical Engineering

#246 in the United States

#282 in North America

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

21. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Chemical Engineering

#259 in the United States

#296 in North America

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

22. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Chemical Engineering

#265 in the United States

#302 in North America

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

23. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Chemical Engineering

#272 in the United States

#310 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 940
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 97%

24. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Chemical Engineering

#292 in the United States

#331 in North America

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

25. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Chemical Engineering

#305 in the United States

#346 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1070
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $11,699

26. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Chemical Engineering

#349 in the United States

#396 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Average SAT: 1393
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $32,264

27. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Chemical Engineering

#351 in the United States

#398 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1962

28. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Chemical Engineering

#364 in the United States

#411 in North America

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

29. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Chemical Engineering

#370 in the United States

#417 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1040
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 84%

30. Lubbock Christian University

Lubbock

For Chemical Engineering

#372 in the United States

#419 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $25,351

31. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Chemical Engineering

#377 in the United States

#424 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 900
Average ACT: 17
Receiving Aid: 98%

32. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Chemical Engineering

#380 in the United States

#428 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 76%

33. Austin College

Sherman

For Chemical Engineering

#400 in the United States

#449 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $24,777

34. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Chemical Engineering

#423 in the United States

#472 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 84%

35. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Chemical Engineering

#433 in the United States

#483 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 97%

36. University of Dallas

Irving

For Chemical Engineering

#484 in the United States

#536 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $31,221

37. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Chemical Engineering

#485 in the United States

#537 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,687

38. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Chemical Engineering

#487 in the United States

#539 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 96%

39. Texas College

Tyler

For Chemical Engineering

#491 in the United States

#543 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $10,901
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $10,182

40. University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

Tyler

For Chemical Engineering

#505 in the United States

#558 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1947

41. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Chemical Engineering

#507 in the United States

#560 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 96%

42. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Chemical Engineering

#516 in the United States

#569 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 91%

43. Texas A&M International University

Laredo

For Chemical Engineering

#582 in the United States

#639 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 99%

44. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Chemical Engineering

#585 in the United States

#642 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $9,678
Enrollment: 15,664

45. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Chemical Engineering

#596 in the United States

#653 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 96%

Closest to Texas states to learn Chemical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	6	84
New Mexico	4	81
Louisiana	14	73
Arkansas	7	87
Kansas	5	83
Mississippi	5	116
Colorado	8	41
Missouri	12	63
Arizona	4	29
Nebraska	6	64
Alabama	12	82
Iowa	5	37
Utah	3	40
Illinois	20	6
Tennessee	16	46
South Dakota	4	178
Kentucky	6	55
Georgia	15	3
Indiana	12	13
Minnesota	12	16
Wisconsin	15	17
Florida	22	23
South Carolina	9	53
North Dakota	2	112
Ohio	24	28
North Carolina	19	18
Michigan	15	10
California	53	2
Montana	3	146
Idaho	3	137
Virginia	16	38
District of Columbia	7	147
Maryland	14	27
Pennsylvania	35	7
Oregon	6	75
New Jersey	13	26
Washington	10	12
New York	62	15
Connecticut	11	48
Vermont	3	185
Massachusetts	29	1
Rhode Island	3	68
New Hampshire	3	115
Maine	3	144
Puerto Rico	6	206