37 Best Civil Engineering schools in Texas

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Below is a list of best universities in Texas ranked based on their research performance in Civil Engineering. A graph of 657K citations received by 27.2K academic papers made by 37 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

For Civil Engineering

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

2. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Civil Engineering

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

3. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

For Civil Engineering

Enrollment
364
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1941

4. Rice University

For Civil Engineering

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

5. University of Houston

For Civil Engineering

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

6. Texas Tech University

For Civil Engineering

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

7. University of Texas at Arlington

For Civil Engineering

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

8. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

For Civil Engineering

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

9. Baylor College of Medicine

For Civil Engineering

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

10. University of North Texas

For Civil Engineering

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

11. University of Texas at El Paso

For Civil Engineering

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

12. University of Texas at Dallas

For Civil Engineering

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

13. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

For Civil Engineering

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

14. University of Texas at San Antonio

For Civil Engineering

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

15. Southern Methodist University

For Civil Engineering

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

16. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

For Civil Engineering

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

17. Texas State University

For Civil Engineering

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

18. Texas A&M University at Galveston

For Civil Engineering

Acceptance Rate
87%
Founded
1962

19. University of Texas Medical Branch

For Civil Engineering

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

20. Baylor University

For Civil Engineering

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

21. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

For Civil Engineering

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

22. Texas Southern University

For Civil Engineering

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

23. Texas Christian University

For Civil Engineering

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

24. Lamar University

For Civil Engineering

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

25. University of Texas at Tyler

For Civil Engineering

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

26. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

For Civil Engineering

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

27. Southwestern University

For Civil Engineering

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

28. Sam Houston State University

For Civil Engineering

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

29. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

For Civil Engineering

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

30. Stephen F Austin State University

For Civil Engineering

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

31. Tarleton State University

For Civil Engineering

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

32. Texas A&M University - Commerce

For Civil Engineering

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

33. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

For Civil Engineering

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

34. University of Dallas

For Civil Engineering

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

35. Prairie View A&M University

For Civil Engineering

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

36. Trinity University

For Civil Engineering

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

37. University of Houston - Clear Lake

For Civil Engineering

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

Closest to Texas states to learn Civil Engineering

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Oklahoma 4 82
New Mexico 3 106
Louisiana 7 43
Arkansas 6 129
Kansas 3 76
Mississippi 5 145
Colorado 10 29
Missouri 8 59
Arizona 3 25
Nebraska 4 60
Alabama 8 77
Iowa 3 35
Utah 5 46
Illinois 18 9
Tennessee 11 57
South Dakota 5 169
Kentucky 7 73
Georgia 12 14
Indiana 13 28
Minnesota 8 21
Wisconsin 11 7
Florida 19 24
South Carolina 8 71
North Dakota 3 173
Ohio 18 16
North Carolina 14 37
Michigan 14 5
California 49 1
Montana 3 151
Idaho 3 140
Virginia 14 19
District of Columbia 6 107
Maryland 13 6
Pennsylvania 24 13
Oregon 7 54
New Jersey 12 32
Washington 10 8
New York 56 11
Connecticut 9 39
Massachusetts 25 3
Rhode Island 4 85
New Hampshire 3 135
Maine 6 138
Puerto Rico 3 246
Alaska 3 104