49 Best colleges for Electrical Engineering in Texas

Updated: July 18, 2023

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Texas ranked based on their research performance in Electrical Engineering. A graph of 39.4M citations received by 1.32M academic papers made by 49 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 Electrical Engineering

#7 in the United States

#7 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

2. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Electrical Engineering

#22 in the United States

#23 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 78%

3. Rice University

Houston

For Electrical Engineering

#44 in the United States

#49 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $18,521

4. University of Houston

Houston

For Electrical Engineering

#58 in the United States

#67 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 85%

5. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Electrical Engineering

#66 in the United States

#78 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $15,140
Enrollment: 29,696

6. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Electrical Engineering

#88 in the United States

#106 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 91%

7. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Electrical Engineering

#101 in the United States

#122 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 84%

8. University of North Texas

Denton

For Electrical Engineering

#142 in the United States

#171 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 63%

9. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Electrical Engineering

#144 in the United States

#173 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $41,986

10. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Electrical Engineering

#153 in the United States

#183 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 89%

11. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Electrical Engineering

#158 in the United States

#188 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,596
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1900

12. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Electrical Engineering

#165 in the United States

#195 in North America

Enrollment: 358
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1941

13. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Electrical Engineering

#168 in the United States

#198 in North America

Enrollment: 2,308
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1943

14. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Electrical Engineering

#190 in the United States

#221 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $9,029
Enrollment: 24,003

15. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Electrical Engineering

#205 in the United States

#238 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,484
Male:Female: 28:72
Founded: 1891

16. Baylor University

Waco

For Electrical Engineering

#208 in the United States

#242 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $46,039

17. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Electrical Engineering

#220 in the United States

#255 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 80%

18. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Electrical Engineering

#226 in the United States

#262 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,499
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1959

19. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Electrical Engineering

#231 in the United States

#267 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 5,796
Male:Female: 28:72
Founded: 1972

20. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Electrical Engineering

#234 in the United States

#270 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1005
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 90%

21. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Electrical Engineering

#268 in the United States

#305 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 945
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 97%

22. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Electrical Engineering

#279 in the United States

#317 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 92%

23. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Electrical Engineering

#310 in the United States

#350 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $42,574

24. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Electrical Engineering

#338 in the United States

#385 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $8,702
Enrollment: 31,940

25. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Electrical Engineering

#341 in the United States

#389 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 84%

26. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Electrical Engineering

#342 in the United States

#390 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $28,496

27. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Electrical Engineering

#361 in the United States

#409 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1962

28. University of Dallas

Irving

For Electrical Engineering

#379 in the United States

#428 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $25,620

29. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Electrical Engineering

#387 in the United States

#438 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 67%

30. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Electrical Engineering

#435 in the United States

#486 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 84%

31. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Electrical Engineering

#457 in the United States

#509 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1374
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $27,356

32. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Electrical Engineering

#476 in the United States

#529 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1074
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 76%

33. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Electrical Engineering

#479 in the United States

#532 in North America

Enrollment: 5,378
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1969

34. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Electrical Engineering

#500 in the United States

#553 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 910
Average ACT: 17
Receiving Aid: 96%

35. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Electrical Engineering

#517 in the United States

#571 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 2,472
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1970

36. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Electrical Engineering

#541 in the United States

#596 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1040
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 93%

37. St. Mary's University

San Antonio

For Electrical Engineering

#556 in the United States

#611 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Net Price: $17,899
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $26,071

38. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Electrical Engineering

#572 in the United States

#627 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 93%

39. Texas A&M University - Texarkana

Texarkana

For Electrical Engineering

#593 in the United States

#648 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1000
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 89%

40. Texas College

Tyler

For Electrical Engineering

#618 in the United States

#674 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $17,717
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $3,861

41. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Electrical Engineering

#636 in the United States

#693 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $7,490
Enrollment: 15,077

42. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Electrical Engineering

#637 in the United States

#694 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1084
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 95%

43. Texas A&M International University

Laredo

For Electrical Engineering

#666 in the United States

#726 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 98%

44. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Electrical Engineering

#723 in the United States

#785 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 93%

45. Midwestern State University

Wichita Falls

For Electrical Engineering

#724 in the United States

#786 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $8,923
Enrollment: 5,797

46. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Electrical Engineering

#729 in the United States

#791 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 95%

47. Abilene Christian University

Abilene

For Electrical Engineering

#735 in the United States

#797 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $29,734

48. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Electrical Engineering

#736 in the United States

#798 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 96%

49. LeTourneau University

Longview

For Electrical Engineering

#742 in the United States

#804 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $25,932

Closest to Texas states to learn Electrical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	9	102
New Mexico	4	70
Louisiana	14	86
Arkansas	9	94
Kansas	8	99
Mississippi	5	111
Colorado	13	33
Missouri	12	62
Arizona	4	30
Nebraska	7	60
Alabama	11	76
Iowa	7	36
Utah	5	48
Illinois	29	6
Tennessee	15	52
South Dakota	4	202
Kentucky	8	83
Georgia	15	4
Indiana	15	19
Minnesota	15	24
Wisconsin	19	21
Florida	26	28
South Carolina	12	68
North Dakota	3	166
Ohio	30	25
North Carolina	19	29
Michigan	18	5
California	62	2
Montana	3	136
Idaho	3	160
West Virginia	3	120
Virginia	19	15
District of Columbia	8	110
Maryland	17	16
Pennsylvania	48	8
Oregon	11	63
New Jersey	15	14
Washington	13	18
New York	77	11
Connecticut	15	35
Vermont	3	170
Massachusetts	35	1
Rhode Island	5	89
New Hampshire	4	97
Maine	7	156
Puerto Rico	5	238
Hawaii	3	125