28 Best Environmental 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 Environmental Engineering. A graph of 381K citations received by 12.1K academic papers made by 28 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 Environmental Engineering

#6 in the United States

#8 in North America

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

2. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Environmental Engineering

#15 in the United States

#18 in North America

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

3. University of Houston

Houston

For Environmental Engineering

#58 in the United States

#70 in North America

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

4. Rice University

Houston

For Environmental Engineering

#62 in the United States

#74 in North America

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

5. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Environmental Engineering

#84 in the United States

#104 in North America

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

6. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Environmental Engineering

#118 in the United States

#144 in North America

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

7. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Environmental Engineering

#125 in the United States

#153 in North America

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

8. University of North Texas

Denton

For Environmental Engineering

#135 in the United States

#164 in North America

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

9. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Environmental Engineering

#140 in the United States

#170 in North America

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

10. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Environmental Engineering

#144 in the United States

#174 in North America

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

11. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Environmental Engineering

#147 in the United States

#178 in North America

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

12. Baylor University

Waco

For Environmental Engineering

#149 in the United States

#180 in North America

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

13. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Environmental Engineering

#166 in the United States

#198 in North America

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

14. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Environmental Engineering

#174 in the United States

#206 in North America

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

15. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Environmental Engineering

#178 in the United States

#210 in North America

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

16. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Environmental Engineering

#197 in the United States

#231 in North America

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

17. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Environmental Engineering

#204 in the United States

#239 in North America

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

18. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Environmental Engineering

#219 in the United States

#254 in North America

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

19. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Environmental Engineering

#221 in the United States

#256 in North America

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

20. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Environmental Engineering

#229 in the United States

#266 in North America

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

21. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Environmental Engineering

#230 in the United States

#267 in North America

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

22. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Environmental Engineering

#233 in the United States

#270 in North America

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

23. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Environmental Engineering

#234 in the United States

#271 in North America

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

24. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Environmental Engineering

#249 in the United States

#286 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1962

25. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Environmental Engineering

#269 in the United States

#307 in North America

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

26. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Environmental Engineering

#313 in the United States

#356 in North America

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

27. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Environmental Engineering

#317 in the United States

#360 in North America

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

28. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Environmental Engineering

#322 in the United States

#366 in North America

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

Closest to Texas states to learn Environmental Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	4	78
New Mexico	3	90
Louisiana	7	39
Arkansas	4	104
Kansas	3	75
Mississippi	4	61
Colorado	7	26
Missouri	6	74
Arizona	3	14
Nebraska	3	65
Alabama	7	69
Utah	3	45
Illinois	11	2
Tennessee	8	67
Kentucky	3	73
Georgia	9	22
Indiana	7	28
Wisconsin	5	17
Florida	15	7
South Carolina	4	57
North Dakota	2	132
Ohio	13	23
North Carolina	10	16
Michigan	8	10
California	33	1
Montana	3	105
Idaho	3	115
Virginia	9	13
District of Columbia	5	108
Maryland	10	24
Pennsylvania	16	4
Oregon	5	48
New Jersey	8	34
Washington	5	20
New York	31	9
Connecticut	3	18
Massachusetts	17	5
Rhode Island	3	109
New Hampshire	3	117