28 Best Environmental 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 Environmental Engineering. A graph of 410K citations received by 12.5K 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: 27%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 65%

2. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Environmental Engineering

#15 in the United States

#18 in North America

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

3. University of Houston

Houston

For Environmental Engineering

#58 in the United States

#70 in North America

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

4. Rice University

Houston

For Environmental Engineering

#59 in the United States

#72 in North America

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

5. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Environmental Engineering

#83 in the United States

#103 in North America

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

6. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Environmental Engineering

#120 in the United States

#146 in North America

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

7. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Environmental Engineering

#123 in the United States

#151 in North America

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

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: 90%

9. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Environmental Engineering

#141 in the United States

#171 in North America

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

10. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Environmental Engineering

#145 in the United States

#176 in North America

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

11. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Environmental Engineering

#146 in the United States

#177 in North America

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

12. Baylor University

Waco

For Environmental Engineering

#148 in the United States

#179 in North America

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

13. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Environmental Engineering

#165 in the United States

#197 in North America

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

14. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Environmental Engineering

#175 in the United States

#207 in North America

Enrollment: 4,938
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: 63%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $48,179

16. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Environmental Engineering

#201 in the United States

#236 in North America

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

17. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Environmental Engineering

#206 in the United States

#241 in North America

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

18. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Environmental Engineering

#218 in the United States

#253 in North America

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

19. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Environmental Engineering

#220 in the United States

#255 in North America

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

20. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Environmental Engineering

#224 in the United States

#261 in North America

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

21. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Environmental Engineering

#229 in the United States

#266 in North America

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

22. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Environmental Engineering

#231 in the United States

#268 in North America

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

23. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Environmental Engineering

#233 in the United States

#270 in North America

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

24. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Environmental Engineering

#250 in the United States

#287 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1962

25. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Environmental Engineering

#275 in the United States

#315 in North America

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

26. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Environmental Engineering

#315 in the United States

#358 in North America

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

27. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Environmental Engineering

#316 in the United States

#359 in North America

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

28. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Environmental Engineering

#329 in the United States

#374 in North America

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

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	40
Arkansas	5	103
Kansas	3	76
Mississippi	4	61
Colorado	7	26
Missouri	6	74
Arizona	3	14
Nebraska	3	64
Alabama	7	70
Utah	3	45
Illinois	11	3
Tennessee	8	67
Kentucky	3	71
Georgia	9	22
Indiana	7	28
Wisconsin	5	18
Florida	16	7
South Carolina	4	57
North Dakota	2	131
Ohio	13	23
North Carolina	10	16
Michigan	8	10
California	34	1
Montana	3	105
Idaho	3	115
Virginia	9	13
District of Columbia	5	107
Maryland	10	24
Pennsylvania	16	4
Oregon	5	49
New Jersey	8	34
Washington	5	20
New York	31	9
Connecticut	4	17
Massachusetts	17	5
Rhode Island	3	109
New Hampshire	3	116