27 Best Environmental Engineering schools in Texas

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 300K citations received by 11.1K academic papers made by 27 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: 31%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 89%

2. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Environmental Engineering

#14 in the United States

#17 in North America

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

3. University of Houston

Houston

For Environmental Engineering

#54 in the United States

#66 in North America

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

4. Rice University

Houston

For Environmental Engineering

#58 in the United States

#72 in North America

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

5. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Environmental Engineering

#89 in the United States

#109 in North America

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

6. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Environmental Engineering

#121 in the United States

#148 in North America

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

7. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Environmental Engineering

#135 in the United States

#164 in North America

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

8. University of North Texas

Denton

For Environmental Engineering

#137 in the United States

#167 in North America

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

9. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Environmental Engineering

#144 in the United States

#174 in North America

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

10. Baylor University

Waco

For Environmental Engineering

#147 in the United States

#178 in North America

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

11. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Environmental Engineering

#148 in the United States

#179 in North America

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

12. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Environmental Engineering

#149 in the United States

#181 in North America

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

13. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Environmental Engineering

#160 in the United States

#192 in North America

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

14. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Environmental Engineering

#177 in the United States

#209 in North America

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

15. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Environmental Engineering

#179 in the United States

#211 in North America

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

16. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Environmental Engineering

#195 in the United States

#228 in North America

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

17. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Environmental Engineering

#209 in the United States

#244 in North America

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

18. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Environmental Engineering

#214 in the United States

#249 in North America

Enrollment: 364
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1941

19. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Environmental Engineering

#222 in the United States

#258 in North America

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

20. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Environmental Engineering

#224 in the United States

#260 in North America

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

21. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Environmental Engineering

#231 in the United States

#267 in North America

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

22. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Environmental Engineering

#232 in the United States

#268 in North America

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

23. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Environmental Engineering

#246 in the United States

#284 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1962

24. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Environmental Engineering

#254 in the United States

#292 in North America

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

25. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Environmental Engineering

#260 in the United States

#300 in North America

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

26. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Environmental Engineering

#296 in the United States

#339 in North America

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

27. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Environmental Engineering

#311 in the United States

#357 in North America

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

Closest to Texas states to learn Environmental Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	4	80
New Mexico	3	87
Louisiana	7	40
Arkansas	4	112
Kansas	3	76
Mississippi	4	69
Colorado	6	26
Missouri	6	73
Arizona	3	16
Nebraska	3	67
Alabama	7	65
Utah	3	47
Illinois	11	2
Tennessee	5	74
Kentucky	3	70
Georgia	8	22
Indiana	5	32
Wisconsin	5	15
Florida	14	7
South Carolina	3	57
North Dakota	2	131
Ohio	14	23
North Carolina	10	18
Michigan	8	10
California	30	1
Montana	3	102
Idaho	3	119
Virginia	8	13
District of Columbia	5	104
Maryland	8	24
Pennsylvania	16	3
Oregon	4	44
New Jersey	7	33
Washington	4	20
New York	30	9
Connecticut	3	19
Massachusetts	15	5
Rhode Island	3	109
New Hampshire	3	118