26 Best Environmental Engineering schools in Texas

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 39.4M citations received by 1.32M academic papers made by 26 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

#9 in the United States

#11 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 Environmental Engineering

#15 in the United States

#19 in North America

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

3. University of Houston

Houston

For Environmental Engineering

#53 in the United States

#64 in North America

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

4. Rice University

Houston

For Environmental Engineering

#69 in the United States

#86 in North America

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

5. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Environmental Engineering

#94 in the United States

#116 in North America

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

6. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Environmental Engineering

#126 in the United States

#155 in North America

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

7. Baylor University

Waco

For Environmental Engineering

#132 in the United States

#162 in North America

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

8. University of North Texas

Denton

For Environmental Engineering

#133 in the United States

#163 in North America

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

9. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Environmental Engineering

#137 in the United States

#168 in North America

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

10. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Environmental Engineering

#142 in the United States

#174 in North America

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

11. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Environmental Engineering

#149 in the United States

#182 in North America

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

12. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Environmental Engineering

#156 in the United States

#189 in North America

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

13. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Environmental Engineering

#160 in the United States

#193 in North America

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

14. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Environmental Engineering

#175 in the United States

#208 in North America

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

15. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Environmental Engineering

#177 in the United States

#210 in North America

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

16. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Environmental Engineering

#182 in the United States

#215 in North America

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

17. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Environmental Engineering

#220 in the United States

#256 in North America

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

18. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Environmental Engineering

#224 in the United States

#260 in North America

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

19. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Environmental Engineering

#225 in the United States

#262 in North America

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

20. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Environmental Engineering

#231 in the United States

#268 in North America

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

21. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Environmental Engineering

#232 in the United States

#269 in North America

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

22. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Environmental Engineering

#234 in the United States

#271 in North America

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

23. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Environmental Engineering

#261 in the United States

#302 in North America

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

24. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Environmental Engineering

#269 in the United States

#312 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1962

25. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Environmental Engineering

#271 in the United States

#314 in North America

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

26. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Environmental Engineering

#293 in the United States

#338 in North America

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

Closest to Texas states to learn Environmental Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	3	77
New Mexico	3	86
Louisiana	7	43
Arkansas	3	108
Kansas	3	61
Mississippi	4	72
Colorado	5	24
Missouri	5	73
Arizona	3	19
Nebraska	3	66
Alabama	6	65
Utah	3	49
Illinois	11	2
Tennessee	5	79
Kentucky	3	71
Georgia	6	22
Indiana	5	28
Wisconsin	4	16
Florida	14	7
South Carolina	3	59
North Dakota	3	139
Ohio	14	23
North Carolina	10	17
Michigan	7	6
California	28	1
Montana	3	99
Idaho	3	118
Virginia	7	11
District of Columbia	5	102
Maryland	7	25
Pennsylvania	12	4
Oregon	4	42
New Jersey	6	33
Washington	3	21
New York	23	13
Massachusetts	15	3
Rhode Island	3	110