37 Best colleges for Geotechnical Engineering 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 Geotechnical Engineering. A graph of 1.21M citations received by 37.9K academic papers made by 37 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 Geotechnical Engineering

#2 in the United States

#2 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 Geotechnical Engineering

#4 in the United States

#4 in North America

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

3. University of Houston

Houston

For Geotechnical Engineering

#61 in the United States

#72 in North America

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

4. Rice University

Houston

For Geotechnical Engineering

#68 in the United States

#82 in North America

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

5. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Geotechnical Engineering

#97 in the United States

#116 in North America

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

6. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Geotechnical Engineering

#101 in the United States

#120 in North America

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

7. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Geotechnical Engineering

#125 in the United States

#151 in North America

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

8. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Geotechnical Engineering

#137 in the United States

#167 in North America

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

9. University of North Texas

Denton

For Geotechnical Engineering

#144 in the United States

#174 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 90%

10. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Geotechnical Engineering

#147 in the United States

#179 in North America

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

11. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Geotechnical Engineering

#159 in the United States

#191 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $48,179

12. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Geotechnical Engineering

#163 in the United States

#196 in North America

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

13. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Geotechnical Engineering

#190 in the United States

#226 in North America

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

14. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Geotechnical Engineering

#193 in the United States

#230 in North America

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

15. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Geotechnical Engineering

#195 in the United States

#232 in North America

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

16. Baylor University

Waco

For Geotechnical Engineering

#199 in the United States

#238 in North America

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

17. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Geotechnical Engineering

#210 in the United States

#249 in North America

Enrollment: 4,938
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1972

18. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Geotechnical Engineering

#233 in the United States

#272 in North America

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

19. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Geotechnical Engineering

#240 in the United States

#279 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1962

20. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Geotechnical Engineering

#241 in the United States

#280 in North America

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

21. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Geotechnical Engineering

#249 in the United States

#288 in North America

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

22. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Geotechnical Engineering

#269 in the United States

#312 in North America

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

23. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Geotechnical Engineering

#272 in the United States

#315 in North America

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

24. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Geotechnical Engineering

#279 in the United States

#322 in North America

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

25. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Geotechnical Engineering

#330 in the United States

#374 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%

26. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Geotechnical Engineering

#336 in the United States

#380 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 91%

27. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Geotechnical Engineering

#354 in the United States

#399 in North America

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

28. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Geotechnical Engineering

#390 in the United States

#437 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,228

29. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Geotechnical Engineering

#391 in the United States

#439 in North America

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

30. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Geotechnical Engineering

#401 in the United States

#449 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 90%

31. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Geotechnical Engineering

#409 in the United States

#457 in North America

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

32. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Geotechnical Engineering

#440 in the United States

#489 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 85%

33. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Geotechnical Engineering

#446 in the United States

#495 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $32,224

34. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Geotechnical Engineering

#474 in the United States

#527 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 94%

35. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Geotechnical Engineering

#480 in the United States

#533 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 98%

36. Texas A&M International University

Laredo

For Geotechnical Engineering

#483 in the United States

#536 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 990
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 99%

37. Texas College

Tyler

For Geotechnical Engineering

#500 in the United States

#554 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $10,958
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,381

Closest to Texas states to learn Geotechnical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	4	40
New Mexico	3	85
Louisiana	9	29
Arkansas	7	118
Kansas	5	49
Mississippi	5	106
Colorado	11	17
Missouri	10	54
Arizona	3	12
Nebraska	6	43
Alabama	8	66
Iowa	3	32
Utah	3	45
Illinois	17	7
Tennessee	11	52
South Dakota	4	149
Kentucky	5	64
Georgia	11	23
Indiana	12	11
Minnesota	8	10
Wisconsin	12	15
Florida	20	16
South Carolina	7	56
North Dakota	2	132
Ohio	19	18
North Carolina	11	26
Michigan	13	6
California	44	1
Montana	3	112
Idaho	3	89
Virginia	12	28
District of Columbia	6	161
Maryland	11	38
Pennsylvania	26	8
Oregon	5	27
New Jersey	9	34
Washington	9	14
New York	48	13
Connecticut	8	47
Vermont	3	115
Massachusetts	23	5
Rhode Island	3	73
New Hampshire	4	78
Maine	4	120
Puerto Rico	3	224
Alaska	3	74