55 Best Mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 2.39M citations received by 101K academic papers made by 55 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 Mechanical Engineering

#14 in the United States

#15 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 Mechanical Engineering

#21 in the United States

#22 in North America

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

3. Rice University

Houston

For Mechanical Engineering

#59 in the United States

#67 in North America

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

4. University of Houston

Houston

For Mechanical Engineering

#72 in the United States

#81 in North America

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

5. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Mechanical Engineering

#98 in the United States

#114 in North America

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

6. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Mechanical Engineering

#107 in the United States

#127 in North America

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

7. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Mechanical Engineering

#116 in the United States

#137 in North America

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

8. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Mechanical Engineering

#118 in the United States

#139 in North America

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

9. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Mechanical Engineering

#121 in the United States

#143 in North America

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

10. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Mechanical Engineering

#128 in the United States

#153 in North America

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

11. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Mechanical Engineering

#139 in the United States

#166 in North America

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

12. University of North Texas

Denton

For Mechanical Engineering

#158 in the United States

#187 in North America

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

13. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Mechanical Engineering

#164 in the United States

#193 in North America

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

14. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Mechanical Engineering

#166 in the United States

#195 in North America

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

15. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Mechanical Engineering

#173 in the United States

#203 in North America

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

16. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Mechanical Engineering

#183 in the United States

#213 in North America

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

17. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Mechanical Engineering

#207 in the United States

#238 in North America

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

18. Baylor University

Waco

For Mechanical Engineering

#211 in the United States

#242 in North America

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

19. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Mechanical Engineering

#229 in the United States

#261 in North America

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

20. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Mechanical Engineering

#255 in the United States

#291 in North America

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

21. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Mechanical Engineering

#291 in the United States

#330 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $44,190

22. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Mechanical Engineering

#309 in the United States

#350 in North America

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

23. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Mechanical Engineering

#340 in the United States

#381 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1238
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,014

24. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Mechanical Engineering

#357 in the United States

#398 in North America

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

25. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Mechanical Engineering

#365 in the United States

#407 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 96%

26. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Mechanical Engineering

#374 in the United States

#418 in North America

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

27. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Mechanical Engineering

#393 in the United States

#439 in North America

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

28. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Mechanical Engineering

#403 in the United States

#449 in North America

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

29. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Mechanical Engineering

#430 in the United States

#478 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 87%

30. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Mechanical Engineering

#434 in the United States

#485 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 83%

31. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Mechanical Engineering

#439 in the United States

#490 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $30,038

32. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Mechanical Engineering

#446 in the United States

#497 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,337
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1970

33. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Mechanical Engineering

#465 in the United States

#516 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1082
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 80%

34. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Mechanical Engineering

#474 in the United States

#525 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1962

35. University of Dallas

Irving

For Mechanical Engineering

#494 in the United States

#547 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $27,250

36. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Mechanical Engineering

#500 in the United States

#553 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1032
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 100%

37. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Mechanical Engineering

#512 in the United States

#565 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 91%

38. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Mechanical Engineering

#530 in the United States

#583 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 88%

39. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Mechanical Engineering

#563 in the United States

#617 in North America

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

40. Texas A&M International University

Laredo

For Mechanical Engineering

#604 in the United States

#661 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 97%

41. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Mechanical Engineering

#632 in the United States

#691 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1000
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 99%

42. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Mechanical Engineering

#636 in the United States

#695 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1065
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 87%

43. Texas College

Tyler

For Mechanical Engineering

#638 in the United States

#697 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $11,174
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $10,263

44. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Mechanical Engineering

#690 in the United States

#751 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 93%

45. Midwestern State University

Wichita Falls

For Mechanical Engineering

#718 in the United States

#780 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $10,643
Enrollment: 5,784

46. St. Mary's University

San Antonio

For Mechanical Engineering

#729 in the United States

#794 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $21,379
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,439

47. University of Houston - Victoria

Victoria

For Mechanical Engineering

#756 in the United States

#821 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $9,301
Enrollment: 4,057

48. Austin College

Sherman

For Mechanical Engineering

#758 in the United States

#823 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $24,739

49. Abilene Christian University

Abilene

For Mechanical Engineering

#787 in the United States

#853 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,978

50. University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

Tyler

For Mechanical Engineering

#803 in the United States

#869 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1947

51. Lubbock Christian University

Lubbock

For Mechanical Engineering

#823 in the United States

#890 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 82%
Average SAT: 1065
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $23,551

52. Angelo State University

San Angelo

For Mechanical Engineering

#837 in the United States

#904 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 97%

53. LeTourneau University

Longview

For Mechanical Engineering

#857 in the United States

#924 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $26,974

54. University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio

For Mechanical Engineering

#907 in the United States

#975 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1022
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $20,832

55. Saint Edward's University

Austin

For Mechanical Engineering

#939 in the United States

#1008 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1150
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $27,193

Closest to Texas states to learn Mechanical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	10	90
New Mexico	5	99
Louisiana	16	63
Arkansas	10	137
Kansas	8	109
Mississippi	6	124
Colorado	14	45
Missouri	20	52
Arizona	5	41
Nebraska	7	75
Alabama	15	92
Iowa	10	31
Utah	7	42
Illinois	40	6
Tennessee	24	51
South Dakota	6	293
Kentucky	13	58
Georgia	23	7
Indiana	21	19
Minnesota	20	15
Wisconsin	21	10
Florida	32	26
South Carolina	14	71
North Dakota	4	192
Ohio	39	13
North Carolina	24	38
Michigan	23	5
California	80	2
Montana	3	185
Idaho	4	167
West Virginia	6	110
Virginia	28	29
District of Columbia	8	108
Maryland	21	12
Pennsylvania	67	11
Oregon	14	82
New Jersey	19	23
Washington	18	8
New York	96	9
Connecticut	18	27
Vermont	3	149
Massachusetts	48	1
Rhode Island	7	64
New Hampshire	8	114
Maine	6	186
Puerto Rico	5	285
Alaska	3	217
Hawaii	4	126