55 Best colleges for Optical Engineering in Texas

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Texas ranked based on their research performance in Optical Engineering. A graph of 6.48M citations received by 187K 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 Optical Engineering

#13 in the United States

#14 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

2. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Optical Engineering

#35 in the United States

#37 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 77%

3. Rice University

Houston

For Optical Engineering

#49 in the United States

#54 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,587

4. University of Houston

Houston

For Optical Engineering

#63 in the United States

#70 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

5. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Optical Engineering

#74 in the United States

#84 in North America

Enrollment: 355
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1941

6. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Optical Engineering

#76 in the United States

#87 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,699
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1900

7. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Optical Engineering

#93 in the United States

#107 in North America

Enrollment: 2,501
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1943

8. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Optical Engineering

#101 in the United States

#117 in North America

Enrollment: 5,048
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1972

9. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Optical Engineering

#109 in the United States

#127 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 86%

10. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Optical Engineering

#113 in the United States

#133 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 72%

11. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Optical Engineering

#132 in the United States

#155 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 91%

12. University of North Texas

Denton

For Optical Engineering

#135 in the United States

#158 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 91%

13. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Optical Engineering

#144 in the United States

#167 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,640
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1959

14. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Optical Engineering

#175 in the United States

#201 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $45,792

15. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Optical Engineering

#182 in the United States

#210 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,315
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1891

16. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Optical Engineering

#189 in the United States

#217 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Average SAT: 980
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 88%

17. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Optical Engineering

#191 in the United States

#219 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 86%

18. Baylor University

Waco

For Optical Engineering

#218 in the United States

#247 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $49,727

19. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Optical Engineering

#239 in the United States

#270 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 82%

20. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Optical Engineering

#265 in the United States

#300 in North America

Enrollment: 4,890
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1969

21. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Optical Engineering

#285 in the United States

#322 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1263
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $39,005

22. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Optical Engineering

#298 in the United States

#336 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,344
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1970

23. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Optical Engineering

#328 in the United States

#372 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 92%

24. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Optical Engineering

#351 in the United States

#396 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 94%

25. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Optical Engineering

#406 in the United States

#453 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1070
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $11,699

26. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Optical Engineering

#408 in the United States

#455 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1040
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 84%

27. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Optical Engineering

#409 in the United States

#456 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Average SAT: 1393
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $32,264

28. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Optical Engineering

#419 in the United States

#467 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 940
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 97%

29. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Optical Engineering

#424 in the United States

#473 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,687

30. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Optical Engineering

#458 in the United States

#511 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $9,678
Enrollment: 15,664

31. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Optical Engineering

#463 in the United States

#516 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 84%

32. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Optical Engineering

#467 in the United States

#520 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 97%

33. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Optical Engineering

#562 in the United States

#616 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 900
Average ACT: 17
Receiving Aid: 98%

34. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Optical Engineering

#567 in the United States

#621 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 91%

35. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Optical Engineering

#572 in the United States

#626 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 96%

36. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Optical Engineering

#578 in the United States

#632 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1962

37. Texas A&M International University

Laredo

For Optical Engineering

#618 in the United States

#674 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 99%

38. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Optical Engineering

#619 in the United States

#675 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 76%

39. Texas College

Tyler

For Optical Engineering

#634 in the United States

#691 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $10,901
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $10,182

40. University of Dallas

Irving

For Optical Engineering

#635 in the United States

#692 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $31,221

41. St. Mary's University

San Antonio

For Optical Engineering

#662 in the United States

#719 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1065
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $20,562

42. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Optical Engineering

#664 in the United States

#721 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 90%

43. Austin College

Sherman

For Optical Engineering

#672 in the United States

#729 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $24,777

44. Abilene Christian University

Abilene

For Optical Engineering

#673 in the United States

#730 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,311

45. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Optical Engineering

#674 in the United States

#731 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 86%

46. Angelo State University

San Angelo

For Optical Engineering

#700 in the United States

#759 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 96%

47. Lubbock Christian University

Lubbock

For Optical Engineering

#710 in the United States

#771 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $25,351

48. University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

Tyler

For Optical Engineering

#713 in the United States

#775 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1947

49. University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio

For Optical Engineering

#732 in the United States

#794 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $21,246

50. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Optical Engineering

#781 in the United States

#844 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 96%

51. Midwestern State University

Wichita Falls

For Optical Engineering

#853 in the United States

#918 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $10,415
Enrollment: 5,573

52. Texas Health and Science University

Austin

For Optical Engineering

#863 in the United States

#928 in North America

Enrollment: 65
Male:Female: 29:71

53. Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest

Austin

For Optical Engineering

#901 in the United States

#966 in North America

Enrollment: 116
Male:Female: 28:72

54. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Optical Engineering

#909 in the United States

#974 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 96%

55. University of Houston - Victoria

Victoria

For Optical Engineering

#974 in the United States

#1041 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1087
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 86%

Closest to Texas states to learn Optical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	11	96
New Mexico	6	70
Louisiana	19	78
Arkansas	11	114
Kansas	9	98
Mississippi	9	137
Colorado	16	32
Missouri	18	48
Arizona	5	20
Nebraska	7	86
Alabama	19	88
Iowa	11	45
Utah	7	36
Illinois	40	8
Tennessee	25	65
South Dakota	7	246
Kentucky	12	83
Georgia	26	15
Indiana	22	23
Minnesota	19	25
Wisconsin	23	16
Florida	31	30
South Carolina	15	81
North Dakota	3	195
Ohio	40	27
North Carolina	24	33
Michigan	26	5
California	79	1
Montana	3	146
Idaho	4	167
West Virginia	7	118
Virginia	30	51
District of Columbia	8	94
Maryland	21	11
Pennsylvania	68	18
Oregon	15	85
New Jersey	18	14
Washington	17	10
New York	92	9
Connecticut	18	29
Vermont	4	147
Massachusetts	50	2
Rhode Island	6	59
New Hampshire	7	95
Maine	7	184
Puerto Rico	9	264
Alaska	3	201
Hawaii	4	125