53 Best colleges for Optical Engineering 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 Optical Engineering. A graph of 4.85M citations received by 164K academic papers made by 53 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: 31%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 89%

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: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

3. Rice University

Houston

For Optical Engineering

#47 in the United States

#52 in North America

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

4. University of Houston

Houston

For Optical Engineering

#59 in the United States

#65 in North America

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

5. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Optical Engineering

#75 in the United States

#86 in North America

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

6. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Optical Engineering

#76 in the United States

#87 in North America

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

7. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Optical Engineering

#93 in the United States

#108 in North America

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

8. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Optical Engineering

#110 in the United States

#128 in North America

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

9. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Optical Engineering

#111 in the United States

#129 in North America

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

10. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Optical Engineering

#131 in the United States

#154 in North America

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

11. University of North Texas

Denton

For Optical Engineering

#137 in the United States

#160 in North America

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

12. 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: 3,518
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1959

13. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Optical Engineering

#150 in the United States

#173 in North America

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

14. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Optical Engineering

#173 in the United States

#198 in North America

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

15. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Optical Engineering

#186 in the United States

#214 in North America

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

16. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Optical Engineering

#191 in the United States

#219 in North America

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

17. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Optical Engineering

#200 in the United States

#228 in North America

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

18. Baylor University

Waco

For Optical Engineering

#218 in the United States

#247 in North America

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

19. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Optical Engineering

#236 in the United States

#267 in North America

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

20. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Optical Engineering

#270 in the United States

#306 in North America

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

21. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Optical Engineering

#284 in the United States

#320 in North America

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

22. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Optical Engineering

#293 in the United States

#331 in North America

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

23. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Optical Engineering

#323 in the United States

#363 in North America

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

24. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Optical Engineering

#373 in the United States

#419 in North America

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

25. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Optical Engineering

#394 in the United States

#441 in North America

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

26. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Optical Engineering

#395 in the United States

#442 in North America

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

27. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Optical Engineering

#405 in the United States

#453 in North America

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

28. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Optical Engineering

#406 in the United States

#454 in North America

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

29. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Optical Engineering

#408 in the United States

#457 in North America

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

30. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Optical Engineering

#448 in the United States

#500 in North America

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

31. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Optical Engineering

#459 in the United States

#512 in North America

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

32. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Optical Engineering

#462 in the United States

#515 in North America

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

33. University of Dallas

Irving

For Optical Engineering

#492 in the United States

#546 in North America

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

34. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Optical Engineering

#552 in the United States

#606 in North America

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

35. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Optical Engineering

#555 in the United States

#609 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1962

36. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Optical Engineering

#557 in the United States

#611 in North America

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

37. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Optical Engineering

#560 in the United States

#615 in North America

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

38. Austin College

Sherman

For Optical Engineering

#563 in the United States

#618 in North America

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

39. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Optical Engineering

#613 in the United States

#669 in North America

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

40. Texas College

Tyler

For Optical Engineering

#616 in the United States

#672 in North America

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

41. Texas A&M International University

Laredo

For Optical Engineering

#650 in the United States

#706 in North America

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

42. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Optical Engineering

#660 in the United States

#716 in North America

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

43. University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

Tyler

For Optical Engineering

#667 in the United States

#723 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1947

44. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Optical Engineering

#681 in the United States

#737 in North America

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

45. Angelo State University

San Angelo

For Optical Engineering

#683 in the United States

#739 in North America

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

46. St. Mary's University

San Antonio

For Optical Engineering

#685 in the United States

#741 in North America

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

47. Lubbock Christian University

Lubbock

For Optical Engineering

#711 in the United States

#771 in North America

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

48. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Optical Engineering

#767 in the United States

#829 in North America

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

49. University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio

For Optical Engineering

#768 in the United States

#830 in North America

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

50. Abilene Christian University

Abilene

For Optical Engineering

#769 in the United States

#831 in North America

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

51. Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest

Austin

For Optical Engineering

#835 in the United States

#900 in North America

Enrollment: 115
Male:Female: 31:69

52. Midwestern State University

Wichita Falls

For Optical Engineering

#911 in the United States

#976 in North America

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

53. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Optical Engineering

#915 in the United States

#980 in North America

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

Closest to Texas states to learn Optical Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	10	97
New Mexico	6	70
Louisiana	18	78
Arkansas	9	112
Kansas	9	96
Mississippi	8	135
Colorado	15	31
Missouri	18	49
Arizona	5	21
Nebraska	7	81
Alabama	19	87
Iowa	10	40
Utah	7	36
Illinois	38	7
Tennessee	24	66
South Dakota	7	252
Kentucky	10	79
Georgia	25	14
Indiana	20	27
Minnesota	19	23
Wisconsin	22	17
Florida	31	30
South Carolina	15	83
North Dakota	3	197
Ohio	38	28
North Carolina	24	34
Michigan	23	5
California	77	1
Montana	3	147
Idaho	4	168
West Virginia	6	121
Virginia	29	51
District of Columbia	8	95
Maryland	21	12
Pennsylvania	66	16
Oregon	15	88
New Jersey	18	15
Washington	16	10
New York	92	8
Connecticut	16	29
Vermont	4	149
Massachusetts	46	2
Rhode Island	5	61
New Hampshire	8	99
Maine	7	185
Puerto Rico	9	260
Alaska	3	216
Hawaii	4	128