8 Best colleges for Optical Engineering in Houston, TX

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Below is a list of best universities in Houston ranked based on their research performance in Optical Engineering. A graph of 1.62M citations received by 46.6K academic papers made by 8 universities in Houston 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. Rice University

For Optical Engineering

#3 in Texas
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,902

2. University of Houston

For Optical Engineering

#4 in Texas
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

3. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

For Optical Engineering

#5 in Texas
Enrollment
364
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1941

4. Baylor College of Medicine

For Optical Engineering

#6 in Texas
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,610
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1900

5. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

For Optical Engineering

#13 in Texas
Enrollment
5,354
Male:Female
29:71
Founded
1972

6. Texas Southern University

For Optical Engineering

#34 in Texas
Acceptance Rate
97%
Average SAT
910
Average ACT
17
Receiving Aid
99%

7. University of Houston - Clear Lake

For Optical Engineering

#39 in Texas
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1082
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
80%

8. University of Houston - Downtown

For Optical Engineering

#44 in Texas
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1030
Average ACT
18
Receiving Aid
88%

Universities for Optical Engineering near Houston

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University
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69 Prairie View A&M University 395
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Prairie View, Texas
77 University of Texas Medical Branch 186
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Galveston, Texas
107 Sam Houston State University 408
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Huntsville, Texas
130 Lamar University 323
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Beaumont, Texas
132 Texas A&M University - College Station 35
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College Station, Texas
234 University of Texas at Austin 13
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Austin, Texas
240 Southwestern University 406
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Georgetown, Texas
247 Texas State University 236
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San Marcos, Texas
259 Baylor University 218
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Waco, Texas
301 Trinity University 394
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San Antonio, Texas