20 Best colleges for Petroleum Engineering in Texas

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Below is a list of best universities in Texas ranked based on their research performance in Petroleum Engineering. A graph of 319K citations received by 13.4K academic papers made by 20 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

For Petroleum Engineering

Acceptance Rate
27%
Average SAT
1380
Average ACT
30
Receiving Aid
65%

2. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Petroleum Engineering

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

3. University of Houston

For Petroleum Engineering

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

4. Texas Tech University

For Petroleum Engineering

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

5. Rice University

For Petroleum Engineering

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

6. Baylor College of Medicine

For Petroleum Engineering

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

7. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

For Petroleum Engineering

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

8. University of Texas at Arlington

For Petroleum Engineering

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

9. Southern Methodist University

For Petroleum Engineering

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

10. University of North Texas

For Petroleum Engineering

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

11. Southwestern University

For Petroleum Engineering

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

12. University of Texas at San Antonio

For Petroleum Engineering

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

13. University of Texas at El Paso

For Petroleum Engineering

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

14. University of Texas at Dallas

For Petroleum Engineering

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

15. University of Texas Medical Branch

For Petroleum Engineering

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

16. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

For Petroleum Engineering

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

17. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

For Petroleum Engineering

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

18. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

For Petroleum Engineering

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

19. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

For Petroleum Engineering

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

20. Baylor University

For Petroleum Engineering

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

Closest to Texas states to learn Petroleum Engineering

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Oklahoma 3 6
New Mexico 3 27
Louisiana 6 11
Mississippi 3 92
Colorado 4 4
Missouri 6 35
Alabama 6 79
Iowa 2 68
Utah 3 22
Illinois 8 33
Tennessee 3 81
Georgia 5 36
Indiana 4 42
Minnesota 2 37
Wisconsin 4 29
Florida 10 38
South Carolina 3 78
Ohio 9 14
North Carolina 4 26
Michigan 5 9
California 19 2
Montana 2 137
Virginia 6 57
District of Columbia 3 172
Maryland 5 32
Pennsylvania 8 8
Oregon 5 84
New Jersey 5 30
Washington 3 34
New York 16 18
Massachusetts 11 5
Rhode Island 2 108