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 296K citations received by 12.9K 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
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 69%
2. Texas A&M University - College Station
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 77%
3. University of Houston
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
4. Texas Tech University
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1180
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
5. Rice University
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $20,587
6. Baylor College of Medicine
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Enrollment
- 1,699
- Male:Female
- 41:59
- Founded
- 1900
7. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- Enrollment
- 2,501
- Male:Female
- 44:56
- Founded
- 1943
8. University of Texas at Arlington
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1110
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
9. Southern Methodist University
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $45,792
10. University of North Texas
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1105
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
11. University of Texas at San Antonio
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1100
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
12. University of Texas at Dallas
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Average SAT
- 1290
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 72%
13. University of Texas at El Paso
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Average SAT
- 980
- Average ACT
- 20
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
14. Southwestern University
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $30,687
15. University of Texas Medical Branch
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Enrollment
- 3,315
- Male:Female
- 29:71
- Founded
- 1891
16. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Enrollment
- 3,640
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1959
17. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1075
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
18. University of Texas of the Permian Basin
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1010
- Average ACT
- 18
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
19. Texas A&M University - Kingsville
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1070
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $11,699
20. Baylor University
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Average SAT
- 1305
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $49,727
Closest to Texas states to learn Petroleum Engineering
| State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni  rank |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 3 | 6 |
| New Mexico | 3 | 27 |
| Louisiana | 6 | 11 |
| Mississippi | 3 | 95 |
| Colorado | 4 | 4 |
| Missouri | 6 | 36 |
| Alabama | 6 | 78 |
| Iowa | 2 | 67 |
| Utah | 3 | 21 |
| Illinois | 8 | 33 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 82 |
| Georgia | 5 | 37 |
| Indiana | 4 | 41 |
| Minnesota | 2 | 35 |
| Wisconsin | 4 | 28 |
| Florida | 10 | 38 |
| South Carolina | 3 | 77 |
| Ohio | 9 | 14 |
| North Carolina | 4 | 26 |
| Michigan | 5 | 9 |
| California | 19 | 2 |
| Montana | 2 | 138 |
| Virginia | 6 | 57 |
| District of Columbia | 3 | 171 |
| Maryland | 5 | 30 |
| Pennsylvania | 8 | 8 |
| Oregon | 5 | 83 |
| New Jersey | 5 | 29 |
| Washington | 3 | 34 |
| New York | 16 | 18 |
| Massachusetts | 11 | 5 |
| Rhode Island | 2 | 109 |