44 Best colleges for Structural Engineering in Texas

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Texas ranked based on their research performance in Structural Engineering. A graph of 1.66M citations received by 56.6K academic papers made by 44 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 Structural Engineering

#6 in the United States

#6 in North America

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

2. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Structural Engineering

#10 in the United States

#10 in North America

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

3. Rice University

Houston

For Structural Engineering

#52 in the United States

#58 in North America

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

4. University of Houston

Houston

For Structural Engineering

#63 in the United States

#71 in North America

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

5. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Structural Engineering

#91 in the United States

#107 in North America

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

6. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Structural Engineering

#99 in the United States

#116 in North America

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

7. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Structural Engineering

#114 in the United States

#134 in North America

Enrollment: 359
Male:Female: 22:78
Founded: 1941

8. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Structural Engineering

#132 in the United States

#157 in North America

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

9. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Structural Engineering

#134 in the United States

#159 in North America

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

10. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Structural Engineering

#154 in the United States

#183 in North America

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

11. University of North Texas

Denton

For Structural Engineering

#161 in the United States

#190 in North America

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

12. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Structural Engineering

#170 in the United States

#199 in North America

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

13. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Structural Engineering

#172 in the United States

#201 in North America

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

14. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Structural Engineering

#175 in the United States

#204 in North America

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

15. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Structural Engineering

#181 in the United States

#210 in North America

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

16. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Structural Engineering

#212 in the United States

#244 in North America

Enrollment: 4,938
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1972

17. Baylor University

Waco

For Structural Engineering

#216 in the United States

#248 in North America

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

18. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Structural Engineering

#225 in the United States

#258 in North America

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

19. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Structural Engineering

#241 in the United States

#274 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1090
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 87%

20. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Structural Engineering

#270 in the United States

#306 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 93%

21. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Structural Engineering

#286 in the United States

#325 in North America

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

22. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Structural Engineering

#290 in the United States

#329 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $41,848

23. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Structural Engineering

#293 in the United States

#332 in North America

Enrollment: 5,098
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1969

24. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Structural Engineering

#321 in the United States

#363 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 970
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 88%

25. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Structural Engineering

#338 in the United States

#383 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 90%

26. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Structural Engineering

#372 in the United States

#419 in North America

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

27. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Structural Engineering

#389 in the United States

#437 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1962

28. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Structural Engineering

#397 in the United States

#445 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 985
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 95%

29. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Structural Engineering

#427 in the United States

#478 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $10,309
Enrollment: 15,361

30. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Structural Engineering

#446 in the United States

#498 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 80%

31. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Structural Engineering

#459 in the United States

#512 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 85%

32. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Structural Engineering

#473 in the United States

#526 in North America

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

33. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Structural Engineering

#485 in the United States

#539 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,332
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1970

34. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Structural Engineering

#487 in the United States

#541 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 95%

35. Texas College

Tyler

For Structural Engineering

#489 in the United States

#543 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $10,958
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,381

36. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Structural Engineering

#492 in the United States

#546 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $32,224

37. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Structural Engineering

#539 in the United States

#593 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 88%

38. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Structural Engineering

#568 in the United States

#622 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 900
Average ACT: 17
Receiving Aid: 97%

39. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Structural Engineering

#589 in the United States

#643 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 94%

40. St. Mary's University

San Antonio

For Structural Engineering

#603 in the United States

#657 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $20,412

41. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Structural Engineering

#608 in the United States

#662 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 91%

42. University of Dallas

Irving

For Structural Engineering

#619 in the United States

#675 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $29,209

43. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Structural Engineering

#634 in the United States

#694 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%

44. Abilene Christian University

Abilene

For Structural Engineering

#639 in the United States

#699 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,760

Closest to Texas states to learn Structural Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	7	89
New Mexico	3	86
Louisiana	12	41
Arkansas	7	140
Kansas	5	83
Mississippi	5	100
Colorado	12	29
Missouri	10	54
Arizona	4	30
Nebraska	7	77
Alabama	10	84
Iowa	6	48
Utah	5	42
Illinois	24	3
Tennessee	12	59
South Dakota	4	246
Kentucky	8	65
Georgia	13	7
Indiana	15	13
Minnesota	10	20
Wisconsin	13	21
Florida	22	25
South Carolina	9	70
North Dakota	2	148
Ohio	24	16
North Carolina	18	35
Michigan	17	5
California	54	1
Montana	3	164
Idaho	3	179
Virginia	19	9
District of Columbia	7	98
Maryland	14	17
Pennsylvania	40	15
Oregon	9	80
New Jersey	15	23
Washington	12	12
New York	63	14
Connecticut	15	43
Vermont	3	120
Massachusetts	29	2
Rhode Island	4	31
New Hampshire	3	104
Maine	6	150
Puerto Rico	3	230