40 Best colleges for Structural 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 Structural Engineering. A graph of 1.17M citations received by 50.5K academic papers made by 40 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

#7 in the United States

#7 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 Structural Engineering

#11 in the United States

#11 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

3. Rice University

Houston

For Structural Engineering

#54 in the United States

#59 in North America

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

4. University of Houston

Houston

For Structural Engineering

#61 in the United States

#67 in North America

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

5. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Structural Engineering

#96 in the United States

#112 in North America

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

6. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Structural Engineering

#99 in the United States

#115 in North America

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

7. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Structural Engineering

#113 in the United States

#134 in North America

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

8. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Structural Engineering

#130 in the United States

#153 in North America

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

9. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Structural Engineering

#131 in the United States

#154 in North America

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

10. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Structural Engineering

#158 in the United States

#187 in North America

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

11. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Structural Engineering

#164 in the United States

#193 in North America

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

12. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Structural Engineering

#169 in the United States

#198 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,518
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1959

13. University of North Texas

Denton

For Structural Engineering

#170 in the United States

#199 in North America

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

14. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Structural Engineering

#176 in the United States

#205 in North America

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

15. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Structural Engineering

#180 in the United States

#209 in North America

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

16. Baylor University

Waco

For Structural Engineering

#219 in the United States

#251 in North America

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

17. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Structural Engineering

#223 in the United States

#255 in North America

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

18. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Structural Engineering

#230 in the United States

#262 in North America

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

19. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Structural Engineering

#243 in the United States

#276 in North America

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

20. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Structural Engineering

#274 in the United States

#310 in North America

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

21. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Structural Engineering

#284 in the United States

#320 in North America

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

22. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Structural Engineering

#295 in the United States

#334 in North America

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

23. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Structural Engineering

#335 in the United States

#380 in North America

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

24. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Structural Engineering

#352 in the United States

#397 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1962

25. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Structural Engineering

#370 in the United States

#415 in North America

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

26. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Structural Engineering

#375 in the United States

#420 in North America

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

27. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Structural Engineering

#388 in the United States

#435 in North America

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

28. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Structural Engineering

#412 in the United States

#463 in North America

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

29. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Structural Engineering

#426 in the United States

#478 in North America

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

30. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Structural Engineering

#433 in the United States

#485 in North America

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

31. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Structural Engineering

#452 in the United States

#504 in North America

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

32. Texas College

Tyler

For Structural Engineering

#457 in the United States

#509 in North America

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

33. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Structural Engineering

#469 in the United States

#522 in North America

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

34. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Structural Engineering

#472 in the United States

#525 in North America

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

35. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Structural Engineering

#476 in the United States

#529 in North America

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

36. University of Dallas

Irving

For Structural Engineering

#508 in the United States

#562 in North America

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

37. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Structural Engineering

#514 in the United States

#568 in North America

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

38. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Structural Engineering

#524 in the United States

#578 in North America

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

39. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Structural Engineering

#548 in the United States

#602 in North America

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

40. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Structural Engineering

#560 in the United States

#614 in North America

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

Closest to Texas states to learn Structural Engineering

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	6	89
New Mexico	3	84
Louisiana	12	47
Arkansas	6	161
Kansas	5	85
Mississippi	5	101
Colorado	12	26
Missouri	10	59
Arizona	4	30
Nebraska	7	78
Alabama	9	80
Iowa	5	41
Utah	5	42
Illinois	24	4
Tennessee	12	57
South Dakota	4	247
Kentucky	8	63
Georgia	13	6
Indiana	15	17
Minnesota	9	20
Wisconsin	11	21
Florida	20	25
South Carolina	7	71
North Dakota	3	152
Ohio	22	15
North Carolina	18	36
Michigan	15	5
California	50	2
Montana	3	168
Idaho	3	177
Virginia	17	9
District of Columbia	6	95
Maryland	14	16
Pennsylvania	33	14
Oregon	9	81
New Jersey	13	23
Washington	12	13
New York	61	12
Connecticut	15	45
Vermont	3	125
Massachusetts	28	1
Rhode Island	3	31
New Hampshire	3	105
Maine	5	149
Puerto Rico	3	224