48 Best colleges for Telecommunications in Texas

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Texas ranked based on their research performance in Telecommunications. A graph of 3.04M citations received by 95.5K academic papers made by 48 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 Telecommunications

#9 in the United States

#10 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

2. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Telecommunications

#24 in the United States

#27 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 77%

3. Rice University

Houston

For Telecommunications

#44 in the United States

#50 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,587

4. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Telecommunications

#65 in the United States

#76 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 72%

5. University of Houston

Houston

For Telecommunications

#70 in the United States

#83 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

6. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Telecommunications

#88 in the United States

#104 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 91%

7. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Telecommunications

#108 in the United States

#129 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 86%

8. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Telecommunications

#129 in the United States

#155 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 86%

9. University of North Texas

Denton

For Telecommunications

#130 in the United States

#156 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 91%

10. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Telecommunications

#135 in the United States

#163 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $45,792

11. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Telecommunications

#161 in the United States

#191 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,699
Male:Female: 41:59
Founded: 1900

12. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Telecommunications

#164 in the United States

#194 in North America

Enrollment: 2,501
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1943

13. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Telecommunications

#166 in the United States

#196 in North America

Enrollment: 355
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1941

14. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Telecommunications

#197 in the United States

#228 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,315
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1891

15. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Telecommunications

#211 in the United States

#242 in North America

Enrollment: 5,048
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1972

16. Baylor University

Waco

For Telecommunications

#218 in the United States

#249 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $49,727

17. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Telecommunications

#221 in the United States

#254 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 82%

18. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Telecommunications

#223 in the United States

#256 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Average SAT: 980
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 88%

19. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Telecommunications

#243 in the United States

#279 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,640
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1959

20. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Telecommunications

#252 in the United States

#289 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 940
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 97%

21. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Telecommunications

#256 in the United States

#293 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 92%

22. University of Dallas

Irving

For Telecommunications

#279 in the United States

#318 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $31,221

23. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Telecommunications

#285 in the United States

#324 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1040
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 84%

24. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Telecommunications

#290 in the United States

#329 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 91%

25. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Telecommunications

#311 in the United States

#353 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 84%

26. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Telecommunications

#323 in the United States

#368 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 94%

27. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Telecommunications

#341 in the United States

#388 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1263
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $39,005

28. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Telecommunications

#354 in the United States

#402 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,687

29. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Telecommunications

#369 in the United States

#418 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1070
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $11,699

30. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Telecommunications

#422 in the United States

#473 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 76%

31. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Telecommunications

#455 in the United States

#507 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 97%

32. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Telecommunications

#457 in the United States

#509 in North America

Enrollment: 4,890
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1969

33. University of Houston - Victoria

Victoria

For Telecommunications

#458 in the United States

#510 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1087
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 86%

34. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Telecommunications

#466 in the United States

#518 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1962

35. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Telecommunications

#470 in the United States

#523 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Average SAT: 1393
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $32,264

36. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Telecommunications

#479 in the United States

#532 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,344
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1970

37. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Telecommunications

#491 in the United States

#546 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 900
Average ACT: 17
Receiving Aid: 98%

38. Texas A&M University - Texarkana

Texarkana

For Telecommunications

#571 in the United States

#628 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 975
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 94%

39. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Telecommunications

#590 in the United States

#647 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $9,678
Enrollment: 15,664

40. Texas A&M International University

Laredo

For Telecommunications

#639 in the United States

#697 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 99%

41. Texas College

Tyler

For Telecommunications

#661 in the United States

#720 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $10,901
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $10,182

42. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Telecommunications

#675 in the United States

#735 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 86%

43. Midwestern State University

Wichita Falls

For Telecommunications

#693 in the United States

#753 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $10,415
Enrollment: 5,573

44. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Telecommunications

#698 in the United States

#759 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 96%

45. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Telecommunications

#712 in the United States

#774 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 96%

46. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Telecommunications

#719 in the United States

#781 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 90%

47. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Telecommunications

#726 in the United States

#788 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 96%

48. Abilene Christian University

Abilene

For Telecommunications

#733 in the United States

#795 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,311

Closest to Texas states to learn Telecommunications

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	10	67
New Mexico	4	69
Louisiana	16	89
Arkansas	9	140
Kansas	8	84
Mississippi	6	115
Colorado	13	27
Missouri	13	48
Arizona	5	31
Nebraska	7	74
Alabama	13	93
Iowa	6	53
Utah	6	50
Illinois	30	7
Tennessee	19	59
South Dakota	6	261
Kentucky	9	96
Georgia	20	4
Indiana	16	19
Minnesota	16	20
Wisconsin	19	22
Florida	27	30
South Carolina	13	91
North Dakota	3	169
Ohio	28	21
North Carolina	20	37
Michigan	21	6
California	66	2
Montana	3	156
Idaho	3	162
West Virginia	3	120
Virginia	22	23
District of Columbia	8	101
Maryland	17	10
Pennsylvania	49	14
Oregon	11	64
New Jersey	16	12
Washington	13	16
New York	79	15
Connecticut	16	41
Vermont	3	153
Massachusetts	39	1
Rhode Island	6	80
New Hampshire	4	87
Maine	7	200
Puerto Rico	5	240
Alaska	3	208
Hawaii	3	106