11 Best Engineering schools in Houston, TX [2024 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Houston ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 5.2M citations received by 152K academic papers made by 11 universities in Houston 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. Rice University

For Engineering

#3 in Texas

#53 in the United States

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

2. University of Houston

For Engineering

#4 in Texas

#73 in the United States

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

3. Baylor College of Medicine

For Engineering

#6 in Texas

#95 in the United States

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

4. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

For Engineering

#8 in Texas

#108 in the United States

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

5. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

For Engineering

#14 in Texas

#169 in the United States

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

6. University of Houston - Clear Lake

For Engineering

#34 in Texas

#471 in the United States

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

7. Texas Southern University

For Engineering

#36 in Texas

#493 in the United States

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

8. University of Houston - Downtown

For Engineering

#44 in Texas

#644 in the United States

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

9. University of St Thomas - Texas

For Engineering

#56 in Texas

#1041 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1155
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $19,207

10. Houston Baptist University

For Engineering

#59 in Texas

#1108 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $19,515

11. South Texas College of Law Houston

For Engineering

#73 in Texas

#1428 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 1,003
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1923

Universities for Engineering near Houston

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
69	Prairie View A&M University	370	Prairie View, Texas
74	Texas A&M University at Galveston	383	Galveston, Texas
77	University of Texas Medical Branch	189	Galveston, Texas
107	Sam Houston State University	385	Huntsville, Texas
130	Lamar University	291	Beaumont, Texas
132	Texas A&M University - College Station	26	College Station, Texas
234	University of Texas at Austin	12	Austin, Texas
240	Southwestern University	404	Georgetown, Texas
247	Texas State University	237	San Marcos, Texas
259	Baylor University	213	Waco, Texas

Universities for Engineering near Houston

Engineering subfields in Houston