11 Best Engineering schools in Houston, TX [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Houston ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 6.65M citations received by 177K 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: 8%
Average SAT: 1535
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,587

2. University of Houston

For Engineering

#4 in Texas

#74 in the United States

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

3. Baylor College of Medicine

For Engineering

#6 in Texas

#97 in the United States

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

4. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

For Engineering

#7 in Texas

#105 in the United States

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

5. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

For Engineering

#13 in Texas

#138 in the United States

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

6. University of Houston - Clear Lake

For Engineering

#35 in Texas

#498 in the United States

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

7. Texas Southern University

For Engineering

#37 in Texas

#507 in the United States

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

8. University of Houston - Downtown

For Engineering

#42 in Texas

#625 in the United States

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

9. University of St Thomas - Texas

For Engineering

#56 in Texas

#1007 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1208
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $20,469

10. Houston Baptist University

For Engineering

#62 in Texas

#1158 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $20,530

11. South Texas College of Law Houston

For Engineering

#72 in Texas

#1393 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 1,036
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1923

Universities for Engineering near Houston

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
69	Prairie View A&M University	354	Prairie View, Texas
74	Texas A&M University at Galveston	411	Galveston, Texas
77	University of Texas Medical Branch	187	Galveston, Texas
107	Sam Houston State University	388	Huntsville, Texas
130	Lamar University	293	Beaumont, Texas
132	Texas A&M University - College Station	26	College Station, Texas
234	University of Texas at Austin	11	Austin, Texas
240	Southwestern University	431	Georgetown, Texas
247	Texas State University	237	San Marcos, Texas
259	Baylor University	211	Waco, Texas

Universities for Engineering near Houston

Engineering subfields in Houston