11 Best Engineering schools in Houston, TX

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EduRank

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

2. University of Houston

For Engineering

#4 in Texas
Acceptance Rate
70%
Average SAT
1240
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

3. Baylor College of Medicine

For Engineering

#6 in Texas
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
Enrollment
355
Male:Female
21:79
Founded
1941

5. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

For Engineering

#13 in Texas
Enrollment
5,048
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1972

6. University of Houston - Clear Lake

For Engineering

#35 in Texas
Acceptance Rate
75%
Average SAT
1080
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
76%

7. Texas Southern University

For Engineering

#37 in Texas
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
900
Average ACT
17
Receiving Aid
98%

8. University of Houston - Downtown

For Engineering

#42 in Texas
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1035
Average ACT
20
Receiving Aid
86%

9. University of St Thomas - Texas

For Engineering

#56 in Texas
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1208
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$20,469

10. Houston Baptist University

For Engineering

#62 in Texas
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
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
1,036
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1923

Universities for Engineering near Houston

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