31 Best Forestry schools in Texas

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Texas ranked based on their research performance in Forestry. A graph of 393K citations received by 13.4K academic papers made by 31 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. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Forestry

#9 in the United States

#10 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

2. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Forestry

#49 in the United States

#57 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 90%

3. University of Texas at Austin

Austin

For Forestry

#51 in the United States

#60 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 65%

4. Rice University

Houston

For Forestry

#108 in the United States

#135 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,589

5. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Forestry

#111 in the United States

#138 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1050
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $11,163

6. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Forestry

#116 in the United States

#145 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 94%

7. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Forestry

#134 in the United States

#166 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 91%

8. University of North Texas

Denton

For Forestry

#147 in the United States

#180 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 90%

9. University of Houston

Houston

For Forestry

#158 in the United States

#192 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

10. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Forestry

#176 in the United States

#213 in North America

Enrollment: 2,549
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1943

11. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Forestry

#185 in the United States

#222 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,774
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1900

12. Baylor University

Waco

For Forestry

#195 in the United States

#234 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $47,001

13. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Forestry

#199 in the United States

#239 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1090
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 87%

14. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Forestry

#200 in the United States

#241 in North America

Enrollment: 359
Male:Female: 22:78
Founded: 1941

15. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Forestry

#204 in the United States

#245 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,241
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1891

16. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Forestry

#209 in the United States

#250 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Average SAT: 970
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 88%

17. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Forestry

#211 in the United States

#252 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 86%

18. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Forestry

#213 in the United States

#254 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1082
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 83%

19. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Forestry

#218 in the United States

#259 in North America

Enrollment: 4,938
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1972

20. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Forestry

#245 in the United States

#289 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 92%

21. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Forestry

#251 in the United States

#295 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%

22. Texas College

Tyler

For Forestry

#257 in the United States

#301 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $10,958
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,381

23. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Forestry

#260 in the United States

#304 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,786
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1959

24. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Forestry

#284 in the United States

#330 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $32,224

25. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Forestry

#291 in the United States

#337 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

26. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Forestry

#319 in the United States

#367 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $48,179

27. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Forestry

#320 in the United States

#369 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 970
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 88%

28. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Forestry

#325 in the United States

#375 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 85%

29. Angelo State University

San Angelo

For Forestry

#327 in the United States

#379 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 98%

30. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Forestry

#334 in the United States

#386 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 985
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 95%

31. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Forestry

#369 in the United States

#421 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $41,848

Closest to Texas states to learn Forestry

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	4	30
New Mexico	3	43
Louisiana	5	64
Arkansas	7	48
Kansas	4	15
Mississippi	3	34
Colorado	9	8
Missouri	8	28
Arizona	4	22
Nebraska	4	11
Alabama	9	36
Iowa	3	6
Utah	3	29
Illinois	14	16
Tennessee	8	35
South Dakota	5	44
Kentucky	4	38
Georgia	10	13
Indiana	7	20
Minnesota	4	7
Wisconsin	8	4
Florida	16	1
South Carolina	4	50
North Dakota	3	60
Ohio	15	12
North Carolina	11	17
Michigan	7	10
California	34	3
Idaho	3	32
Virginia	11	18
District of Columbia	3	85
Maryland	7	24
Pennsylvania	13	19
Oregon	7	5
New Jersey	5	39
Washington	6	21
New York	24	2
Connecticut	4	26
Massachusetts	16	27
Rhode Island	3	114
New Hampshire	3	52
Maine	2	54
Puerto Rico	3	142