46 Best colleges for Meteorology and Atmospheric Science in Texas

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Texas ranked based on their research performance in Meteorology and Atmospheric Science. A graph of 1.75M citations received by 63K academic papers made by 46 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 Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#21 in the United States

#22 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

2. University of Texas at Austin

Austin

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#22 in the United States

#23 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 89%

3. University of Houston

Houston

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#61 in the United States

#69 in North America

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

4. Rice University

Houston

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#74 in the United States

#84 in North America

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

5. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#101 in the United States

#118 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 88%

6. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#113 in the United States

#132 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 93%

7. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#144 in the United States

#170 in North America

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

8. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#146 in the United States

#172 in North America

Enrollment: 2,354
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1943

9. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#156 in the United States

#184 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 75%

10. University of North Texas

Denton

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#160 in the United States

#188 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 95%

11. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#174 in the United States

#202 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,094

12. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#187 in the United States

#218 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 85%

13. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#195 in the United States

#226 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Average SAT: 980
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 91%

14. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#196 in the United States

#227 in North America

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

15. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#199 in the United States

#230 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,361
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1891

16. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#200 in the United States

#231 in North America

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

17. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#207 in the United States

#240 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,518
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1959

18. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#244 in the United States

#282 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 83%

19. Baylor University

Waco

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#246 in the United States

#284 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $45,988

20. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#283 in the United States

#327 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 930
Average ACT: 17
Receiving Aid: 95%

21. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#287 in the United States

#331 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1091
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 89%

22. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#302 in the United States

#346 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $44,190

23. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#307 in the United States

#351 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1962

24. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#308 in the United States

#352 in North America

Enrollment: 5,136
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1969

25. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#313 in the United States

#357 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1090
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $10,723

26. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#359 in the United States

#406 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $30,038

27. Austin College

Sherman

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#394 in the United States

#445 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $24,739

28. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#402 in the United States

#454 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 960
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 98%

29. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#407 in the United States

#459 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1065
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 87%

30. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#408 in the United States

#460 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 87%

31. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#413 in the United States

#465 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1238
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,014

32. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#419 in the United States

#472 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 955
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 98%

33. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#469 in the United States

#522 in North America

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

34. Texas College

Tyler

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#478 in the United States

#532 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $11,174
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $10,263

35. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#486 in the United States

#541 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 91%

36. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#500 in the United States

#555 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 83%

37. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#513 in the United States

#569 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 96%

38. University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

Tyler

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#522 in the United States

#578 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1947

39. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#539 in the United States

#595 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 93%

40. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#542 in the United States

#598 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,337
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1970

41. University of Dallas

Irving

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#570 in the United States

#626 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $27,250

42. Texas A&M International University

Laredo

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#576 in the United States

#632 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 97%

43. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#595 in the United States

#652 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1032
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 100%

44. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#606 in the United States

#663 in North America

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

45. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#615 in the United States

#672 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1000
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 99%

46. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

#642 in the United States

#701 in North America

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

Closest to Texas states to learn Meteorology and Atmospheric Science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	7	43
New Mexico	4	84
Louisiana	15	64
Arkansas	7	141
Kansas	6	96
Mississippi	5	110
Colorado	12	5
Missouri	11	81
Arizona	5	20
Nebraska	6	71
Alabama	11	86
Iowa	5	32
Utah	6	41
Illinois	25	10
Tennessee	15	65
South Dakota	5	188
Kentucky	8	78
Georgia	15	19
Indiana	13	24
Minnesota	11	18
Wisconsin	18	14
Florida	22	29
South Carolina	10	89
North Dakota	3	172
Ohio	27	25
North Carolina	18	28
Michigan	18	8
California	58	2
Montana	3	123
Idaho	3	134
Virginia	19	36
District of Columbia	6	119
Maryland	16	13
Pennsylvania	40	7
Oregon	10	33
New Jersey	16	6
Washington	11	3
New York	69	15
Connecticut	14	35
Vermont	3	138
Massachusetts	31	1
Rhode Island	5	56
New Hampshire	5	79
Maine	6	125
Puerto Rico	5	224
Alaska	3	58
Hawaii	3	48