47 Best colleges for Oceanography in Texas

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Texas ranked based on their research performance in Oceanography. A graph of 2.24M citations received by 66K academic papers made by 47 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 Oceanography

#15 in the United States

#16 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 77%

2. University of Texas at Austin

Austin

For Oceanography

#22 in the United States

#24 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

3. Rice University

Houston

For Oceanography

#76 in the United States

#94 in North America

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

4. University of Houston

Houston

For Oceanography

#87 in the United States

#107 in North America

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

5. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Oceanography

#103 in the United States

#124 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Average SAT: 1180
Average ACT: 25
Receiving Aid: 86%

6. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Oceanography

#139 in the United States

#168 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 91%

7. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Oceanography

#160 in the United States

#191 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1290
Average ACT: 29
Receiving Aid: 72%

8. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Oceanography

#168 in the United States

#200 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1962

9. University of North Texas

Denton

For Oceanography

#171 in the United States

#203 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 91%

10. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Oceanography

#179 in the United States

#211 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Average SAT: 1400
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $45,792

11. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Oceanography

#182 in the United States

#214 in North America

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

12. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Oceanography

#183 in the United States

#215 in North America

Enrollment: 2,501
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1943

13. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Oceanography

#184 in the United States

#216 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 86%

14. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Oceanography

#186 in the United States

#218 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Average SAT: 980
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 88%

15. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Oceanography

#195 in the United States

#229 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 84%

16. Baylor University

Waco

For Oceanography

#201 in the United States

#237 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1305
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $49,727

17. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Oceanography

#224 in the United States

#261 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 82%

18. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Oceanography

#234 in the United States

#274 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,640
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1959

19. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Oceanography

#238 in the United States

#280 in North America

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

20. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Oceanography

#243 in the United States

#286 in North America

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

21. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Oceanography

#249 in the United States

#294 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,315
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1891

22. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Oceanography

#321 in the United States

#371 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1070
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $11,699

23. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Oceanography

#350 in the United States

#402 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1263
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $39,005

24. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Oceanography

#355 in the United States

#407 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $30,687

25. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Oceanography

#378 in the United States

#431 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 92%

26. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Oceanography

#388 in the United States

#441 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 94%

27. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Oceanography

#420 in the United States

#474 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Average SAT: 940
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 97%

28. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Oceanography

#441 in the United States

#496 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 90%

29. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Oceanography

#447 in the United States

#502 in North America

Enrollment: 4,890
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1969

30. Austin College

Sherman

For Oceanography

#511 in the United States

#570 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $24,777

31. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Oceanography

#513 in the United States

#573 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Average SAT: 1393
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $32,264

32. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Oceanography

#524 in the United States

#584 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 91%

33. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Oceanography

#537 in the United States

#597 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1040
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 84%

34. Texas College

Tyler

For Oceanography

#545 in the United States

#605 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $10,901
Receiving Aid: 87%
Average Aid: $10,182

35. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Oceanography

#560 in the United States

#621 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 97%

36. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Oceanography

#581 in the United States

#643 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,344
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1970

37. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Oceanography

#596 in the United States

#660 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 96%

38. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Oceanography

#602 in the United States

#666 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 96%

39. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Oceanography

#645 in the United States

#710 in North America

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

40. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Oceanography

#648 in the United States

#713 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $9,678
Enrollment: 15,664

41. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Oceanography

#669 in the United States

#734 in North America

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

42. St. Mary's University

San Antonio

For Oceanography

#675 in the United States

#740 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1065
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $20,562

43. Abilene Christian University

Abilene

For Oceanography

#676 in the United States

#741 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1175
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,311

44. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Oceanography

#744 in the United States

#811 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 96%

45. Texas A&M International University

Laredo

For Oceanography

#759 in the United States

#826 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 99%

46. Saint Edward's University

Austin

For Oceanography

#773 in the United States

#840 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1133
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $28,351

47. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Oceanography

#790 in the United States

#857 in North America

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

Closest to Texas states to learn Oceanography

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	8	52
New Mexico	4	86
Louisiana	15	43
Arkansas	10	130
Kansas	8	74
Mississippi	6	106
Colorado	14	9
Missouri	12	92
Arizona	4	26
Nebraska	7	66
Alabama	14	79
Iowa	6	48
Utah	6	56
Illinois	29	14
Tennessee	16	68
South Dakota	6	150
Kentucky	9	94
Georgia	20	25
Indiana	15	35
Minnesota	16	20
Wisconsin	21	8
Florida	32	18
South Carolina	12	53
North Dakota	3	154
Ohio	29	27
North Carolina	19	29
Michigan	21	10
California	66	3
Montana	3	100
Idaho	3	123
West Virginia	3	129
Virginia	21	46
District of Columbia	7	135
Maryland	16	16
Pennsylvania	47	7
Oregon	13	13
New Jersey	18	11
Washington	13	1
New York	81	5
Connecticut	16	31
Vermont	3	134
Massachusetts	36	2
Rhode Island	6	50
New Hampshire	4	62
Maine	9	65
Puerto Rico	6	190
Alaska	4	34
Hawaii	4	32