44 Best colleges for Classics and Ancient History 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 Classics and Ancient History. A graph of 267K citations received by 18.3K academic papers made by 44 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. University of Texas at Austin

Austin

For Classics and Ancient History

#20 in the United States

#21 in North America

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

2. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Classics and Ancient History

#44 in the United States

#48 in North America

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

3. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Classics and Ancient History

#96 in the United States

#111 in North America

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

4. Baylor University

Waco

For Classics and Ancient History

#97 in the United States

#113 in North America

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

5. Rice University

Houston

For Classics and Ancient History

#98 in the United States

#114 in North America

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

6. University of Houston

Houston

For Classics and Ancient History

#102 in the United States

#119 in North America

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

7. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Classics and Ancient History

#106 in the United States

#124 in North America

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

8. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Classics and Ancient History

#108 in the United States

#126 in North America

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

9. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Classics and Ancient History

#131 in the United States

#151 in North America

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

10. University of North Texas

Denton

For Classics and Ancient History

#156 in the United States

#178 in North America

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

11. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Classics and Ancient History

#163 in the United States

#185 in North America

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

12. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Classics and Ancient History

#179 in the United States

#203 in North America

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

13. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Classics and Ancient History

#189 in the United States

#213 in North America

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

14. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Classics and Ancient History

#209 in the United States

#233 in North America

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

15. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Classics and Ancient History

#216 in the United States

#241 in North America

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

16. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Classics and Ancient History

#218 in the United States

#243 in North America

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

17. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Classics and Ancient History

#219 in the United States

#244 in North America

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

18. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Classics and Ancient History

#224 in the United States

#250 in North America

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

19. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Classics and Ancient History

#257 in the United States

#285 in North America

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

20. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Classics and Ancient History

#269 in the United States

#298 in North America

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

21. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Classics and Ancient History

#288 in the United States

#317 in North America

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

22. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Classics and Ancient History

#299 in the United States

#330 in North America

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

23. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Classics and Ancient History

#355 in the United States

#389 in North America

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

24. University of Dallas

Irving

For Classics and Ancient History

#390 in the United States

#426 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $29,209

25. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Classics and Ancient History

#427 in the United States

#463 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 88%

26. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Classics and Ancient History

#455 in the United States

#492 in North America

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

27. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Classics and Ancient History

#505 in the United States

#547 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,228

28. Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Austin

For Classics and Ancient History

#514 in the United States

#556 in North America

Enrollment: 155
Male:Female: 40:60

29. Texas A&M International University

Laredo

For Classics and Ancient History

#540 in the United States

#583 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 990
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 99%

30. Abilene Christian University

Abilene

For Classics and Ancient History

#543 in the United States

#586 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,760

31. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Classics and Ancient History

#549 in the United States

#592 in North America

Enrollment: 5,098
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1969

32. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Classics and Ancient History

#550 in the United States

#593 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 93%

33. Houston Baptist University

Houston

For Classics and Ancient History

#554 in the United States

#597 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 1090
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $21,282

34. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Classics and Ancient History

#558 in the United States

#601 in North America

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

35. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Classics and Ancient History

#586 in the United States

#630 in North America

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

36. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Classics and Ancient History

#610 in the United States

#658 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $10,309
Enrollment: 15,361

37. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Classics and Ancient History

#622 in the United States

#670 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 80%

38. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Classics and Ancient History

#645 in the United States

#694 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 900
Average ACT: 17
Receiving Aid: 97%

39. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Classics and Ancient History

#653 in the United States

#702 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 90%

40. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Classics and Ancient History

#674 in the United States

#724 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 95%

41. University of St Thomas - Texas

Houston

For Classics and Ancient History

#675 in the United States

#725 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1095
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $20,599

42. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Classics and Ancient History

#722 in the United States

#773 in North America

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

43. Saint Edward's University

Austin

For Classics and Ancient History

#728 in the United States

#780 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,766

44. Texas College

Tyler

For Classics and Ancient History

#763 in the United States

#816 in North America

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

Closest to Texas states to learn Classics and Ancient History

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	5	72
Louisiana	9	83
Arkansas	7	56
Kansas	8	58
Mississippi	6	196
Colorado	12	41
Missouri	13	40
Arizona	3	31
Nebraska	6	61
Alabama	9	91
Iowa	8	45
Utah	5	54
Illinois	37	1
Tennessee	17	59
South Dakota	3	397
Kentucky	12	64
Georgia	17	38
Indiana	19	39
Minnesota	16	30
Wisconsin	15	13
Florida	23	27
South Carolina	11	62
North Dakota	2	317
Ohio	29	19
North Carolina	24	18
Michigan	22	6
California	71	4
Idaho	3	234
Virginia	28	26
District of Columbia	7	37
Maryland	16	14
Pennsylvania	53	12
Oregon	9	111
New Jersey	18	11
Washington	15	16
New York	85	7
Connecticut	14	3
Vermont	4	128
Massachusetts	39	2
Rhode Island	6	51
New Hampshire	6	46
Maine	6	252
Hawaii	3	70