53 Best colleges for Communications and Public Relations 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 Communications and Public Relations. A graph of 960K citations received by 30.1K academic papers made by 53 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 Communications and Public Relations

#22 in the United States

#25 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 Communications and Public Relations

#24 in the United States

#28 in North America

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

3. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Communications and Public Relations

#67 in the United States

#78 in North America

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

4. University of Houston

Houston

For Communications and Public Relations

#75 in the United States

#86 in North America

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

5. University of North Texas

Denton

For Communications and Public Relations

#98 in the United States

#115 in North America

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

6. Baylor University

Waco

For Communications and Public Relations

#121 in the United States

#143 in North America

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

7. Rice University

Houston

For Communications and Public Relations

#126 in the United States

#149 in North America

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

8. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Communications and Public Relations

#138 in the United States

#163 in North America

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

9. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Communications and Public Relations

#148 in the United States

#174 in North America

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

10. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Communications and Public Relations

#151 in the United States

#178 in North America

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

11. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Communications and Public Relations

#167 in the United States

#195 in North America

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

12. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Communications and Public Relations

#183 in the United States

#211 in North America

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

13. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Communications and Public Relations

#199 in the United States

#228 in North America

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

14. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Communications and Public Relations

#202 in the United States

#231 in North America

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

15. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Communications and Public Relations

#219 in the United States

#252 in North America

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

16. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Communications and Public Relations

#259 in the United States

#292 in North America

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

17. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Communications and Public Relations

#264 in the United States

#297 in North America

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

18. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Communications and Public Relations

#304 in the United States

#342 in North America

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

19. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Communications and Public Relations

#324 in the United States

#362 in North America

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

20. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Communications and Public Relations

#326 in the United States

#364 in North America

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

21. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Communications and Public Relations

#336 in the United States

#374 in North America

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

22. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Communications and Public Relations

#350 in the United States

#390 in North America

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

23. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Communications and Public Relations

#353 in the United States

#393 in North America

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

24. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Communications and Public Relations

#367 in the United States

#409 in North America

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

25. Texas A&M International University

Laredo

For Communications and Public Relations

#382 in the United States

#426 in North America

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

26. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Communications and Public Relations

#392 in the United States

#437 in North America

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

27. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Communications and Public Relations

#399 in the United States

#445 in North America

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

28. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Communications and Public Relations

#400 in the United States

#446 in North America

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

29. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Communications and Public Relations

#412 in the United States

#458 in North America

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

30. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Communications and Public Relations

#418 in the United States

#466 in North America

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

31. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Communications and Public Relations

#433 in the United States

#482 in North America

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

32. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Communications and Public Relations

#444 in the United States

#493 in North America

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

33. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Communications and Public Relations

#447 in the United States

#496 in North America

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

34. Texas A&M University - Central Texas

Killeen

For Communications and Public Relations

#453 in the United States

#502 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $11,810
Enrollment: 2,403

35. University of Dallas

Irving

For Communications and Public Relations

#454 in the United States

#503 in North America

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

36. University of Houston - Victoria

Victoria

For Communications and Public Relations

#459 in the United States

#508 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $13,210
Enrollment: 3,586

37. Abilene Christian University

Abilene

For Communications and Public Relations

#462 in the United States

#511 in North America

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

38. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Communications and Public Relations

#470 in the United States

#519 in North America

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

39. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Communications and Public Relations

#490 in the United States

#539 in North America

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

40. University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio

For Communications and Public Relations

#491 in the United States

#540 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Net Price: $23,363
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,354

41. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Communications and Public Relations

#549 in the United States

#602 in North America

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

42. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Communications and Public Relations

#556 in the United States

#609 in North America

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

43. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Communications and Public Relations

#578 in the United States

#632 in North America

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

44. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Communications and Public Relations

#635 in the United States

#695 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,332
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1970

45. St. Mary's University

San Antonio

For Communications and Public Relations

#641 in the United States

#702 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $20,412

46. Saint Edward's University

Austin

For Communications and Public Relations

#643 in the United States

#704 in North America

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

47. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Communications and Public Relations

#661 in the United States

#723 in North America

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

48. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Communications and Public Relations

#688 in the United States

#750 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 98%

49. Our Lady of the Lake University

San Antonio

For Communications and Public Relations

#699 in the United States

#761 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $16,999
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $26,059

50. University of St Thomas - Texas

Houston

For Communications and Public Relations

#715 in the United States

#778 in North America

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

51. Midwestern State University

Wichita Falls

For Communications and Public Relations

#727 in the United States

#791 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $11,037
Enrollment: 5,324

52. Austin College

Sherman

For Communications and Public Relations

#764 in the United States

#828 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $23,462

53. Angelo State University

San Angelo

For Communications and Public Relations

#800 in the United States

#866 in North America

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

Closest to Texas states to learn Communications and Public Relations

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	8	59
Louisiana	17	93
Arkansas	7	124
Kansas	8	65
Mississippi	7	142
Colorado	14	68
Missouri	17	52
Arizona	6	5
Nebraska	7	54
Alabama	12	81
Iowa	7	46
Utah	7	71
Illinois	30	19
Tennessee	21	49
South Dakota	3	301
Kentucky	11	51
Georgia	26	26
Indiana	17	27
Minnesota	20	9
Wisconsin	14	14
Florida	29	21
South Carolina	12	43
North Dakota	2	210
Ohio	30	16
North Carolina	21	20
Michigan	18	1
California	78	6
Idaho	3	196
West Virginia	4	97
Virginia	23	23
District of Columbia	8	30
Maryland	16	12
Pennsylvania	54	2
Oregon	12	91
New Jersey	17	17
Washington	16	3
New York	82	11
Connecticut	16	28
Vermont	4	137
Massachusetts	41	4
Rhode Island	7	166
New Hampshire	6	95
Maine	6	218
Puerto Rico	4	792
Hawaii	4	129