53 Best colleges for Communications and Public Relations 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 Communications and Public Relations. A graph of 897K citations received by 29.4K 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: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

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

3. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Communications and Public Relations

#67 in the United States

#78 in North America

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

4. University of Houston

Houston

For Communications and Public Relations

#76 in the United States

#87 in North America

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

5. University of North Texas

Denton

For Communications and Public Relations

#99 in the United States

#116 in North America

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

6. Baylor University

Waco

For Communications and Public Relations

#121 in the United States

#142 in North America

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

7. Rice University

Houston

For Communications and Public Relations

#128 in the United States

#150 in North America

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

8. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Communications and Public Relations

#140 in the United States

#165 in North America

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

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

10. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Communications and Public Relations

#149 in the United States

#175 in North America

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

11. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Communications and Public Relations

#169 in the United States

#197 in North America

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

12. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Communications and Public Relations

#185 in the United States

#213 in North America

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

13. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Communications and Public Relations

#203 in the United States

#232 in North America

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

14. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Communications and Public Relations

#207 in the United States

#236 in North America

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

15. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Communications and Public Relations

#221 in the United States

#254 in North America

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

16. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Communications and Public Relations

#263 in the United States

#296 in North America

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

17. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Communications and Public Relations

#268 in the United States

#301 in North America

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

18. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Communications and Public Relations

#304 in the United States

#340 in North America

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

19. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Communications and Public Relations

#318 in the United States

#356 in North America

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

20. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Communications and Public Relations

#328 in the United States

#366 in North America

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

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: 3,315
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1891

22. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Communications and Public Relations

#355 in the United States

#395 in North America

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

23. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Communications and Public Relations

#357 in the United States

#397 in North America

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

24. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Communications and Public Relations

#373 in the United States

#414 in North America

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

25. Texas A&M International University

Laredo

For Communications and Public Relations

#389 in the United States

#434 in North America

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

26. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Communications and Public Relations

#390 in the United States

#435 in North America

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

27. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Communications and Public Relations

#408 in the United States

#454 in North America

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

28. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Communications and Public Relations

#414 in the United States

#462 in North America

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

29. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Communications and Public Relations

#416 in the United States

#464 in North America

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

30. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Communications and Public Relations

#428 in the United States

#476 in North America

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

31. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Communications and Public Relations

#430 in the United States

#478 in North America

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

32. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Communications and Public Relations

#445 in the United States

#494 in North America

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

33. University of Dallas

Irving

For Communications and Public Relations

#448 in the United States

#497 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $31,221

34. Texas A&M University - Central Texas

Killeen

For Communications and Public Relations

#450 in the United States

#499 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $13,511
Enrollment: 2,255

35. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Communications and Public Relations

#456 in the United States

#505 in North America

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

36. University of Houston - Victoria

Victoria

For Communications and Public Relations

#458 in the United States

#507 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1087
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 86%

37. Abilene Christian University

Abilene

For Communications and Public Relations

#460 in the United States

#509 in North America

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

38. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Communications and Public Relations

#464 in the United States

#513 in North America

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

39. University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio

For Communications and Public Relations

#493 in the United States

#542 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $21,246

40. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Communications and Public Relations

#496 in the United States

#546 in North America

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

41. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Communications and Public Relations

#548 in the United States

#600 in North America

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

42. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Communications and Public Relations

#560 in the United States

#613 in North America

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

43. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Communications and Public Relations

#577 in the United States

#630 in North America

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

44. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Communications and Public Relations

#631 in the United States

#690 in North America

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

45. St. Mary's University

San Antonio

For Communications and Public Relations

#639 in the United States

#699 in North America

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

46. Saint Edward's University

Austin

For Communications and Public Relations

#642 in the United States

#702 in North America

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

47. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Communications and Public Relations

#662 in the United States

#724 in North America

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

48. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Communications and Public Relations

#694 in the United States

#756 in North America

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

49. Our Lady of the Lake University

San Antonio

For Communications and Public Relations

#698 in the United States

#760 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $17,961
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,246

50. University of St Thomas - Texas

Houston

For Communications and Public Relations

#712 in the United States

#775 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1208
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $20,469

51. Midwestern State University

Wichita Falls

For Communications and Public Relations

#725 in the United States

#788 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 95%
Average Aid: $10,415
Enrollment: 5,573

52. Austin College

Sherman

For Communications and Public Relations

#778 in the United States

#842 in North America

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

53. Angelo State University

San Angelo

For Communications and Public Relations

#802 in the United States

#868 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 96%

Closest to Texas states to learn Communications and Public Relations

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	8	58
Louisiana	17	92
Arkansas	7	124
Kansas	8	64
Mississippi	7	139
Colorado	14	68
Missouri	17	52
Arizona	6	5
Nebraska	6	54
Alabama	11	83
Iowa	7	46
Utah	7	70
Illinois	30	19
Tennessee	20	48
South Dakota	3	296
Kentucky	11	51
Georgia	26	26
Indiana	17	27
Minnesota	20	9
Wisconsin	14	14
Florida	29	21
South Carolina	12	44
North Dakota	2	213
Ohio	30	16
North Carolina	21	20
Michigan	18	1
California	78	6
Idaho	3	200
West Virginia	4	97
Virginia	23	23
District of Columbia	8	31
Maryland	16	12
Pennsylvania	54	2
Oregon	12	89
New Jersey	17	17
Washington	16	3
New York	82	11
Connecticut	16	28
Vermont	4	137
Massachusetts	40	4
Rhode Island	7	170
New Hampshire	6	93
Maine	6	217
Puerto Rico	4	790
Hawaii	4	127