58 Best colleges for Demography 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 Demography. A graph of 4.32M citations received by 115K academic papers made by 58 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 Demography

#37 in the United States

#42 in North America

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

2. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Demography

#41 in the United States

#46 in North America

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

3. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Demography

#56 in the United States

#64 in North America

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

4. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Demography

#59 in the United States

#68 in North America

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

5. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Demography

#60 in the United States

#69 in North America

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

6. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Demography

#61 in the United States

#70 in North America

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

7. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Demography

#94 in the United States

#108 in North America

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

8. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Demography

#104 in the United States

#120 in North America

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

9. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Demography

#105 in the United States

#122 in North America

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

10. University of Houston

Houston

For Demography

#123 in the United States

#142 in North America

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

11. Rice University

Houston

For Demography

#141 in the United States

#162 in North America

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

12. University of North Texas

Denton

For Demography

#147 in the United States

#168 in North America

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

13. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Demography

#195 in the United States

#220 in North America

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

14. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Demography

#198 in the United States

#223 in North America

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

15. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Demography

#203 in the United States

#228 in North America

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

16. Baylor University

Waco

For Demography

#209 in the United States

#234 in North America

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

17. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Demography

#214 in the United States

#241 in North America

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

18. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Demography

#225 in the United States

#254 in North America

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

19. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Demography

#234 in the United States

#263 in North America

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

20. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Demography

#243 in the United States

#272 in North America

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

21. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Demography

#259 in the United States

#290 in North America

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

22. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Demography

#278 in the United States

#311 in North America

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

23. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Demography

#294 in the United States

#329 in North America

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

24. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Demography

#315 in the United States

#351 in North America

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

25. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Demography

#327 in the United States

#366 in North America

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

26. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Demography

#346 in the United States

#388 in North America

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

27. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Demography

#356 in the United States

#398 in North America

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

28. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Demography

#360 in the United States

#402 in North America

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

29. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Demography

#395 in the United States

#442 in North America

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

30. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Demography

#454 in the United States

#501 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1962

31. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Demography

#461 in the United States

#508 in North America

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

32. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Demography

#485 in the United States

#532 in North America

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

33. Texas College

Tyler

For Demography

#501 in the United States

#550 in North America

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

34. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Demography

#514 in the United States

#563 in North America

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

35. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Demography

#535 in the United States

#585 in North America

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

36. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Demography

#539 in the United States

#589 in North America

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

37. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Demography

#551 in the United States

#602 in North America

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

38. Austin College

Sherman

For Demography

#570 in the United States

#621 in North America

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

39. University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

Tyler

For Demography

#585 in the United States

#636 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1947

40. Texas A&M International University

Laredo

For Demography

#623 in the United States

#677 in North America

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

41. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Demography

#629 in the United States

#684 in North America

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

42. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Demography

#635 in the United States

#690 in North America

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

43. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Demography

#649 in the United States

#706 in North America

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

44. Our Lady of the Lake University

San Antonio

For Demography

#667 in the United States

#725 in North America

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

45. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Demography

#669 in the United States

#727 in North America

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

46. University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio

For Demography

#675 in the United States

#733 in North America

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

47. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Demography

#695 in the United States

#756 in North America

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

48. St. Mary's University

San Antonio

For Demography

#698 in the United States

#759 in North America

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

49. Abilene Christian University

Abilene

For Demography

#798 in the United States

#862 in North America

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

50. Angelo State University

San Angelo

For Demography

#801 in the United States

#865 in North America

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

51. University of Houston - Victoria

Victoria

For Demography

#824 in the United States

#891 in North America

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

52. University of Dallas

Irving

For Demography

#825 in the United States

#892 in North America

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

53. Sul Ross State University

Alpine

For Demography

#908 in the United States

#975 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1016
Average ACT: 17
Receiving Aid: 89%

54. Midwestern State University

Wichita Falls

For Demography

#910 in the United States

#977 in North America

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

55. Lubbock Christian University

Lubbock

For Demography

#953 in the United States

#1021 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 22
Net Price: $25,351

56. University of North Texas at Dallas

Dallas

For Demography

#965 in the United States

#1033 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 905
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 97%

57. Saint Edward's University

Austin

For Demography

#1003 in the United States

#1073 in North America

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

58. Texas A&M University - Central Texas

Killeen

For Demography

#1006 in the United States

#1076 in North America

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

Closest to Texas states to learn Demography

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	10	132
New Mexico	5	72
Louisiana	16	68
Arkansas	12	130
Kansas	9	98
Mississippi	10	155
Colorado	16	52
Missouri	19	28
Arizona	7	35
Nebraska	7	102
Alabama	17	38
Iowa	10	44
Utah	7	31
Illinois	37	14
Tennessee	24	54
South Dakota	7	222
Kentucky	14	67
Georgia	28	22
Indiana	24	62
Minnesota	20	12
Wisconsin	21	16
Nevada	4	139
Florida	33	27
South Carolina	18	64
North Dakota	4	174
Ohio	37	26
North Carolina	27	11
Michigan	20	4
California	88	5
Montana	4	116
Idaho	5	137
West Virginia	8	106
Virginia	28	55
District of Columbia	8	69
Maryland	19	2
Pennsylvania	65	10
Oregon	16	66
New Jersey	19	32
Washington	18	3
New York	93	6
Connecticut	18	13
Vermont	4	97
Massachusetts	49	1
Rhode Island	7	47
New Hampshire	7	78
Maine	7	189
Puerto Rico	12	292
Alaska	4	182
Hawaii	5	89