11 Best Political Science schools in Houston, TX

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Below is a list of best universities in Houston ranked based on their research performance in Political Science. A graph of 1.59M citations received by 67.1K academic papers made by 11 universities in Houston 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 Houston

For Political Science

#3 in Texas
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

2. Rice University

For Political Science

#4 in Texas
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,902

3. Baylor College of Medicine

For Political Science

#6 in Texas
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,610
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1900

4. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

For Political Science

#12 in Texas
Enrollment
5,354
Male:Female
29:71
Founded
1972

5. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

For Political Science

#15 in Texas
Enrollment
364
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1941

6. University of Houston - Clear Lake

For Political Science

#25 in Texas
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1082
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
80%

7. University of Houston - Downtown

For Political Science

#37 in Texas
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1030
Average ACT
18
Receiving Aid
88%

8. Texas Southern University

For Political Science

#38 in Texas
Acceptance Rate
97%
Average SAT
910
Average ACT
17
Receiving Aid
99%

9. University of St Thomas - Texas

For Political Science

#54 in Texas
Acceptance Rate
97%
Average SAT
1155
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$19,207

10. South Texas College of Law Houston

For Political Science

#55 in Texas
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
1,003
Male:Female
45:55
Founded
1923

11. Houston Baptist University

For Political Science

#58 in Texas
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
1145
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$19,515

Universities for Political Science near Houston

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University
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69 Prairie View A&M University 570
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Prairie View, Texas
74 Texas A&M University at Galveston 774
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Galveston, Texas
77 University of Texas Medical Branch 211
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Galveston, Texas
107 Sam Houston State University 295
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Huntsville, Texas
130 Lamar University 491
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Beaumont, Texas
132 Texas A&M University - College Station 39
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College Station, Texas
187 University of Houston - Victoria 630
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Victoria, Texas
218 Stephen F Austin State University 561
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Nacogdoches, Texas
234 University of Texas at Austin 20
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Austin, Texas
240 Southwestern University 470
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Georgetown, Texas