27 Best Public Policy / Administration schools 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 Public Policy / Administration. A graph of 241K citations received by 9.33K academic papers made by 27 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 Public Policy / Administration

#42 in the United States

#45 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 Public Policy / Administration

#46 in the United States

#50 in North America

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

3. University of Houston

Houston

For Public Policy / Administration

#70 in the United States

#82 in North America

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

4. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Public Policy / Administration

#109 in the United States

#126 in North America

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

5. Rice University

Houston

For Public Policy / Administration

#117 in the United States

#135 in North America

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

6. University of North Texas

Denton

For Public Policy / Administration

#122 in the United States

#141 in North America

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

7. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Public Policy / Administration

#146 in the United States

#168 in North America

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

8. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Public Policy / Administration

#149 in the United States

#171 in North America

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

9. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Public Policy / Administration

#166 in the United States

#190 in North America

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

10. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Public Policy / Administration

#187 in the United States

#213 in North America

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

11. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Public Policy / Administration

#193 in the United States

#219 in North America

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

12. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Public Policy / Administration

#199 in the United States

#225 in North America

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

13. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Public Policy / Administration

#206 in the United States

#233 in North America

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

14. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Public Policy / Administration

#226 in the United States

#254 in North America

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

15. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Public Policy / Administration

#228 in the United States

#256 in North America

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

16. Baylor University

Waco

For Public Policy / Administration

#235 in the United States

#263 in North America

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

17. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Public Policy / Administration

#245 in the United States

#273 in North America

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

18. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Public Policy / Administration

#249 in the United States

#277 in North America

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

19. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Public Policy / Administration

#268 in the United States

#300 in North America

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

20. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Public Policy / Administration

#273 in the United States

#305 in North America

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

21. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Public Policy / Administration

#309 in the United States

#345 in North America

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

22. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Public Policy / Administration

#368 in the United States

#407 in North America

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

23. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Public Policy / Administration

#401 in the United States

#442 in North America

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

24. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Public Policy / Administration

#413 in the United States

#455 in North America

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

25. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Public Policy / Administration

#463 in the United States

#509 in North America

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

26. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Public Policy / Administration

#469 in the United States

#516 in North America

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

27. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Public Policy / Administration

#471 in the United States

#518 in North America

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

Closest to Texas states to learn Public Policy / Administration

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	4	77
Louisiana	6	99
Arkansas	6	118
Kansas	5	54
Mississippi	5	177
Colorado	9	59
Missouri	6	16
Arizona	3	25
Nebraska	4	79
Alabama	8	131
Iowa	4	58
Utah	4	66
Illinois	19	12
Tennessee	11	45
South Dakota	3	317
Kentucky	6	60
Georgia	13	47
Indiana	10	38
Minnesota	10	28
Wisconsin	10	18
Florida	15	33
South Carolina	8	10
North Dakota	2	236
Ohio	17	17
North Carolina	15	8
Michigan	9	4
California	47	1
Idaho	3	169
Virginia	15	32
District of Columbia	6	22
Maryland	11	11
Pennsylvania	24	7
Oregon	7	111
New Jersey	10	23
Washington	6	9
New York	52	5
Connecticut	8	2
Massachusetts	26	3
Rhode Island	4	108
New Hampshire	3	80
Maine	6	203