26 Best Public Policy / Administration schools in Texas

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 169K citations received by 8.36K academic papers made by 26 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

#43 in the United States

#46 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 89%

2. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Public Policy / Administration

#48 in the United States

#53 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1270
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

3. University of Houston

Houston

For Public Policy / Administration

#75 in the United States

#87 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

4. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Public Policy / Administration

#105 in the United States

#121 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 88%

5. Rice University

Houston

For Public Policy / Administration

#112 in the United States

#128 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $19,902

6. University of North Texas

Denton

For Public Policy / Administration

#119 in the United States

#137 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 95%

7. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Public Policy / Administration

#143 in the United States

#162 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1115
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 85%

8. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Public Policy / Administration

#146 in the United States

#166 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 52%
Average SAT: 1440
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $45,094

9. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Public Policy / Administration

#171 in the United States

#196 in North America

Enrollment: 5,354
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1972

10. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Public Policy / Administration

#184 in the United States

#209 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 75%

11. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Public Policy / Administration

#186 in the United States

#211 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,610
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1900

12. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Public Policy / Administration

#193 in the United States

#218 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 93%

13. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Public Policy / Administration

#203 in the United States

#231 in North America

Enrollment: 364
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1941

14. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Public Policy / Administration

#215 in the United States

#243 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1080
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 83%

15. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Public Policy / Administration

#216 in the United States

#244 in North America

Enrollment: 2,354
Male:Female: 45:55
Founded: 1943

16. Baylor University

Waco

For Public Policy / Administration

#230 in the United States

#258 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1320
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $45,988

17. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Public Policy / Administration

#239 in the United States

#267 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Average SAT: 980
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 91%

18. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Public Policy / Administration

#245 in the United States

#275 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $44,190

19. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Public Policy / Administration

#259 in the United States

#290 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 87%

20. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Public Policy / Administration

#268 in the United States

#299 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,518
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1959

21. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Public Policy / Administration

#289 in the United States

#322 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,361
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1891

22. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Public Policy / Administration

#367 in the United States

#405 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1091
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 89%

23. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Public Policy / Administration

#403 in the United States

#443 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 910
Average ACT: 17
Receiving Aid: 99%

24. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Public Policy / Administration

#421 in the United States

#464 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 960
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 98%

25. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Public Policy / Administration

#435 in the United States

#479 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $30,038

26. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Public Policy / Administration

#447 in the United States

#493 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1065
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 87%

Closest to Texas states to learn Public Policy / Administration

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	4	71
Louisiana	6	110
Arkansas	6	129
Kansas	5	55
Mississippi	5	179
Colorado	9	59
Missouri	6	13
Arizona	3	18
Nebraska	4	90
Alabama	7	127
Iowa	4	60
Utah	3	67
Illinois	19	10
Tennessee	10	49
South Dakota	3	249
Kentucky	6	56
Georgia	12	44
Indiana	10	32
Minnesota	9	25
Wisconsin	9	12
Florida	16	37
South Carolina	8	7
North Dakota	2	223
Ohio	15	15
North Carolina	15	8
Michigan	9	3
California	43	1
Idaho	3	181
Virginia	14	29
District of Columbia	6	21
Maryland	10	11
Pennsylvania	21	19
Oregon	7	102
New Jersey	8	26
Washington	6	9
New York	52	6
Connecticut	8	5
Massachusetts	25	4
Rhode Island	4	106
New Hampshire	3	77
Maine	6	213