89 Best colleges for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Texas

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Below is a list of best universities in Texas ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 20.7M citations received by 698K academic papers made by 89 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

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

2. Texas A&M University - College Station

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

3. Baylor College of Medicine

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

4. University of Houston

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

5. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

6. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

7. Texas Tech University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

8. Rice University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

9. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

Enrollment
355
Male:Female
21:79
Founded
1941

10. University of North Texas

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

11. Southern Methodist University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

12. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

13. University of Texas at Arlington

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

14. Baylor University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

15. University of Texas at San Antonio

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

16. University of Texas at Dallas

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

17. University of Texas Medical Branch

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

18. University of Texas at El Paso

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

19. Texas State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

20. Texas Christian University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

21. Sam Houston State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

22. Trinity University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

23. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

24. Texas Woman's University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

25. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

26. University of Houston - Clear Lake

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

27. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

28. Southwestern University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

29. Lamar University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

30. University of North Texas Health Science Center

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

31. Texas A&M International University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

32. Stephen F Austin State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

33. Texas A&M University - Commerce

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

34. University of Dallas

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

35. University of Texas at Tyler

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

36. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

37. Prairie View A&M University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

38. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

39. University of Houston - Downtown

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

40. Abilene Christian University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

41. Texas Southern University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

42. Texas A&M University at Galveston

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

Acceptance Rate
87%
Founded
1962

43. West Texas A&M University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

44. Tarleton State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

45. University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1947

46. St. Mary's University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

47. Texas College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

48. University of Houston - Victoria

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

49. Angelo State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

50. University of the Incarnate Word

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

51. Austin College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

52. University of St Thomas - Texas

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

53. Midwestern State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

54. South Texas College of Law Houston

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
1,036
Male:Female
43:57
Founded
1923

55. Saint Edward's University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

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

56. Texas A&M University - Central Texas

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1023 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
92%
Average Aid
$13,511
Enrollment
2,255

57. Our Lady of the Lake University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1080 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$17,961
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$24,246

58. University of North Texas at Dallas

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1131 in North America
Acceptance Rate
94%
Average SAT
905
Average ACT
18
Receiving Aid
97%

59. Lubbock Christian University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1169 in North America
Acceptance Rate
73%
Average SAT
1030
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$25,351

60. Houston Baptist University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1199 in North America
Acceptance Rate
85%
Average SAT
1085
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$20,530

61. Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1256 in North America
Enrollment
168
Male:Female
38:62

62. University of Mary Hardin - Baylor

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1257 in North America
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1085
Average ACT
23
Net Price
$29,904

63. Texas Wesleyan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1269 in North America
Acceptance Rate
62%
Average SAT
1060
Average ACT
20
Net Price
$21,169

64. Texas A&M University - Texarkana

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1308 in North America
Acceptance Rate
80%
Average SAT
975
Average ACT
19
Receiving Aid
94%

65. Texas Lutheran University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1345 in North America
Acceptance Rate
95%
Average SAT
1130
Average ACT
25
Net Price
$23,600

66. Sul Ross State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1368 in North America
Acceptance Rate
96%
Average SAT
1016
Average ACT
17
Receiving Aid
89%

67. Austin Graduate School of Theology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1432 in North America
Enrollment
21

68. Hardin-Simmons University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1433 in North America
Acceptance Rate
97%
Average SAT
1079
Average ACT
21
Net Price
$21,321

69. South Texas College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1457 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$6,354
Enrollment
26,440

70. LeTourneau University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1489 in North America
Acceptance Rate
41%
Average SAT
1255
Average ACT
27
Net Price
$27,007

71. Wayland Baptist University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1508 in North America
Acceptance Rate
54%
Net Price
$20,222
Receiving Aid
98%
Average Aid
$14,541

72. Episcopal Theological Seminary of the Southwest

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1521 in North America
Enrollment
116
Male:Female
28:72

73. Dallas Baptist University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1539 in North America
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
1089
Average ACT
24
Net Price
$30,275

74. Schreiner University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1548 in North America
Acceptance Rate
88%
Net Price
$21,786
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$24,538

75. North American University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1557 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$13,702
Receiving Aid
100%
Average Aid
$11,211

76. McMurry University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1565 in North America
Acceptance Rate
58%
Average SAT
1090
Average ACT
22
Net Price
$20,817

77. Dallas Theological Seminary

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1615 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
2,612
Male:Female
56:44

78. East Texas Baptist University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1639 in North America
Acceptance Rate
60%
Net Price
$24,388
Receiving Aid
99%
Average Aid
$17,528

79. Brite Divinity School

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1649 in North America
Enrollment
119
Male:Female
37:63

80. Midland College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1659 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
74%
Average Aid
$5,502
Enrollment
5,219

81. Concordia University Texas

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1661 in North America
Acceptance Rate
91%
Average SAT
980
Average ACT
20
Net Price
$23,621

82. Amberton University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1689 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
897
Male:Female
26:74
Founded
1971

83. Parker University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1697 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$27,240
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$8,980

84. Remington College - Dallas

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1728 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$27,674
Receiving Aid
97%
Average Aid
$6,731

85. Texas Chiropractic College Foundation Inc

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1741 in North America
Enrollment
267
Male:Female
52:48

86. Texas Health and Science University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1747 in North America
Enrollment
65
Male:Female
29:71

87. Huston-Tillotson University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1752 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Net Price
$19,638
Receiving Aid
91%
Average Aid
$5,579

88. Tyler Junior College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1803 in North America
Acceptance Rate
100%
Receiving Aid
82%
Average Aid
$6,459
Enrollment
11,977

89. Dallas Christian College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1823 in North America
Acceptance Rate
84%
Average SAT
928
Average ACT
17
Net Price
$22,463

Closest to Texas states to learn Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni United States Flag rank
Oklahoma 22 104
New Mexico 9 100
Louisiana 27 79
Arkansas 18 146
Kansas 22 74
Mississippi 15 178
Colorado 24 52
Missouri 44 40
Arizona 10 30
Nebraska 15 87
Alabama 29 84
Iowa 32 44
Utah 11 45
Illinois 79 12
Tennessee 39 46
South Dakota 11 330
Kentucky 29 59
Georgia 52 42
Indiana 38 39
Minnesota 30 18
Wisconsin 36 14
Nevada 8 152
Florida 70 31
South Carolina 32 69
North Dakota 9 215
Ohio 67 19
North Carolina 50 20
Michigan 47 4
California 146 2
Montana 9 166
Idaho 7 194
West Virginia 21 119
Virginia 42 37
District of Columbia 13 50
Maryland 28 10
Pennsylvania 114 8
Oregon 21 97
Delaware 4 96
New Jersey 29 22
Washington 39 5
New York 146 6
Connecticut 22 9
Vermont 12 122
Massachusetts 75 1
Rhode Island 9 56
New Hampshire 13 82
Maine 16 200
Puerto Rico 15 415
Alaska 4 233
Hawaii 7 107