33 Best colleges for Critical Care Nursing in Texas

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Texas ranked based on their research performance in Critical Care Nursing. A graph of 1.91M citations received by 51.3K academic papers made by 33 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. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Critical Care Nursing

#12 in the United States

#13 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,774
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1900

2. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Critical Care Nursing

#19 in the United States

#21 in North America

Enrollment: 2,549
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1943

3. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Critical Care Nursing

#31 in the United States

#35 in North America

Enrollment: 359
Male:Female: 22:78
Founded: 1941

4. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Critical Care Nursing

#54 in the United States

#62 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,786
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1959

5. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Critical Care Nursing

#59 in the United States

#68 in North America

Enrollment: 4,938
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1972

6. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Critical Care Nursing

#71 in the United States

#83 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,241
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1891

7. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Critical Care Nursing

#86 in the United States

#98 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 90%

8. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Critical Care Nursing

#90 in the United States

#102 in North America

Enrollment: 5,098
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1969

9. University of Texas at Austin

Austin

For Critical Care Nursing

#102 in the United States

#115 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 65%

10. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Critical Care Nursing

#116 in the United States

#131 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

11. University of Houston

Houston

For Critical Care Nursing

#132 in the United States

#147 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

12. University of North Texas

Denton

For Critical Care Nursing

#148 in the United States

#166 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 90%

13. Baylor University

Waco

For Critical Care Nursing

#152 in the United States

#170 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $47,001

14. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Critical Care Nursing

#162 in the United States

#180 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 86%

15. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Critical Care Nursing

#167 in the United States

#185 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,332
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1970

16. University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

Tyler

For Critical Care Nursing

#175 in the United States

#193 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1947

17. Rice University

Houston

For Critical Care Nursing

#183 in the United States

#201 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,589

18. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Critical Care Nursing

#239 in the United States

#258 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Average SAT: 970
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 88%

19. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Critical Care Nursing

#245 in the United States

#265 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 90%

20. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Critical Care Nursing

#259 in the United States

#280 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 92%

21. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Critical Care Nursing

#280 in the United States

#303 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $41,848

22. Austin College

Sherman

For Critical Care Nursing

#283 in the United States

#306 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $23,462

23. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Critical Care Nursing

#300 in the United States

#324 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $10,309
Enrollment: 15,361

24. Texas College

Tyler

For Critical Care Nursing

#342 in the United States

#371 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $10,958
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,381

25. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Critical Care Nursing

#353 in the United States

#383 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

26. University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio

For Critical Care Nursing

#355 in the United States

#387 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Net Price: $23,363
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,354

27. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Critical Care Nursing

#358 in the United States

#390 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1090
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 87%

28. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Critical Care Nursing

#379 in the United States

#414 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 985
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 95%

29. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Critical Care Nursing

#396 in the United States

#432 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 900
Average ACT: 17
Receiving Aid: 97%

30. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Critical Care Nursing

#413 in the United States

#451 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1082
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 83%

31. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Critical Care Nursing

#429 in the United States

#467 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 98%

32. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Critical Care Nursing

#431 in the United States

#469 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $48,179

33. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Critical Care Nursing

#436 in the United States

#474 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,228

Closest to Texas states to learn Critical Care Nursing

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	7	89
Louisiana	8	75
Arkansas	5	69
Kansas	5	109
Mississippi	5	88
Colorado	7	11
Missouri	8	18
Arizona	5	48
Nebraska	4	67
Alabama	8	29
Iowa	4	46
Utah	3	30
Illinois	15	17
Tennessee	16	36
South Dakota	3	173
Kentucky	4	64
Georgia	13	13
Indiana	13	35
Minnesota	4	5
Wisconsin	5	40
Nevada	4	161
Florida	18	25
South Carolina	5	47
North Dakota	2	188
Ohio	20	27
North Carolina	13	23
Michigan	10	6
California	37	3
Idaho	3	275
West Virginia	5	98
Virginia	14	42
District of Columbia	5	39
Maryland	9	2
Pennsylvania	29	7
Oregon	6	32
New Jersey	6	61
Washington	6	4
New York	38	14
Connecticut	6	9
Massachusetts	19	1
Rhode Island	4	45
New Hampshire	3	111