32 Best colleges for Critical Care Nursing 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 Critical Care Nursing. A graph of 1.27M citations received by 40K academic papers made by 32 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

#11 in the United States

#12 in North America

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

2. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Critical Care Nursing

#17 in the United States

#19 in North America

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

3. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Critical Care Nursing

#33 in the United States

#37 in North America

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

4. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Critical Care Nursing

#45 in the United States

#51 in North America

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

5. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Critical Care Nursing

#56 in the United States

#64 in North America

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

6. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Critical Care Nursing

#71 in the United States

#82 in North America

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

7. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Critical Care Nursing

#95 in the United States

#108 in North America

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

8. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Critical Care Nursing

#103 in the United States

#116 in North America

Enrollment: 5,136
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1969

9. University of Texas at Austin

Austin

For Critical Care Nursing

#106 in the United States

#119 in North America

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

10. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Critical Care Nursing

#121 in the United States

#136 in North America

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

11. University of Houston

Houston

For Critical Care Nursing

#131 in the United States

#146 in North America

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

12. Rice University

Houston

For Critical Care Nursing

#144 in the United States

#161 in North America

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

13. University of North Texas

Denton

For Critical Care Nursing

#153 in the United States

#170 in North America

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

14. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Critical Care Nursing

#166 in the United States

#184 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,337
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1970

15. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Critical Care Nursing

#170 in the United States

#188 in North America

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

16. Baylor University

Waco

For Critical Care Nursing

#171 in the United States

#189 in North America

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

17. 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

18. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Critical Care Nursing

#235 in the United States

#254 in North America

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

19. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Critical Care Nursing

#244 in the United States

#263 in North America

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

20. Austin College

Sherman

For Critical Care Nursing

#247 in the United States

#266 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1265
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $24,739

21. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Critical Care Nursing

#263 in the United States

#283 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 96%

22. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Critical Care Nursing

#288 in the United States

#310 in North America

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

23. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Critical Care Nursing

#303 in the United States

#326 in North America

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

24. Texas College

Tyler

For Critical Care Nursing

#313 in the United States

#337 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $11,174
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $10,263

25. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Critical Care Nursing

#325 in the United States

#353 in North America

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

26. University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio

For Critical Care Nursing

#343 in the United States

#372 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1022
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $20,832

27. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Critical Care Nursing

#354 in the United States

#385 in North America

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

28. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Critical Care Nursing

#359 in the United States

#390 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 83%

29. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Critical Care Nursing

#366 in the United States

#399 in North America

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

30. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Critical Care Nursing

#371 in the United States

#405 in North America

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

31. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Critical Care Nursing

#385 in the United States

#419 in North America

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

32. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Critical Care Nursing

#393 in the United States

#428 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1000
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 99%

Closest to Texas states to learn Critical Care Nursing

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	7	91
Louisiana	8	83
Arkansas	5	68
Kansas	5	113
Mississippi	3	92
Colorado	7	12
Missouri	8	21
Arizona	5	50
Nebraska	4	66
Alabama	6	31
Iowa	4	49
Utah	3	32
Illinois	13	16
Tennessee	12	28
Kentucky	3	65
Georgia	10	13
Indiana	9	39
Minnesota	3	9
Wisconsin	5	41
Nevada	4	159
Florida	16	26
South Carolina	4	54
North Dakota	2	174
Ohio	16	23
North Carolina	12	25
Michigan	9	7
California	30	3
West Virginia	4	102
Virginia	12	43
District of Columbia	5	34
Maryland	9	2
Pennsylvania	26	4
Oregon	5	30
New Jersey	6	69
Washington	6	5
New York	36	14
Connecticut	6	8
Massachusetts	17	1
Rhode Island	4	42