32 Best colleges for Critical Care Nursing 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 Critical Care Nursing. A graph of 1.78M citations received by 48K 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

#12 in the United States

#13 in North America

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

2. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Critical Care Nursing

#19 in the United States

#21 in North America

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

3. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Critical Care Nursing

#30 in the United States

#34 in North America

Enrollment: 355
Male:Female: 21:79
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: 3,640
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1959

5. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Critical Care Nursing

#59 in the United States

#69 in North America

Enrollment: 5,048
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: 3,315
Male:Female: 29:71
Founded: 1891

7. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Critical Care Nursing

#86 in the United States

#98 in North America

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

8. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Critical Care Nursing

#90 in the United States

#102 in North America

Enrollment: 4,890
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: 29%
Average SAT: 1360
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 69%

10. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Critical Care Nursing

#117 in the United States

#132 in North America

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

11. University of Houston

Houston

For Critical Care Nursing

#132 in the United States

#147 in North America

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

12. University of North Texas

Denton

For Critical Care Nursing

#151 in the United States

#169 in North America

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

13. Baylor University

Waco

For Critical Care Nursing

#152 in the United States

#170 in North America

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

14. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Critical Care Nursing

#164 in the United States

#182 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1100
Average ACT: 23
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: 2,344
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1970

16. University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

Tyler

For Critical Care Nursing

#171 in the United States

#189 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1947

17. Rice University

Houston

For Critical Care Nursing

#182 in the United States

#200 in North America

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

18. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Critical Care Nursing

#243 in the United States

#262 in North America

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

19. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Critical Care Nursing

#246 in the United States

#265 in North America

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

20. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Critical Care Nursing

#261 in the United States

#282 in North America

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

21. Austin College

Sherman

For Critical Care Nursing

#278 in the United States

#300 in North America

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

22. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Critical Care Nursing

#285 in the United States

#308 in North America

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

23. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Critical Care Nursing

#295 in the United States

#318 in North America

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

24. Texas College

Tyler

For Critical Care Nursing

#339 in the United States

#368 in North America

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

25. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Critical Care Nursing

#359 in the United States

#392 in North America

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

26. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Critical Care Nursing

#360 in the United States

#393 in North America

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

27. University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio

For Critical Care Nursing

#366 in the United States

#400 in North America

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

28. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Critical Care Nursing

#390 in the United States

#425 in North America

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

29. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Critical Care Nursing

#393 in the United States

#428 in North America

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

30. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Critical Care Nursing

#408 in the United States

#446 in North America

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

31. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Critical Care Nursing

#422 in the United States

#460 in North America

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

32. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Critical Care Nursing

#426 in the United States

#464 in North America

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

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	105
Mississippi	5	88
Colorado	7	11
Missouri	8	18
Arizona	5	49
Nebraska	4	67
Alabama	8	29
Iowa	4	45
Utah	3	32
Illinois	14	17
Tennessee	15	35
South Dakota	3	172
Kentucky	3	64
Georgia	12	13
Indiana	12	37
Minnesota	4	4
Wisconsin	5	40
Nevada	4	166
Florida	18	25
South Carolina	5	47
North Dakota	2	189
Ohio	18	26
North Carolina	13	23
Michigan	10	6
California	34	3
Idaho	3	270
West Virginia	5	101
Virginia	13	42
District of Columbia	5	38
Maryland	9	2
Pennsylvania	29	7
Oregon	6	31
New Jersey	6	63
Washington	6	5
New York	37	14
Connecticut	6	9
Massachusetts	19	1
Rhode Island	4	48
New Hampshire	3	111