41 Best colleges for Gerontology 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 Gerontology. A graph of 1.07M citations received by 38K academic papers made by 41 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 Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Gerontology

#35 in the United States

#38 in North America

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

2. University of Texas at Austin

Austin

For Gerontology

#43 in the United States

#49 in North America

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

3. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Gerontology

#50 in the United States

#57 in North America

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

4. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Gerontology

#55 in the United States

#63 in North America

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

5. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Gerontology

#63 in the United States

#74 in North America

Enrollment: 355
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1941

6. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Gerontology

#65 in the United States

#77 in North America

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

7. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Gerontology

#72 in the United States

#84 in North America

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

8. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Gerontology

#88 in the United States

#100 in North America

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

9. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Gerontology

#122 in the United States

#142 in North America

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

10. University of Houston

Houston

For Gerontology

#127 in the United States

#148 in North America

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

11. University of North Texas

Denton

For Gerontology

#129 in the United States

#150 in North America

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

12. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Gerontology

#171 in the United States

#195 in North America

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

13. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Gerontology

#183 in the United States

#207 in North America

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

14. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Gerontology

#184 in the United States

#208 in North America

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

15. Baylor University

Waco

For Gerontology

#191 in the United States

#215 in North America

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

16. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Gerontology

#196 in the United States

#220 in North America

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

17. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Gerontology

#200 in the United States

#225 in North America

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

18. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Gerontology

#208 in the United States

#234 in North America

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

19. Rice University

Houston

For Gerontology

#211 in the United States

#237 in North America

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

20. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Gerontology

#227 in the United States

#254 in North America

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

21. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Gerontology

#243 in the United States

#271 in North America

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

22. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Gerontology

#248 in the United States

#276 in North America

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

23. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Gerontology

#282 in the United States

#315 in North America

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

24. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Gerontology

#343 in the United States

#380 in North America

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

25. Texas College

Tyler

For Gerontology

#378 in the United States

#418 in North America

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

26. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Gerontology

#381 in the United States

#421 in North America

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

27. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Gerontology

#388 in the United States

#430 in North America

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

28. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Gerontology

#427 in the United States

#471 in North America

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

29. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Gerontology

#455 in the United States

#500 in North America

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

30. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Gerontology

#475 in the United States

#520 in North America

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

31. University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

Tyler

For Gerontology

#487 in the United States

#532 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1947

32. University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio

For Gerontology

#498 in the United States

#543 in North America

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

33. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Gerontology

#515 in the United States

#562 in North America

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

34. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Gerontology

#532 in the United States

#580 in North America

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

35. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Gerontology

#537 in the United States

#585 in North America

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

36. Austin College

Sherman

For Gerontology

#561 in the United States

#610 in North America

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

37. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Gerontology

#567 in the United States

#617 in North America

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

38. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Gerontology

#587 in the United States

#639 in North America

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

39. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Gerontology

#596 in the United States

#648 in North America

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

40. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Gerontology

#612 in the United States

#665 in North America

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

41. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Gerontology

#616 in the United States

#669 in North America

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

Closest to Texas states to learn Gerontology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	6	109
Louisiana	10	67
Arkansas	6	92
Kansas	4	85
Mississippi	6	143
Colorado	10	52
Missouri	11	22
Arizona	5	46
Nebraska	5	98
Alabama	7	20
Iowa	5	33
Utah	7	49
Illinois	25	23
Tennessee	13	62
South Dakota	4	302
Kentucky	8	51
Georgia	15	21
Indiana	13	57
Minnesota	9	12
Wisconsin	11	17
Florida	20	29
South Carolina	7	47
North Dakota	2	188
Ohio	21	39
North Carolina	19	8
Michigan	15	3
California	60	4
Idaho	3	210
West Virginia	4	97
Virginia	16	68
District of Columbia	7	75
Maryland	11	2
Pennsylvania	43	7
Oregon	8	45
New Jersey	13	31
Washington	10	5
New York	58	10
Connecticut	13	9
Vermont	3	80
Massachusetts	31	1
Rhode Island	5	37
New Hampshire	4	99
Maine	5	254
Puerto Rico	5	253