41 Best colleges for Gerontology 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 Gerontology. A graph of 769K citations received by 32K 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

#36 in the United States

#39 in North America

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

2. University of Texas at Austin

Austin

For Gerontology

#43 in the United States

#48 in North America

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

3. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Gerontology

#57 in the United States

#64 in North America

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

4. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Gerontology

#59 in the United States

#66 in North America

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

5. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Gerontology

#61 in the United States

#69 in North America

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

6. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Gerontology

#63 in the United States

#71 in North America

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

7. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Gerontology

#74 in the United States

#86 in North America

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

8. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Gerontology

#94 in the United States

#106 in North America

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

9. University of Houston

Houston

For Gerontology

#115 in the United States

#132 in North America

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

10. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Gerontology

#132 in the United States

#152 in North America

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

11. University of North Texas

Denton

For Gerontology

#135 in the United States

#155 in North America

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

12. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Gerontology

#161 in the United States

#183 in North America

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

13. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Gerontology

#181 in the United States

#204 in North America

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

14. Baylor University

Waco

For Gerontology

#193 in the United States

#217 in North America

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

15. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Gerontology

#194 in the United States

#218 in North America

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

16. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Gerontology

#204 in the United States

#228 in North America

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

17. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Gerontology

#208 in the United States

#233 in North America

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

18. Rice University

Houston

For Gerontology

#210 in the United States

#235 in North America

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

19. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Gerontology

#231 in the United States

#258 in North America

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

20. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Gerontology

#236 in the United States

#265 in North America

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

21. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Gerontology

#240 in the United States

#269 in North America

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

22. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Gerontology

#242 in the United States

#271 in North America

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

23. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Gerontology

#284 in the United States

#317 in North America

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

24. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Gerontology

#338 in the United States

#373 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 85%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 87%

25. Texas College

Tyler

For Gerontology

#365 in the United States

#402 in North America

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

26. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Gerontology

#383 in the United States

#422 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 31%
Average SAT: 1390
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $30,038

27. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Gerontology

#396 in the United States

#437 in North America

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

28. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Gerontology

#442 in the United States

#486 in North America

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

29. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Gerontology

#451 in the United States

#496 in North America

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

30. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Gerontology

#485 in the United States

#530 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 93%

31. University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio

For Gerontology

#497 in the United States

#542 in North America

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

32. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Gerontology

#498 in the United States

#543 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1082
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 80%

33. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Gerontology

#499 in the United States

#544 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 84%
Average SAT: 930
Average ACT: 17
Receiving Aid: 95%

34. University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

Tyler

For Gerontology

#502 in the United States

#547 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1947

35. Austin College

Sherman

For Gerontology

#519 in the United States

#564 in North America

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

36. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Gerontology

#523 in the United States

#568 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Average SAT: 1238
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $31,014

37. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Gerontology

#534 in the United States

#580 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Average SAT: 955
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 98%

38. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Gerontology

#550 in the United States

#598 in North America

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

39. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Gerontology

#565 in the United States

#614 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1065
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 87%

40. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Gerontology

#578 in the United States

#630 in North America

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

41. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Gerontology

#584 in the United States

#637 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 88%

Closest to Texas states to learn Gerontology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	6	109
Louisiana	9	71
Arkansas	6	100
Kansas	4	89
Mississippi	5	148
Colorado	9	56
Missouri	10	24
Arizona	5	42
Nebraska	5	113
Alabama	7	20
Iowa	5	29
Utah	6	50
Illinois	25	23
Tennessee	11	66
South Dakota	4	315
Kentucky	7	54
Georgia	13	21
Indiana	13	52
Minnesota	9	10
Wisconsin	11	18
Florida	18	27
South Carolina	7	45
North Dakota	3	189
Ohio	20	38
North Carolina	18	8
Michigan	13	3
California	58	4
Idaho	3	206
West Virginia	3	99
Virginia	14	73
District of Columbia	7	53
Maryland	11	2
Pennsylvania	37	7
Oregon	8	41
New Jersey	12	30
Washington	10	5
New York	57	9
Connecticut	13	11
Vermont	3	91
Massachusetts	30	1
Rhode Island	4	37
New Hampshire	3	101
Maine	5	246
Puerto Rico	4	254