8 Best colleges for Health Science in Houston, TX

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Below is a list of best universities in Houston ranked based on their research performance in Health Science. A graph of 949K citations received by 28.2K academic papers made by 8 universities in Houston 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 MD Anderson Cancer Center

For Health Science

#1 in Texas
Enrollment
364
Male:Female
20:80
Founded
1941

2. Baylor College of Medicine

For Health Science

#2 in Texas
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
1,610
Male:Female
40:60
Founded
1900

3. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

For Health Science

#6 in Texas
Enrollment
5,354
Male:Female
29:71
Founded
1972

4. University of Houston

For Health Science

#11 in Texas
Acceptance Rate
66%
Average SAT
1245
Average ACT
26
Receiving Aid
83%

5. Rice University

For Health Science

#22 in Texas
Acceptance Rate
9%
Average SAT
1530
Average ACT
35
Net Price
$19,902

6. University of Houston - Clear Lake

For Health Science

#30 in Texas
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1082
Average ACT
21
Receiving Aid
80%

7. University of Houston - Downtown

For Health Science

#41 in Texas
Acceptance Rate
88%
Average SAT
1030
Average ACT
18
Receiving Aid
88%

8. Texas Southern University

For Health Science

#45 in Texas
Acceptance Rate
97%
Average SAT
910
Average ACT
17
Receiving Aid
99%

Universities for Health Science near Houston

Distance, km
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University
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77 University of Texas Medical Branch 106
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Galveston, Texas
107 Sam Houston State University 267
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Huntsville, Texas
130 Lamar University 380
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Beaumont, Texas
132 Texas A&M University - College Station 96
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College Station, Texas
218 Stephen F Austin State University 456
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Nacogdoches, Texas
234 University of Texas at Austin 64
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Austin, Texas
240 Southwestern University 470
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Georgetown, Texas
247 Texas State University 168
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San Marcos, Texas
259 Baylor University 182
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Waco, Texas
284 University of Texas at Tyler 335
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Tyler, Texas