25 Best colleges for Orthodontics 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 Orthodontics. A graph of 484K citations received by 15.2K academic papers made by 25 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 Orthodontics

#15 in the United States

#16 in North America

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

2. University of Texas at Austin

Austin

For Orthodontics

#33 in the United States

#36 in North America

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

3. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Orthodontics

#45 in the United States

#50 in North America

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

4. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Orthodontics

#54 in the United States

#60 in North America

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

5. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Orthodontics

#55 in the United States

#61 in North America

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

6. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Orthodontics

#59 in the United States

#65 in North America

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

7. Baylor University

Waco

For Orthodontics

#81 in the United States

#92 in North America

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

8. University of Houston

Houston

For Orthodontics

#119 in the United States

#134 in North America

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

9. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Orthodontics

#121 in the United States

#136 in North America

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

10. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Orthodontics

#128 in the United States

#144 in North America

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

11. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Orthodontics

#131 in the United States

#147 in North America

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

12. Rice University

Houston

For Orthodontics

#138 in the United States

#155 in North America

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

13. University of North Texas

Denton

For Orthodontics

#139 in the United States

#156 in North America

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

14. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Orthodontics

#145 in the United States

#164 in North America

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

15. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Orthodontics

#180 in the United States

#201 in North America

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

16. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Orthodontics

#196 in the United States

#219 in North America

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

17. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Orthodontics

#201 in the United States

#224 in North America

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

18. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Orthodontics

#223 in the United States

#247 in North America

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

19. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Orthodontics

#264 in the United States

#289 in North America

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

20. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Orthodontics

#283 in the United States

#310 in North America

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

21. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Orthodontics

#310 in the United States

#340 in North America

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

22. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Orthodontics

#341 in the United States

#373 in North America

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

23. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Orthodontics

#377 in the United States

#411 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1070
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $11,699

24. Texas College

Tyler

For Orthodontics

#401 in the United States

#436 in North America

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

25. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Orthodontics

#406 in the United States

#441 in North America

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

Closest to Texas states to learn Orthodontics

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	7	91
Louisiana	8	44
Arkansas	4	147
Kansas	3	103
Mississippi	4	134
Colorado	9	68
Missouri	9	46
Arizona	4	93
Nebraska	4	84
Alabama	7	36
Iowa	4	14
Utah	3	43
Illinois	15	23
Tennessee	10	72
Kentucky	3	34
Georgia	10	31
Indiana	10	27
Minnesota	5	12
Wisconsin	6	38
Nevada	3	158
Florida	17	9
South Carolina	4	83
North Dakota	2	315
Ohio	18	11
North Carolina	9	5
Michigan	11	1
California	38	7
Idaho	3	247
Virginia	10	56
District of Columbia	5	107
Maryland	10	25
Pennsylvania	19	4
Oregon	7	58
New Jersey	10	28
Washington	7	2
New York	39	6
Connecticut	6	39
Massachusetts	18	3
Rhode Island	3	47