40 Best colleges for Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 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 Paramedicine and Emergency medicine. A graph of 1.05M citations received by 38.6K academic papers made by 40 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 Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#37 in the United States

#43 in North America

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

2. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#42 in the United States

#49 in North America

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

3. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#56 in the United States

#64 in North America

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

4. University of Texas at Austin

Austin

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#64 in the United States

#75 in North America

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

5. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#73 in the United States

#85 in North America

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

6. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#80 in the United States

#92 in North America

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

7. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#91 in the United States

#103 in North America

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

8. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#102 in the United States

#114 in North America

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

9. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#104 in the United States

#117 in North America

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

10. University of Houston

Houston

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#120 in the United States

#135 in North America

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

11. University of North Texas

Denton

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#131 in the United States

#148 in North America

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

12. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#132 in the United States

#149 in North America

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

13. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#171 in the United States

#192 in North America

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

14. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#195 in the United States

#219 in North America

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

15. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#202 in the United States

#226 in North America

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

16. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#205 in the United States

#230 in North America

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

17. Baylor University

Waco

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#218 in the United States

#243 in North America

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

18. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#235 in the United States

#262 in North America

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

19. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#236 in the United States

#263 in North America

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

20. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#241 in the United States

#270 in North America

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

21. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#252 in the United States

#282 in North America

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

22. Rice University

Houston

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#260 in the United States

#291 in North America

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

23. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#262 in the United States

#293 in North America

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

24. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#274 in the United States

#305 in North America

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

25. Texas A&M International University

Laredo

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#327 in the United States

#361 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 99%

26. University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

Tyler

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#334 in the United States

#368 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1947

27. Austin College

Sherman

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#428 in the United States

#470 in North America

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

28. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#454 in the United States

#496 in North America

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

29. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#467 in the United States

#509 in North America

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

30. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#485 in the United States

#528 in North America

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

31. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#487 in the United States

#530 in North America

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

32. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#495 in the United States

#540 in North America

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

33. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#503 in the United States

#548 in North America

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

34. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#507 in the United States

#552 in North America

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

35. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#535 in the United States

#583 in North America

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

36. Texas College

Tyler

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#537 in the United States

#585 in North America

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

37. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#539 in the United States

#587 in North America

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

38. University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#563 in the United States

#613 in North America

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

39. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#568 in the United States

#618 in North America

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

40. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#585 in the United States

#636 in North America

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

Closest to Texas states to learn Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	6	125
Louisiana	10	93
Arkansas	6	92
Kansas	7	103
Mississippi	6	122
Colorado	11	12
Missouri	12	28
Arizona	5	25
Nebraska	4	113
Alabama	9	26
Iowa	5	33
Utah	5	24
Illinois	23	27
Tennessee	17	52
South Dakota	4	238
Kentucky	8	55
Georgia	14	11
Indiana	12	39
Minnesota	7	17
Wisconsin	8	36
Nevada	3	150
Florida	21	38
South Carolina	7	54
North Dakota	2	170
Ohio	20	32
North Carolina	17	10
Michigan	12	4
California	56	7
Idaho	3	266
West Virginia	4	74
Virginia	19	46
District of Columbia	5	45
Maryland	13	2
Pennsylvania	36	5
Oregon	7	30
New Jersey	14	41
Washington	10	3
New York	55	9
Connecticut	11	8
Massachusetts	29	1
Rhode Island	4	21
New Hampshire	4	76
Maine	4	306
Puerto Rico	4	303