39 Best Pharmacology schools in Texas

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Texas ranked based on their research performance in Pharmacology. A graph of 3.29M citations received by 81.9K academic papers made by 39 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 MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Pharmacology

#14 in the United States

#15 in North America

Enrollment: 359
Male:Female: 22:78
Founded: 1941

2. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Pharmacology

#20 in the United States

#23 in North America

Enrollment: 2,549
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1943

3. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Pharmacology

#33 in the United States

#37 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,774
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1900

4. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Pharmacology

#53 in the United States

#59 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,786
Male:Female: 34:66
Founded: 1959

5. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Pharmacology

#61 in the United States

#70 in North America

Enrollment: 4,938
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1972

6. University of Texas at Austin

Austin

For Pharmacology

#62 in the United States

#71 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 65%

7. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Pharmacology

#65 in the United States

#74 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,241
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1891

8. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Pharmacology

#89 in the United States

#103 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 90%

9. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Pharmacology

#92 in the United States

#106 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

10. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Pharmacology

#104 in the United States

#118 in North America

Enrollment: 5,098
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1969

11. University of Houston

Houston

For Pharmacology

#117 in the United States

#131 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

12. University of North Texas

Denton

For Pharmacology

#126 in the United States

#141 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 90%

13. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Pharmacology

#150 in the United States

#168 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 2,332
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1970

14. Rice University

Houston

For Pharmacology

#167 in the United States

#186 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,589

15. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Pharmacology

#211 in the United States

#233 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 86%

16. Baylor University

Waco

For Pharmacology

#214 in the United States

#237 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $47,001

17. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Pharmacology

#216 in the United States

#239 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $41,848

18. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Pharmacology

#222 in the United States

#246 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

19. Austin College

Sherman

For Pharmacology

#229 in the United States

#253 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Average SAT: 1205
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $23,462

20. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Pharmacology

#243 in the United States

#271 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 900
Average ACT: 17
Receiving Aid: 97%

21. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Pharmacology

#245 in the United States

#273 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Average SAT: 970
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 88%

22. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Pharmacology

#247 in the United States

#275 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 92%

23. University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

Tyler

For Pharmacology

#248 in the United States

#276 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1947

24. Texas College

Tyler

For Pharmacology

#294 in the United States

#327 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $10,958
Receiving Aid: 80%
Average Aid: $9,381

25. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Pharmacology

#310 in the United States

#343 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1090
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 87%

26. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Pharmacology

#334 in the United States

#367 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $48,179

27. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Pharmacology

#349 in the United States

#383 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $10,309
Enrollment: 15,361

28. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Pharmacology

#372 in the United States

#408 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 85%

29. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Pharmacology

#400 in the United States

#437 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1050
Receiving Aid: 96%
Average Aid: $11,163

30. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Pharmacology

#411 in the United States

#448 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 985
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 95%

31. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Pharmacology

#428 in the United States

#467 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 90%

32. University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio

For Pharmacology

#433 in the United States

#472 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Net Price: $23,363
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $25,354

33. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Pharmacology

#434 in the United States

#473 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 80%

34. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Pharmacology

#495 in the United States

#537 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $32,228

35. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Pharmacology

#516 in the United States

#561 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 99%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 94%

36. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Pharmacology

#527 in the United States

#572 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $32,224

37. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Pharmacology

#560 in the United States

#608 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1020
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 98%

38. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Pharmacology

#561 in the United States

#609 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Average SAT: 970
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 88%

39. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Pharmacology

#590 in the United States

#640 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1082
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 83%

Closest to Texas states to learn Pharmacology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	8	105
New Mexico	3	87
Louisiana	10	90
Arkansas	6	77
Kansas	5	78
Mississippi	7	82
Colorado	11	36
Missouri	11	25
Arizona	5	37
Nebraska	4	71
Alabama	13	32
Iowa	4	48
Utah	3	34
Illinois	19	21
Tennessee	19	24
South Dakota	4	205
Kentucky	9	41
Georgia	14	17
Indiana	13	42
Minnesota	5	18
Wisconsin	7	28
Nevada	4	183
Florida	21	16
South Carolina	7	50
North Dakota	3	174
Ohio	23	26
North Carolina	19	12
Michigan	14	4
California	52	3
Idaho	3	270
West Virginia	6	99
Virginia	17	52
District of Columbia	5	56
Maryland	12	2
Pennsylvania	37	7
Oregon	7	35
New Jersey	13	23
Washington	7	6
New York	57	13
Connecticut	10	8
Vermont	3	103
Massachusetts	28	1
Rhode Island	4	67
New Hampshire	5	116
Maine	4	284
Puerto Rico	6	271
Hawaii	3	148