39 Best Pharmacology schools 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 Pharmacology. A graph of 3.15M citations received by 79.5K 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: 355
Male:Female: 21:79
Founded: 1941

2. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Pharmacology

#21 in the United States

#24 in North America

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

3. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Pharmacology

#33 in the United States

#37 in North America

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

4. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Pharmacology

#52 in the United States

#58 in North America

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

5. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Pharmacology

#61 in the United States

#69 in North America

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

6. University of Texas at Austin

Austin

For Pharmacology

#63 in the United States

#71 in North America

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

7. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Pharmacology

#65 in the United States

#74 in North America

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

8. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Pharmacology

#90 in the United States

#104 in North America

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

9. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Pharmacology

#93 in the United States

#107 in North America

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

10. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Pharmacology

#104 in the United States

#118 in North America

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

11. University of Houston

Houston

For Pharmacology

#117 in the United States

#131 in North America

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

12. University of North Texas

Denton

For Pharmacology

#127 in the United States

#142 in North America

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

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: 2,344
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1970

14. Rice University

Houston

For Pharmacology

#168 in the United States

#187 in North America

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

15. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Pharmacology

#211 in the United States

#233 in North America

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

16. Baylor University

Waco

For Pharmacology

#213 in the United States

#235 in North America

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

17. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Pharmacology

#216 in the United States

#239 in North America

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

18. Austin College

Sherman

For Pharmacology

#224 in the United States

#247 in North America

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

19. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Pharmacology

#227 in the United States

#251 in North America

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

20. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Pharmacology

#243 in the United States

#271 in North America

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

21. University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

Tyler

For Pharmacology

#244 in the United States

#272 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1947

22. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Pharmacology

#246 in the United States

#274 in North America

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

23. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Pharmacology

#247 in the United States

#275 in North America

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

24. Texas College

Tyler

For Pharmacology

#287 in the United States

#318 in North America

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

25. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Pharmacology

#311 in the United States

#344 in North America

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

26. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Pharmacology

#335 in the United States

#368 in North America

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

27. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Pharmacology

#350 in the United States

#384 in North America

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

28. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Pharmacology

#381 in the United States

#417 in North America

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

29. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Pharmacology

#411 in the United States

#448 in North America

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

30. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Pharmacology

#427 in the United States

#466 in North America

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

31. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Pharmacology

#432 in the United States

#471 in North America

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

32. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Pharmacology

#433 in the United States

#472 in North America

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

33. University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio

For Pharmacology

#436 in the United States

#475 in North America

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

34. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Pharmacology

#495 in the United States

#536 in North America

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

35. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Pharmacology

#517 in the United States

#562 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 96%

36. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Pharmacology

#523 in the United States

#568 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Average SAT: 1393
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $32,264

37. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Pharmacology

#554 in the United States

#601 in North America

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

38. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Pharmacology

#556 in the United States

#603 in North America

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

39. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Pharmacology

#580 in the United States

#629 in North America

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

Closest to Texas states to learn Pharmacology

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	8	105
New Mexico	3	88
Louisiana	10	89
Arkansas	6	77
Kansas	4	78
Mississippi	7	82
Colorado	11	35
Missouri	11	25
Arizona	5	37
Nebraska	4	73
Alabama	11	32
Iowa	4	47
Utah	3	34
Illinois	19	20
Tennessee	19	23
South Dakota	4	204
Kentucky	7	41
Georgia	13	18
Indiana	12	42
Minnesota	5	17
Wisconsin	7	28
Nevada	4	182
Florida	21	16
South Carolina	7	51
North Dakota	3	173
Ohio	22	26
North Carolina	18	12
Michigan	14	4
California	52	3
Idaho	3	267
West Virginia	6	100
Virginia	17	53
District of Columbia	5	55
Maryland	12	2
Pennsylvania	37	7
Oregon	7	36
New Jersey	13	24
Washington	7	6
New York	56	13
Connecticut	10	8
Massachusetts	28	1
Rhode Island	4	68
New Hampshire	5	116
Maine	4	289
Puerto Rico	5	272