54 Best Surgeons Medical schools in Texas

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Texas ranked based on their research performance in Surgery. A graph of 39.4M citations received by 1.32M academic papers made by 54 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 Surgery

#10 in the United States

#11 in North America

Enrollment: 358
Male:Female: 20:80
Founded: 1941

2. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Surgery

#15 in the United States

#16 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,596
Male:Female: 42:58
Founded: 1900

3. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Surgery

#28 in the United States

#30 in North America

Enrollment: 2,308
Male:Female: 46:54
Founded: 1943

4. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Surgery

#57 in the United States

#66 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 3,499
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1959

5. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Surgery

#65 in the United States

#74 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,484
Male:Female: 28:72
Founded: 1891

6. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Surgery

#66 in the United States

#75 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 5,796
Male:Female: 28:72
Founded: 1972

7. University of Texas at Austin

Austin

For Surgery

#96 in the United States

#109 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Average SAT: 1365
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 71%

8. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Surgery

#104 in the United States

#118 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1260
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 78%

9. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Surgery

#115 in the United States

#129 in North America

Enrollment: 5,378
Male:Female: 24:76
Founded: 1969

10. University of Houston

Houston

For Surgery

#125 in the United States

#140 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1235
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 85%

11. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Surgery

#162 in the United States

#180 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1120
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 89%

12. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Surgery

#164 in the United States

#182 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Average SAT: 1195
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 84%

13. Rice University

Houston

For Surgery

#166 in the United States

#184 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $18,521

14. Baylor University

Waco

For Surgery

#170 in the United States

#188 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1255
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $46,039

15. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Surgery

#183 in the United States

#203 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 2,472
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1970

16. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Surgery

#223 in the United States

#246 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 91%

17. University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

Tyler

For Surgery

#238 in the United States

#262 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1947

18. University of North Texas

Denton

For Surgery

#249 in the United States

#273 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 63%

19. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Surgery

#251 in the United States

#275 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Receiving Aid: 74%
Average Aid: $15,140
Enrollment: 29,696

20. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Surgery

#258 in the United States

#282 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 93%

21. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Surgery

#274 in the United States

#302 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1425
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $41,986

22. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Surgery

#284 in the United States

#312 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 86%
Average Aid: $9,029
Enrollment: 24,003

23. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Surgery

#337 in the United States

#375 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1085
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 80%

24. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Surgery

#349 in the United States

#387 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $42,574

25. Texas College

Tyler

For Surgery

#393 in the United States

#431 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $17,717
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $3,861

26. Austin College

Sherman

For Surgery

#402 in the United States

#440 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Average SAT: 1230
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $24,398

27. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Surgery

#410 in the United States

#448 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1005
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 90%

28. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Surgery

#421 in the United States

#459 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 84%

29. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Surgery

#424 in the United States

#462 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1240
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $28,496

30. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Surgery

#463 in the United States

#502 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $8,702
Enrollment: 31,940

31. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Surgery

#473 in the United States

#512 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1075
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 67%

32. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Surgery

#496 in the United States

#537 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Founded: 1962

33. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Surgery

#498 in the United States

#540 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Average SAT: 1374
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $27,356

34. Abilene Christian University

Abilene

For Surgery

#508 in the United States

#551 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1160
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $29,734

35. West Texas A&M University

Canyon

For Surgery

#509 in the United States

#552 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 97%
Average SAT: 1084
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 95%

36. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Surgery

#516 in the United States

#560 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1145
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 84%

37. University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio

For Surgery

#530 in the United States

#576 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1040
Average ACT: 20
Net Price: $21,161

38. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Surgery

#553 in the United States

#599 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1074
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 76%

39. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Surgery

#567 in the United States

#615 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 945
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 97%

40. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Surgery

#571 in the United States

#619 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 96%

41. Lubbock Christian University

Lubbock

For Surgery

#574 in the United States

#622 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Average SAT: 1063
Average ACT: 23
Net Price: $24,079

42. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Surgery

#597 in the United States

#646 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 93%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 92%

43. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Surgery

#607 in the United States

#656 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 910
Average ACT: 17
Receiving Aid: 96%

44. Parker University

Dallas

For Surgery

#668 in the United States

#719 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $18,752
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $11,778

45. Angelo State University

San Angelo

For Surgery

#703 in the United States

#758 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Average SAT: 1055
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 97%

46. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Surgery

#754 in the United States

#812 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 95%

47. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Surgery

#763 in the United States

#821 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1050
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 93%

48. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Surgery

#767 in the United States

#826 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1040
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 93%

49. Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth

For Surgery

#768 in the United States

#827 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 19
Net Price: $21,495

50. St. Mary's University

San Antonio

For Surgery

#785 in the United States

#844 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 88%
Net Price: $17,899
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $26,071

51. Texas A&M International University

Laredo

For Surgery

#794 in the United States

#853 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1010
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 98%

52. Midwestern State University

Wichita Falls

For Surgery

#799 in the United States

#859 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 99%
Average Aid: $8,923
Enrollment: 5,797

53. University of Dallas

Irving

For Surgery

#806 in the United States

#866 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 28
Net Price: $25,620

54. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Surgery

#819 in the United States

#882 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 95%
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $7,490
Enrollment: 15,077

Closest to Texas states to learn Surgery

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	10	92
New Mexico	3	76
Louisiana	13	68
Arkansas	9	71
Kansas	8	103
Mississippi	7	98
Colorado	13	55
Missouri	20	13
Arizona	5	51
Nebraska	8	69
Alabama	15	23
Iowa	8	36
Utah	7	31
Illinois	34	19
Tennessee	22	42
South Dakota	5	194
Kentucky	11	58
Georgia	17	14
Indiana	19	37
Minnesota	16	4
Wisconsin	13	27
Nevada	4	154
Florida	29	24
South Carolina	12	45
North Dakota	3	122
Ohio	32	33
North Carolina	25	22
Michigan	22	5
California	74	2
Idaho	3	268
West Virginia	7	90
Virginia	22	41
District of Columbia	7	64
Maryland	13	3
Pennsylvania	55	8
Oregon	9	38
New Jersey	15	62
Washington	14	6
New York	75	16
Connecticut	15	12
Vermont	3	74
Massachusetts	38	1
Rhode Island	4	48
New Hampshire	5	107
Maine	7	321
Puerto Rico	8	247