46 Best colleges for Cognitive Science 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 Cognitive Science. A graph of 2.21M citations received by 50.7K academic papers made by 46 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 at Austin

Austin

For Cognitive Science

#22 in the United States

#25 in North America

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

2. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Cognitive Science

#59 in the United States

#69 in North America

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

3. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Cognitive Science

#78 in the United States

#92 in North America

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

4. University of Houston

Houston

For Cognitive Science

#84 in the United States

#99 in North America

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

5. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Cognitive Science

#90 in the United States

#105 in North America

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

6. Rice University

Houston

For Cognitive Science

#95 in the United States

#111 in North America

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

7. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Cognitive Science

#126 in the United States

#145 in North America

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

8. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Cognitive Science

#127 in the United States

#146 in North America

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

9. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Cognitive Science

#128 in the United States

#147 in North America

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

10. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Cognitive Science

#129 in the United States

#149 in North America

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

11. University of North Texas

Denton

For Cognitive Science

#134 in the United States

#157 in North America

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

12. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Cognitive Science

#137 in the United States

#160 in North America

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

13. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Cognitive Science

#147 in the United States

#172 in North America

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

14. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Cognitive Science

#151 in the United States

#177 in North America

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

15. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Cognitive Science

#162 in the United States

#188 in North America

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

16. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Cognitive Science

#179 in the United States

#209 in North America

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

17. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Cognitive Science

#203 in the United States

#236 in North America

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

18. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Cognitive Science

#220 in the United States

#253 in North America

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

19. Baylor University

Waco

For Cognitive Science

#227 in the United States

#260 in North America

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

20. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Cognitive Science

#252 in the United States

#286 in North America

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

21. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Cognitive Science

#327 in the United States

#366 in North America

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

22. Southwestern University

Georgetown

For Cognitive Science

#370 in the United States

#412 in North America

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

23. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Cognitive Science

#378 in the United States

#421 in North America

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

24. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock

For Cognitive Science

#398 in the United States

#443 in North America

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

25. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Cognitive Science

#414 in the United States

#460 in North America

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

26. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Cognitive Science

#417 in the United States

#463 in North America

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

27. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Cognitive Science

#422 in the United States

#468 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 95%

28. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Cognitive Science

#433 in the United States

#482 in North America

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

29. Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville

For Cognitive Science

#494 in the United States

#545 in North America

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

30. University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler

For Cognitive Science

#509 in the United States

#560 in North America

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

31. University of North Texas Health Science Center

Fort Worth

For Cognitive Science

#512 in the United States

#563 in North America

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

32. Texas A&M International University

Laredo

For Cognitive Science

#524 in the United States

#575 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 990
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 99%

33. Lamar University

Beaumont

For Cognitive Science

#541 in the United States

#592 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1035
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 93%

34. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Cognitive Science

#554 in the United States

#608 in North America

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

35. Prairie View A&M University

Prairie View

For Cognitive Science

#573 in the United States

#628 in North America

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

36. University of Dallas

Irving

For Cognitive Science

#579 in the United States

#634 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $29,209

37. St. Mary's University

San Antonio

For Cognitive Science

#586 in the United States

#642 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 21
Net Price: $20,412

38. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Cognitive Science

#590 in the United States

#647 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 91%

39. Texas College

Tyler

For Cognitive Science

#635 in the United States

#696 in North America

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

40. University of Houston - Downtown

Houston

For Cognitive Science

#647 in the United States

#708 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 19
Receiving Aid: 88%

41. University of Texas of the Permian Basin

Odessa

For Cognitive Science

#688 in the United States

#749 in North America

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

42. Tarleton State University

Stephenville

For Cognitive Science

#722 in the United States

#784 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 97%

43. Abilene Christian University

Abilene

For Cognitive Science

#728 in the United States

#790 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Average SAT: 1170
Average ACT: 25
Net Price: $28,760

44. Texas A&M University at Galveston

Galveston

For Cognitive Science

#761 in the United States

#823 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 1962

45. Texas Southern University

Houston

For Cognitive Science

#773 in the United States

#835 in North America

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

46. Angelo State University

San Angelo

For Cognitive Science

#775 in the United States

#837 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 83%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 98%

Closest to Texas states to learn Cognitive Science

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	8	125
New Mexico	4	97
Louisiana	12	93
Arkansas	7	160
Kansas	8	66
Mississippi	7	144
Colorado	12	53
Missouri	13	20
Arizona	4	44
Nebraska	6	109
Alabama	11	115
Iowa	7	34
Utah	7	58
Illinois	30	9
Tennessee	15	40
South Dakota	4	331
Kentucky	9	71
Georgia	19	38
Indiana	16	35
Minnesota	17	31
Wisconsin	17	23
Florida	28	29
South Carolina	11	94
North Dakota	3	149
Ohio	32	26
North Carolina	19	27
Michigan	20	4
California	76	1
Idaho	3	278
West Virginia	3	106
Virginia	21	49
District of Columbia	8	74
Maryland	19	12
Pennsylvania	53	7
Oregon	13	55
New Jersey	19	17
Washington	13	11
New York	82	8
Connecticut	14	10
Vermont	3	130
Massachusetts	45	2
Rhode Island	5	50
New Hampshire	5	54
Maine	6	254
Puerto Rico	6	377

Psychology subfields in Texas

Child Psychology54

Clinical Psychology54

Education Majors58

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution15

Neuroscience59

Occupational Therapy22

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology20