University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio: Rankings

Updated:

EduRank

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio logo
EduRank.org best universities badge

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ranked 170th in the United States, 542nd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 12 research topics. The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 64,900 academic publications and 3,113,189 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 6 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#542 of 14,131 In the World
#194 of 2,597 In North America
#170 of 2,496 In the United States
#15 of 119 In Texas
#1 of 11 In San Antonio
#20 of 2,490 For Dentistry
#22 of 3,382 For Biotechnology
#29 of 2,275 For Orthodontics
#5600 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#694 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 9 other topics

Jump to topical rankings below

Acceptance rate and other statistics

Medicine rankings

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ranked 61st for Medicine in the United States and 128th in the World with 55,555 publications made and 2,684,062 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#61 of 1,604 In the United States
#70 of 1,689 In North America
#128 of 6,793 In the World

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 766 12598
1994 769 13752
1995 794 15399
1996 843 17411
1997 895 19180
1998 932 22367
1999 869 23916
2000 943 27616
2001 846 31501
2002 899 35228
2003 965 40698
2004 1042 43498
2005 1072 48485
2006 1218 54289
2007 1272 59294
2008 1437 65073
2009 1528 70153
2010 1489 78130
2011 1580 82948
2012 1610 88965
2013 1698 93941
2014 1784 102552
2015 1828 105318
2016 1689 104456
2017 1742 108964
2018 1773 108003
2019 2041 114269
2020 2397 138915
2021 2407 157626
2022 2221 162280
2023 2436 169801
2024 2184 164651
2025 1961 152786

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Dentistry 9 10 20
Orthodontics 15 16 29
Gerontology 35 40 48
Radiation Therapy 38 40 62
Dermatology 37 39 62
Medical Physics 50 56 77
Oncology and Cancer research 45 48 84
Health Science 48 56 84
Critical Care Nursing 54 62 93
Pharmacology 53 59 101
Pathology 51 58 106
Surgery 53 61 107
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 53 61 111
Family medicine 63 72 113
Cardiology 57 66 118
Anesthesiology 63 73 119
Anatomy and Physiology 61 69 120
Urology 54 62 121
Plastic Surgery 68 75 125
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 73 85 128
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 40 47 129
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 50 57 133
Virology 67 74 137
Psychiatry 70 80 139
Immunology 60 67 145
Biomedical Engineering 60 67 147
Occupational Therapy 66 79 156
Respiratory Therapy 64 77 157
Healthcare Management (MHA) 80 93 165
Clinical Psychology 90 104 167
Neurosurgery 52 57 170
Ophthalmology 74 85 178
Pediatrics 73 84 185
Nursing 85 98 190
Optometry 68 80 191
Epidemiology 68 80 193
Physical Therapy 83 98 205
Public Health 90 104 207
Sonography and Ultrasound 72 82 209
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 101 114 220
Audiology 83 97 224
Cosmetology 71 81 232
Sports Medicine 108 127 312
Sports / Exercise science 123 143 343
Forensic Science 137 159 573
Veterinary 114 128 581
Toxicology 145 168 762
Social Work 368 408 853
Pharmacy 211 241 1218

Biology rankings

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ranked 75th for Biology in the United States and 183rd in the World with 50,672 publications made and 2,718,310 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Neuroscience, Oncology and Cancer research.

Biology ranking Location
#75 of 1,612 In the United States
#85 of 1,701 In North America
#183 of 6,841 In the World

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 735 13595
1994 737 14814
1995 780 16757
1996 816 18641
1997 848 20440
1998 940 24095
1999 861 25665
2000 905 29430
2001 855 33576
2002 864 37330
2003 970 42673
2004 1009 44858
2005 999 49490
2006 1163 54880
2007 1165 59150
2008 1281 64025
2009 1389 69412
2010 1392 76983
2011 1451 81473
2012 1495 86810
2013 1585 92247
2014 1602 100191
2015 1643 102561
2016 1452 101151
2017 1489 105776
2018 1569 105238
2019 1771 111021
2020 1989 134106
2021 2003 150947
2022 1864 154316
2023 2060 160577
2024 1787 152215
2025 1562 139056

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biotechnology 16 17 22
Microbiology 41 47 83
Oncology and Cancer research 45 48 84
Pharmacology 53 59 101
Molecular Biology 59 63 105
Neuroscience 59 67 109
Genetics 65 71 130
Virology 67 74 137
Immunology 60 67 145
Biochemistry 68 75 150
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 76 85 173
Biophysics 85 93 177
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 101 114 220
Evolutionary Biology 119 136 329
Paleontology 105 124 350
Botany 118 136 453
Astrobiology 146 163 474
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 135 160 490
Animal Science 114 133 518
Zoology 142 166 534
Toxicology 145 168 762
Nutrition and Food Science 112 129 795
Horticulture 128 149 908
Nanotechnology 179 206 1136
Agricultural Science 224 261 1572
Forestry 260 304 1700

Chemistry rankings

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ranked 91st for Chemistry in the United States and 268th in the World with 34,463 publications made and 1,922,577 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#91 of 1,455 In the United States
#105 of 1,538 In North America
#268 of 6,561 In the World

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 560 10477
1994 529 11250
1995 581 12899
1996 601 14325
1997 625 15271
1998 688 18563
1999 674 19812
2000 669 22600
2001 633 25478
2002 641 27852
2003 695 31769
2004 669 32757
2005 697 35465
2006 808 39197
2007 849 41391
2008 914 44226
2009 1003 47232
2010 1005 53324
2011 1003 55871
2012 1020 59222
2013 1085 62708
2014 1057 67904
2015 1064 68498
2016 971 67632
2017 940 70135
2018 998 70338
2019 1074 74329
2020 1188 88433
2021 1172 99974
2022 1074 103144
2023 1200 108512
2024 1015 98594
2025 876 88170

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biochemistry 68 75 150
Organic Chemistry 101 117 376
Materials Science 152 178 745
Nutrition and Food Science 112 129 795
Inorganic Chemistry 146 167 839
Radiochemistry 111 132 936
Nanotechnology 179 206 1136
Pharmacy 211 241 1218
Physical chemistry 188 222 1264
Chemical Engineering 183 215 1327
Environmental Chemistry 271 313 1940
Petrology and Geochemistry 347 395 2080
Computational Chemistry 336 382 2259

Psychology rankings

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ranked 84th for Psychology in the United States and 180th in the World with 23,335 publications made and 1,192,059 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#84 of 1,561 In the United States
#97 of 1,648 In North America
#180 of 6,663 In the World

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 277 4412
1994 309 4760
1995 325 5460
1996 302 6028
1997 345 6941
1998 333 8239
1999 326 8775
2000 367 10112
2001 348 11472
2002 362 13020
2003 402 15444
2004 409 16167
2005 449 18840
2006 482 21105
2007 545 23433
2008 554 26144
2009 596 29032
2010 629 32266
2011 673 34987
2012 675 38457
2013 740 41001
2014 749 44980
2015 779 45805
2016 731 46722
2017 766 49020
2018 825 50444
2019 946 53053
2020 1095 65058
2021 1044 73267
2022 1017 76798
2023 1014 80461
2024 964 76675
2025 839 71374

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 59 67 109
Psychiatry 70 80 139
Occupational Therapy 66 79 156
Clinical Psychology 90 104 167
Child Psychology 164 187 354
Cognitive Science 127 146 400
Social Psychology 184 210 497
Sexology 263 293 555
Special Education 315 347 834
Social Work 368 408 853
Education Majors 290 324 884

Computer Science rankings

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ranked 121st for Computer Science in the United States and 408th in the World with 21,619 publications made and 1,172,845 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Library and Information science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#121 of 1,616 In the United States
#142 of 1,702 In North America
#408 of 6,855 In the World

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 275 4143
1994 277 4404
1995 305 5162
1996 282 5650
1997 291 6225
1998 294 7490
1999 309 8049
2000 329 9428
2001 293 11112
2002 347 12626
2003 363 14663
2004 370 15268
2005 401 17997
2006 466 20119
2007 552 22132
2008 530 23949
2009 593 26757
2010 589 30464
2011 644 32619
2012 663 35798
2013 720 38119
2014 769 42763
2015 726 44327
2016 681 44720
2017 659 46461
2018 749 48057
2019 841 51631
2020 961 64084
2021 933 73599
2022 938 76018
2023 946 78876
2024 843 75828
2025 785 71209

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Neuroscience 59 67 109
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 76 85 173
Library and Information science 116 133 263
Cognitive Science 127 146 400
Computer Graphics 133 158 536
Data Science 168 195 619
Computer Vision 160 189 719
Machine Learning 195 226 915
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 217 250 1064
Cyber Security 252 286 1233
Multimedia 330 368 1362
Human-Computer Interaction 259 293 1364
Computational Linguistics 264 299 1447
Telecommunications 243 279 1448
Computer Networking 269 306 1495
Software Engineering 367 412 1910
Management Information Systems 411 457 2023

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ranked 154th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in the United States and 595th in the World with 17,963 publications made and 863,537 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Demography.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#154 of 1,763 In the United States
#179 of 1,854 In North America
#595 of 7,088 In the World

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 228 3239
1994 234 3383
1995 247 3749
1996 260 4377
1997 257 4684
1998 294 5379
1999 256 5876
2000 270 6879
2001 254 8520
2002 270 9401
2003 261 10968
2004 289 11996
2005 317 13549
2006 371 15220
2007 408 17338
2008 402 19181
2009 458 20877
2010 413 23183
2011 524 25242
2012 500 27312
2013 546 29175
2014 571 31892
2015 581 32801
2016 588 33504
2017 622 34357
2018 647 35461
2019 738 37357
2020 933 47548
2021 933 55121
2022 891 62392
2023 930 69297
2024 749 64958
2025 698 58994

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Military science 9 9 10
Demography 96 110 220
Occupational Safety and Health 115 134 246
Library and Information science 116 133 263
Anthropology 129 151 327
Sports / Exercise science 123 143 343
Sociology 155 178 426
Linguistics 142 165 509
Law 180 206 558
Forensic Science 137 159 573
Genealogy 234 266 584
Classics and Ancient History 216 241 604
Archaeology 163 189 624
History 180 207 644
Political Science 186 215 653
Criminology and Criminal Justice 325 359 705
Aesthetics 201 230 716
Gender Studies 315 349 757
Journalism and Digital Media 215 245 772
Public Policy / Administration 270 302 797
Art History 306 340 804
Philosophy 172 203 827
Special Education 315 347 834
Social Work 368 408 853
Education Majors 290 324 884
Publishing 294 329 963
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 313 345 1010
Communications and Public Relations 353 393 1135

Engineering rankings

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ranked 129th for Engineering in the United States and 533rd in the World with 15,912 publications made and 815,730 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Biotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#129 of 1,568 In the United States
#153 of 1,655 In North America
#533 of 6,795 In the World

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 265 3935
1994 243 4067
1995 265 4646
1996 290 5387
1997 311 5695
1998 295 6814
1999 331 7484
2000 328 8560
2001 288 10015
2002 317 11253
2003 320 13525
2004 330 13794
2005 328 15416
2006 386 17206
2007 394 18896
2008 437 20297
2009 471 21307
2010 448 23779
2011 480 25905
2012 461 27627
2013 513 28498
2014 493 30414
2015 462 30302
2016 456 30477
2017 410 31184
2018 488 31402
2019 507 33407
2020 542 39064
2021 547 43447
2022 477 44520
2023 545 46734
2024 471 44033
2025 425 40270

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Biotechnology 16 17 22
Biomedical Engineering 60 67 147
Aerospace Engineering 142 167 510
Mechanical Engineering 133 159 539
Metallurgical Engineering 132 152 631
Optical Engineering 144 167 635
Materials Science 152 178 745
Acoustical Engineering 178 206 753
Structural Engineering 172 201 767
Technical Drawing 144 171 771
Petroleum Engineering 189 217 885
Civil Engineering 189 220 903
Systems Engineering 203 235 931
Geotechnical Engineering 195 232 1118
Nanotechnology 179 206 1136
Automotive Engineering 213 249 1316
Chemical Engineering 183 215 1327
Electronic Engineering 206 240 1341
Human-Computer Interaction 259 293 1364
Telecommunications 243 279 1448
Electrical Engineering 227 262 1464
Remote Sensing 261 298 1472
Computer Networking 269 306 1495
Environmental Engineering 206 241 1518
Reliability and Quality Engineering 259 295 1656
Operations Research 295 334 1852

Physics rankings

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ranked 156th for Physics in the United States and 681st in the World with 13,864 publications made and 644,148 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Optical Engineering, Biophysics, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#156 of 1,537 In the United States
#184 of 1,623 In North America
#681 of 6,729 In the World

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 253 3323
1994 240 3442
1995 250 4049
1996 246 4513
1997 277 4794
1998 269 5741
1999 275 6019
2000 274 6817
2001 234 7989
2002 275 8853
2003 277 10194
2004 259 10161
2005 278 11313
2006 336 12810
2007 341 14051
2008 378 14999
2009 433 16162
2010 396 18157
2011 378 19754
2012 368 21148
2013 403 21864
2014 400 23002
2015 377 23273
2016 394 23116
2017 345 23950
2018 408 24023
2019 415 26052
2020 468 30863
2021 470 34137
2022 424 36130
2023 423 37496
2024 400 37060
2025 379 33974

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Medical Physics 50 56 77
Biophysics 85 93 177
Astrobiology 146 163 474
Optical Engineering 144 167 635
Nuclear Physics 152 177 648
Astrophysics and Astronomy 181 208 714
Materials Science 152 178 745
Acoustical Engineering 178 206 753
Quantum and Particle physics 200 231 1050
Nanotechnology 179 206 1136
Atomic and Molecular physics 316 358 1686
Condensed Matter Physics 274 314 1864

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ranked 151st for Environmental Science in the United States and 619th in the World with 12,265 publications made and 670,637 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Paleontology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#151 of 1,637 In the United States
#176 of 1,727 In North America
#619 of 6,888 In the World

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 192 3258
1994 183 3309
1995 198 3841
1996 227 4543
1997 204 4502
1998 242 5148
1999 237 5631
2000 221 6278
2001 220 7396
2002 207 8105
2003 219 9028
2004 234 9777
2005 235 10747
2006 247 12344
2007 296 13205
2008 291 14543
2009 324 16266
2010 339 17751
2011 364 19539
2012 384 20598
2013 357 21744
2014 357 24289
2015 365 24582
2016 345 24524
2017 380 25447
2018 392 26125
2019 426 27757
2020 496 34189
2021 517 38607
2022 434 40171
2023 436 42957
2024 376 38966
2025 341 35753

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Paleontology 105 124 350
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 135 160 490
Geology 138 160 512
Geography and Cartography 196 225 860
Ecology 181 212 921
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 213 246 1052
Geotechnical Engineering 195 232 1118
Earth science and Geophysics 223 264 1186
Oceanography 234 274 1259
Environmental Engineering 206 241 1518
Agricultural Science 224 261 1572
Forestry 260 304 1700
Environmental Chemistry 271 313 1940
Petrology and Geochemistry 347 395 2080
Environmental Management 419 473 3007

Mathematics rankings

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio ranked 154th for Mathematics in the United States and 569th in the World with 7,284 publications made and 372,449 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#154 of 1,413 In the United States
#179 of 1,494 In North America
#569 of 6,434 In the World

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 64 782
1994 58 849
1995 64 941
1996 54 1186
1997 75 1231
1998 81 1504
1999 80 1683
2000 71 2004
2001 74 2412
2002 92 2917
2003 95 3488
2004 107 3942
2005 131 4640
2006 147 5206
2007 154 5888
2008 152 6750
2009 208 7483
2010 213 8390
2011 227 9277
2012 222 10089
2013 235 11347
2014 268 12586
2015 298 13848
2016 288 14034
2017 269 14981
2018 293 15709
2019 356 16872
2020 396 21521
2021 456 26033
2022 427 30455
2023 526 33371
2024 330 27485
2025 305 25028

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield United States ranking North America ranking World rank
Statistics 139 160 484
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 284 317 1219
Math Teachers 440 479 1408
Operations Research 295 334 1852

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Speciality United States North America World Rank
Development Studies 157 178 422
Singing and Vocal Performance 138 161 456
Literature 166 194 565
Fashion Design 152 178 601
Art & Design 186 215 687
Economics 197 225 690
Advertising 240 270 757
Photography 224 261 821
Human Resource Management 243 276 971
Management 232 266 980
Business 241 274 982
Marketing 248 280 1005
Finance 291 325 1286
Accounting 350 387 1355
Project Management 351 393 1767