This article features top engineering colleges in Texas that offer master and doctoral degrees in the fields of biological engineering, chemical engineering, computer science, materials engineering, mechanical engineering, etc. Please be informed that each school receives national wide rank as the ranking compares all engineering schools in the United States. Some important ranking factors include average GRE scores, alumni surveys, current student interviews, institutional research publications, and peer college assessment. In the following list of best engineering schools in the state of Texas, you can see tuition cost for both in-state and out-of-state students, acceptable rates and admissions statistics for each top ranked engineering college.
| National Ranking | Texas Top Engineering Programs |
| 9 | University of Texas–Austin (Cockrell) (Austin, TX) Overall acceptance rate: 18.3% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 774 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $9,232 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $16,898 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 2,428 Research expenditures per faculty member: $650,548 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $192,562,316 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 7.6% |
| 12 | Texas A&M University–College Station (Look) (College Station, TX) Overall acceptance rate: 26.1% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 758 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $227 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $539 per credit Total graduate engineering enrollment: 2,870 Research expenditures per faculty member: $779,229 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $274,288,947 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 2.6% |
| 32 | Rice University (Brown) (Houston, TX) Overall acceptance rate: 16.5% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 774 Tuition: Full-time: $34,900 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 651 Research expenditures per faculty member: $458,833 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $50,012,901 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 6.1% |
| 78 | University of Houston (Cullen) (Houston, TX) Overall acceptance rate: 55.7% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 753 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $382 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $695 per credit Total graduate engineering enrollment: 1,001 Research expenditures per faculty member: $233,998 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $28,547,855 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 4.6% |
| 79 | University of Texas–Dallas (Jonsson) (Richardson, TX) Overall acceptance rate: 47.8% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 747 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $11,170 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $20,212 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 1,518 Research expenditures per faculty member: $423,496 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $47,431,577 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 2.5% |
| 92 | University of Texas–Arlington (Arlington, TX) Overall acceptance rate: 66.2% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 727 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $8,558 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $14,192 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 1,554 Research expenditures per faculty member: $277,600 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $37,476,000 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |
| 97 | Texas Tech University (Whitacre) (Lubbock, TX) Overall acceptance rate: 36.9% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 734 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $246 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $559 per credit Total graduate engineering enrollment: 752 Research expenditures per faculty member: $213,871 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $26,520,011 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |
| 122 | Southern Methodist University (Dallas, TX) Overall acceptance rate: 64.6% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 702 Tuition: Full-time: $1,064 per credit Total graduate engineering enrollment: 922 Research expenditures per faculty member: $90,959 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $5,548,545 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 2.1% |
| 157 | Lamar University (Beaumont, TX) Overall acceptance rate: 69.9% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 711 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $5,430 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $11,540 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 333 Research expenditures per faculty member: $181,571 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $7,262,866 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |
| 165 | Prairie View A&M University (Prairie View, TX) Overall acceptance rate: 97.7% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 627 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $199 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $511 per credit Total graduate engineering enrollment: 125 Research expenditures per faculty member: N/A Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): N/A Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |
| 174 | Texas A&M University–Kingsville (Dotterweich) (Kingsville, TX) Overall acceptance rate: 87.4% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 710 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $1,675 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $7,020 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 410 Research expenditures per faculty member: $41,040 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $2,011,000 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |
| 190 | University of North Texas (Denton, TX) Overall acceptance rate: 28.9% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 718 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $256 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $569 per credit Total graduate engineering enrollment: 409 Research expenditures per faculty member: $83,438 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $5,256,632 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 1.5% |
| 191 | University of Texas–El Paso (El Paso, TX) Overall acceptance rate: 78.2% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 550 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $4,226 per year, Out-of-state, full-time: $9,860 per year Total graduate engineering enrollment: 600 Research expenditures per faculty member: N/A Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): N/A Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |
| 192 | University of Texas–San Antonio (San Antonio, TX) Overall acceptance rate: 62.6% Average GRE quantitative score (master’s and Ph.D. students): 698 Tuition: In-state, full-time: $243 per credit, Out-of-state, full-time: $869 per credit Total graduate engineering enrollment: 567 Research expenditures per faculty member: $154,375 Engineering school research expenditures (2010-2011 fiscal year): $13,739,390 Faculty membership in National Academy of Engineering: 0.0% |