IPEDS 2023 completions · bachelor's degrees · Texas

Engineering colleges in Texas, ranked by graduates

33 colleges in Texas awarded at least 10 bachelor's degrees in engineering in 2023: 8,744 degrees, 8.1% of all bachelor's degrees at those colleges (6.8% across every college CollegeCalcAI tracks). Texas A&M University graduated the most (2,447, 17.8% of its class). 24 of the 33 are public universities. The median acceptance rate among them is 84%; the most selective is Rice University at 8%.

Colleges

in Texas, 10+ degrees

Degrees awarded

8,744

2023, bachelor's

Share of degrees

8.1%

at these colleges

Median acceptance

84%

24 public, 9 private

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Engineering colleges in Texas

Every Texas college awarding at least 10 bachelor's degrees in engineering, ranked by 2023 graduates. Click a college for its engineering page.

#	College	Type	Degrees (2023)	Share of grads	Acceptance rate	SAT 75th
1	Texas A&M University	Public	2,447	17.8%	57%	1380
2	University of Texas at Austin	Public	1,225	11.7%	27%	1460
3	Texas Tech University	Public	681	9.5%	73%	1260
4	University of Texas at Arlington	Public	648	9.1%	80%	1200
5	University of Houston	Public	549	6.8%	74%	1310
6	University of Texas at San Antonio	Public	444	7.5%	87%	1200
7	University of Texas at El Paso	Public	410	10.2%	100%	1090
8	University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Public	388	7.8%	94%	1090
9	University of North Texas	Public	195	2.6%	72%	1230
10	Rice University	Private	186	17.4%	8%	1560
11	Lamar University	Public	175	10.8%	86%	1090
12	Texas State University	Public	166	2.4%	89%	1200
13	Texas A&M Kingsville	Public	147	16.5%	91%	1120
14	UT Tyler	Public	131	7%	94%	1120
15	Prairie View A&M University	Public	115	8.8%	79%	1030
16	Baylor University	Private	110	3%	51%	1370
17	Southern Methodist University	Private	108	5.5%	63%	1440
18	UT Permian Basin	Public	70	7.9%	95%	1120
19	West Texas A&M	Public	69	4.2%	99%	1120
20	Tarleton State University	Public	60	2%	90%	1100
21	Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	Public	57	3.7%	89%	1120
22	Texas Christian University	Private	49	2%	44%	1370
23	Texas A&M International	Public	44	3.2%	44%	1120
24	Trinity University (TX)	Private	42	7.1%	26%	1230
25	East Texas A&M University	Public	39	2.2%	92%	1090
26	Midwestern State University	Public	32	3.1%	94%	1100
27	Texas Southern University	Public	29	2.8%	97%	1010
28	Angelo State University	Public	28	2.6%	83%	1100
29	TAMU Texarkana	Public	25	6.7%	78%	1100
30	Abilene Christian University	Private	24	3.3%	66%	1210
31	St. Mary's University (TX)	Private	22	5.6%	98%	1150
32	Houston Christian University	Private	19	3.6%	84%	1100
33	University of the Incarnate Word	Private	10	1%	98%	1100

Questions about engineering colleges in Texas

What is the best college for engineering in Texas?

By bachelor's degrees awarded in 2023, the largest engineering programs in Texas are Texas A&M University (2,447), University of Texas at Austin (1,225), Texas Tech University (681). "Best" depends on your profile: this page ranks every Texas college in the field by output and shows each one's acceptance rate and admitted SAT so you can match it to your own numbers.

How many colleges in Texas offer engineering?

33 four-year colleges in Texas awarded 10 or more bachelor's degrees in engineering in 2023, 24 public and 9 private, for 8,744 graduates in total.

Is in-state status an advantage for engineering in Texas?

At the 24 public universities on this list, Texas residents are usually admitted at a higher rate than out-of-state applicants and pay in-state tuition. CollegeCalcAI applies the residency effect when you set your home state, and the per-major adjustment when you set the major.

Engineering elsewhere

The same field in other states, and the national ranking.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS 2023 Completions (bachelor's degrees, first majors, CIP 2-digit series), joined to CollegeCalcAI's admissions dataset. Built 2026-09-19. Estimates from CollegeCalcAI are not predictions or guarantees.