by our College Data Analytics TeamUTHealth earned 35 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 9 in the top 1%, 14 in the top 5%, 9 in the top 10% and 3 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 872 in Top Ranked for Public & Social Service, a top 1% award.
Key facts
Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston holds 35 ranking badges across 3 fields of study, 23 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s athletics rankings. We update our rankings throughout the year as new data becomes available. The current ranking cycle is 2027 edition. Each row marks the highest award tier reached in that ranking. Read about our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.
| Award Level | Badges |
|---|---|
| Top 1% | 9 |
| Top 5% | 14 |
| Top 10% | 9 |
| Top 15% | 3 |
| Total | 35 |
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is best known for Health Professions: 14 of its 33 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Nursing, Physiology & Pathology Sciences and Microbiology Science & Immunology.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Best | ✓ | |||
| Overall Best (Southwest) | ✓ | |||
| Overall Best (Texas) | ✓ | |||
| Ethnic Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Ethnic Diversity (Southwest) | ✓ | |||
| Ethnic Diversity (Texas) | ✓ | |||
| Economic Diversity | ✓ | |||
| Economic Diversity (Southwest) | ✓ | |||
| Economic Diversity (Texas) | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Ecology & Systematics Biology | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| General Biology | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Microbiology Science & Immunology | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | ||||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Dental Support Services | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Health/Medical Admin Services | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Medical Illustration & Informatics | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ | |||
| Medicine | ||||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Mental & Social Health Services | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Highest Paid Graduates | ✓ | |||
| Nursing | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Public Health | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Most Popular | ✓ | |||
| Most Focused | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top Ranked | ✓ | |||
| Public Policy | ||||
| Top Ranked | ✓ |
In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston earned 2 badges across 2 online programs; its highest placement is #4 of 36 in Most Popular Online for Medical Illustration & Informatics.
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecology & Systematics Biology | ||||
| Most Popular Online | ✓ |
| Ranking | Top 15% | Top 10% | Top 5% | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Illustration & Informatics | ||||
| Most Popular Online | ✓ |
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston earned no veterans badge in the 2027 edition; its highest placement in College Factual’s veterans rankings is #3,095 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.
Each ranking here is calculated from federal education data, 2027 edition. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston appears in 78 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.
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