Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include medical and nursing schools.
Less than four years after it took over a small private school in Fort Worth, Texas A&M University is now one of the top 100 law schools in the country, according to U.S. News and World Report.
The Texas A&M University School of Law, which was formerly associated with Texas Wesleyan University, climbed to 92 in the 2018 graduate school rankings. That’s up from 111 last year. The school wasn’t even ranked in 2014.
The distinction of being in the top 100 is somewhat arbitrary, but undoubtedly important to how the school is perceived. Texas now has five schools in the top 100. The University of Texas at Austin is considered the best, with a ranking of 14.
Check out other top 100 rankings below:
Law school:
14. UT-Austin
46: Southern Methodist University
51: Baylor University
54. University of Houston
92. A&M
Business:
17. UT-Austin (Also ranked No. 1 specifically in accounting.)
29. Rice University
38 (tie). A&M
38 (tie). University of Texas at Dallas
52. SMU
65. Baylor
Education:
11. UT-Austin
38. A&M
89. Baylor
93. UH
Engineering:
9. UT-Austin
11. A&M
29. Rice
63. UT-Dallas
73. UH
73. University of Texas at Arlington
94. Texas Tech University
Medical research:
21. Baylor College of Medicine
25. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
59. University of Texas Health Science Center — Houston
65. University of Texas Health Science Center — San Antonio
73. Texas A&M Health Science Center
86. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Medical primary care:
8 (tie). Baylor College of Medicine
8 (tie). University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
66. University of North Texas Health Science Center
71. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
77. Texas A&M Health Science Center
82. University of Texas Health Science Center — San Antonio
86. University of Texas Health Science Center — Houston
Nursing master’s programs:
23 (tie). UT-Austin
23. (tie) University of Texas Health Science Center — Houston
56. Baylor University
73. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
73. University of Texas Medical Branch — Galveston
82. Texas Christian University
88. Texas Woman’s University
92 (tie). University of Texas at Arlington
92 (tie). University of Texas Health Science Center — San Antonio
97. Texas A&M University — Corpus Christi
Doctorate of nursing practice programs:
23. University of Texas Health Science Center — Houston
47. Baylor University
59. TCU
68. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
76. University of Texas Medical Branch — Galveston
93. Texas Woman’s University
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