The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX · Public · 42,855 undergrads (large, city) · website ↗

28% Hispanic undergrads
Test-optional
$75 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$12,553
$30,000 – $48,000	$14,297
$48,000 – $75,000	$17,207
$75,000 – $110,000	$24,406
Over $110,000	$30,082
All incomes (average)	$19,857

Sticker tuition and fees: $11,688 in-state, $44,908 out-of-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use The University of Texas at Austin's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$15,420
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$15,510
Books and supplies	$720
Other expenses, on campus	$5,346
Other expenses, off campus	$5,346

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (8,979 of them) in 2022–23; 69% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	47%	$12,060
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	27%	$5,547
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	40%	$4,449
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	29%	$5,138

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1395
Median ACT: 30
Students with Pell grants: 26%
Graduation rate (6yr): 89%
Freshman retention: 97%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $75,121
Median debt at graduation: $20,500
International undergrads: 1,911 (4.5%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: $75
Students per faculty member: 18 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 84%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 630–740
SAT Math: 620–770
ACT composite: 27–33

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Considered if submitted
High school class rank	Considered if submitted
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Considered if submitted
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Considered if submitted
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Considered if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Considered if submitted
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 66,109
Admitted: 19,253
Enrolled: 9,385

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Engineering10%

Biology & Life Sciences10%

Business9%

Communications & Media9%

Computer Science8%

Social Sciences8%

Health & Nursing5%

Psychology4%

Foreign Languages4%

Mathematics & Statistics4%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (69)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Biology, General	744	$34,948	$66,264national $57,214	$19,500
Psychology, General	537	$38,038	$56,821national $50,706	$17,750
Computer and Information Sciences, General	525	$136,045	$155,168national $92,374	$17,500
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	511	$55,871	$80,221national $63,560	$19,248
Finance and Financial Management Services	417	$81,536	$132,075national $83,343	$18,975
Economics	383	$65,124	$89,354national $82,686	$17,500
Public Health	325	$43,286	$61,390national $58,808	$15,000
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	319	$41,149	$66,580national $54,562	$19,194
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	312	$111,942	$146,003national $100,647	$18,118
Political Science and Government	312	$49,168	$75,988national $63,293	$18,875
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	302	$36,909	$52,860national $50,497	$19,134
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	301	$37,260	$65,124national $62,451	$20,750
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	293	$54,280	$73,089national $53,072	$20,500
Mechanical Engineering	283	$87,333	$104,523national $92,135	$18,089
Mathematics	278	$69,157	$88,434national $69,562	$15,443
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	267	$35,266	$64,145national $65,466	$19,500
Business Administration, Management and Operations	250	$73,593	$94,458national $68,257	$14,639
Management Information Systems and Services	226	$89,780	$127,158national $83,290	$17,112
International/Globalization Studies	202	$43,073	$67,079national $59,972	$18,600
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	176	$53,039	$54,816national $55,693	$18,500
Marketing	162	$66,934	$91,955national $69,303	$17,858
English Language and Literature, General	160	$39,242	$53,860national $48,590	$15,889
Communication and Media Studies	156	$50,706	$72,210national $56,359	$15,625
Journalism	146	$41,557	$61,145national $56,278	$20,964
Accounting and Related Services	143	$75,207	$105,143national $76,194	$19,000
Chemical Engineering	138	$93,355	$115,423national $98,158	$15,438
Sociology	129	$43,224	$58,807national $52,657	$20,500
Behavioral Sciences	128	—	—national $48,673	$19,361
Civil Engineering	121	$75,173	$95,271national $86,517	$18,500
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	117	$83,778	$87,891national $88,910	$14,003
Fine and Studio Arts	108	$30,307	$47,730national $41,367	$19,125
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	107	$81,538	$104,422national $98,207	$20,500
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	105	$32,755	$67,405national $58,928	$19,450
Nutrition Sciences	104	$36,821	—national $60,053	$17,363
Chemistry	104	$46,239	$72,025national $65,120	$17,184
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	94	$76,819	$102,544national $93,451	$20,500
Physics	93	$64,009	$74,738national $76,786	$19,769
Sustainability Studies	88	$41,739	$54,430national $57,887	$15,000
Social Work	88	$43,969	$59,850national $51,790	$15,757
History	86	$42,175	$56,881national $50,680	$19,753
Music	74	$44,568	$47,164national $42,892	$23,200
Visual and Performing Arts, General	73	$34,774	$53,829national $41,688	$20,500
Design and Applied Arts	64	$54,776	$69,846national $51,490	$22,250
Petroleum Engineering	61	$87,445	$139,867national $104,823	$17,738
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	60	$42,332	$48,781national $39,775	$21,797
Architectural Engineering	56	$75,012	$93,710national $89,406	$21,000
Architecture	55	$66,434	$76,808national $66,914	$27,250
Area Studies	53	$39,942	$57,009national $56,625	$16,500
Apparel and Textiles	48	$59,432	$71,922national $57,640	$18,500
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	47	$69,561	—national $81,171	$17,664
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	47	$46,634	$83,481national $60,190	$13,000
Philosophy	46	—	$71,790national $54,455	$18,500
Anthropology	43	$39,901	$48,486national $46,676	$15,000
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	34	$49,298	$68,314national $48,471	$15,500
Geography and Cartography	34	$49,091	$62,438national $57,853	$15,815
Computational Science	31	—	—national $104,864	$25,000
Astronomy and Astrophysics	27	$55,754	$65,987national $68,333	—
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	26	$49,708	$59,742national $49,984	$16,875
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	26	$52,503	$58,697national $55,000	$23,986
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	25	$41,464	$57,292national $51,710	$20,500
Urban Studies/Affairs	21	$55,246	—national $62,532	—
Dance	20	—	—national $39,980	$19,918
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	17	$71,970	—national $75,975	—
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	10	$40,424	$38,455national $51,642	—
Research and Experimental Psychology	10	—	—national $55,695	$14,900
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	10	—	—national $70,786	$21,750
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	7	$35,519	—national $49,429	—
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	0	$42,914	$64,105national $54,945	—
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	0	$39,331	$59,166national $48,568	$20,500

Master's degrees (37)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations	403	$171,077	$197,707national $103,485	$116,002
Computer and Information Sciences, General	267	$169,498	—national $124,201	$30,750
Information Science/Studies	191	$70,859	$68,652national $112,705	$41,000
Data Analytics	184	—	—	$48,634
Accounting and Related Services	183	$78,245	$117,656national $95,833	$26,000
Electrical and Computer Engineering	162	$145,037	—	—
Social Work	162	$59,835	$64,396national $65,123	$38,583
Public Policy Analysis	113	$77,710	$84,618national $93,020	$41,586
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	98	$53,851	$59,769national $63,707	$40,375
Applied Mathematics	87	$90,692	$115,629national $116,060	$57,568
Mechanical Engineering	84	$109,293	—national $115,974	—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	78	$91,514	$104,458national $120,193	$58,105
Civil Engineering	74	$84,502	$99,079national $98,323	—
International Relations and National Security Studies	53	$74,865	$84,481national $95,627	$39,024
Nutrition Sciences	52	—	—national $67,126	$25,298
Educational Administration and Supervision	48	$55,530	$66,963national $71,685	$22,257
Economics	46	$84,138	$126,566national $100,743	—
Architectural Sciences and Technology	41	$64,086	—national $77,466	$62,934
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	39	$90,677	$128,909national $124,807	$58,200
Music	36	$33,947	$37,603national $48,285	$37,338
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	35	$52,414	$83,467national $80,125	$41,000
Design and Applied Arts	35	$64,660	—national $70,073	—
Health and Medical Administrative Services	32	$161,081	—national $89,981	—
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	31	$108,097	—national $122,434	—
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	30	$67,187	$79,383national $79,665	$30,750
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	30	$36,668	$65,121national $75,972	$29,598
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	29	$63,577	$65,180national $65,184	—
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	28	—	—national $121,855	$57,000
Engineering-Related Fields	27	$173,195	—national $125,651	—
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	25	$65,373	$64,081national $67,030	$45,979
Area Studies	24	$58,295	—national $68,936	—
Special Education and Teaching	22	$60,269	$56,327national $64,397	$20,063
Curriculum and Instruction	18	$58,463	$63,172national $63,399	$39,500
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	17	—	$119,127national $65,716	—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	16	$49,539	$49,771national $49,978	—
Architecture	0	$70,127	$79,350national $74,139	—
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	0	—	$219,705national $133,654	—

First professional degrees (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Medicine	49	$64,290	—national $112,460	$125,647

Doctoral degrees (11)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Educational Administration and Supervision	48	$97,601	$134,846national $100,573	$53,373
Music	48	$41,123	$75,055national $59,592	—
Mechanical Engineering	38	$107,492	—national $131,070	—
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	36	$78,258	$94,340national $99,878	$40,000
Chemistry	28	$117,537	—national $115,386	—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	25	$115,589	$140,262national $138,131	$54,188
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	19	—	$92,982national $92,039	—
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	17	$89,560	$142,359national $136,696	—
Curriculum and Instruction	12	$75,834	$85,479national $83,031	—
English Language and Literature, General	11	$63,028	—national $65,831	—
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	5	$88,788	—national $88,343	—

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 213 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 110 Inner Campus Drive, Austin, TX 78705
Phone: (512) 471-3434
Institutional accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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