The University of Texas at Austin — Austin, United States

About The University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas opened in Austin on 15 September 1883, after an 1881 statewide vote chose Austin for the main university and Galveston for the medical department. It joined the Association of American Universities in 1929, and its Main Building tower was completed in 1937. It became 'The University of Texas at Austin' in 1967 and is the flagship of the UT System.

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At a glance

Students: 53,864
International: 4.4%
Students per teacher: 18:1
Founded: 1876
Type: Public
Campus: Urban
Endowment: $5.7B
Motto: Disciplina Praesidium Civitatis (Education is the Guardian of the State)

Austin, United States30.267, -97.743

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Rankings

QSQS#72World · 2027Source
THETHE#50World · 2026Source
CWURCWUR#35World · 2026United States #22Source
ARWUARWU#47World · 2026Source
NCSES HERDNCSES HERD#31United States and outlying areas · Total R&D expenditures · 2024Source

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Admissions & how to apply

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Application fee

Per application$75Source

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Costs & aid

International tuition$42,778per year · 2023

Room & board2023$14,136

US net price$18,554

What US families pay after grants, by household income. International students usually pay the full price.

<$30k$8,979
$30–48k$9,324
$48–75k$12,412
$75–110k$21,357
>$110k$30,480

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Programmes

342 programmes

Biological and Physical SciencesCertificate / diploma · 975 graduates 2025
Biology/Biological Sciences, GeneralBachelor’s · 761 graduates 2025
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate / diploma · 509 graduates 2025
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor’s · 483 graduates 2025
Psychology, GeneralBachelor’s · 443 graduates 2025
Finance, GeneralBachelor’s · 433 graduates 2025
Business Administration and Management, GeneralMaster’s · 420 graduates 2025
Electrical and Electronics EngineeringBachelor’s · 365 graduates 2025
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, GeneralCertificate / diploma · 365 graduates 2025
Economics, GeneralBachelor’s · 359 graduates 2025
Mathematics, GeneralBachelor’s · 351 graduates 2025
Data Science, GeneralMaster’s · 338 graduates 2025

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Outcomes

Admit rate: 26.6%
SAT average: 1395
ACT middle: 30
Graduate in 4 years: 74.5%
Graduate in 6 years: 89.2%
Return after year one: 96.7%
Pell grant students: 28.6%
Students with federal loans: 29.5%
Median debt: $19,000

Median earnings after starting

1 year$53,267
6 years$64,378
10 years$81,694

Student body

Women58%
Men42%

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