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The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas · Large city

#4 most selective in Texas#4 graduation rate in Texas
26.6%
Admit rate
$19,857
Avg net price
89%
Graduation rate
$75,121
Median earnings

The University of Texas at Austin is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Austin, Texas (large city setting), enrolling 42,855 undergraduates.

PublicLarge · 42,855 undergradsLarge cityVery selective · 27% admitNCAA Division I-FBS · Southeastern Conference

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against The University of Texas at Austin's admitted students.

Admit rate
26.6%
SAT (mid 50%)
1250–1510
Avg GPA (est.)
3.90

Enter a test score to see where you land against The University of Texas at Austin's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and The University of Texas at Austin's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Austin, Texas

Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas. Austin, Travis County and Williamson County have been the site of human habitation since at least 9200 BC. "Keep Austin Weird" has been a local motto for years, featured on bumper stickers and T-shirts. This motto has not only been used in promoting Austin's eccentricity and diversity, but is also meant to bolster support of local independent businesses. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
1 mile to Austin, TX
To the ocean
126 miles
Nearest airport
7 miles to Austin Bergstrom (AUS) · major hub

How The University of Texas at Austin compares

Selectivity26.6%

More selective than 94% · #4 most selective of 77 in Texas

SAT average1395

Higher than 89%

Graduation rate89%

Higher than 95% · #4 of 87 in Texas

First-year retention97%

Higher than 95%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$75,121

Higher than 88% · #13 of 94 in Texas

Average net price$19,857

Cheaper than 51% · #50 cheapest of 88 in Texas

Median debt at graduation$20,500

Lower than 72%

Student–faculty ratio18 : 1

Lower than 18%

Undergraduate enrollment42,855

Larger than 99%

Percentiles compare The University of Texas at Austin with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Texas.

The University of Texas at Austin campus

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Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

53,554students
  • Undergraduate42,85580%
  • Graduate10,69920%

Undergraduates by gender

42,855undergrads
  • Women24,02556%
  • Men18,83044%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White30%
  • Black4.6%
  • Hispanic28%
  • Asian26%
  • Other or multiracial11%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
42,855
Graduate enrollment
10,699
Student–faculty ratio
18 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
26%
First-generation students
28%
Students over 25
2%
Median family income
$53,018
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$142,371
Endowment
$6,177,255,191

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 9,385 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Texas88%
  • Other U.S. states8.8%
  • International3.6%

Most first-years stay in state — The University of Texas at Austin draws overwhelmingly from Texas.

4% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
26.6%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1250–1510
SAT average
1395
SAT reading
630–740
SAT math
620–770
ACT composite
27–33
Average GPA (estimated)
3.90

Cost

In-state tuition
$11,688
Out-of-state tuition
$44,908
Room & board
$14,828
Books & supplies
$724
Total cost of attendance
$31,247
Average net price
$19,857

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
89%
Graduated on time (4 years)
74%
First-year retention
97%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$60,896
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$75,121
Median debt at graduation
$20,500
Students with federal loans
27%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
73%

About 15% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
74%
Low-income (Pell)
74%
First-generation
73%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
7,960
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
19%
Application fee
$75
Athletics
NCAA Division I-FBS
Football conference
Southeastern Conference
Varsity athletes
716 (346 men · 370 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (12)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)219
Football118
Swimming and Diving (combined)77
Rowing76
Basketball48
Baseball41
Soccer39
Volleyball24
Softball20
Tennis20
Golf18
Beach Volleyball16

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.6 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
126
Property offenses (2022–2024)
124

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 7 campuses (53,864 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

83reported offenses a year
42 violent a year41 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary
20
Motor vehicle theft
18
Rape
16
Fondling
13
Aggravated assault
7.0
Robbery
5.3
Arson
2.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$12,553
$30–48k
$14,297
$48–75k
$17,207
$75–110k
$24,406
$110k+
$30,082

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$73,287

$17,207/year × about 4.3 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

40%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$4,449
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 40% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $4,449. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 8,979 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$75,121
Typical debt at graduation
$20,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
27%
Out-earn a HS grad
77%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$69,113
Men
$84,622

Men out-earn women by $15,509 (22%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
98°F
Winter low
42°F
Annual rain
36.2″
Annual snow
0.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°110°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.55.0JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Austin-Camp Mabry, TX US station (2.9 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.