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UT Austin drew a record 98,841 freshman applications for fall 2026Applications to UT Austin rose 9% in a year. What that means for Texas seniors counting on automatic admission for fall 2027.
For the class of 2027.
Getting in
For Fall 2025, 90,690 first-year students applied to UT Austin, 20,154 were admitted and 9,900 enrolled: an acceptance rate of 22.2%.
Source: UT Austin Common Data Set 2025-2026 (Institutional Reporting) (opens in a new tab), section C1. Read Sep 30, 2026.
By residency, first-year applicants, Fall 2025
| Applicants | Applied | Admitted | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| In-state | 46,879 | 16,828 | 35.9% |
| Out-of-state | 35,268 | 2,653 | 7.5% |
| International | 8,543 | 673 | 7.9% |
Source: UT Austin Common Data Set 2025-2026 (Institutional Reporting) (opens in a new tab), section C1, residency table. Read Sep 30, 2026.
By school or major. UT Austin's Common Data Set reports one first-year acceptance rate for the whole university, with no rate by school or major. UT reviews each application for admission and for the majors you choose, and counts the competitiveness of your major, but it does not publish a rate by major. Texas students in the top 5% of their class are admitted automatically for summer and fall 2027.
Source: UT Austin Admissions, Review and Decision Process (opens in a new tab). Read Sep 30, 2026.
Majors
145 majors across 14 schools. Every undergraduate major in UT Austin's official Undergraduate Catalog, grouped by the college or school that offers it, with the degree it leads to. Minors, certificates, dual and integrated degree programs, and the PharmD are left out.
School of Architecture3
- Architectural studies (BSAS)
- Architecture (BArch)
- Interior design (BSID)
Source: UT Austin Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027, Degree Programs (opens in a new tab). Read Sep 30, 2026.
Red McCombs School of Business9
- Accounting (BBA)
- Business administration (BBA)
- Business analytics (BBA)
- Finance (BBA)
- International business (BBA)
- Management (BBA)
- Management informations systems (BBA)
- Marketing (BBA)
- Supply chain management (BBA)
Source: UT Austin Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027, Degree Programs (opens in a new tab). Read Sep 30, 2026.
School of Civic Leadership2
- Civics honors (BA)
- Great books (BA)
Source: UT Austin Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027, Degree Programs (opens in a new tab). Read Sep 30, 2026.
Moody College of Communication7
- Advertising (BSAdv)
- Communication and leadership (BSComm&Lead)
- Communication studies (BSCommStds)
- Journalism (BJ)
- Public relations (BSPR)
- Radio-television-film (BSRTF)
- Speech, language, and hearing sciences (BSSLH)
Source: UT Austin Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027, Degree Programs (opens in a new tab). Read Sep 30, 2026.
College of Education8
- Applied movement science (BSKin&Health)
- Athletic training (BSAthTrng)
- Education (BSEd)
- Exercise science (BSKin&Health)
- Health promotion and behavioral science (BSKin&Health)
- Physical culture and sports studies (BSKin&Health)
- Sport management (BSKin&Health)
- Youth and community studies (BSEd)
Source: UT Austin Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027, Degree Programs (opens in a new tab). Read Sep 30, 2026.
Cockrell School of Engineering11
- Aerospace engineering (BSAsE)
- Architectural engineering (BSArchE)
- Biomedical engineering (BSBiomedE)
- Chemical engineering (BSChE)
- Civil engineering (BSCE)
- Computational engineering (BSCompE)
- Electrical and computer engineering (BSECE)
- Environmental engineering (BSEnvE)
- Geosystems engineering (BSGE)Offered jointly by the Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering and the Jackson School of Geosciences.
- Mechanical engineering (BSME)
- Petroleum engineering (BSPE)
Source: UT Austin Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027, Degree Programs (opens in a new tab). Read Sep 30, 2026.
College of Fine Arts16
- Acting (BFA)
- Art education (BFA)
- Art history (BAArtHist)
- Arts and entertainment technologies (BSAET)
- Composition (BMusic)
- Dance (BFA)
- Design (BADesign)
- Design (BFA)
- Jazz (BMusic)Emphasis in composition or performance: double bass, drum set, guitar, piano, saxophone, trombone, and trumpet.
- Music (BAMusic)
- Music education (BMusic)
- Music performance (BMusic)Students may major in voice, piano, organ, harpsichord, harp, or one of the orchestral instruments, including euphonium, guitar, and saxophone.
- Studio art (BAStudioArt)
- Studio art (BFA)
- Theatre and dance (BATD)
- Theatre education (BFA)
Source: UT Austin Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027, Degree Programs (opens in a new tab). Read Sep 30, 2026.
John A. and Katherine G. Jackson School of Geosciences8
- Climate system science (BSGS)
- General geology (BSGS)
- Geophysics (BSGS)
- Geosciences (BAGS)
- Geosciences (BSEnvirSci)
- Geosciences (BSGS)
- Geosystems engineering (BSGE)Offered jointly with the Cockrell School of Engineering.
- Hydrology and water resources (BSGS)
Source: UT Austin Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027, Degree Programs (opens in a new tab). Read Sep 30, 2026.
College of Liberal Arts44
- African and African diaspora studies (BA)
- American studies (BA)
- Anthropology (BA)
- Asian cultures and languages (BA)Students specialize in Chinese, Hindi/Urdu, Japanese, Korean, Malayalam, Sanskrit, or Tamil.
- Asian studies (BA)
- Behavioral and social data science (BSBSDS)
- Classical languages (BA)Students specialize in classics, Greek, or Latin.
- Classical studies (BA)Students specialize in ancient history or classical archaeology.
- Economics (BA)
- Economics (BSEco)
- English (BA)
- Ethnic studies (BA)Students majoring in ethnic studies concentrate in Asian American studies.
- European studies (BA)
- French studies (BA)
- Geographical sciences (BSEnvirSci)
- Geography (BA)
- German (BA)
- Government (BA)
- Health and society (BA)
- History (BA)
- History and Computer Science (BSHisCS)Offered jointly with the College of Natural Sciences.
- Human dimensions of organizations (BA)
- Humanities (BA)
- International relations and global studies (BA)
- Italian studies (BA)
- Jewish studies (BA)
- Latin American studies (BA)
- Linguistics (BA)
- Linguistics and Computer Science (BSLinCS)Offered jointly with the College of Natural Sciences.
- Mexican American and Latina/o studies (BA)
- Middle Eastern studies (BA)
- Philosophy (BA)
- Plan II honors program (BA)
- Psychology (BA)
- Psychology (BSPsy)
- Race, indigeneity, and migration (BA)
- Religious studies (BA)
- Rhetoric and writing (BA)
- Russian, East European, and Eurasian studies (BA)
- Sociology (BA)
- Spanish (BA)
- Sustainability studies (BA)
- Urban studies (BA)
- Women's and gender studies (BA)
Source: UT Austin Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027, Degree Programs (opens in a new tab). Read Sep 30, 2026.
College of Natural Sciences33
- Astronomy (BA)
- Astronomy (BSA)
- Astronomy (BSAst)
- Biochemistry (BSBioch)
- Biological sciences (BSEnvirSci)
- Biology (BSA)
- Biology (BSBio)
- Chemistry (BSA)
- Chemistry (BSCh)
- Computer science (BSA)
- Computer science (BSCompSci)
- History and Computer Science (BSHisCS)Offered jointly by the College of Liberal Arts and the Department of Computer Science.
- Human development and family sciences (BSA)
- Human development and family sciences (BSHDFS)
- Human ecology (BSA)
- Informatics (BA)
- Informatics (BSI)
- Linguistics and Computer Science (BSLinCS)Offered jointly by the College of Liberal Arts and the Department of Computer Science.
- Mathematics (BA)
- Mathematics (BSA)
- Mathematics (BSMath)
- Medical laboratory science (BSMedLabSci)
- Neuroscience (BSA)
- Neuroscience (BSNeurosci)
- Neuroscience and Computer Science (BSNeuCS)Offered jointly by the Department of Neuroscience and the Department of Computer Science.
- Nutrition (BSA)
- Nutrition (BSNtr)
- Physics (BA)
- Physics (BSA)
- Physics (BSPhy)
- Public health (BSPublichealth)
- Statistics and data science (BSSDS)
- Textiles and apparel (BSTA)
Source: UT Austin Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027, Degree Programs (opens in a new tab). Read Sep 30, 2026.
School of Nursing1
- Nursing (BSN)
Source: UT Austin Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027, Degree Programs (opens in a new tab). Read Sep 30, 2026.
Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs1
- Public Affairs (BAPubAff)
Source: UT Austin Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027, Degree Programs (opens in a new tab). Read Sep 30, 2026.
School of Social Work1
- Social work (BSW)
Source: UT Austin Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027, Degree Programs (opens in a new tab). Read Sep 30, 2026.
Undergraduate Studies1
- Strategy and Statecraft (BA)Offered through the Clements Center for National Security in partnership with the School of Civic Leadership.
Source: UT Austin Undergraduate Catalog 2026-2027, Degree Programs (opens in a new tab). Read Sep 30, 2026.
Deadlines for Fall 2027
For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027
| Plan | Apply by | Decision | Binding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Action | October 15 | By January 15, a decision or a deferral | No |
| Regular | December 1 | By February 15 | No |
Supplemental materials are due October 22 for Early Action and December 10 for the regular deadline. Deferred Early Action applicants get a decision by February 15. The application opens August 1, through the Common App or ApplyTexas.
Source: UT Austin Admissions, Freshman (opens in a new tab). Read Sep 30, 2026.
Testing
For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027
UT Austin requires at least one official SAT or ACT score, sent directly by the testing agency and received by your deadline. Official CLT scores also meet the requirement. The SAT Essay, ACT Writing and the ACT Science section are not required.
Source: UT Austin Admissions, Freshman (opens in a new tab). Read Sep 30, 2026.
The Common Data Set also marks the SAT or ACT as required to be considered for admission.
Source: UT Austin Common Data Set 2025-2026 (Institutional Reporting) (opens in a new tab), section C8. Read Sep 30, 2026.
Applying next year?
For students applying in fall 2027, entering fall 2028
Not announced yet. When we checked UT Austin's admission pages on September 30, 2026, we found no announced changes for fall 2028 entry. The deadlines and rules above are for fall 2027 entry.
Source: UT Austin Admissions, Freshman (opens in a new tab). Read Sep 30, 2026.
Cost, and what families paid after aid
The published cost of a year at UT Austin, 2026-2027:
| Item | In-state | Out-of-state |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,656 | $44,816 |
| Food and housing (on campus) | $15,420 | $15,420 |
| Books and supplies | $724 | $724 |
| Transportation | $1,840 | $1,840 |
| Other expenses | $3,666 | $3,666 |
| Total | $33,306 | $66,466 |
The Common Data Set lists no separate required fees, and it says tuition varies by program, so yours may differ from this typical figure.
Source: UT Austin Common Data Set 2025-2026 (Institutional Reporting) (opens in a new tab), sections G1 and G5. Read Sep 30, 2026.
Average net price per year, by family income, 2023-24:
| Family income | Paid after grants |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $12,553 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $14,297 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $17,207 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $24,406 |
| Over $110,000 | $30,082 |
| All incomes | $19,857 |
What first-year, full-time, in-state students who received federal aid paid after grants and scholarships, by family income, in 2023-24, the latest year the Department of Education publishes. Your own price comes from UT Austin's aid offer.
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education (opens in a new tab). Read Sep 30, 2026.
Similar schools
Chosen for how close each is to The University of Texas at Austin on acceptance rate, public or private, location and majors offered.
University of FloridaGainesville, FL · Public20.3% admitted$6,541 average net price
Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL · Public23.8% admitted$11,297 average net price
University of California, San DiegoLa Jolla, CA · Public28.6% admitted$12,470 average net price
University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MI · Public16.4% admitted$13,138 average net price
University of California, IrvineIrvine, CA · Public28.9% admitted$14,251 average net price
Admitted: each school's latest first-year acceptance rate, so the year can differ from school to school; each school's page names its year and source. Average net price: what federal aid recipients paid per year after grants, 2023-24, and the in-state figure for a public university.