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University of Texas at Austin

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Austin, TX
Population 1,800,000
Website https://www.utexas.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 42,100
Men / Women 42% / 58%
White 34%
Hispanic 27%
Asian 21%
Black 4%
Mixed 4%
International 4%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 29%
Life & Natural Sciences 23%
Engineering, Computing & Math 21%
Business & Economics 19%
Arts 8%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,688
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $44,908
Est. In-State Cost $15,120
Est. Out-of-State Cost $58,093
10-Year ROI $244,000
ROI Percentile 92th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 97%
4-Year Graduation Rate 74%
6-Year Graduation Rate 89%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,825 (78th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 280 (88th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 25%
Yield (Unbound) 47%
Early Action Oct 15
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $591M #4
Humanities & Social Sciences $57M #23
Life & Natural Sciences $395M #52
Graduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 790 #5
Engineering, Computing & Math 285 #10
Life & Natural Sciences 370 #74

Honors College

Name Plan II Honors Program
Students 700 (2%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_required
Submitted Test Scores 74%
SAT Range 1,250 – 1,510
ACT Range 27 – 33

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Cockrell School of Engineering 1,225 68% / 32% 4% $119,801
Aerospace Engineering 107 — 79% / 21% 7% $103,698
Architectural Engineering 56 — 59% / 41% 2% $103,813
Biomedical Engineering 94 — 44% / 56% 3% $93,916
Chemical Engineering 138 — 57% / 43% 2% $114,167
Civil Engineering 121 — 61% / 39% 4% $108,302
Electrical and Computer Engineering 312 — 81% / 19% 3% $153,236
Environmental Engineering 47 — 34% / 66% 0% —
Geological Engineering 6 — 33% / 67% 0% —
Mechanical Engineering 283 — 73% / 27% 2% $107,238
Petroleum Engineering 61 — 80% / 20% 18% $125,456
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Education 625 33% / 67% 3% $71,334
Athletic Training 10 — 30% / 70% 0% $69,352
Behavioral Aspects of Health 111 — 17% / 83% 3% $70,032
Exercise Science 210 — 45% / 55% 4% $71,700
Health Promotion 39 — 18% / 82% 5% $70,032
Kinesiology 31 — 65% / 35% 3% $71,700
Medical Laboratory Science 17 — 29% / 71% 6% —
Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences 105 — 2% / 98% 1% $72,271
Sport Management 78 — 69% / 31% 4% $71,700
Applied Learning and Development 24 — 4% / 96% 0% —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Fine Arts 384 31% / 69% 3% $56,455
Acting 9 — 44% / 56% 0% $55,845
Art 8 — 0% / 100% 0% $56,104
Art History 34 — 9% / 91% 0% $56,104
Arts and Entertainment Technologies 73 — 40% / 60% 4% $44,508
Dance 20 — 10% / 90% 0% —
Design 49 — 20% / 80% 4% $90,773
Jazz 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $46,528
Music 48 — 56% / 44% 0% $46,528
Music Composition 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $46,528
Music Performance 21 — 48% / 52% 14% $46,528
Studio Art 66 — 20% / 80% 3% $56,104
Theatre 14 — 14% / 86% 0% $55,845
Theatre and Dance 37 — 41% / 59% 3% $55,845
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Liberal Arts 2,881 33% / 67% 4% $73,844
Computational Science 31 — 68% / 32% 0% —
Economics 58 — 64% / 36% 33% $101,010
Economics 325 — 63% / 37% 7% $101,010
African-American/Black Studies 5 — 0% / 100% 0% $56,909
American Studies 14 — 43% / 57% 0% $65,325
Anthropology 43 — 37% / 63% 0% $44,399
Asian Studies 15 — 60% / 40% 0% $65,325
Behavioral Sciences 128 — 10% / 90% 0% —
Classics 7 — 43% / 57% 0% —
East Asian Languages 10 — 50% / 50% 10% $59,497
English 160 — 22% / 78% 1% $59,144
Ethnic Studies 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $56,909
European Studies 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $65,325
Experimental Psychology 10 — 40% / 60% 0% —
French
French Studies 12 — 17% / 83% 0% $65,325
Geography 34 — 50% / 50% 6% $71,536
German 3 — 0% / 100% 0% —
Government 312 — 46% / 54% 2% $73,026
History 86 — 51% / 49% 2% $64,040
Humanities 24 — 25% / 75% 0% $67,595
Intercultural and International Studies 202 — 29% / 71% 3% $76,556
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies 9 — 0% / 100% 0% —
Interdisciplinary Studies 176 — 9% / 91% 3% $58,409
Italian Studies 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $65,325
Jewish/Judaic Studies 1 — 100% / 0% 0% —
Latin American Languages 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $64,636
Latin American Studies 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $65,325
Liberal Arts 149 — 38% / 62% 1% $67,595
Linguistics 26 — 31% / 69% 0% $56,390
Mexican American and Latina/o Studies 9 — 11% / 89% 0% $56,909
Near Eastern Languages 3 — 67% / 33% 0% —
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $65,325
Philosophy 46 — 57% / 43% 4% $56,724
Plan II 120 — 43% / 57% 1% $67,595
Portuguese
Psychology 537 — 16% / 84% 4% $77,839
Religious Studies 5 — 40% / 60% 0% —
Rhetoric and Writing 34 — 18% / 82% 0% $80,008
Russian Studies 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $65,325
Sociology 129 — 20% / 80% 5% $62,493
Spanish 23 — 22% / 78% 0% $64,636
Sustainability Studies 88 — 35% / 65% 5% —
Women's and Gender Studies 9 — 22% / 78% 0% $56,909
Urban Studies/Affairs 21 — 24% / 76% 10% —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Natural Sciences 2,650 45% / 55% 4% $89,660
Astronomy 27 — 56% / 44% 19% —
Computer Science 487 — 72% / 28% 7% $136,532
Mathematics 278 — 67% / 33% 9% $89,499
Physics 93 — 82% / 18% 11% $95,034
Biochemistry 267 — 44% / 56% 1% $75,945
Biology 744 — 33% / 67% 1% $67,820
Chemistry 104 — 41% / 59% 4% $104,346
Hydrology and Water Resources Science 4 — 75% / 25% 0% $63,237
Neuroscience 301 — 30% / 70% 2% —
Nutrition 104 — 17% / 83% 5% —
Public Health 175 — 18% / 82% 2% $70,032
Human Development and Family Sciences 18 — 11% / 89% 0% —
Human Development and Family Studies
Apparel and Textiles 48 — 17% / 83% 0% $61,391
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Jackson School of Geosciences 43 44% / 56% 5% $63,237
Geological Sciences 40 — 42% / 57% 5% $63,237
Geophysics 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $63,237
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
McCombs School of Business 1,242 52% / 48% 4% $121,904
Accounting 143 — 45% / 55% 5% $106,862
Business Analytics 22 — 64% / 36% 27% —
Business Honors 223 — 55% / 45% 1% $143,656
Finance 417 — 67% / 33% 4% $129,200
International Business 22 — 14% / 86% 5% —
Management Information Systems and Statistics 226 — 50% / 50% 4% $115,512
Marketing 162 — 25% / 75% 1% $91,751
Supply Chain Management 27 — 44% / 56% 0% $143,656
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Moody College of Communication 1,115 29% / 71% 3% $74,556
Advertising 282 — 30% / 70% 4% $87,028
Communication Studies 156 — 29% / 71% 2% —
Journalism 146 — 20% / 80% 2% $62,959
Organizational Communication 95 — 22% / 78% 2% $87,028
Public Relations 134 — 6% / 94% 4% $87,028
Radio-Television-Film 302 — 44% / 56% 2% $59,060
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Architecture 70 33% / 67% 1% $78,937
Architectural Studies 55 — 42% / 58% 0% $75,709
Interior Design 15 — 0% / 100% 7% $90,773
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Information 38 32% / 68% 11% $136,532
Informatics 38 — 32% / 68% 11% $136,532
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Nursing 117 9% / 91% 3% $96,109
Nursing 117 — 9% / 91% 3% $96,109
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Steve Hicks School of Social Work 88 16% / 84% 3% $58,666
Social Work 88 — 16% / 84% 3% $58,666

Rankings

Academics

Can't Hide Behind Your GPA SAT-required, Highest Medians
Above Average in High School is Not Enough

Politically Incorrect

Equal Opportunity Objectification Most Attractive Men
Greek God Territory
I'm Getting Cancelled in 3, 2, 1... Most Attractive Women
Instagram vs Reality (It's Real)

Prestige

I Peaked in AP Calc But Now I Get Priority Registration Top 15 Honors Colleges
Public Ivy But With Actual Fun and/or Football

My Tribe

Little Meca Most Muslim
Active Community

Engineering, Computing & Math

The Equation Whisperers Applied Mathematics
The Public Powerhouses
Chat-GPT? Claude? I can do better. Artificial Intelligence
Sticking to the CS Guns (For Now)
No, I Can't Fix Your Printer Computer Science
LeetCode Sweatshops
import pandas as pd Data Science
The Tech Bro Pipeline
Have You Tried Turning It Off and On Again? Information Technology
Cybersecurity & Cloud Titans
The "I Understand Interstellar" Elite Physics & Astronomy
Quantum Leap
No Words Allowed Pure Mathematics
Theorem Crafters
It Actually IS Rocket Science Aerospace Engineering
To Infinity and Beyond
Pre-Med Hidding in Plain Sight Biomedical Engineering
Cutting Edge
It's Not About Molecules, It's About Pipes Chemical Engineering
Dinosaur Juice
Playing House Civil Engineering
Infrastructure Elite
Half-CS, Half-EE, Full Depression Computer Engineering
Firmware Gods
Resistance Is Not Futile Electrical Engineering
Dangerously Grounded
Drill, Baby, Drill Energy & Mining Engineering
Black Gold Elite
Hugging Trees with Calculus Environmental Engineering
Earth Defenders
Is It a Solid? Is It a Liquid? Yes. Materials Engineering
Crystal Clear Leaders
WD-40 & Duct Tape Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
Mad Scientists' Machine Shop

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
The Double Helix
Breaking Bad Chemistry
Mega-Lab Multiverse
Open Wide Dentistry & Oral Health
Future Tooth Fairies
Rocks and Whales Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Plate Tectonics Elite
Doomsday Prepping with Data Environmental Science
Climate Warriors
Future Heroes (With 12-Hour Shifts) Nursing
Code Blue Ready
Legal Drug Dealers Pharmacy
Prescription Perfectionists
Talk About a Career Phonoaudiology
Voice Coaches Plus

Business & Economics

LIFO the Party Accounting
Big Four Pipeline
PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings Business Administration
Tech Incubators
Pivot Tables & Missing Pallets Business Analytics
Dashboard Dictators
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro Economics
Mega-Macro State Factories
Move Fast, Break Tuition Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Future Founders
Wolf of Wall Street Prep Finance
Show Me The Money!
Ballers, Shot Callers & Hollywood Hustlers Sports & Entertainment Business
The "Do You Know Who I Am?" Elite

Humanities & Social Sciences

Professional Yapping Communication & Journalism
State-Funded Media Monoliths
Much Ado About Nothing English, Literature & Writing
Ink & Quill
Smashing the Patriarchy 101 Gender Studies
Discourse Disruptors
Model UN Generation Government & Politics
Policy Wonks
Hindsight is 20/20 (And So is My Salary) History & Archaeology
Primary Source Hunters
Passport Stamp Collectors International Relations
Foreign Service Bound
The "Why Are We Here?" Support Group Philosophy & Ethics
Armchair Philosophers
I Want To Understand Myself Psychology
Group Chat Theorists
Decolonizing the Curriculum Regional & Ethnic Studies
Cultural Cartographers
Arguing with God for a Grade Religion
The Seekers
Everything is a Construct Sociology & Anthropology
The Deconstructors
Grammar Police Academy World Languages & Linguistics
Syntax Scholars

Education

Surviving PTA Karens General Education
Teacher's Pet
Hablas Pedagogy? Languages Education
Polyglot Professors
History Repeats Itself Social Sciences Education
History Buffs
Everyone Gets a Medal Special Education
IEP Architects
Gym Class Heroes and Art Teachers Specific Subjects Education
Specialty Stars
Show Your Work, Then Teach It STEM Education
Future Khan Academies

Arts

Sleep Deprivation by Design Architecture
Blueprint Masters
Explaining Splatters to Rich People Art History & Management
Arts Admin Powerhouses
Lights, Camera, Tuition Film
Indie Darlings
The "Will Paint for Food" Brigade Fine & Studio Arts
State School Studio Stars
Eight Hours of Scales Music
Practice Room Prophets
Theatre Kid Generation Performing Arts
Opening Night