The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin)
Public four-year university in Austin, TX that costs an average of $18,554 a year after financial aid, admits 27% of applicants and graduates 89% of full-time students.
Net price / year
$18,554
Acceptance rate
27%
Graduation rate
89%
Earnings after 10 yrs
$81,694
PublicLarge city42,855 undergraduates
Cost of UT Austin
| Total cost of attendance (per year) | $31,951 |
|---|---|
| Tuition and fees, in-state | $11,656 |
| Tuition and fees, out-of-state | $44,816 |
| Housing and food (on campus) | $15,420 |
| Books and supplies | $720 |
| Average net price after aid | $18,554 |
Net price by family income
| Family income | Average net price / year |
|---|---|
| $0–30,000 | $8,979 |
| $30,001–48,000 | $9,324 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $12,412 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $21,357 |
| $110,001+ | $30,480 |
Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships (in-state students). Get your own estimate with UT Austin's net price calculator ↗.
Admissions
| Acceptance rate | 27% |
|---|---|
| Average SAT | 1,395 |
| SAT reading (25th–75th percentile) | 630–740 |
| SAT math (25th–75th percentile) | 620–770 |
| ACT composite (25th–75th percentile) | 27–33 |
| Test scores | Considered but not required |
Graduation, earnings and debt
| Graduation rate | 89% |
|---|---|
| First-year retention | 97% |
| Median earnings 6 years after enrolling | $64,378 |
| Median earnings 10 years after enrolling | $81,694 |
| Rank in Texas (earnings) | 11th of 93 similar colleges |
| Median debt of graduates | $19,000 |
| Typical monthly loan payment | $216 (10-year plan) |
| Students with Pell grants | 29% |
| Students with federal loans | 29% |
Majors and programs at UT Austin
Earnings one year after graduation and median debt, by program. Click a program for details and comparisons.
Bachelor's degree programs (86)
Certificate programs (41)
| Program | Graduates (2 yrs) | Earnings after 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Mathematics | — | — | — |
| Area Studies | — | — | — |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 1,790 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 127 | — | — |
| Business/Commerce | 14 | — | — |
| Computational Science | 65 | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences | 776 | — | — |
| Design and Applied Arts | 58 | — | — |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 102 | — | — |
| Engineering | 80 | — | — |
| Engineering, Other | 22 | — | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | 15 | — | — |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | — | — | — |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 19 | — | — |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 53 | — | — |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | 49 | — | — |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | 1 | — | — |
| History | 3 | — | — |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | — | — | — |
| International Business | 14 | — | — |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | 19 | — | — |
| International/Globalization Studies | — | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 187 | — | — |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 51 | — | — |
| Marine Sciences | 14 | — | — |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 266 | — | — |
| Museology/Museum Studies | 31 | — | — |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | 12 | — | — |
| Public Policy Analysis | 25 | — | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 1 | — | — |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 52 | — | — |
| Real Estate | 46 | — | — |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 151 | — | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 605 | — | — |
| Security Science and Technology | 298 | — | — |
| Social Work | — | — | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | — | — | — |
| Statistics | 253 | — | — |
| Sustainability Studies | 46 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | — | — | — |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | 8 | — | — |
Master's degree programs (101)
| Program | Graduates (2 yrs) | Earnings after 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering-Related Fields | 50 | $173,195 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 938 | $171,077 | $116,002 |
| Computer and Information Sciences | 469 | $169,498 | $30,750 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 73 | $161,081 | — |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | 306 | $145,037 | — |
| Mechanical Engineering | 148 | $109,293 | — |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 79 | $108,097 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 146 | $91,514 | $58,105 |
| Applied Mathematics | 152 | $90,692 | $57,568 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 232 | $90,677 | $58,200 |
| Civil Engineering | 148 | $84,502 | — |
| Economics | 119 | $84,138 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 423 | $78,245 | $26,000 |
| Public Policy Analysis | 238 | $77,710 | $41,586 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | 112 | $74,865 | $39,024 |
| Information Science/Studies | 383 | $70,859 | $41,000 |
| Architecture | 1 | $70,127 | — |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | 64 | $67,187 | $30,750 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 51 | $65,373 | $45,979 |
| Design and Applied Arts | 64 | $64,660 | — |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | 92 | $64,086 | $62,934 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | 57 | $63,577 | — |
| Special Education and Teaching | 61 | $60,269 | $20,063 |
| Social Work | 304 | $59,835 | $38,583 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | 49 | $58,463 | $39,500 |
| Area Studies | 51 | $58,295 | — |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | 98 | $55,530 | $22,257 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 178 | $53,851 | $40,375 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 76 | $52,414 | $41,000 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 34 | $49,539 | — |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 60 | $36,668 | $29,598 |
| Music | 86 | $33,947 | $37,338 |
| Anthropology | 9 | — | — |
| Apparel and Textiles | — | — | — |
| Architectural Engineering | — | — | — |
| Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation | 2 | — | — |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | 13 | — | — |
| Behavioral Sciences | 5 | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 1 | — | — |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 55 | — | — |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 1 | — | — |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | 2 | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | 16 | — | — |
| Chemistry | 10 | — | — |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 7 | — | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | 23 | — | — |
| Computational Science | 41 | — | — |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | 56 | — | $57,000 |
| Dance | 2 | — | — |
| Data Analytics | 184 | — | $48,634 |
| Data Science | 258 | — | — |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | — | — | — |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | 2 | — | — |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | — | — | — |
| Engineering Mechanics | 10 | — | — |
| English Language and Literature | 23 | — | — |
| Environmental Design | — | — | — |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering | 30 | — | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | 17 | — | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 42 | — | — |
| Geography and Cartography | 11 | — | — |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | — | — | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 31 | — | — |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 1 | — | — |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | 3 | — | — |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation | 6 | — | — |
| History | 7 | — | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 7 | — | — |
| Industrial Engineering | 54 | — | — |
| Journalism | 29 | — | — |
| Landscape Architecture | 32 | — | — |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | 40 | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 27 | — | — |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | 7 | — | — |
| Marine Sciences | 3 | — | — |
| Materials Engineering | 10 | — | — |
| Mathematics | 4 | — | — |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | 1 | — | — |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 1 | — | — |
| Nanotechnology | — | — | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 32 | — | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 2 | — | — |
| Nutrition Sciences | 98 | — | $25,298 |
| Petroleum Engineering | 31 | — | — |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | 11 | — | — |
| Philosophy | — | — | — |
| Physics | 8 | — | — |
| Political Science and Government | 16 | — | — |
| Psychology | 10 | — | — |
| Public Administration | — | — | — |
| Public Health | 14 | — | — |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 9 | — | — |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | 7 | — | — |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 37 | — | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 7 | — | — |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | — | — | — |
| Sociology | 12 | — | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 16 | — | — |
| Statistics | 20 | — | — |
| Sustainability Studies | 7 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 12 | — | — |
Doctoral degree programs (81)
| Program | Graduates (2 yrs) | Earnings after 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | 62 | $117,537 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 57 | $115,589 | $54,188 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 68 | $107,492 | — |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | 78 | $97,601 | $53,373 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | 32 | $89,560 | — |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 10 | $88,788 | — |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | 62 | $78,258 | $40,000 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | 23 | $75,834 | — |
| English Language and Literature | 27 | $63,028 | — |
| Music | 83 | $41,123 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 5 | — | — |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 18 | — | — |
| Anthropology | 15 | — | — |
| Applied Mathematics | 3 | — | — |
| Area Studies | 16 | — | — |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | 10 | — | — |
| Behavioral Sciences | 5 | — | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 18 | — | — |
| Biology | — | — | — |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 33 | — | — |
| Botany/Plant Biology | 4 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 4 | — | — |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | 41 | — | — |
| Chemical Engineering | 58 | — | — |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | 7 | — | — |
| Civil Engineering | 84 | — | — |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 6 | — | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | 24 | — | — |
| Computational Science | 23 | — | — |
| Computer and Information Sciences | 54 | — | — |
| Data Analytics | 2 | — | — |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 6 | — | — |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 4 | — | — |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | 20 | — | — |
| Economics | 27 | — | — |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | 109 | — | — |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | — | — | — |
| Engineering Mechanics | 6 | — | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | 9 | — | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 10 | — | — |
| Geography and Cartography | 9 | — | — |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | — | — | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 47 | — | — |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 3 | — | — |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation | 2 | — | — |
| History | 25 | — | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 5 | — | — |
| Industrial Engineering | 13 | — | — |
| Information Science/Studies | 6 | — | — |
| Journalism | 11 | — | — |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | 21 | — | — |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 11 | — | — |
| Marine Sciences | 3 | — | — |
| Materials Engineering | 29 | — | — |
| Mathematics | 29 | — | — |
| Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies | 2 | — | — |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | 11 | — | — |
| Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 2 | — | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 16 | — | — |
| Nutrition Sciences | 12 | — | — |
| Petroleum Engineering | 35 | — | — |
| Philosophy | 16 | — | — |
| Physics | 60 | — | — |
| Political Science and Government | 29 | — | — |
| Psychology | 19 | — | — |
| Public Health | 8 | — | — |
| Public Policy Analysis | 13 | — | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 20 | — | — |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 9 | — | — |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 5 | — | — |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | — | — | — |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | — | — | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 23 | — | — |
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | — | — | — |
| Social Work | 10 | — | — |
| Sociology | 28 | — | — |
| Special Education and Teaching | 22 | — | — |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 11 | — | — |
| Statistics | 9 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 13 | — | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 3 | — | — |
Professional degree programs (5)
| Program | Graduates (2 yrs) | Earnings after 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine | 93 | $64,290 | $125,647 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 20 | — | — |
| Law | 689 | — | — |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | 225 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | — | — | — |
Graduate certificate programs (17)
| Program | Graduates (2 yrs) | Earnings after 1 yr | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation | 2 | — | — |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | 12 | — | — |
| Architecture | — | — | — |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | 1 | — | — |
| Communication and Media Studies | 31 | — | — |
| Curriculum and Instruction | 6 | — | — |
| Design and Applied Arts | — | — | — |
| Engineering | 2 | — | — |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation | 1 | — | — |
| Information Science/Studies | 8 | — | — |
| Mechanical Engineering | — | — | — |
| Music | 2 | — | — |
| Petroleum Engineering | — | — | — |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 19 | — | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 90 | — | — |
| Sociology | 18 | — | — |
| Sustainability Studies | 10 | — | — |
Similar colleges in Texas
| College | City | Net price / yr | Acceptance | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Houston | Houston | $11,439 | 74% | $68,423 |
| Texas State University | San Marcos | $16,660 | 89% | $60,523 |
| University of North Texas | Denton | $15,358 | 72% | $59,434 |
| Texas Tech University | Lubbock | $19,890 | 73% | $67,143 |
| The University of Texas at Arlington | Arlington | $17,040 | 80% | $72,508 |
| Texas A&M University-College Station | College Station | $21,527 | 57% | $78,159 |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio | San Antonio | $9,872 | 87% | $60,704 |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Edinburg | $4,858 | 94% | $52,947 |
About UT Austin
| Type | Public four-year university |
|---|---|
| Location | Austin, TX |
| Setting | Large city |
| Undergraduates | 42,855 |
| Student-to-faculty ratio | 18 to 1 |
| Accreditor | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges |
| Website | utexas.edu ↗ |
Frequently asked questions
What is UT Austin's acceptance rate?
The University of Texas at Austin admits 27% of applicants, making it selective. Admitted students average 1,395 on the SAT.
How much does UT Austin cost per year?
The full cost of attendance is $31,951 a year (tuition and fees: $11,656 in-state, $44,816 out-of-state). After grants and scholarships the average student pays $18,554 a year, and students from families earning under $30,000 pay about $8,979.
How much do UT Austin graduates earn?
Former students earn a median of $81,694 a year, 10 years after first enrolling — 11th of 93 similar colleges in Texas. The best-paid bachelor's program is computer and information sciences ($136,045 a year after graduation).
What is UT Austin's graduation rate?
89% of full-time students graduate within six years, and 97% of first-year students return for a second year.