The University of Texas at Austin

  • Details

    • Name: The University of Texas at Austin
    • Location: Austin, TX 78705
    • Control: Public
    • Accreditation: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 29.12%
    • Average SAT Scores 1380
    • Four Year Completion Rate 72.85% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 87.64% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 88.96% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    High Completion
    4 Year
    72.9%
    6 Year
    87.6%
    8 Year
    89.0%
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $29,842 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $42,778 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $11,678 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $18,909 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $20,500 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $11,785 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $12,972 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $15,543 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $18,618 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $25,697 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $28,972 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $60,896 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $58,194 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $68,554 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $64,341 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $75,121 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Architecture Bachelor's Degree No data $46,268 $51,821
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's Degree $40,907 $37,172 $46,014
Journalism Bachelor's Degree $31,735 $22,591 $33,952
Marine Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Curriculum and Instruction Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Special Education and Teaching Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree $34,280 $29,392 $77,308
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree $36,889 $26,953 $73,222
Area Studies Bachelor's Degree $33,961 $20,710 $29,469
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Bachelor's Degree $44,670 $31,988 $29,928
Computer Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biomedical/Medical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data $34,323 $69,298
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Bachelor's Degree $29,929 $22,035 $29,954
Law Bachelor's Degree No data No data $111,928
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree No data $29,663 $30,744
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree $25,380 $18,223 $50,898
Biological and Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's Degree $20,764 No data $32,606
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Bachelor's Degree $39,264 $30,535 $44,918
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree No data $22,227 $89,133
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering Bachelor's Degree $42,105 $36,920 $65,874
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Bachelor's Degree $31,504 $20,248 $81,984
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geological/Geophysical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree $41,587 $31,003 $36,231
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services Bachelor's Degree $35,319 $23,725 $30,356
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Bachelor's Degree $44,872 $46,881 $38,997
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree $29,159 $20,495 $29,853
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Sustainability Studies Bachelor's Degree No data $23,563 No data
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Information Science/Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $54,885
Education, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Architectural Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $64,188
Petroleum Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data $30,689 $87,293
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree $37,677 $28,733 $29,918
Neurobiology and Neurosciences Bachelor's Degree $35,925 $29,132 $31,273
Mathematics and Computer Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Nutrition Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Classical and Ancient Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree $33,630 $26,943 $31,788
Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data $48,838 $64,984
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Bachelor's Degree No data $31,274 $27,205
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Behavioral Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
International/Global Studies Bachelor's Degree No data $17,912 $35,418
Computational Science Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Health and Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor's Degree $34,640 $27,541 $33,497
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree $20,871 No data $48,555
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Apparel and Textiles Bachelor's Degree $25,471 $16,915 $38,739
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree $38,457 $35,216 $41,004
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's Degree $27,935 $19,971 $44,978
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree $31,333 $24,669 $40,785
Economics Bachelor's Degree $32,239 $20,881 $50,245
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree $30,509 $23,284 $37,562
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree No data No data $24,559
Visual and Performing Arts, Other Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data $18,000 $33,184
Physics Bachelor's Degree $39,404 $23,582 $42,452
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree $37,614 $27,760 $28,467
Music Bachelor's Degree No data $39,454 $46,478
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Bachelor's Degree $30,820 $20,508 $65,164
International Business Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Astronomy and Astrophysics Bachelor's Degree $37,456 No data $42,770
Research and Experimental Psychology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
International Relations and National Security Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Urban Studies/Affairs Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Design and Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data $53,135
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Bachelor's Degree $32,595 $24,447 $24,947
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Public Health Bachelor's Degree No data $29,229 $30,973
Business/Commerce, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $69,337
Finance and Financial Management Services Bachelor's Degree No data $24,800 $69,505
Management Information Systems and Services Bachelor's Degree No data $28,075 $75,338
Marketing Bachelor's Degree No data $29,663 $57,075
History Bachelor's Degree $33,497 $24,468 $33,263
Public Policy Analysis Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Archeology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Dance Bachelor's Degree No data No data $17,719
Human Resources Management and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Social Work Bachelor's Degree $24,400 $15,416 $34,010
Geography and Cartography Bachelor's Degree $31,587 $29,355 $39,114
Sociology Bachelor's Degree $32,259 $22,734 $33,171
Visual and Performing Arts, General Bachelor's Degree $40,311 $35,525 $32,207
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree $44,741 $45,495 $29,630
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Bachelor's Degree No data No data $60,759
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration Bachelor's Degree No data No data $104,263
Accounting and Related Services Bachelor's Degree No data $36,728 $51,656
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's Degree $26,547 $20,612 $63,143