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The University of Texas at Austin

General Information

Name: The University of Texas at Austin
Address: , Austin, TX 78712
Phone:

  • General information: (512) 471-3434
  • Financial aid office: (512) 475-6282
  • Admissions office: (512) 475-7399

Website: www.utexas.edu
Type of Institution: Public, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees
        In-state$7,630$6,972$6,588
        Out-of-state$20,364$16,310$14,772
Books and supplies$800$800$762
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$8,176$7,638$7,088
        Other expenses$3,152$3,000$2,852
Off-campus
        Room and board$8,472$7,638$7,088
        Other expenses$3,152$3,000$2,852
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$3,152$3,000$2,852

Total expenses   
In-state
        On-campus$19,758$18,410$17,290
        Off-campus$20,054$18,410$17,290
        Off-campus with family$11,582$10,772$10,202
Out-of-state
        On-campus$32,492$27,748$25,474
        Off-campus$32,788$27,748$25,474
        Off-campus with family$24,316$20,110$18,386

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 67%
  • Federal grants: 21%
  • State/local grants: 40%
  • Institutional grants: 44%
  • Student loans: 43%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$3447
  • State/local grants:$3340
  • Institutional grants:$3292
  • Student loans:$4562

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$60
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants27,31513,22514,090
Percent admitted48.7%45.9%51.4%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time55.4%55.4%55.4%
Part-time0.4%0.5%0.2%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 49696
Undergraduate enrollment: 36878
First-time student retention: 93%
Overall graduation rate: 75%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 91%
    • Part Time: 9%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 48%
    • Women: 52%

White non-hispanic: 58%
Black non-hispanic: 4%
Hispanic: 16%
Asian/pacific islander: 17%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 4%

Degrees offered

    Architecture and Related Services
  • Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) - Bachelor, Master
  • City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning - Master, Doctor
  • Environmental Design/Architecture - Master
  • Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD) - Master
    Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Asian Studies/Civilization - Bachelor, Master
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, Other - Bachelor
  • Latin American Studies - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Near and Middle Eastern Studies - Bachelor, Master
  • Russian Studies - Bachelor, Master
  • Women's Studies - Master
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biochemistry - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Botany/Plant Biology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology - Master, Doctor
  • Ecology - Bachelor
  • Microbiology, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Molecular Biology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Population Biology - Master, Doctor
  • Zoology/Animal Biology - Bachelor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other - Master
  • Business/Commerce, General - Bachelor, Doctor
  • Finance, General - Bachelor, Doctor
  • Management Information Systems, General - Bachelor
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General - Bachelor, Doctor
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Advertising - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric - Bachelor
  • Journalism - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Public Relations/Image Management - Bachelor
  • Radio and Television - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Education
  • Art Teacher Education - Master
  • Curriculum and Instruction - Master, Doctor
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General - Master, Doctor
  • Foreign Language Teacher Education - Master, Doctor
  • Health Teacher Education - Master, Doctor
  • Mathematics Teacher Education - Master, Doctor
  • Music Teacher Education - Master
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching - Master
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education - Master, Doctor
  • Special Education and Teaching, General - Master, Doctor
    Engineering
  • Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Architectural Engineering - Bachelor, Master
  • Biomedical/Medical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Chemical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Civil Engineering, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Engineering Mechanics - Master, Doctor
  • Engineering, Other - Master
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering - Master
  • Industrial Engineering - Master, Doctor
  • Materials Engineering - Master, Doctor
  • Mechanical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Petroleum Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • Creative Writing - Master
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Speech and Rhetorical Studies - Master, Doctor
    Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Apparel and Textiles, General - Bachelor
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General - Bachelor
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General - Bachelor
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Arabic Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Comparative Literature - Master, Doctor
  • Czech Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • French Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • German Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General - Master, Doctor
  • Hebrew Language and Literature - Master
  • Iranian/Persian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics - Master
  • Italian Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Latin Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Linguistics - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Portuguese Language and Literature - Master
  • Russian Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Scandinavian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics - Bachelor
  • Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General - Doctor
  • Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Athletic Training/Trainer - Bachelor
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist - Bachelor
  • Communication Disorders, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General - Bachelor
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada]) - First Professional
  • Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other - Master, Doctor
  • Public Health Education and Promotion - Master, Doctor
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Legal Professions and Studies
  • Law (LL.B.,J.D.) - First Professional
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies - Bachelor
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies - Bachelor
    Library Science
  • Library Science/Librarianship - Master, Doctor
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Applied Mathematics - Master, Doctor
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Statistics, General - Master
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Ancient Studies/Civilization - Bachelor
  • Biological and Physical Sciences - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Historic Preservation and Conservation - Master
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Bachelor, Master
  • Neuroscience - Master, Doctor
  • Nutrition Sciences - Master, Doctor
    Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies
  • Health and Physical Education, General - Bachelor
  • Kinesiology and Exercise Science - Master, Doctor
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management - Bachelor
    Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Islamic Studies - Bachelor
  • Jewish/Judaic Studies - Bachelor
  • Philosophy - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Religion/Religious Studies - Bachelor
    Physical Sciences
  • Astronomy - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other - Bachelor
  • Geology/Earth Science, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Geophysics and Seismology - Bachelor
  • Hydrology and Water Resources Science - Bachelor
  • Physics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology - Doctor
  • Educational Psychology - Master, Doctor
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Public Policy Analysis - Master, Doctor
  • Social Work - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Social Sciences
  • Anthropology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Archeology - Bachelor
  • Economics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Geography - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Sociology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Urban Studies/Affairs - Bachelor
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Art/Art Studies, General - Bachelor
  • Dance, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Design and Visual Communications, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Interior Design - Bachelor
  • Jazz/Jazz Studies - Bachelor
  • Music Performance, General - Bachelor
  • Music Theory and Composition - Bachelor
  • Music, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General - Bachelor


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