The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas · Also known as UT Austin · Website
$75,121
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$75,121
median earnings, 10 years after starting
The University of Texas at Austin is a public 4-year college in Austin, Texas with 42,855 undergraduates and 10,699 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $19,857 a year (tuition and fees $11,688 in-state, $44,908 out-of-state). It admits 27% of applicants and 89% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $75,121 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$19,857
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$11,688
Out-of-state $44,908
Admission rate
27%
US median 78%
Completion rate
89%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,500
About $217 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$75,121
Rank 264 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $19,857
- Tuition in-state
- $11,688
- Tuition out-of-state
- $44,908
- Cost of attendance
- $31,247
- Students with a need-based grant
- 26%
- Students with federal loans
- 27%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $12,553
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $14,297
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $17,207
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $24,406
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $30,082
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $9,806 in 2015-16 to $11,688 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 27%
- Average SAT
- 1,395
- SAT reading, middle
- 675
- SAT math, middle
- 690
- ACT, middle
- 30
- Undergraduates
- 42,855
- Graduate students
- 10,699
- Part-time students
- 5.4%
- Women
- 58%
- Students per teacher
- 18
- Completion rate
- 89%
- Retention rate
- 97%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 341
- Endowment
- $6.2B
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 264 of 5,094 US colleges and 14 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $19,857 | $18,447 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $11,688 | $9,940 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 27% | 84% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 89% | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 97% | 74% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,500 | $10,667 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $60,896 | $32,765 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $75,121 | $38,474 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 77% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 83% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
341 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biological and Physical SciencesCertificate | Certificate | 866 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 590 | $20,412 | $31,832 | $66,264 | $57,214 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 535 | $91,092 | $159,326 | $197,707 | $103,485 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 514 | $18,750 | $33,556 | $56,821 | $50,706 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 487 | $20,402 | $47,972 | $80,221 | $63,560 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 470 | $20,500 | $111,587 | $155,168 | $92,374 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 434 | $20,500 | $81,844 | $132,075 | $83,343 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 350 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 342 | $20,480 | $96,997 | $146,003 | $100,647 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 340 | $19,500 | $43,281 | $75,988 | $63,293 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 313 | $20,500 | $35,761 | $61,390 | $58,808 |
| MathematicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 308 | $19,500 | $60,011 | $88,434 | $69,562 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 303 | $18,642 | $33,846 | $64,145 | $65,466 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 294 | $18,625 | $45,243 | $73,089 | $53,072 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 294 | $19,500 | $58,717 | $89,354 | $82,686 |
| LawProfessional | Professional | 278 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $107,773 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 275 | $18,500 | $82,227 | $104,523 | $92,135 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 272 | $20,730 | $35,583 | $66,580 | $54,562 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 262 | $21,500 | $28,892 | $52,860 | $50,497 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 262 | $23,250 | $34,820 | $65,124 | $62,451 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCertificate | Certificate | 259 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 250 | $20,500 | $66,289 | $94,458 | $68,257 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 240 | $25,000 | $71,694 | $117,656 | $95,833 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 203 | $19,500 | $43,848 | $72,210 | $56,359 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 202 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $124,201 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does The University of Texas at Austin cost?
$19,857 a year is the average net price at The University of Texas at Austin after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $11,688 for in-state students and $44,908 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $31,247. Families earning under $30,000 pay $12,553 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at The University of Texas at Austin?
27% of applicants are admitted to The University of Texas at Austin. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,395 and the middle ACT score is 30. The median admission rate of colleges in Texas is 84%.
How much do The University of Texas at Austin graduates earn?
$75,121 a year is the median pay of former The University of Texas at Austin students who work, 10 years after they started ($60,896 after 6 years). That ranks 264 of 5,094 US colleges and 14 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $159,326.
How much student debt do The University of Texas at Austin graduates have?
$20,500 is the median federal student loan debt of The University of Texas at Austin graduates, about $217 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 27% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at The University of Texas at Austin?
89% of first-time, full-time students at The University of Texas at Austin finish within 6 years. 97% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at The University of Texas at Austin?
Biological and Physical Sciences (866 certificate graduates), Biology, General (590 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (535 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 341 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.