University of Texas Admissions Information
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX (
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The fifth-largest university in the nation, the University of Texas at Austin is consistently ranked as one of America’s top public institutions. Sports are huge here the football team has won four national championship but academics are just as big. UT Austin is known for its first-rate faculty and excellent graduate programs, and for having the largest endowment of any public university.
The campus is located in downtown Austin, a few blocks from the Texas State Capitol building. A popular local bumper sticker reads “Keep Austin Weird,” and the city works hard to maintain its uniqueness. Austin boasts cuisine from all over the world, from Thai to Southern barbecue, and its famous 6th Street is closed to cars on weekends to accommodate the foot traffic between bars and music venues.
Basic Info
| Main Address: |
2400 Inner Campus Drive
Austin, TX 78712 |
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| Phone Number: |
(512) 471-3434 |
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| Website: |
www.utexas.edu |
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Characteristics
| Type of school: |
Public, Research University |
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| Type of school: |
Coed |
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| Setting: |
Urban |
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| Athletics: |
Division I, Club, Intramural |
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| Degrees offered: |
Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral |
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| Size of undergraduate student body: |
38,168 |
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| Percent out-of-state: |
8% |
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| Percent international: |
9% |
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| Female to Male ratio: |
53:47 |
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Academic Life
| Student to Professor ratio: |
17:1 |
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| Most popular majors: |
Communications/Journalism
Social Sciences
Business/Marketing
Engineering
Biology |
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| Special study programs: |
Accelerated Program
Distance Learning
Double Major
Dual Enrollment of High School Students
ESL
Honors Program
Independent Study
ROTC
Student-Designed Major
Study Abroad
Teacher Certification
Washington Semester |
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Campus Life
Housing options:
Coed housing
Women's housing
Apartments for single students |
Men's housing
Apartments for married students |
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Activities:
Campus ministries
Concert band
Drama
Fraternities
Jazz band
Marching band
Music ensembles
Opera
Radio station
Student government
Symphony orchestra
Yearbook |
Choral groups
Dance
Film society
International students
Literary magazine
Model U.N.
Musical theater
Pep band
Sororities
Student newspaper
Television station |
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Fun Facts
- Ranked #10 "Best Career Services"
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- Ranked #12 "Best College Newspaper"
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Admissions Information
Texas residents in the top 10% of their high school class are in luck. A Texas law gives these students automatic admission to any state university (although the number of "top ten percenters" is capped at 75% of the incoming class, which means students are not guaranteed the school of their choice). For the rest of the applicants to UT Austin, admission is more competitive: less than 50% are accepted.
| Admissions address: |
PO Box 8058
Austin, TX 78713-8058 |
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| Phone number: |
(512) 475-7399 |
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| Fax number: |
(512) 475-7478 |
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| Admissions Website: |
www.utexas.edu |
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| Email: |
askadmit@uts.cc.utexas.edu |
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| Contact Person: |
Kedra Ishop |
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| Number of first-year applications received: |
29,501 |
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| Percent of applicants admitted: |
49% |
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Application Information
| Regular application deadline: |
December 1 |
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| Early decision/action deadline: |
N/A |
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| Accepts the Common Application? |
No |
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| Admission requirements: |
Online application
Essay(s) |
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Application Information
| Standardized test scores required? |
Yes: SAT Reasoning Test or ACT. If submitting ACT, the writing section is required. |
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| Policy regarding SAT score-use: |
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| SAT Critical Reading |
540
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660
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93%
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| SAT Math |
570
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690
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93
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| SAT Writing |
540
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670
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93
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| College Board code: |
6882 |
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| ACT code: |
4240 |
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