The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX · Public · Graduate degree-granting
The University of Texas at Austin, based in Austin, Texas, is a public institution, accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges. With 42,855 students, it is a large institution. Graduates earn a median of $75,121 ten years after enrollment, which is 84% above the national median of $40,747. Regarding student success, the graduation rate is 88.3%. Mmedian graduate debt is $20,500, yielding an earnings-to-debt ratio of 3.66x. The average net price after financial aid is $19,857 per year. The most popular programs include Biological and Physical Sciences, Biology, Business Administration & Management, Psychology, and Public Relations.
Key Outcomes
Median Earnings (10yr)
$75,121
Graduation Rate
88.3%
Median Debt
$20,500
Average Net Price
$19,857
Earnings-to-Cost Ratio
0.95x
Earnings-to-Debt Ratio
3.66x
Admissions & Enrollment
Total Enrollment
42,855
Admission Rate
26.6%
Average SAT
1395
Retention Rate
96.7%
Cost
In-State Tuition
$11,688
Out-of-State Tuition
$44,908
Pell Grant Rate
25.9%
Federal Loan Rate
27.3%
Net Cost by Family Income
Income $0–$30K
$12,553
Income $30K–$48K
$14,297
Income $48K–$75K
$17,207
Income $110K+
$30,082
Student Demographics
Women
56.1%
White
30.4%
Black
4.6%
Hispanic
28.3%
Asian
25.7%
Two or More Races
4.1%
Student Loan Performance
Repayment Rate (3yr)
76.8%
Accreditations
- Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics — Dietetics (DIET) - Coordinated Program in Dietetics, Didactic Program in Dietetics (Accredited)
- Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education — Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs (Accredited)
- American Bar Association, Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar — Law (LAW) - Professional schools (Accredited)
- American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation — Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs, Counseling Psychology (COPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs, Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs, School Psychology (SCPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs (Accredited)
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology — Audiology (AUD) - Graduate degree programs, Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs, Clinical doctoral program in Audiology (Accredited)
- Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education — Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels, Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels, Nursing (CNDNP) - Nursing education programs at the doctorate degree levels (Accredited)
- Commission on English Language Program Accreditation — English Language (Accredited)
- Council on Education for Public Health — Public Health Programs (PHPB) — Baccalaureate only level programs offered outside a school of public health (Accredited)
- Liaison Committee on Medical Education — Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degree (Accredited)
- National Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation — Art and Design (ART) - Degree-granting schools and departments and non-degree-granting programs (Accredited)
- National Association of Schools of Dance, Commission on Accreditation — Dance (DANCE) (Accredited)
- National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation — Music (MUS) (Accredited)
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges — Institutional Accreditation (Accredited)
Programs (285)
Bachelor (79)
| Program | Median Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Biology | $66,264 | 590 |
| Psychology | $56,821 | 514 |
| Public Relations | $80,221 | 487 |
| Computer & Information Sciences | $155,168 | 470 |
| Finance | $132,075 | 434 |
| Electrical Engineering | $146,003 | 342 |
| Political Science | $75,988 | 340 |
| Public Health | $61,390 | 313 |
| Mathematics | $88,434 | 308 |
| Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | $64,145 | 303 |
| Liberal Arts & Sciences | $73,089 | 294 |
| Economics | $89,354 | 294 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $104,523 | 275 |
| Sports & Fitness | $66,580 | 272 |
| Radio, Television & Film | $52,860 | 262 |
| Neuroscience | $65,124 | 262 |
| Business Administration & Management | $94,458 | 250 |
| Communications | $72,210 | 203 |
| Management Information Systems | $127,158 | 178 |
| Marketing | $91,955 | 171 |
| Chemical Engineering | $115,423 | 155 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $54,816 | 149 |
| International Studies | $67,079 | 147 |
| Human Development & Family Studies | $59,166 | 144 |
| Civil Engineering | $95,271 | 142 |
| Accounting | $105,143 | 140 |
| Aerospace Engineering | $104,422 | 138 |
| Sociology | $58,807 | 135 |
| Biomedical Engineering | $102,544 | 132 |
| English Language & Literature | $53,860 | 128 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Not reported | 122 |
| Registered Nursing | $87,891 | 118 |
| Journalism | $61,145 | 116 |
| Fine Arts | $47,730 | 112 |
| History | $56,881 | 104 |
| Communication Disorders | $67,405 | 103 |
| Visual & Performing Arts | $53,829 | 97 |
| Chemistry | $72,025 | 90 |
| Social Work | $59,850 | 84 |
| Sustainability Studies | $54,430 | 83 |
| Physics | $74,738 | 80 |
| Architectural Engineering | $93,710 | 72 |
| Petroleum Engineering | $139,867 | 67 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | $48,781 | 57 |
| Area Studies | $57,009 | 56 |
| Music | $47,164 | 56 |
| Environmental Engineering | Not reported | 54 |
| Anthropology | $48,486 | 54 |
| Apparel and Textiles | $71,922 | 48 |
| Architecture | $76,808 | 47 |
| Philosophy | $71,790 | 47 |
| Design & Applied Arts | $69,846 | 44 |
| Geological Sciences | $83,481 | 43 |
| Geography | $62,438 | 43 |
| Romance Languages | $58,697 | 39 |
| Rhetoric & Composition | $68,314 | 35 |
| Computational Science | Not reported | 32 |
| Astronomy | $65,987 | 29 |
| Ethnic & Gender Studies | $57,292 | 28 |
| Linguistics | $59,742 | 26 |
| Dance | Not reported | 24 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Not reported | 22 |
| East Asian Languages | $38,455 | 20 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Not reported | 14 |
| Clinical Laboratory Science | Not reported | 14 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic & Treatment | Not reported | 13 |
| Family & Consumer Sciences | Not reported | 9 |
| Religion | Not reported | 5 |
| Education | Not reported | 4 |
| Geological/Geophysical Engineering | Not reported | 4 |
| Germanic Languages | Not reported | 3 |
| Neurobiology & Neurosciences | Not reported | 3 |
| Foods, Nutrition & Wellness | $64,105 | 0 |
| Information Science | $72,916 | Not reported |
| Educational Administration | $61,546 | Not reported |
| Secondary Education | $67,192 | Not reported |
| Engineering-Related Fields | $145,638 | Not reported |
| Law | $156,311 | Not reported |
| Pharmacy | $143,049 | Not reported |
Master (74)
| Program | Median Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | $197,707 | 535 |
| Accounting | $117,656 | 240 |
| Computer & Information Sciences | Not reported | 202 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | $128,909 | 193 |
| Information Science | $68,652 | 192 |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | Not reported | 144 |
| Social Work | $64,396 | 142 |
| Public Policy Analysis | $84,618 | 125 |
| Data Science | Not reported | 84 |
| Secondary Education | $59,769 | 80 |
| Civil Engineering | $99,079 | 74 |
| Economics | $126,566 | 73 |
| Registered Nursing | $104,458 | 68 |
| Applied Mathematics | $115,629 | 65 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Not reported | 64 |
| International Relations | $84,481 | 59 |
| Architectural Technology | Not reported | 51 |
| Educational Administration | $66,963 | 50 |
| Music | $37,603 | 50 |
| Aerospace Engineering | Not reported | 48 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Not reported | 46 |
| Public Relations | $83,467 | 41 |
| Health Services Administration | Not reported | 41 |
| Special Education | $56,327 | 39 |
| City & Regional Planning | $79,383 | 34 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | $63,172 | 31 |
| Radio, Television & Film | $65,121 | 30 |
| Design & Applied Arts | Not reported | 29 |
| Computer & Information Systems Security | Not reported | 28 |
| Cognitive Psychology | $65,180 | 28 |
| Area Studies | Not reported | 27 |
| Fine Arts | Not reported | 27 |
| Communication Disorders | $64,081 | 26 |
| Industrial Engineering | Not reported | 25 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Not reported | 24 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Not reported | 23 |
| Environmental Engineering | Not reported | 20 |
| Legal Studies | Not reported | 20 |
| Computational Science | Not reported | 20 |
| Geological Sciences | Not reported | 20 |
| Rhetoric & Composition | Not reported | 19 |
| Natural Resources Conservation | Not reported | 18 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | $49,771 | 18 |
| Journalism | Not reported | 17 |
| Landscape Architecture | Not reported | 14 |
| Communications | Not reported | 13 |
| English Language & Literature | Not reported | 13 |
| Petroleum Engineering | Not reported | 11 |
| Statistics | Not reported | 11 |
| Liberal Arts & Sciences | $119,127 | 10 |
| Ethnic & Gender Studies | Not reported | 8 |
| Psychology | Not reported | 8 |
| Public Health | Not reported | 8 |
| Teacher Education | Not reported | 7 |
| Human Development & Family Studies | Not reported | 7 |
| Sports & Fitness | Not reported | 7 |
| Chemistry | Not reported | 6 |
| Chemical Engineering | Not reported | 5 |
| Romance Languages | Not reported | 5 |
| Geography | Not reported | 5 |
| Political Science | Not reported | 5 |
| Sociology | Not reported | 5 |
| Pharmacy | Not reported | 5 |
| History | Not reported | 5 |
| Engineering Mechanics | Not reported | 4 |
| Sustainability Studies | Not reported | 4 |
| Religion | Not reported | 4 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Not reported | 3 |
| Historic Preservation | Not reported | 3 |
| Astronomy | Not reported | 3 |
| Anthropology | Not reported | 3 |
| Architecture | $79,350 | 1 |
| Electrical Engineering | $219,705 | 0 |
| Finance | $128,956 | Not reported |
Doctoral (64)
| Program | Median Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | Not reported | 56 |
| Civil Engineering | Not reported | 47 |
| Music | $75,055 | 35 |
| Chemistry | Not reported | 34 |
| Chemical Engineering | Not reported | 33 |
| Registered Nursing | $140,262 | 32 |
| Educational Administration | $134,846 | 30 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Not reported | 30 |
| Geological Sciences | $92,982 | 28 |
| Physics | Not reported | 27 |
| Cognitive Psychology | $94,340 | 26 |
| Computer & Information Sciences | Not reported | 25 |
| Cell Biology | Not reported | 17 |
| Petroleum Engineering | Not reported | 16 |
| English Language & Literature | Not reported | 16 |
| Economics | Not reported | 16 |
| Communications | Not reported | 15 |
| Mathematics | Not reported | 15 |
| Pharmacy | $142,359 | 15 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Not reported | 14 |
| Sociology | Not reported | 14 |
| Special Education | Not reported | 12 |
| Political Science | Not reported | 12 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | $85,479 | 11 |
| Romance Languages | Not reported | 11 |
| Computational Science | Not reported | 11 |
| History | Not reported | 11 |
| Public Relations | Not reported | 10 |
| Materials Engineering | Not reported | 10 |
| Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | Not reported | 10 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Not reported | 10 |
| Anthropology | Not reported | 10 |
| Aerospace Engineering | Not reported | 9 |
| Psychology | Not reported | 9 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Not reported | 9 |
| Area Studies | Not reported | 8 |
| Teacher Education | Not reported | 8 |
| Linguistics | Not reported | 8 |
| Microbiology | Not reported | 8 |
| Ecology | Not reported | 7 |
| Journalism | Not reported | 6 |
| Neuroscience | Not reported | 6 |
| Sports & Fitness | Not reported | 6 |
| Ethnic & Gender Studies | Not reported | 5 |
| Industrial Engineering | Not reported | 5 |
| Human Development & Family Studies | Not reported | 5 |
| Statistics | Not reported | 5 |
| Social Work | Not reported | 5 |
| Communication Disorders | Not reported | 5 |
| Public Health | Not reported | 5 |
| City & Regional Planning | Not reported | 4 |
| Radio, Television & Film | Not reported | 4 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Not reported | 4 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Not reported | 4 |
| Philosophy | Not reported | 4 |
| Astronomy | Not reported | 4 |
| Drama & Theater Arts | Not reported | 4 |
| Fine Arts | Not reported | 4 |
| Business Administration & Management | Not reported | 4 |
| Information Science | Not reported | 3 |
| Religion | Not reported | 3 |
| Geography | Not reported | 3 |
| Accounting | Not reported | 3 |
| Law | $173,114 | Not reported |
First Professional (4)
| Program | Median Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Law | Not reported | 278 |
| Pharmacy | Not reported | 116 |
| Medicine | Not reported | 44 |
| Communication Disorders | Not reported | 11 |
Graduate Certificate (6)
| Program | Median Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing | Not reported | 46 |
| Communications | Not reported | 12 |
| Public Relations | Not reported | 9 |
| Architectural Technology | Not reported | 6 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | Not reported | 6 |
| Sustainability Studies | Not reported | 5 |
Undergraduate Certificate (30)
| Program | Median Earnings | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Not reported | 866 |
| Computer & Information Sciences | Not reported | 350 |
| Romance Languages | Not reported | 259 |
| Security & Protective Services | Not reported | 159 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Not reported | 152 |
| Statistics | Not reported | 133 |
| Business Administration & Management | Not reported | 115 |
| Liberal Arts & Sciences | Not reported | 108 |
| Rhetoric & Composition | Not reported | 79 |
| East Asian Languages | Not reported | 47 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Not reported | 42 |
| Engineering | Not reported | 39 |
| Real Estate | Not reported | 37 |
| Computational Science | Not reported | 32 |
| Design & Applied Arts | Not reported | 26 |
| Bioethics & Medical Ethics | Not reported | 26 |
| Radio, Television & Film | Not reported | 23 |
| Germanic Languages | Not reported | 23 |
| Sustainability Studies | Not reported | 20 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Not reported | 18 |
| Museology | Not reported | 16 |
| Finance | Not reported | 16 |
| Engineering, Other | Not reported | 13 |
| International Relations | Not reported | 10 |
| International Business | Not reported | 9 |
| Peace Studies | Not reported | 8 |
| Business | Not reported | 7 |
| Ethnic & Gender Studies | Not reported | 6 |
| Marine Sciences | Not reported | 6 |
| Urban Studies/Affairs | Not reported | 5 |
Show 28 additional programs with limited data
| Program | Level | Completers |
|---|---|---|
| Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation | Graduate Certificate | 2 |
| Secondary Education | Doctoral | 2 |
| Engineering Mechanics | Doctoral | 2 |
| Materials Engineering | Master | 2 |
| Linguistics | Master | 2 |
| East Asian Languages | Doctoral | 2 |
| Germanic Languages | Doctoral | 2 |
| Middle Eastern Languages | Doctoral | 2 |
| Botany | Doctoral | 2 |
| Mathematics | Master | 2 |
| Applied Mathematics | Doctoral | 2 |
| Marine Sciences | Doctoral | 2 |
| Dance | Master | 2 |
| Music | Graduate Certificate | 2 |
| History | Undergraduate Certificate | 2 |
| Architectural History, Criticism, and Conservation | Master | 1 |
| Public Relations | Undergraduate Certificate | 1 |
| Engineering | Graduate Certificate | 1 |
| Germanic Languages | Master | 1 |
| Middle Eastern Languages | Bachelor | 1 |
| Middle Eastern Languages | Master | 1 |
| Botany | Master | 1 |
| Cell Biology | Master | 1 |
| Neuroscience | Master | 1 |
| Marine Sciences | Master | 1 |
| Physics | Master | 1 |
| Health Services Administration & Management | Undergraduate Certificate | 1 |
| Bioethics & Medical Ethics | Master | 1 |
Rankings Featuring This Institution
- Highest Earning Bachelor's Computer Science Programs
- Highest Earning Bachelor's Engineering Programs
- Highest Earning Doctoral Nursing & Health Programs
- Highest Earning Bachelor's Business Programs
- Highest Earning Master's Business Programs
- Highest Earning Bachelor's Physical Sciences Programs
- Highest Earning Doctoral Physical Sciences Programs
- Highest Earning Master's Mathematics Programs
- Highest Earning Bachelor's English Programs
- Highest Earning Doctoral Education Programs
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