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Acceptance Rate 31.82%
Yield 47.98%
SAT Score 1,355
ACT Score 30
Applicants 53,525

Applying To UT Austin

For the academic year 2019-20, the acceptance rate is 31.82% at The University of Texas at Austin where a total of 53,525 students applied and 17,029 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,355 and the average ACT score is 30. It requires four items to submit to their applicants. The following table describes the general admission information for applying to The University of Texas at Austin.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$75
Graduate Application Fees$65
Admission Informationwww.utexas.edu/student/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://www.utexas.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate32%
Average Test Scores1,355 SAT / 30 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2019-2020, the acceptance rate is 31.82% where a total of 53,525 students (26,394 men and 27,131 women) have applied to UT Austin and 17,029 (7,374 men and 9,655 women) students have been admitted to the school. Among them, 3,568 male and 4,602 female students have enrolled into UT Austin and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 47.98%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UT Austin
TotalMenWomen
Applicants53,52526,39427,131
Admitted17,0297,3749,655
Enrolled8,1703,5684,602
Acceptance Rate 31.82% 27.94% 35.59%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 47.98% 48.39% 47.66%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At UT Austin, 6,416 applicants (79% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 4,397 applicants (54%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,355 and the average ACT score is 30 at UT Austin. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,480 and 25th percentile score is 1,230. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 101 and the 25th percentile score is 78. The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at UT Austin.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at UT Austin
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing620720
SAT Math610760
ACT Composite2733
ACT Math2633
ACT English2535
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

The University of Texas at Austin requires 4 item(s) (High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Admission Test Scores, TOEFL) to submit to their applicants. In addition, 4 item(s) (High School GPA, High School Rank, Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies) are considered but not required to submit. The following table summarizes the application requirements at The University of Texas at Austin
Application Requirements for UT Austin
High School GPA△
High School Rank△
High School Record (or Transcript)✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations△
Formal Demonstration of Competencies△
Admission Test Scores✔
TOEFL✔
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)✗
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

The calendar system at The University of Texas at Austin is Semester. The University of Texas at Austin accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that The University of Texas at Austin accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔

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