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Acceptance Rate 28.75%
Yield 47.70%
SAT Score 1,365
ACT Score 30
Applicants 66,077

Applying To UT Austin

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 28.75% at The University of Texas at Austin where a total of 66,077 students applied and 18,994 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,365 and the average ACT score is 30. It requires three items to submit to their applicants.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to UT Austin.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$75
Graduate Application Fees$65
Admission Informationhttps://www.admissions.utexas.edu/
Online Applicationhttps://www.utexas.edu/apply
Acceptance Rate28.75%
Average Test Scores1,365 SAT / 30 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2021-2022, the acceptance rate is 28.75% where a total of 66,077 students (31,417 men and 34,626 women) have applied to UT Austin and 18,994 (7,756 men and 11,233 women) students have been admitted to the school.
Among them, 3,686 male and 5,374 female students have enrolled into UT Austin and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 47.70%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UT Austin
TotalMenWomen
Applicants66,07731,41734,626
Admitted18,9947,75611,233
Enrolled9,0603,6865,374
Acceptance Rate 28.75% 24.69% 32.44%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 47.70% 47.52% 47.84%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At UT Austin, 5,059 applicants (56% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 2,366 applicants (26%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,365 and the average ACT score is 30 at UT Austin. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,500 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 Writing620730
SAT Math610770
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 3 item(s) (High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, TOEFL) to submit to their applicants. In addition, 5 item(s) (High School GPA, High School Rank, Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Admission Test Scores) are considered but not required to submit.
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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