University of Texas - Austin
TX · Public · South · National university · Top 50 tier · 42,855 undergraduates (large)
Admission rates
Latest admit rates
† Not reported by round: this school publishes an overall admit rate but not applicant and admit counts for each round, so early and regular rates can’t be shown.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2024
Admission rates
Early plans
Fall 2027 applicants
Testing
Testing policy
Superscoring
What this means:
- SAT
- Does not superscore (highest single sitting)
- ACT
- Does not superscore (highest single sitting)
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Required (SAT, ACT or CLT).
How to send scores
Official scores required when you apply
Have the College Board or ACT send official scores when you apply.
Self-reporting in MyStatus is allowed only in addition to the official score.
School’s words: “Send at least one official SAT or ACT score directly from the testing agency*. ... After requesting that your scores be sent, you may self-report them in MyStatus.”
Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026
Students submitting scores
‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.
Score ranges (middle 50%)
Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2024. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.
Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2024
Share of enrolled students submitting scores
SAT composite, middle 50%
ACT composite, middle 50%
Year-by-year data, Fall 2019–Fall 2024
| CDS year | Admitted | Admit rate | ED rate | Est. % submitting | % SAT | % ACT | SAT mid-50 | ACT mid-50 | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 17,029 | 31.8% | Not reported | 100% | 78.5% | 53.8% | 1240-1470 | 27-33 | |||
| 2020-21 | 18,291 | 32% | Not reported | 100% | 79% | 47% | 1220-1450 | 26-33 | |||
| 2021-22 | 18,989 | 28.8% | Not reported | Not reported | 56% | Not reported | 1230-1480 | 29-34 | |||
| 2022-23 | 18,770 | 31.4% | Not reported | Not reported (test-optional that year; required by Fall 2026) | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | |||
| 2023-24 | Common Data Set not found online | ||||||||||
| 2024-25 | 19,417 | 26.6% | Not reported | Not reported (test-optional that year; required by Fall 2026) | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | |||
| 2025-26 | Common Data Set not found online | ||||||||||
Waitlist admit rate
Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.
Test policy in each Common Data Set
History only. The current policy is under Testing above.
- Fall 2027 CDS not available2025-26 CDS
- Fall 2026 Required2024-25 CDS
- Fall 2025 CDS not available2023-24 CDS
- Fall 2024 Test-optional2022-23 CDSThis form’s own wording says Fall 2023; every CDS here is read as covering the fall two years after its first year.
- Fall 2023 Test-optional2021-22 CDS
- Fall 2022 Test-optional2020-21 CDS
- Fall 2021 Required2019-20 CDS