University of Texas at Austin CDS VERIFIED

Austin, Texas (Southwest) · 42,000 undergrads · ~40 avg class size · 18:1 student-faculty · $11,688/yr sticker

public Tier 3

Texas flagship with extreme size and breadth. McCombs business, top engineering, Cockrell, strong CS.

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Stats below are CDS-based estimates from recent admissions cycles. Verify on the school's official site before making application decisions.

Acceptance rate

26.6%

most recent reported cycle

By application round

Early Action31.0%

Regular Decision29.0%

State residency

In-state36.0%

Out-of-state10.0%

By college within the university

McCombs School of Business

12.0%

College of Natural Sciences (CS major)

UT CS is one of the hardest in the US for non-Texas residents

5.0%

Cockrell School of Engineering

18.0%

Moody College of Communication

22.0%

College of Liberal Arts

32.0%

GPA range

3.69–3.96

middle 50% of admitted students (unweighted)

SAT mid-50%

1250–1510

middle 50% admitted SAT score

ACT mid-50%

27–33

middle 50% admitted ACT score

Median earnings (10-yr)

$75K

Federal data — 10 yrs after college entry, all majors combined

≈ 1.7 years of post-grad earnings cover 4 yrs of attendance

Career outcomes · 11 sources

$60K

Entry

$75K

10-year

$85K

Mid-career

Median graduate earnings · 1.7 yrs to pay back 4 yrs of cost · est. lifetime ROI $693K.
Earnings cross-referenced across 11 sources (College Scorecard, Opportunity Insights, Georgetown CEW, FREOPP, PayScale, and more).

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Where this leads

Real career pipelines from this school, based on alumni outcomes and recruiting patterns.

Tech / SWE (Austin = mini Silicon Valley: Apple, Tesla, Oracle, Google all hire)
Engineering at oil + aerospace (Texas advantage)
Investment banking (McCombs)
Government / law (UT Law)

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