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🇺🇸Austin, TX, United States·Est. 1883Public

University of Texas at Austin

Business, engineering & film

Global rank#84
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Ranking source comparison
SourceScore
QS79 out of 100
THE82 out of 100
USC73 out of 100
USG81 out of 100
ARWU73 out of 100
CWUR81 out of 100
Niche0 out of 100
Leiden86 out of 100
95.5
aggregate score · 7 sources
QS World University Rankings
2024 edition
67–67
Times Higher Education World University Rankings
2024 edition
51–75
US News Best Colleges (National Universities)
2024 edition
#32
US News Best Global Universities
2023–24 edition
51–100
Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai Ranking)
2023 edition
51–100
Center for World University Rankings
2024 edition
51–100
Niche Best Colleges
2024 edition
Unranked
CWTS Leiden Ranking
2024 edition
#31

Ranking history

Real snapshots recorded each time this dataset is refreshed — never backfilled or estimated.

Ranking history over time
DateRankScore
August 3, 2026#8495.5
August 4, 2026#8495.5
August 5, 2026#8495.5
August 6, 2026#8495.5
August 7, 2026#8495.5
August 10, 2026#8495.5
August 15, 2026#8495.5
August 17, 2026#8495.5
August 20, 2026#8495.5

Admissions

SAT/ACT required(fall 2026 entry)

Most recently published acceptance rate and enrolled-student score ranges. SAT/ACT and GPA are US-specific admissions measures, so they're only shown where applicable.

Applications / year
75,000
Acceptance rate
29%
SAT (25th–75th)
1240–1480
ACT (25th–75th)
27–33
Avg. GPA
3.80

Campus & outcomes

Class size, graduation and freshman retention rates, sticker tuition vs. what students actually pay after aid, how many receive it, post-graduation employment, research output, and a few real, commonly-cited top recruiters. Everything except ratio and enrollment is US-specific or approximate — papers/year and top employers in particular are rounded/illustrative, not exhaustive or precise database exports. Earnings figures and what they imply against cost are in their own section below.

Student : faculty
17:1
Undergrads
42,600
Grad rate (6-yr)
88%
Tuition (in-state)
$11,678
Tuition (out-of-state)
$42,430
Avg. net price
$14,000
Employed within 6mo
90%
Papers/year (approx.)
12,000
Classes under 20
48%
Freshman retention
94%
Receiving aid
40%
Where grads work
AmazonGoogleDell TechnologiesDeloitte

Earnings after graduation

Median earnings for this institution's graduates (2024–25 published figures) and what they imply against its cost. US-reported figures — the concept doesn't translate for universities outside the US, which is why they show nothing here.

Early career
$70,000
Median, roughly 0–5 years out
Mid career
$135,000
Median, roughly 10 years out · +93% growth
Cost payback
0.8 yr
Years of early-career median equal to $56,000 of 4-year net cost
Value score 2.4× — one year of mid-career median covers 2.4× the full 4-year net cost+93% early-to-mid career growth

How to read these numbers

  • Medians, not averages, and not your salary. Half of graduates earn less. The spread within a single university is far wider than the gap between most universities.
  • Institution-wide, across all majors. Much of the difference between two universities' figures reflects what their students study — an engineering-heavy institute out-earns a liberal arts college largely through major mix, not teaching quality. Per-major earnings aren't in this dataset; the US federal College Scorecard publishes them for US federal-aid recipients.
  • Geography and selectivity are baked in. Graduates often work near where they studied, so regional cost of living inflates or deflates these figures, and selective intakes would earn well regardless of where they enrolled.
  • Payback is arithmetic, not a plan. It divides 4-year net price by early-career median and ignores aid you personally receive, loan interest, taxes and living costs.

Graduate & professional schools

UT Austin has 6 ranked professional programmes. These admit separately from the university and are ranked separately from it — a band here says nothing about the university's overall position above, or the reverse (2025–26 rankings cycle).

Subject rankings

Real, published QS World University Rankings by Subject positions — unlike Subject strengths below, this is sourced ranking data, not an editorial estimate. Shown only for the subjects this university is ranked in.

Subject strengths

An Analects Proverbs editorial estimate — derived from this university's specialty and overall standing, not pulled from a named subject ranking.

Ranking source comparison
SourceScore
CS91 out of 100
Eng100 out of 100
Business97 out of 100
Medicine85 out of 100
Law91 out of 100
Sciences87 out of 100
Social87 out of 100
Arts89 out of 100
Strongest in
EngineeringBusinessComputer Science
Computer Science
Engineering
Business
Medicine
Law & Policy
Natural Sciences
Social Sciences
Arts & Humanities

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Frequently asked questions

What is University of Texas at Austin's ranking?

University of Texas at Austin ranks #84 on Analects Proverbs's combined score of 95.5/100, aggregated across 7 major published rankings.

What is University of Texas at Austin known for?

Business, engineering & film. Its strongest subject areas, by our editorial estimate, are Engineering, Business, Computer Science.

What is University of Texas at Austin's acceptance rate?

University of Texas at Austin's acceptance rate is approximately 29%, based on the most recently published admissions cycle.

What SAT or ACT scores does University of Texas at Austin expect?

Enrolled students typically score in the 1240–1480 range on the SAT, or 27–33 on the ACT (25th–75th percentile, most recent published cycle).

How much does it cost to attend University of Texas at Austin?

University of Texas at Austin's published annual tuition is approximately $11,678, though the average net price after institutional aid is closer to $14,000 per year.

What is University of Texas at Austin's graduation rate?

University of Texas at Austin's published 6-year graduation rate is approximately 88%.

What do University of Texas at Austin graduates typically earn?

Early-career graduates report a median starting salary of around $70,000, rising to roughly $135,000 at mid-career.