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UT - Basic Information

Austin, TX

Total undergrad enrollment: 38,168

Ranked #45 - National Universities (US News)

49% male/51% female

Application deadline: Dec. 1

Application fee: $60

Acceptance rate: 45.3%

Range SAT Critical Reading: 540-670
Range SAT Math: 570-700
Range SAT Writing: 540-660
Range ACT Composite: 23-29

Required standardized tests: either SAT or ACT

Admissions interview: neither required/recommended

SAT subject tests: recommended or required

Common App

Tuition and fees: $9,418 (in state)

Room and board: $10,112

10.2% in fraternities, 12.1% in sororities

Most popular majors: biological and biomedical sciences, business, communication, engineering, and social sciences

Average freshman retention rate: 92.2%

NCAA I

UT - PROS

Academics

• Plan II - flexible curriculum, top-notch professors, small seminar courses, and individualized counseling
• Good professors
• Engineering department - excellent
• Thousands of merit scholarships - average of $3,300
• Best career/job placement services
• Ranked #16 - best library

Student Life

• Everybody loves the Longhorns
• Popular student publications
• Football season
• Variety of students
• Austin - vibrant city
• Ranked #9 - great college towns
• Ranked #15 - best athletic facilities
• Ranked #15 - best college newspaper

UT - CONS

• Very large student body
• Can be hard to get the classes you want 
• Large lecture classes
• Professors often busy in labs/library
• Ranked #8 - party school, lots of alcohol
• Only 36% of classes have classes with fewer than 20 students