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The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX · Public

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Biology/Biological Sciences, General (7% of graduates). 18 students for every faculty member, more than at 83% of colleges. 84% of faculty are full-time. Spends $20,294 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

10,973 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 23% of graduates; 108 programs in 23 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Biology/Biological Sciences, General 26.01016.9% 761
    Graduates in this field earn $66,264 4 years out
  2. Computer and Information Sciences, General 11.01014.4% 483
    Graduates in this field earn $155,168 4 years out
  3. Psychology, General 42.01014.0% 443
    Graduates in this field earn $56,821 4 years out
  4. Finance, General 52.08013.9% 433
    Graduates in this field earn $132,075 4 years out
  5. Electrical and Electronics Engineering 14.10013.3% 365
    Graduates in this field earn $146,003 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Biology, 9.7% → 12% of graduates since 2014–15 (1,310 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Law$156,311 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$156,311
    National median: $142,745Above typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report

  2. Computer and Information Sciences, General$155,168 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $111,587

    4 years after completion$155,168
    National median: $92,374Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $108,286 · Non-Pell: $116,320(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $20,500 · 926 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$146,003 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $96,997

    4 years after completion$146,003
    National median: $100,647Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $103,546 · Non-Pell: $112,518(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $20,480 · 662 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Engineering-Related Fields$145,638 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$145,638
    National median: $89,619Above typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report

  5. Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$143,049 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report

    4 years after completion$143,049
    National median: $116,539Above typical

    Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college18 to 1
18 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 83% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 22 to 1 in its Common Data Set.

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Class sizes

41%

of classes have fewer than 20 students; 21% have 50 or more

Under 20 students 20 or moreStudents per class section
Undergraduate class sections by number of students
StudentssectionsShare
2–963413%
10–191,35728%
20–291,23225%
30–393908%
40–492736%
50–9964813%
100+3567%

This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.

Programs & curriculum

  • Accelerated program
  • Cross-registration
  • Distance learning
  • Double major
  • Dual enrollment
  • English as a Second Language
  • Domestic exchange program
  • Honors program
  • Independent study
  • Internships
  • Liberal arts/career combination
  • Student-designed major
  • Teacher certification
  • Study abroad

Requires coursework in English composition, a foreign language, humanities, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty84%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$142,375

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.

Instruction spending per student$20,294
$20,294
← Lessmore than 89% of 557More →
Endowment per student$127,377
$127,377
← Lessmore than 97% of 537More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;The University of Texas at Austin Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;The University of Texas at Austin Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)