Students
Who's on campus
A very large campus of 42,855 undergrads, where 26% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.76
Economic access
Campus size
Where first-years come from
9,210 first-time students
8.2% came from other states and 4.3% from abroad; 87% are from Texas. Fewer from other states than at 76% of colleges.
- In-state (Texas)87%
- Other states8.2%
- Abroad4.3%
Top home states
- Texas(home state)87% 8,048
- California2.0% 185
- New York1.3% 118
- New Jersey0.9% 83
- Illinois0.6% 52
From 42 states (counting DC).
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
1,940
new transfer students, 17% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 32% of colleges.
1,886 full-time, 54 part-time.
Going on to another college
7.4%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 878 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
5.4% of undergrads study part-time.
58% women
Another gender: Not collected by this college.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 7,960 students.
Housing
Beds
7,960
About 19 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FBS · Southeastern Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
Recent move: Moved from the Big Twelve Conference to the Southeastern Conference, 2024–25
How the Southeastern Conference comparesROTC
Army, Navy, Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
Not listed
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- On-campus child care for students' children
- A program for students with intellectual disabilities
- 3% or fewer of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Affiliation
No religious affiliation
Campus ministries
Listed among campus activities
Faith communities · 5
- Jewish 1
- Catholic 1
- Christian 2
- Nonreligious and secular 1
Christian
Nonreligious and secular
University of Texas Austin Secular Student Alliance
Greek life
In 5 councils, as the college counts them.
Among first-years: 11% of men, 16% of women.
- Fraternity and sorority housing
Councils and chapters
13chaptersUniversity Panhellenic Council (UPC)Panhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
2 of the college's 13 chapters are on the national lists we read.
Delta Chapter
Texas Alpha
22chaptersInterfraternity Council (IFC)Interfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
5 of the college's 22 chapters are on the national lists we read.
Tau
Alpha-Mu (Texas Austin)
Zeta Theta
Upsilon
- 8chaptersNational Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC) Historically Black (NPHC)Its chapters aren't on the national lists we read yet.
- 6chaptersLatino Pan-Hellenic Council (LPHC) Latino (NALFO)Its chapters aren't on the national lists we read yet.
- 9chaptersTexas Asian Pan-Hellenic Council (TAPC) Asian (NAPA)Its chapters aren't on the national lists we read yet.
LGBTQ+ life
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Gender-inclusive housing
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
- Student health plan covers transition-related care
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
State law for public colleges
Texas public colleges may not have diversity, equity, and inclusion offices, including offices for programs designed around gender identity or sexual orientation; courses, research, and registered student groups are exempt.
Texas Education Code §51.3525 (Texas SB 17 (2023)), in effect since January 1, 2024.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not collected by this college.
Gender unknown: 47
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;The University of Texas at Austin Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;State laws on public colleges, In effect since January 1, 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)