University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is the flagship university in the University of Texas System. This state research university was founded in 1883. The campus is about .25 miles away from the Texas State Capitol in Austin. With 50,000 students and 24,000 faculty and staff, the university is the fifth-largest university (for student enrollment) in the nation and the largest in the state of Texas as of 2010. From 1997 to 2003 it held the largest enrollment in the nation.
The University of Texas at Austin was inaugurated into the American Association of Universities in 1929. It was also named one of the original eight Public Ivy Institutions. For the 2010-'11 school year, research expenditures exceeded $640 million, evidencing the university as a major academic research center. The university also houses seventeen libraries which includes the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum. It also houses seven museums including the Blanton Museum of Art. The university operates several auxiliary research facilities likes the McDonald Observatory and the J.J. Pickle Research Campus. Faculty members have been awarded the Pulitzer Prize, the Nobel Prize, the Wolf Prize, the National Medal of Science, and many other awards.
General Information
Admission Office
PO Box 8058
Austin, TX 78713-8058
(512) 475-7399
Fax: (512) 475-7478
Contact: Bruce Walker
Vice Provost and Director of Admissions
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Main Address
2400 Inner Campus Drive
Austin, TX 78712
(512) 471-3434
www.utexas.edu
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Size
Total undergrads: 37,389
First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 6,718
Degree-seeking undergrads: 36,711
Graduate enrollment: 10,864
Setting
Urban setting
Very large city (over 500,000)
Commuter campus
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Degrees offered:
 Bachelor's
Master's
Doctoral
First Professional
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Admissions Considerations
Secondary school rank: Required
Secondary school record: Required
Admission test scores (SAT/ACT): Required
College-prep program completed: Required
TOEFL: Required
Undergraduate Admissions Fall 2011
Number of Applicants: 32,589
Percent Admitted: 47%
Percented Admitted Who Enrolled: 47%
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Test Scores: Fall 2011
SAT Critical Reading
- 540 (25th Percentile)
- 670 (75th Percentile)
SAT Math
- 580 (25th Percentile)
- 710 (75th Percentile)
SAT Writing
- 540 (25th Percentile)
- 680 (75th Percentile)
ACT Composite
- 25 (25th Percentile)
- 31 (75th Percentile)
ACT English
- 24 (25th Percentile)
- 32 (75th Percentile)
ACT Math
- 26 (25th Percentile)
- 32 (75th Percentile)
ACT Writing
- 7 (25th Percentile)
- 9 (75th Percentile)
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Enrollment Statistics
Undergraduate Attendance Status
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Undergraduate Student Gender
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Undergraduate Student Age
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Undergraduate Student Residence
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Graduate Attendance Status
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Undergraduate Race/Ethnicity
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Retention and Graduate Rates
Retention Rates for First-Time Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees
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Overall Graduation and Transfer-Out Rates for Students
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Graduation Rates for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees
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6-Year Graduation Rate by Gender for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees
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6-Year Graduation Rate by Race/Ethnicity for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees
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Tuition & Fees
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Estimated Expenses for Academic Year |
2008-'09 |
2009-'10 |
2010-'11 |
2011-'12 |
% change 2010-'12 |
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Tuition and fees |
$8,130 |
$8,508 |
$8,936 |
$9,418 |
+5.39% |
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Books and Supplies |
$800 |
$818 |
$860 |
$874 |
+1.63% |
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Living Arrangement - On Campus |
|
|
|
|
|
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Room and Board |
$8,576 |
$9,246 |
$9,602 |
$10,112 |
+5.31% |
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Other |
$3,240 |
$3,316 |
$3,482 |
$3,624 |
+4.08% |
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Living Arrangement - Off Campus |
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|
|
|
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Room and Board |
$8,576 |
$9,246 |
$9,980 |
$10,250 |
+2.71% |
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Other |
$3,240 |
$3,316 |
$3,482 |
$3,624 |
+4.08% |
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Total Expenses |
2008-'09 |
2009-'10 |
2010-'11 |
2011-'12 |
% change 2010-'12 |
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In-state On Campus |
$20,746 |
$21,888 |
$22,880 |
$24,028 |
+5.02% |
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In-state Off Campus |
$20,746 |
$21,888 |
$23,258 |
$24,166 |
+3.90% |
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In-state with Family |
$8,930 |
$9,326 |
$9,796 |
$10,292 |
+5.06% |
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Average Graduate Student Tuition & Fees
|
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Tuition for In-state Students
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$10,154 |
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In-state Student Fees
|
$0 |
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Tuition for Out-of-state Students
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$19,316 |
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Out-of-state Fees
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$0 |
Financial Aid
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Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students
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Type of Aid
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Students
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Percent
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Amount
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Average Per Student
|
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All students financial aid |
4,775 |
71% |
|
|
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Grant or scholarship aid |
3,451 |
52% |
$26,941,755 |
$7,807 |
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• Federal grants |
1,655 |
25% |
$6,849,647 |
$4,139 |
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• Pell grants |
1,551 |
23% |
$5,547,233 |
$3,577 |
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• Other federal grants |
1,477 |
22% |
$1,302,414 |
$882 |
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State/local government grant or scholarships |
1,421 |
21% |
$7,293,959 |
$5,133 |
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Institutional grants or scholarships |
3,265 |
49% |
$12,798,149 |
$3,920 |
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Student loan aid |
2,692 |
40% |
$14,759,188 |
$5,483 |
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• Federal student loans |
2,647 |
40% |
$12,292,400 |
$4,644 |
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• Other student loans |
278 |
4% |
$2,466,788 |
$8,873 |
All Majors and Programs
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Program Completions for Most Recent Year
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BA/BS
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MA/MS
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PhD
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AA/AS
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CERT
|
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Total of All Education Programs |
8723 |
2903 |
1373 |
- |
- |
|
Architecture and Related Services |
45 |
113 |
2 |
- |
- |
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Architectural History and Criticism |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Architecture |
45 |
61 |
- |
- |
- |
|
City/urban, Community and Regional Planning |
- |
31 |
2 |
- |
- |
|
Environmental Design/architecture |
- |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Landscape Architecture |
- |
10 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Area, Gender, Cultural, Ethnic, and Group Studies |
140 |
50 |
4 |
- |
- |
|
American/united States Studies/civilization |
36 |
4 |
4 |
- |
- |
|
Asian Studies/civilization |
29 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other |
18 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
European Studies/civilization |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Hispanic-american, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-american/chicano Studies |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Latin American Studies |
22 |
18 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Near and Middle Eastern Studies |
15 |
12 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Russian Studies |
2 |
8 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Women's Studies |
12 |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Biology and Biomedical Sciences |
729 |
14 |
74 |
- |
- |
|
Biochemistry |
102 |
1 |
6 |
- |
- |
|
Biology and Biological Sciences, General |
627 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Botany/plant Biology |
- |
3 |
4 |
- |
- |
|
Cell/cellular and Molecular Biology |
- |
5 |
27 |
- |
- |
|
Microbiology |
- |
4 |
12 |
- |
- |
|
Neuroscience |
- |
1 |
12 |
- |
- |
|
Population Biology |
- |
- |
13 |
- |
- |
|
Business, Administration, Management, Marketing, etc. |
1058 |
939 |
15 |
- |
- |
|
Accounting |
232 |
309 |
2 |
- |
- |
|
Business Administration and Management |
70 |
575 |
1 |
- |
- |
|
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other |
- |
44 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Business/commerce |
112 |
3 |
8 |
- |
- |
|
Finance |
330 |
8 |
2 |
- |
- |
|
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management |
24 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Management Information Systems |
64 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Marketing/marketing Management |
226 |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
|
Communication and Journalism Programs |
1160 |
124 |
22 |
- |
- |
|
Advertising |
257 |
70 |
7 |
- |
- |
|
Journalism |
200 |
27 |
7 |
- |
- |
|
Public Relations/image Management |
143 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Radio and Television |
284 |
27 |
8 |
- |
- |
|
Speech Communication and Rhetoric |
276 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Communications Technologies/technicians and Support Services |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Recording Arts Technology/technician |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Computing and Information Sciences |
167 |
43 |
27 |
- |
- |
|
Computer and Information Sciences |
167 |
43 |
27 |
- |
- |
|
Education |
- |
168 |
82 |
- |
- |
|
Art Teacher Education |
- |
8 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Curriculum and Instruction |
- |
34 |
27 |
- |
- |
|
Educational Leadership and Administration |
- |
31 |
28 |
- |
- |
|
Foreign Language Teacher Education |
- |
15 |
10 |
- |
- |
|
Health Teacher Education |
- |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Mathematics Teacher Education |
- |
3 |
1 |
- |
- |
|
Music Teacher Education |
- |
7 |
3 |
- |
- |
|
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching |
- |
27 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Science Teacher Education/general Science Teacher Education |
- |
10 |
3 |
- |
- |
|
Special Education and Teaching |
- |
29 |
10 |
- |
- |
|
Engineering |
981 |
446 |
178 |
- |
- |
|
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/space Engineering |
97 |
16 |
9 |
- |
- |
|
Architectural Engineering |
44 |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering |
79 |
12 |
14 |
- |
- |
|
Chemical Engineering |
124 |
16 |
31 |
- |
- |
|
Civil Engineering |
95 |
77 |
45 |
- |
- |
|
Electrical and Electronics Engineering |
216 |
158 |
39 |
- |
- |
|
Engineering Mechanics |
- |
4 |
2 |
- |
- |
|
Engineering, Other |
- |
31 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Environmental/environmental Health Engineering |
- |
25 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Industrial Engineering |
- |
10 |
4 |
- |
- |
|
Materials Engineering |
- |
4 |
11 |
- |
- |
|
Mechanical Engineering |
218 |
54 |
14 |
- |
- |
|
Petroleum Engineering |
108 |
30 |
9 |
- |
- |
|
English Language, Composition and Literature/letters |
374 |
43 |
33 |
- |
- |
|
Creative Writing |
- |
10 |
- |
- |
- |
|
English Language and Literature |
332 |
24 |
19 |
- |
- |
|
Rhetoric and Composition |
- |
9 |
14 |
- |
- |
|
Writing |
42 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics |
261 |
49 |
35 |
- |
- |
|
Arabic Language and Literature |
2 |
4 |
1 |
- |
- |
|
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics |
4 |
5 |
3 |
- |
- |
|
Comparative Literature |
- |
6 |
4 |
- |
- |
|
Czech Language and Literature |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics |
44 |
14 |
2 |
- |
- |
|
French Language and Literature |
25 |
- |
3 |
- |
- |
|
German Language and Literature |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics |
- |
3 |
2 |
- |
- |
|
Italian Language and Literature |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Latin Language and Literature |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Linguistics |
45 |
5 |
10 |
- |
- |
|
Russian Language and Literature |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
|
Spanish Language and Literature |
125 |
12 |
9 |
- |
- |
|
Health Services and Allied Health Sciences |
271 |
82 |
152 |
- |
- |
|
Athletic Training/trainer |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Audiology/audiologist and Speech-language Pathology/pathologist |
- |
- |
8 |
- |
- |
|
Clinical Laboratory Science/medical Technology/technologist |
8 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Communication Sciences and Disorders |
92 |
20 |
1 |
- |
- |
|
Pharmacy |
- |
- |
119 |
- |
- |
|
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other |
- |
7 |
11 |
- |
- |
|
Public Health Education and Promotion |
- |
2 |
6 |
- |
- |
|
Registered Nursing/registered Nurse |
167 |
53 |
7 |
- |
- |
|
History |
252 |
13 |
17 |
- |
- |
|
History |
252 |
13 |
17 |
- |
- |
|
Human Services |
83 |
296 |
9 |
- |
- |
|
Public Policy Analysis |
- |
128 |
2 |
- |
- |
|
Social Work |
83 |
168 |
7 |
- |
- |
|
Legal and Law Studies |
- |
40 |
398 |
- |
- |
|
Advanced Legal Research/studies |
- |
40 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Law |
- |
- |
398 |
- |
- |
|
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities |
119 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Humanities/humanistic Studies |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Liberal Arts and Sciences/liberal Studies |
110 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Library Science |
- |
101 |
5 |
- |
- |
|
Library and Information Science |
- |
101 |
5 |
- |
- |
|
Mathematics and Statistics |
158 |
57 |
31 |
- |
- |
|
Applied Mathematics |
- |
17 |
5 |
- |
- |
|
Mathematics |
158 |
25 |
26 |
- |
- |
|
Statistics |
- |
15 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies |
284 |
25 |
9 |
- |
- |
|
Ancient Studies/civilization |
7 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Biological and Physical Sciences |
- |
4 |
4 |
- |
- |
|
Historic Preservation and Conservation |
- |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies, Other |
277 |
15 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Nutrition Sciences |
- |
2 |
5 |
- |
- |
|
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies |
162 |
8 |
7 |
- |
- |
|
Health and Physical Education/fitness |
99 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Kinesiology and Exercise Science |
- |
8 |
7 |
- |
- |
|
Sport and Fitness Administration/management |
63 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Physical Sciences |
186 |
48 |
88 |
- |
- |
|
Astronomy |
7 |
3 |
4 |
- |
- |
|
Chemistry |
75 |
11 |
32 |
- |
- |
|
Geological and Earth Sciences/geosciences, Other |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Geology and Earth Science |
35 |
23 |
20 |
- |
- |
|
Geophysics and Seismology |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Hydrology and Water Resources Science |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Physics |
51 |
10 |
32 |
- |
- |
|
Physics, Other |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Psychology |
420 |
38 |
59 |
- |
- |
|
Clinical Psychology |
- |
- |
5 |
- |
- |
|
Educational Psychology |
- |
31 |
36 |
- |
- |
|
Psychology |
420 |
7 |
18 |
- |
- |
|
Social Sciences |
1255 |
78 |
58 |
- |
- |
|
Anthropology |
89 |
14 |
17 |
- |
- |
|
Archeology |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Economics |
366 |
20 |
14 |
- |
- |
|
Geography |
91 |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
|
International Relations and Affairs |
- |
17 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Political Science and Government |
527 |
11 |
11 |
- |
- |
|
Sociology |
163 |
13 |
13 |
- |
- |
|
Urban Studies/affairs |
18 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Visual and Performing Arts |
293 |
124 |
65 |
- |
- |
|
Art History, Criticism and Conservation |
33 |
17 |
5 |
- |
- |
|
Art/art Studies |
12 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Dance |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Design and Visual Communications |
16 |
6 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Drama and Dramatics/theatre Arts |
8 |
30 |
7 |
- |
- |
|
Fine/studio Arts |
89 |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Interior Design |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Jazz/jazz Studies |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Music Management |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Music Performance |
18 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Music Theory and Composition |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Music |
35 |
62 |
53 |
- |
- |
|
Visual and Performing Arts |
63 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Work and Family Studies |
324 |
4 |
3 |
- |
- |
|
Apparel and Textiles |
58 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Family and Consumer Sciences/human Sciences |
23 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies |
129 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Human Development and Family Studies |
114 |
4 |
3 |
- |
- |
Above data represent first majors only.
(-) Indicates that program is not offered at this award level.
Admissions Information
Application Fee
College has an application fee: Yes
Regular application fee: $60
Online application fee: $60
|
Enrollment Rates
Percent applicants admitted: 44%
Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 91%
|
Admissions Considerations
Secondary school rank: Required
Secondary school record: Required
Admission test scores (SAT/ACT): Required
College-prep program completed: Required
TOEFL: Required
Undergraduate Admissions Fall 2011
Number of Applicants: 32,589
Percent Admitted: 47%
Percented Admitted Who Enrolled: 47%
|
Test Scores: Fall 2011
SAT Critical Reading
- 540 (25th Percentile)
- 670 (75th Percentile)
SAT Math
- 580 (25th Percentile)
- 710 (75th Percentile)
SAT Writing
- 540 (25th Percentile)
- 680 (75th Percentile)
ACT Composite
- 25 (25th Percentile)
- 31 (75th Percentile)
ACT English
- 24 (25th Percentile)
- 32 (75th Percentile)
ACT Math
- 26 (25th Percentile)
- 32 (75th Percentile)
ACT Writing
- 7 (25th Percentile)
- 9 (75th Percentile)
|
Enrollment Statistics
Undergraduate Attendance Status
|
Undergraduate Student Gender
|
Undergraduate Student Age
|
Undergraduate Student Residence
|
Graduate Attendance Status
|
Undergraduate Race/Ethnicity
|
Retention and Graduate Rates
Retention Rates for First-Time Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees
|
Overall Graduation and Transfer-Out Rates for Students
|
Graduation Rates for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees
|
6-Year Graduation Rate by Gender for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees
|
6-Year Graduation Rate by Race/Ethnicity for Students Pursuing Bachelor's Degrees
|
Undergraduate Majors
Architecture & Related Programs
 Architecture B
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, & Gender Studies
American Studies B
Asian Studies B
Ethnic Studies - General B
European Studies B
Latin American Studies B
Near/Middle Eastern Studies B
Russian/Slavic Area Studies B
Women's Studies B
Arts, Visual & Performing
Art - General B
Art History/Criticism/Conservation B
Arts - General B
Dance B
Design/Visual Communications B
Drama/Theater Arts B
Fine/Studio Arts B
Interior Design B
Jazz Studies B
Music - General B
Music - General Performance B
Music History/Literature B
Music Management/Merchandising B
Music Theory/Composition B
Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Biochemistry B
Biology B
Business, Management, & Marketing
Accounting B
Business - General B
Business Administration/Management B
Finance/Banking B
Logistics/Materials Management B
Management Information Systems B
Marketing Management B
Petroleum land management B
Communications & Journalism
Advertising B
Communications/Rhetoric B
Journalism B
Public Relations B
Radio/Television B
Communications Technologies
Recording Arts Technology B
Computer & Information Sciences
Computer/Information Sciences - General B
Engineering
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering B
Architectural Engineering B
Biomedical Engineering B
Chemical Engineering B
Civil Engineering B
Electrical/Communications Engineering B
Mechanical Engineering B
Petroleum B
English Language & Literature
English Composition B
English Language & Literature - General B
Family & Consumer Sciences
Clothing/Apparel/Textile Studies B
Family/Consumer Sciences - General B
Foods/Nutrition Studies B
Human Development/Family Studies B
Foreign Language & Literature
Arabic B
Classics B
Czech B
East Asian B
French B
German B
Greek, Ancient B
Hebrew B
Iranian/Persian B
Italian B
Latin B
Linguistics B
Portuguese B
Russian B
Scandinavian B
Semitic B
Spanish B
Turkish B
Health Professions & Clinical Sciences
Athletic Training/Sports Medicine B
Clinical Laboratory Science B
Communication Disorders B
Health Services - General B
Nursing (RN) B
History
History - General B
Liberal Arts & Sciences
Humanities B
Liberal Arts & Sciences B
Mathematics
Mathematics - General B
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Ancient Studies/Civilization B
Applied learning and development B
Biological/Physical Sciences B
Mathematics/Computer Science B
Youth and community studies B
Parks, Recreation & Fitness
Health/Physical Fitness B
Sport/Fitness Administration B
Philosophy & Religion
Islamic Studies B
Jewish/Judaic Studies B
Philosophy B
Religion/Religious Studies B
Physical Sciences
Astronomy B
Chemistry B
Geology B
GeophysicsSeismology B
Geosystems engineering and hydrogeology B
HydrologyWater Resources B
Physics B
Psychology
Psychology - General B
Public Administration & Services
Social Work B
Social Sciences
Anthropology B
Archaeology B
Economics B
Geography B
Political Science/Government B
Sociology B
Urban Studies B
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