Discussion of UT Austin's Admissions Standards:
With an acceptance rate under 50%, the University of Texas at Austin is one of the country's more selective public universities. In the graph above, green and blue represent accepted students. As you can see, the majority of accepted students had a GPA of B+ or higher, an SAT score (CR+M+W) above about 1600, and an ACT composite score of 22 or higher. UT Austin Acceptance ChancesCan I get into UT Austin? How many prospective students applied, who was accepted and how many ended up enrolling? These admission statistics provide an indication as to the selectivity of the school and how difficult it is to get in. 16,563 out of 35,431 applicants or 47% percent were admitted making UT Austin a more difficult school to get into with a lesser chance of acceptance for the traditional applicants attracted to this school.
Only 49% of those admitted chose to enroll in the school.What are the SAT and ACT requirements for students admitted to The University of Texas at Austin and what score do you need to get in? The tables below describe the SAT and ACT test score percentile profile of the Fall 2013 freshman class.
Data indicates that UT Austin regularly accepts students with ACT's of 25 and above. We estimate the school accepting minimim ACT composite scores around 22 in some instances. Students submitting a score at or exceeding the estimated average ACT composite of 28 should be in the upper half of appliants and students with 31 and up have the best chances.
Likewise, reporting indicates the school consistently takes SAT composite scores down to 1690 on a 2400 scale, below which admission should be considered a reach. We estimate some students will be accepted with SAT's as low as 1505. The estimated average SAT composite for admitted freshman is 1875 out of 2400.
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