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Writer's pictureDale Price, M.B.A.

Crack the Code: Getting into the University of Texas at Austin

Updated: May 23, 2023

Dreaming about wearing burnt orange? Thoughts on attending one of the most prestigious, recognizable public universities in the country (without going into debt for hundreds of thousands of dollars)? Then the University of Texas at Austin may be a place for you, the flagship university for the State of Texas. There’s no wonder why last year UT received over 50,500 applications for only 19,500 spots (38% acceptance rate!). In the old days, a high GPA and great test scores got anyone into UT. Not anymore, the rules have changed.



It’s also far more competitive for those applying into any business, engineering or natural science major too. In fact, some of these majors had less than a 25% acceptance rate and that’s like gaining admission into an ivy league institution too.


NEWSFLASH! Even those with automatic admission aren’t guaranteed their first choice major either (the top 6% of a graduating class). So, how do you get your first choice major?


In this article, we'll crack the code on how to get into UT Austin.