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The University of Texas at Austin Scholarships and Merit Aid

Austin, Texas

3 scholarships The University of Texas at Austin publishes, each with the amount, what the school says it takes, and the sentence we read it in. This is what the school states, not a list of every award it offers.

43,165Undergraduates
22%Admit rate

Merit awarded on published numbers (2)

These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.

Texas Advance Commitment

$0 to $13,576

Who it is for
In-state students
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Tuition Coveredadmissions.utexas.edu (read 2026-05-14)

On-campus Housing Scholarship

$1,500 to $2,500

Who it is for
In-state students
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Students who receive full tuition coverage through Texas Advance Commitment for the 2025-26 academic year will receive $2,500 to help offset the costs of housingadmissions.utexas.edu (read 2026-05-14)

Department awards open to incoming freshmen (1)

Run by a college or department, and published as open to students entering as freshmen.

Dean's Promising Scholars

$12,000

Department
College of Education
Renewable
Yes, per the school
Award: $12,000/year for four yearseducation.utexas.edu (read 2026-07-10)
Which of these a student actually clears depends on GPA, test score, home state, and major. A free Graidy account works that out award by award, and shows what is left to pay after it.
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What The University of Texas at Austin costs

Cost of attendance as published: tuition, fees, housing, and food for one year. It is the sticker, before any of the awards above and before need-based aid.

$32,508In-state, per year
$64,204Out-of-state, per year

Where The University of Texas at Austin lists its scholarships

Longhorn Awards & Student Scholarship Opportunities (LASSO) — campus-wide scholarship management system used by UT Austin colleges (Liberal Arts, Natural Sciences, Fine Arts, and others) to host department/college scholarship applications

Where this came from

Every amount on this page was read off a The University of Texas at Austin page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.