What GPA do you need to get into UT Austin?

Among 394 applicants who posted a UT Austin admission on r/collegeresults, the median unweighted GPA was 3.97 and the middle half reported 3.89 to 4.00 (306 reported a GPA). UT Austin sets no minimum GPA; these are what admitted posters reported.

What SAT score do you need for UT Austin?

Among 394 applicants who posted a UT Austin admission on r/collegeresults, the median SAT was 1,530 and the middle half scored 1,480 to 1,560 (283 reported an SAT). The median ACT was 35.

Does applying early help at UT Austin?

In these posts, 52% of early applicants who reported a result were admitted (112 of 214), against 51% in regular decision (78 of 154). Early pools differ in who applies, so this is a description, not a promise.

What extracurriculars do UT Austin admits have?

The most common activity types among admitted posters were nonprofit/service (67%), tutoring/teaching (41%), stem club/competition (41%), research (39%). 84% held at least one leadership role and 73% listed a national or international award.

What is the UT Austin acceptance rate?

The official rate is published by UT Austin in its Common Data Set. These pages do not compute one: people who post results are a self-selected group, so the share of admits among them is far higher than the real rate.

College admissions data

How to get into UT Austin

What 394 admitted applicants actually had: their grades, test scores, activities, awards and intended majors, counted from 827 UT Austin results that students posted for the 2016 to 2026 cycles. Every number below is counted, not estimated.

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UT Austin admits by the numbers

Median unweighted GPA

3.97

Middle half 3.89 to 4.00

Median SAT

1,530

Middle half 1,480 to 1,560

Median ACT

Middle half 33 to 36

Median weighted GPA

4.53

Middle half 4.31 to 4.72

Results posted: 394 admitted, 412 rejected, 21 waitlisted. People who post results are a self-selected group, so this is not the UT Austin acceptance rate; the official rate is in UT Austin’s Common Data Set.

Admitted vs. rejected: grades are not the difference

Median	Admitted	Rejected
Unweighted GPA	3.97	3.92
SAT	1,530	1,530
ACT	35	35

When the rejected applicants’ numbers sit this close to the admitted ones, the decision was made somewhere else in the file: the activities, the essays and the letters. That is where the rest of this page looks.

What UT Austin admits did outside class

Share of admitted applicants listing at least one activity of each type.

Nonprofit/Service67%
Tutoring/Teaching41%
STEM club/competition41%
Research39%
Athletics34%
Internship34%
Music30%
Work/Job30%

Held a leadership role

84%

Founded something

42%

National or intl. award

73%

Did research

39%

Early vs. regular decision at UT Austin

Early (214 results)52%
Regular (154 results)51%

Share of posters in each round who were admitted. Early applicants are a different group (often stronger and more certain), so read this as a description of these posts, not as odds.

Intended majors of UT Austin admits

Computer Science22%
Engineering19%
Business9%
Economics8%
Political Science6%
Biology5%

Who got in

Of the admitted posters, 14% first-generation, 16% low income, 17% underrepresented minority, 9% legacy, 0% recruited athlete and 6% international. Of those who said where they enrolled, 25% chose UT Austin.

Three recent UT Austin admits

2026 cycle · RD · Business
Teen entrepreneur who built a STEM business and app and mentors middle schoolers.
GPA 3.97 UW · SAT 1570 · Original post
2026 cycle · EA · Business
Sneaker reseller and football captain who teaches financial literacy and coaches youth flag football.
GPA 3.59 UW · SAT 1490 · Original post
2026 cycle · Computer Science
CS researcher with ISEF-placing ML work, robotics, cybersecurity research at UCLA, and suicide-prevention volunteering.
GPA 4.00 UW · ACT 36 · Original post

Where else UT Austin admits got in

UT Austin admissions questions

What GPA do you need to get into UT Austin?: Among 394 applicants who posted a UT Austin admission on r/collegeresults, the median unweighted GPA was 3.97 and the middle half reported 3.89 to 4.00 (306 reported a GPA). UT Austin sets no minimum GPA; these are what admitted posters reported.
What SAT score do you need for UT Austin?: Among 394 applicants who posted a UT Austin admission on r/collegeresults, the median SAT was 1,530 and the middle half scored 1,480 to 1,560 (283 reported an SAT). The median ACT was 35.
Does applying early help at UT Austin?: In these posts, 52% of early applicants who reported a result were admitted (112 of 214), against 51% in regular decision (78 of 154). Early pools differ in who applies, so this is a description, not a promise.
What extracurriculars do UT Austin admits have?: The most common activity types among admitted posters were nonprofit/service (67%), tutoring/teaching (41%), stem club/competition (41%), research (39%). 84% held at least one leadership role and 73% listed a national or international award.
What is the UT Austin acceptance rate?: The official rate is published by UT Austin in its Common Data Set. These pages do not compute one: people who post results are a self-selected group, so the share of admits among them is far higher than the real rate.

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Source: self-reported results posts on r/collegeresults, each linked from our Database, counted across the 2016 to 2026 cycles with transfer applicants excluded. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with UT Austin. All colleges