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List of Public Universities in Texas by Fall Enrollment University 2023 2022 2021 [1] 2020 [1] 2019 [1] 2018 [2] 2017 [3] 2016 [4] 2015 [5] 2014 [6] 2013 [7] 2012 [8]; Texas A&M University ...
[6] [7] [8] Others have pointed out that such admissions procedures are widespread, even desirable, in American higher education. [9] [10] [11] According to the report, from 2009 to 2014, students flagged by university officials were admitted 74% of the time compared to an overall admission rate of 40%. [5]
Admission rates vary according to the residency of applicants. For Fall 2019, California residents had an admission rate of 12.0%, while out-of-state U.S. residents had an admission rate of 16.4% and internationals had an admission rate of 8.4%. [146] UCLA's overall freshman admit rate for the Fall 2019 term was 12.3%. [147]
UT's admissions are dictated by state law: the top 6% of all Texas high school students are offered automatic entry to the university — making up 75% of the school's incoming class.
Texas House Bill 588, commonly referred to as the "Top 10% Rule", is a Texas law passed in 1997. It was signed into law by then governor George W. Bush on May 20, 1997. The law guarantees Texas students who graduated in the top ten percent of their high school class automatic admission to all state-funded universities.
The University of Texas at Austin was ranked as the 18th most selective in the South. [115] As a state public university, UT Austin was subject to Texas House Bill 588, which guaranteed Texas high school seniors graduating in the top 10% of their class admission to any public Texas university. A new state law granting UT Austin (but no other ...
The College of Engineering at the University of Texas was established as the Department of Engineering in 1894. Thomas Ulvan (T.U.) Taylor became the College's first dean in 1906, and he introduced the "Ramshorn" symbol as a mark of academic excellence within the college.
Admissions for undergraduate students are handled by the university's undergraduate admissions. Along with the schools of Architecture, Business, and Engineering, admissions into the Moody College of Communication is highly selective. [20] [21] For this reason, many UT students apply for an internal transfer while completing their core ...