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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.
The Graduate School at The University of Texas at Austin was established in 1910. The school offers advanced degrees in nearly 100 fields of study and has more than 12,000 students. According to the school's website, "[The Graduate School] awards the second highest number of doctoral degrees in the United States."
The University of Texas at Austin was ranked as the 18th most selective in the South. [118] 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 Semester in Los Angeles Program is a pre-professional program for University of Texas students interested in pursuing careers in the entertainment industry. [7] Students in the program get practical experience through internships in the entertainment industry in businesses such as production companies, talent agencies, record labels, and marketing and advertising firms.
More than 10,000 students with annual family incomes of less than $50,000 declined UC admission offers in 2021 and enrolled in community colleges and California State University campuses instead.
[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%. [140] UCLA's overall freshman admit rate for the Fall 2019 term was 12.3%. [141]
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.