# What will a semester at UT cost you?

**$16,254** for the semester

That’s $3,612 a month over 4.5 months, before any aid.

- Tuition and books**$5,791**
- Housing and food**$7,710**
- Transportation and personal**$2,753**
- Housing and food, a month**$1,713How it’s calculated**

Costs are added up for the semester. The starting numbers are UT’s 2026–27 fall-and-spring estimates for a Texas resident, halved.

Job income is your hourly pay times your weekly hours, over 4.3 weeks for each month. What’s left is money in minus costs.

**Sources 2 sources**

- [Texas One Stop: cost of attendance, 2026–27](https://onestop.utexas.edu/managing-costs/cost-of-attendance/)
- [Registrar: 2026–27 academic calendar](https://registrar.utexas.edu/calendars/26-27)

[UT financial aid deadlines](https://utaustin.guide/ut/financial-aid)[UT’s cost of attendance, line by line](https://utaustin.guide/research/texas/ut-austin-cost-of-attendance)[Work-study at UT](https://utaustin.guide/ut/work-study)

By [Sulayman Bowles](https://sulayman-bowles.dev/about) · Checked Nov 12, 2026

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Source: https://utaustin.guide/tools/semester-budget · Checked 2026-11-12 · Field Guide: UT Austin