UT Austin student guides

The first period ends November 13. The next are December 14–18 and January 7–10. Your own time is on your Registration Information Sheet.

Undergraduates can Q-drop or withdraw through November 18, 2026. See your academic adviser first.

December 10, 11, 12, and 14, after study days on December 8–9. Find your exam time by when your class meets.

Instructors turn grades in by December 14–17, depending on the exam day. Check yours in View My Grades.

The Academic Summary is free with your UT EID. An official transcript costs $20 a copy through Texas One Stop.

Halls close December 15 at 9 a.m. and reopen January 8. J2 and Kins dining close that day. Shuttles skip December 25–27 and January 1–3.

No. UT holds no December ceremony, but your degree is official December 19. The next is May 8, 2027.

UT Austin’s main campus had 20 violent crimes in 2025, 0.36 per 1,000 students. Austin had 4.21 per 1,000 residents.

UT classes have given an average grade of 3.52 since fall 2023. Ensemble is highest at 3.96 and Engineering Mechanics lowest at 3.05.

33 lists for dorms, apartments, classes, food, and campus help.

C S 429 has the lowest average grade since fall 2023, 2.68. ECO 420K (2.71) and C S 314 (2.77) are next.

PSY 364 has the highest average grade since fall 2023, 3.98. PSY 309 (3.97) and ENS 207L (3.97) are next.

Start with Moore-Hill for a lower-cost double or Jester West for a central location.

The UT Austin honor code word for word, what counts as academic misconduct, how a Student Conduct case works, and the penalties UT lists.

UT’s Sanger Learning Center tutoring, SI, and coaching are free, in Jester A332. See what the Writing Center and other UT help cost and where to go.

Find undergraduate research with UT’s Eureka database, earn UGS 310 or 320 credit, and apply for awards of up to $1,000 or a $4,000 summer stipend.

UT student email is [email protected]. Sign in to Outlook with your EID. Access ends on the 12th class day of the long semester after you graduate.

Claim UT Austin exam credit online with your UT EID; it’s $10 a credit hour. Check transfer courses in UT’s ATE system before you enroll.

UT Austin Microsoft 365 and Office 365 are free for current students. Wi-Fi is utexas. IT help: 512-475-9400, walk-up at the FAC.

UT’s online directory lists current students, faculty and staff. How to search it, why some students don’t appear, and how to restrict your own listing.

The UT bookstore is the University Co-op, 2246 Guadalupe St., open 10–7 daily and not UT-owned. How to get textbooks and opt out of LTA.

UT holds no December 2026 commencement. Your degree is official Dec 19, and your diploma mails within 6–8 weeks. The next ceremony is May 8, 2027.

Your UT EID and Duo sign you in to MyUT, MyStatus, Canvas, What I Owe, RIS, Outlook, Box, and Workday. Here’s where each one is and when you get it.

UT’s spring 2027 course schedule lists 4,557 courses in 10,267 sections across 205 subjects. Registration runs November 2–13.

Registration runs November 2–13, December 14–18, and January 7–10. Your time and holds are on RIS.

A saved degree audit is a snapshot. Rerun IDA after any new grade, registration, or transfer credit.

An F adds hours at zero points. CR, Q, and W stay out of your GPA.

Official copies cost $20 each through Texas One Stop. The Academic Summary is free and takes the place of an unofficial transcript.

Finals run December 10–12 and 14. Find your exam time by when your class meets.

Instructors must submit them by December 14–17, depending on the exam day.

Credit posts only after you petition for the course, at $10 per credit hour.

The Fall 2026 Q-drop deadline is November 18; approval and hour limits apply.

See the average GPA and share of A’s for about 50 classes, term by term.

Filter 2026–27 registration, payment, Q-drop, break, and exam dates.

CR stays out of your GPA, but an F still counts. Fall’s deadline to switch is November 18.

Summer 2027 classes begin June 3 or July 12, depending on the session.

Tenure-line faculty taught 38.65% of lower-division credit hours in fall 2024, down from 41.90% in 2013. The full teaching team matters.

UT’s undergraduate population grew 17.1% from 2000 to 2026, while the share of very large counted sections fell from 2011 to 2025.

UT’s veteran office is in the Flawn Academic Center, Room 1, open weekdays 9 to 4. Call 512-232-2835. GI Bill and Hazlewood steps and deadlines.

UT Austin paychecks: see pay in Workday, enter hourly timesheets before the 5 PM deadline. Next payday Nov 20, 2026. Payroll: 512-471-5271.

Pay UT tuition in My Tuition Bill. Spring 2027 deadlines run Jan 5, 2027–Mar 16, 2027. Installments cost $15; the late fee is $25.

Texas residents pay $10,858–$13,576 in tuition for 2026–27, or $32,508–$35,386 with living costs.

What I Owe shows department charges. Spring 2027 tuition is on My Tuition Bill, due January 5 for most undergraduates.

Start on UT’s Workday Student Jobs site. Most non-academic jobs need six enrolled hours in fall and spring.

Use FAFSA or TASFA, then check My Financial Aid and remaining costs.

You still apply for an eligible job, then earn the award as you work.

UT Austin’s main campus covers 441 acres at 110 Inner Campus Drive, Austin, TX 78712. Plus Pickle, Dell Med, and other UT sites.

UT halls close Dec 15 at 9 a.m., reopen Jan 8. J2 and Kins dining close Dec 15. Shuttles skip weekends and holidays. Stay-over contract and office dates.

Closest pharmacy to UT: CVS Pharmacy, 0.2 mi. Closest groceries: Target (UT Campus). Banks, post offices, printing and storage near campus, with hours.

Fall 2026 move-in was Aug 21–22. Halls reopen Jan 8, 2027 after winter break; fall 2027 isn’t posted yet. Early check-in, carts, what to bring.

UT owns 2400 Nueces. Blackstone’s American Campus Communities owns Callaway and 26 West.

Fees sit on top of rent. One Moontower room adds $72 a month, plus $249 upfront.

You may qualify through income or an accepted financial-aid award, but only for a building’s lower-rent units.

Look up the building code on your schedule, then check the entrance and room before your first class.

Type a code like GDC or a room like WEL 2.224, and the map shows the building.

Compare 2026–27 room, bath, meal, location, and nine-month cost options.

A closer place can cost more. Work out what you’d pay for each hour of travel you save.

Street meters run Monday–Saturday, 8 a.m.–6 p.m. Four hours costs about $11, before fees.

Compare 2026–27 eligibility, prices, access hours, and overnight rules.

Get the landlord’s consent first. In a typical sublease the original tenant still owes the landlord, so get in writing who you pay.

Compare private rooms, shared rooms, fees, and the full lease cost.

Seven free shuttle routes with a physical UT ID. No UT Shuttles run November 21–28.

Sure Walk runs 8 p.m.–2 a.m. and UT Night Rides 11 p.m.–4 a.m. Both pick up on campus.

Rambler offers two installments prepaid; other buildings charge recurring waivers or hold deposits. The cash and the cost differ.

A relet fee can leave rent running until the replacement moves in. The resident and parent each need their release checked.

Waiting saved $5,700 on one Lark offer and cost $2,400 on the same configuration the next year. Remaining room choices matter too.

Two selected private-bedroom offers differ by $12,120 in base rent. Your classroom, schedule and full contract decide the bargain.

A worked budget puts a basic shared hall $2,833 below a selected apartment. Break housing can reverse the comparison.

Whitis targets 1,055 beds for 2027–28 while Dobie will be unavailable. Two started university projects announce 1,395 gross beds.

West Campus had more APD property reports per resident than Austin overall, but fewer in four selected serious categories, during 2020–2024.

Four checked groups receive about $8.8 million in annualized 2025 relief. The assessed legal interest decides a tower’s tax bill.

UT Austin demographics, fall 2025: 56% of students are women. Among undergraduates, 29% are White, 28% Hispanic, 26% Asian. 80.5% are Texas residents.

UT Austin isn’t test optional for fall 2027. Send an official SAT, ACT, or CLT score. UT doesn’t superscore; scores are due Oct 22 or Dec 10.

Jim Davis (James E. Davis) is UT Austin’s 31st president. He was interim from Feb 19, 2025, and named president Aug 20, 2025. Background and contact.

UT Austin summer programs for high school students: costs from free to $4,500, deadlines, and ages. Plus summer session dates for UT students.

UT Austin was founded in 1883 in Austin, Texas. Its main address, 55,172 students, 441 acres, 16 colleges and schools, president, mascot and colors.

UT posts no minimum GPA. Top 5% of a Texas class is admitted automatically for fall 2027. Send an SAT or ACT score.

UT Austin offers 6 fully online master’s degrees. Computer science, data science, and AI cost $10,000 in tuition; the rest run $20,250–$42,000.

UT Austin enrolled 55,172 students in fall 2026: 44,556 undergraduates and 10,616 graduate and professional students. Where to find earlier years.

UT’s grad school fee is $65 ($90 international). Each program sets its deadline, often Dec 1 for fall. GRE, how to apply, funding.

UT graduates 77.7% of students in 4 years and 89.0% in 6 (fall 2026), and 97.1% return for a second year. Compared with A&M, Tech, Texas State.

ISSS is at 2400 Nueces St., Suite B, 512-471-2477. A year costs $64,204–$72,916 before insurance, with no federal aid. I-20, check-in, work, and OPT.

UT Austin is No. 34 in U.S. News for 2027 (No. 8 public) and tied No. 53 worldwide in Times Higher Education. Undergrad McCombs is No. 6, Cockrell No. 11.

UT Austin is at 110 Inner Campus Drive, Austin, TX 78712. SAT code 6882, ACT 4240, FAFSA 003658. Main number 512-471-3434.

14 colleges and schools, 75 departments and 4,139 professors and instructors, with the courses each one teaches and every degree program.

UT accepted 22.22% of first-year applicants for fall 2025: 20,154 of 90,690.

UT accepted 21.96% of outside transfer applicants for fall 2025: 2,672 of 12,168.

McCombs reports a 9% BBA acceptance rate for 2025. Canfield and internal transfer are other routes.

Tied for sixth nationally and third among public schools in the 2027 U.S. News undergraduate list.

The Business Foundations Minor is 18 hours for non-business majors. Use your catalog year’s courses.

First-years apply through Unspecified Business plus Canfield’s honors application. Only sophomore applicants may get a phone interview.

Fall 2027 first-year applications are due December 1, 2026.

Compare business majors, degree plans, Canfield, and the accounting program.

Search programs by college and degree, then open the official requirements.

Moving to another college means internal transfer. Spring applications are due December 1 for majors that admit in spring.

Compare entry terms, GPA, residence hours, courses, and extra steps.

You need 30 completed hours first, and up to two classes a semester can go pass/fail.

Internal transfer is limited to 60 hours in residence at UT or four fall or spring semesters.

Summer aid needs at least six registered hours. One 3-hour class falls short.

You earn the award by the hour, so your wage and schedule decide how fast it pays.

Sure Walk can walk you home or give you a ride, and Night Rides books a Lyft. Both pick up on campus.

The 42-hour core, retired university Flags, and the audit that shows what remains.

Compare UGS 302 and 303, make backups, and register for an open section.

The 30-hour starting point, two-college plan, and second-major application.

The 2.00 warning line, required course load, and dismissal floors.

The college process, fall refund dates, and financial-aid balance to check.

UT’s Disability and Access (D&A) is in SSB 3.200G. Registration is free. How to register, exam deadlines, hours.

UT’s logo is the wordmark. The seal and Longhorn silhouette need approval. Burnt orange is #bf5700. What student orgs may use and where to get files.

Hours and addresses for five Austin Public Library branches, and how to get a free card: bring a photo ID and proof of address if you live in Austin.

29 famous UT Austin alumni by field, from Greg Abbott to Matthew McConaughey and four Nobel winners, with degrees and years from UT and Texas Exes.

Austin’s latest health inspection score for 143 places within a mile of the UT Tower. The middle score is 91; the lowest is 70, a pass, at Poke Bowl.

132 bikes and scooters were reported stolen to UT police in 60 days, about 2 a day. Jester had 12 and San Jacinto Hall 7. 3 cases ended in an arrest.

245 crashes involved someone walking, biking or on a scooter within a mile of the UT Tower in five years. The worst corners, streets and hours.

Every hazing finding in UT Austin’s official report: 29 findings against 24 groups since 2018, what UT found and the sanction for each.

Mockingbird Saloon sold $1.5 million in drinks in a year, the most of any bar near UT, ahead of Tweedy’s. All 33 places, ranked from state records.

UT Austin traditions: Hook ’em Horns, The Eyes of Texas, Tower lighting colors, Bevo, burnt orange, Texas Fight, Gone to Texas and the ring celebration.

Book a PCL group study room at UT Austin in 1-hour blocks, up to 4 hours a week per EID. Plus quiet and open study spots across the libraries.

UT Austin’s motto is Disciplina Praesidium Civitatis, from Mirabeau B. Lamar. Its colors are burnt orange and white; its mascots are Bevo and Hook ’Em.

20 photos of UT Austin: the Tower, Battle Hall, the colleges, Speedway and West Campus, each credited and linked to its building’s page.

361 UT Austin clubs and student organizations, A to Z, with what each one does in its own words and a link to its HornsLink page.

Counseling at UT’s CMHC is free; psychiatry is $15 a visit. To start, call 512-471-3515 or walk in to SSB, 5th floor. 24/7 crisis line: 512-471-2255.

UT Austin has over 1,200 student organizations and clubs on HornsLink. Find one, join a sorority or fraternity, or start your own with 10 members.

University Health Services is in the Student Services Building, open 8 a.m.–5 p.m. weekdays by appointment. Most visits are $15. Nurse line: 512-475-6877.

The Blanton, LBJ Library, and science museum are free with your UT ID, and Barton Springs Pool is free until Mar 13. Hours, prices, and buses.

Next home game: Women’s basketball vs South Dakota State on Nov 11 at 6 p.m. Schedules, TV and tickets for every Texas team, and how students get in.

Texas is 7–2. Next: at LSU on Nov 14 at 6:30 p.m. (ABC). Then Arkansas at home on Nov 21. Every 2026 result, start time, TV channel and ticket link.

289 events and Texas home games at UT and the Moody Center, Nov 12–Dec 26, 33 of them free. Grouped by day, with times and places.

PCL is open 24 hours with your UT ID through Nov 21; without one it’s 7 a.m.–8 p.m. Hours for 7 UT libraries, plus Thanksgiving, finals and winter break.

J2 and Kins are open 7 a.m.–10 p.m. Monday to Thursday. Hours for every UT dining hall, cafe and market, plus Thanksgiving and finals.

The 2026 sale closed October 25. If you bought in, claims open at 6 p.m. the Wednesday before each home game.

Dorm residents get unlimited dining-hall entry plus $800 Dine In Dollars. Commuter blocks start at $325.

All seven RecSports facilities are free once your tuition is paid. Classes and clubs cost extra.

UT’s plan is optional for domestic students. F and J international students are billed automatically.

Your first UT ID costs $20, and you pick it up at the Flawn Academic Center. A replacement can add a $28 charge.

Texas Athletics reported $352.5 million of FY2025 revenue and a $23.3 million operating deficit. Student passes buy conditional access.

Program types, course credit, application steps, and when to start.

Plan II, Canfield BHP, CNS honors, other choices, and each admission route.

CLEP and UT exams, placement versus credit, fees, and the final petition.

College deadlines, the degree check, application steps, and what happens next.

The four residency routes, 12-month rule, questionnaire, documents, and review.

Private-room prices with the same rate year and payment count.

Compare estimated walks to your part of campus.

Grade patterns by course subject, level, and term.

See which charges repeat and which depend on your contract.

UT’s oil royalties become permanent investment capital. Austin receives a governed allocation after system distributions and debt service.

Austin lists 190 affordable apartments and 23 bedrooms whose restrictions end in 2027–2030. The legal agreements still need checking.

One 2400 Nueces promotion turns an apparent 20.8% price cut into a 2.5% increase. West Campus rents followed many different paths.

UT accepted 22.2% of 2025 first-year applicants, while Texas applicants were at 35.9%. Major selection has its own review.

Texans pay $10,858–$13,576 in 2026–27 tuition. College, residency and grants change the bill and its history.

A $369 East Campus student permit supports a pooled parking system. Its price buys particular access, rather than one stall’s construction.

For 2020–2024 UT graduates working in Texas, first-year median pay was $112,200 for Computer Science BSCS and $43,200 for English BA, in 2025 dollars.

West Campus Flats, 2400 Nueces, and Rambler list studios; occupancy and whole-apartment pricing change the choice.

Austin 3-1-1 phone hours are 7 a.m.–9 p.m.; its app and online requests are available anytime.

Rambler lists a $15 monthly program; compare what it covers with a renters policy before choosing.

Application fees, application deposits, and security deposits have different refund rules and due dates.

Inspect sourced elevator equipment records, source dates and address-matching limits for researched UT housing. Equipment records are not a current safety audit.

Inspect sourced Austin permit records and address-matching limits for researched UT housing. Historical permits do not establish current building condition.

Ask an apartment locator about compensation, property coverage, license details, representation and written quotes before choosing help with a UT Austin housing search.

Use an in-person or remote apartment-tour checklist for UT Austin housing, including exact-room identity, noise, furniture, access, amenities and written quotes.

Compare furnished UT Austin apartments using dated furniture policies, exact-room inventories and the costs of buying, moving and storing furniture.

UT graduate apartments rent from $619.20 to $1,581 a month for 2026–27. Compare eligibility, rooms and what's included.

Compare dated UT Austin pet policies, recurring pet charges, deposits, approval restrictions and the exact-room questions to ask before applying.

Compare UT Austin roommate matching, write a roommate agreement and divide housing costs without confusing your agreement with the lease.

Compare shared bedrooms near UT Austin by price basis, occupancy permission, privacy, bathroom access and the full lease term.

Compare semester housing, summer stays and lease assignments near UT Austin with dated property policies and full remaining-cost questions.