University of Texas at Austin

Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.

University of Texas at Austin is a public research university in Austin, TX (city setting), with 42,444 undergraduates (56% women). It admitted 29% of 66,109 applicants — top quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1230–1490 on the SAT and 27–33 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $62,672 a year for out-of-state students and $31,572 in-state; aided first-year students paid $18,036 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 88% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in biological sciences, engineering, business. The campus reported 0.78 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division I schools.