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Texas · Public · Predominantly bachelor's

UT Austin

Austin, Texas. 42,100 undergraduate students. 345 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.

UNITID 228778 · OPEID 003658 · IPEDS HDVINTAGE · COLLEGE SCORECARD · 2025-05 · HISTORY 1996–2024
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS

What the data flags at UT Austin

Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.

LONG-ARC SHIFT · TRENDING WORSE+17%

Median federal debt at exit

Median federal debt at exit at The University of Texas at Austin rose 17% between 2006 and 2009 ($12.0k → $14.1k).

PEER OUTLIER · TRENDING BETTER+38%

Public bachelor's-predominant peer

10-year earnings at The University of Texas at Austin are 38% above the public bachelor's-predominant peer median ($75.1k vs $54.5k).

SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT

The numbers, vs. Texas

Each tile compares this institution to the Texas median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.

MEDIAN EARNINGS · 10Y
$75,121+23% · 6→10y
Texas median $39,639
MEDIAN EARNINGS · 6Y
$60,896
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry
COMPLETION · 150%
87.6%+38% · '97→'24
Texas median 51.8%
MEDIAN FEDERAL DEBT
$18,909+61% · '97→'09
At program completion
UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT
42,100+24% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS
RETENTION
96.1%+4% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time
ADMISSION RATE
29.1%-58% · '01→'24
latest cohort
IN-STATE TUITION
$11,678+227% · '00→'24
out-of-state $42,778
SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS

How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry

Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).

ALL FEDERALLY AIDED STUDENTS · TAX-RECORD EARNINGSVINTAGE 2025-05
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS

What loans cost relative to earnings

Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.

Institution-wide

3.4%
0%8% · GE20%+

Median federal debt $18,909 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $75,121 (10y after entry).

SECTION 04 · LONG ARC

Ten-plus year arc

Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.

UNDERGRAD · 1996–202442,855
42,85534,43619962024
Undergraduate enrollment.IPEDS EF
COMPLETION 150% · 1997–202488.9%
89%65%19972024
150%-time completion rate.IPEDS GR
MEDIAN DEBT · 1997–2009$14,062
$14,062$8,74119972009
Median federal student debt at exit.SCORECARD
COMPLETION · 150% · 1997→2024+38%

UT Austin · completion · 150% rose

64.6% → 88.9%

COMPLETION · 100% · 1997→2024+150%

UT Austin · completion · 100% rose

29.4% → 73.5%

UNDERGRAD ENROLLMENT · 1996→2024+24%

UT Austin · undergrad enrollment rose

34,436 → 42,855

IN-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+227%

UT Austin · in-state tuition rose

$3,575 → $11,688

OUT-OF-STATE TUITION · 2000→2024+348%

UT Austin · out-of-state tuition rose

$10,025 → $44,908

MEDIAN DEBT · 1997→2009+61%

UT Austin · median debt rose

$8,741 → $14,062

PELL SHARE · 2008→2024+22%

UT Austin · pell share rose

21.2% → 25.9%

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_10YR · 2007→2020+44%

UT Austin · earnings_median_10yr rose

$52,300 → $75,121

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_8YR · 2005→2020+46%

UT Austin · earnings_median_8yr rose

$46,800 → $68,554

EARNINGS_MEDIAN_6YR · 2003→2020+48%

UT Austin · earnings_median_6yr rose

$41,100 → $60,896

SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS

Ranked by 5-year earnings

Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.

Business Administration, Management and Operations.CIP 5202 · Master's Degree$183,281530 gradsElectrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.CIP 1410 · Master's Degree$174,17710 gradsEngineering, Other.CIP 1499 · Master's Degree$164,241—Law.CIP 2201 · First Professional Degree$159,411376 gradsManagement Sciences and Quantitative Methods.CIP 5213 · Master's Degree$152,332214 gradsPharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.CIP 5120 · First Professional Degree$146,858124 gradsChemistry.CIP 4005 · Doctoral Degree$135,65425 gradsFinance and Financial Management Services.CIP 5208 · Master's Degree$134,215—Computer and Information Sciences, General.CIP 1101 · Bachelor's Degree$132,436438 gradsElectrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.CIP 1410 · Bachelor's Degree$123,101332 gradsPetroleum Engineering.CIP 1425 · Bachelor's Degree$121,69267 gradsFinance and Financial Management Services.CIP 5208 · Bachelor's Degree$116,432391 gradsManagement Information Systems and Services.CIP 5212 · Bachelor's Degree$112,047181 gradsAccounting and Related Services.CIP 5203 · Master's Degree$111,580306 gradsCivil Engineering.CIP 1408 · Master's Degree$110,99459 gradsCivil Engineering.CIP 1408 · Doctoral Degree$110,99234 gradsChemical Engineering.CIP 1407 · Bachelor's Degree$110,742164 gradsMechanical Engineering.CIP 1419 · Bachelor's Degree$104,021274 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.CIP 5138 · Master's Degree$103,61570 gradsArchitectural Engineering.CIP 1404 · Bachelor's Degree$100,69964 gradsAerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.CIP 1402 · Bachelor's Degree$100,587122 gradsEconomics.CIP 4506 · Master's Degree$98,71565 gradsEconomics.CIP 4506 · Bachelor's Degree$97,244354 gradsAccounting and Related Services.CIP 5203 · Bachelor's Degree$95,733226 grads
Showing top 24 of 100 ranked programs.345 TOTAL PROGRAMS
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY

100 programs with earnings, grouped

Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.

COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11

Computer and Information Sciences, General.Bachelor's Degree$132,436438 gradsInformation Science/Studies.Master's Degree$67,442132 grads

EDUCATION · CIP 13

Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.Master's Degree$60,94754 gradsEducational Administration and Supervision.Master's Degree$72,21742 gradsSpecial Education and Teaching.Master's Degree$65,21538 gradsCurriculum and Instruction.Master's Degree$61,81335 gradsEducational Administration and Supervision.Doctoral Degree$92,43826 gradsCurriculum and Instruction.Doctoral Degree$81,19418 gradsSpecial Education and Teaching.Doctoral Degree$74,7079 grads

ENGINEERING · CIP 14

Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.Bachelor's Degree$123,101332 gradsMechanical Engineering.Bachelor's Degree$104,021274 gradsChemical Engineering.Bachelor's Degree$110,742164 gradsAerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.Bachelor's Degree$100,587122 gradsCivil Engineering.Bachelor's Degree$93,173121 gradsBiomedical/Medical Engineering.Bachelor's Degree$91,099113 gradsPetroleum Engineering.Bachelor's Degree$121,69267 gradsArchitectural Engineering.Bachelor's Degree$100,69964 gradsCivil Engineering.Master's Degree$110,99459 gradsCivil Engineering.Doctoral Degree$110,99234 gradsElectrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.Master's Degree$174,17710 gradsEngineering, Other.Master's Degree$164,241—

FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16

Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Bachelor's Degree$62,69764 gradsLinguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.Bachelor's Degree$54,69839 gradsEast Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.Bachelor's Degree$57,71221 grads

FAMILY & CONSUMER SCIENCES · CIP 19

Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.Bachelor's Degree$62,473173 gradsFoods, Nutrition, and Related Services.Bachelor's Degree$64,426158 gradsApparel and Textiles.Bachelor's Degree$59,54964 grads

LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22

Law.First Professional Degree$159,411376 grads

ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23

English Language and Literature, General.Bachelor's Degree$54,944160 gradsRhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.Bachelor's Degree$61,89632 gradsEnglish Language and Literature, General.Doctoral Degree$59,79718 gradsRhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.Doctoral Degree$93,3194 grads

LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.Bachelor's Degree$65,567273 grads

LIBRARY SCIENCE · CIP 25

Library Science and Administration.Master's Degree$59,958—

BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26

Biology, General.Bachelor's Degree$65,785679 gradsBiochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.Bachelor's Degree$73,667296 grads

MATHEMATICS & STATISTICS · CIP 27

Mathematics.Bachelor's Degree$86,814302 grads

MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30

International/Global Studies.Bachelor's Degree$74,259198 gradsMulti/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.Bachelor's Degree$56,657176 grads

PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31

Health and Physical Education/Fitness.Bachelor's Degree$67,127291 gradsHealth and Physical Education/Fitness.Master's Degree$71,97112 grads

PHILOSOPHY & RELIGIOUS STUDIES · CIP 38

Philosophy.Bachelor's Degree$55,02268 grads

PHYSICAL SCIENCES · CIP 40

Chemistry.Bachelor's Degree$66,779124 gradsPhysics.Bachelor's Degree$92,18394 gradsChemistry.Doctoral Degree$135,65425 gradsGeological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.Bachelor's Degree$61,34021 grads

PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42

Psychology, General.Bachelor's Degree$55,701415 gradsClinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.Master's Degree$67,34445 gradsClinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.Doctoral Degree$92,60026 gradsPsychology, General.Doctoral Degree$95,30613 grads

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44

Social Work.Master's Degree$60,572155 gradsPublic Policy Analysis.Master's Degree$84,46299 gradsSocial Work.Bachelor's Degree$53,23979 grads

SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45

Economics.Bachelor's Degree$97,244354 gradsPolitical Science and Government.Bachelor's Degree$70,835315 gradsSociology.Bachelor's Degree$60,618151 gradsAnthropology.Bachelor's Degree$43,06766 gradsEconomics.Master's Degree$98,71565 gradsInternational Relations and National Security Studies.Master's Degree$91,96056 gradsGeography and Cartography.Bachelor's Degree$69,39050 grads

VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50

Fine and Studio Arts.Bachelor's Degree$45,932106 gradsVisual and Performing Arts, General.Bachelor's Degree$43,17384 gradsMusic.Bachelor's Degree$52,69955 gradsDesign and Applied Arts.Bachelor's Degree$88,05054 gradsMusic.Master's Degree$40,68247 gradsMusic.Doctoral Degree$42,01636 gradsDrama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.Master's Degree$54,17024 gradsFine and Studio Arts.Master's Degree$62,91019 grads

HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51

Public Health.Bachelor's Degree$67,931351 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Bachelor's Degree$82,838138 gradsPharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration.First Professional Degree$146,858124 gradsCommunication Disorders Sciences and Services.Bachelor's Degree$62,66390 gradsRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.Master's Degree$103,61570 gradsCommunication Disorders Sciences and Services.Master's Degree$73,68136 gradsAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.Bachelor's Degree$67,27116 gradsCommunication Disorders Sciences and Services.Doctoral Degree$73,9663 grads

BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52

Business Administration, Management and Operations.Master's Degree$183,281530 gradsFinance and Financial Management Services.Bachelor's Degree$116,432391 gradsAccounting and Related Services.Master's Degree$111,580306 gradsAccounting and Related Services.Bachelor's Degree$95,733226 gradsBusiness Administration, Management and Operations.Bachelor's Degree$95,412214 gradsManagement Sciences and Quantitative Methods.Master's Degree$152,332214 gradsManagement Information Systems and Services.Bachelor's Degree$112,047181 gradsMarketing.Bachelor's Degree$88,998160 gradsFinance and Financial Management Services.Master's Degree$134,215—

HISTORY · CIP 54

History.Bachelor's Degree$56,276126 gradsHistory.Doctoral Degree$67,96212 grads

ARCHITECTURE · CIP 04

Architecture.Bachelor's Degree$69,18256 gradsArchitecture.Master's Degree$74,94452 gradsCity/Urban, Community and Regional Planning.Doctoral Degree$76,1572 gradsArchitecture.Doctoral Degree$76,188—

AREA, ETHNIC & CULTURAL STUDIES · CIP 05

Area Studies.Bachelor's Degree$52,61962 gradsEthnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.Bachelor's Degree$55,20238 gradsArea Studies.Master's Degree$74,11134 grads

COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.Bachelor's Degree$79,337561 gradsRadio, Television, and Digital Communication.Bachelor's Degree$55,238307 gradsJournalism.Bachelor's Degree$61,070166 gradsPublic Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.Master's Degree$82,24631 gradsRadio, Television, and Digital Communication.Master's Degree$59,33927 gradsPublic Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.Doctoral Degree$91,6684 grads
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION

Estimate the financial outcome at UT Austin

Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.

Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.

NET PRESENT VALUE
$459,247
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 9
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
graduationbreakeven · year 9year 0year 39
Cost per year
$18,618
HS-only baseline · TX
$37,300
Years to complete
4
CIP family
26

Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.

SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS

Same sector and degree mix in Texas

Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.

HOUSTON$62.4k

UH

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 65% completion
COLLEGE STATION$72.1k

Texas A&M

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 84% completion
SAN MARCOS$56.9k

Texas State University

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 56% completion
DENTON$57.0k

University of North Texas

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 60% completion
LUBBOCK$62.5k

Texas Tech

Public · Predominantly bachelor's · 67% completion
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE

“UT Austin graduates earn $X” — not “UT Austin makes you earn $X”

Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending UT Austin caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.

Methodology →