High school seniors across Texas are refreshing their inboxes, group chats and applicant portals this morning, waiting for the three words that could determine where they’ll spend the next four years: ...

Texas students hoping to be automatically admitted to UT Austin will need to rank in the top 5% of their high school graduating class starting in the fall 2026 semester. UT President Jay Hartzell ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The University of Texas at Austin will soon cut down on the number of top Texas high school students automatically admitted to the university, dropping the threshold from 6% to 5%.

Applications for freshmen admission to the University of Texas at Austin increased 24.3 percent for the Fall 2025 term, compared with the number received one year ago, according to a report from the ...