Overview
Senate Bill 175, passed by the 81st Texas Legislature, allows The University of Texas at Austin to limit automatic admission to 75 percent of the university’s enrollment capacity designated for first-time resident undergraduate students.
The university has determined that it will automatically admit all eligible summer/fall 2028 and spring 2029 freshman applicants who rank within the top 5% of their high school graduating classes. A letter from University President James E. Davis is attached to this correspondence.
Next Steps
Please share this information with all high school junior-level students and their parents.
Questions
If you have questions regarding this policy, please contact Miguel Wasielewski, Vice President for Student Experience at The University of Texas at Austin, at tse@austin.utexas.edu or (512) 471-1133.
Attachment – Notification Letter from The University of Texas at Austin President James E. Davis