Texas, automatic admission and UT Austin
Texas students now need top 5% rank for automatic admission to UT-Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is making it a little more challenging for Texas high school students to get into the flagship university, lowering its automatic admission threshold from top 6 percent to top 5 percent of their graduating class starting in the fall 2026 semester.
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High school students looking to enroll in the fall of 2026 will need to be in the top 5% of their graduating class to receive automatic admission to the university.
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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%.
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UT-Austin plans to automatically admit students in the top 5 percent in their graduating class for fall 2026 — the lowest rate in the school’s history.
UT Austin is lowering its automatic admission threshold to 5%
Currently, Texas students who rank in the top 6% of their high school graduating class are automatically admitted to UT's flagship university. Students applying for the fall 2026 semester will need to be in the top 5%.
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University of Texas to tighten automatic admission criteria for Texas high school seniors
The University of Texas at Austin is tightening its admissions policy for high school seniors in Texas. Starting this year, the university will lower the automatic admission threshold from the top 6% to the top 5% of a student’s graduating class.
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