Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at UT Austin is largely skewed towards women students, with 56.6% of undergraduate students being women and 43.4% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 40,916, with 23,153 women and 17,763 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at UT Austin is slightly skewed towards women students, with 50.5% of undergraduate students being women and 49.5% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 11,075, with 5,593 women and 5,482 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 43.4% 17,763 students
- women 56.6% 23,153 students
Graduate Students
- men 49.5% 5,482 students
- women 50.5% 5,593 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 35.1% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 14,357 students.
Following closely behind are Hispanic students, constituting 27.1% of the student body, with 11,087 students. Asian students represent 23.8% of the population, with 9,725 students, while African American students account for 4.5%, with 1,824 students. Mixed race students account for 4.0% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 1,637 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 23 students.
International students make up 4.5% of the undergraduate population, totaling 1,827 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 1.0% of the population, totaling 399 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within UT Austin.
Undergraduate Students
- White 35.1% 14,357 students
- Hispanic 27.1% 11,087 students
- Asian 23.8% 9,725 students
- International students 4.5% 1,827 students
- African American 4.5% 1,824 students
- Mixed race 4.0% 1,637 students
- Unknown race 1.0% 399 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 23 students
Graduate Students
- White 42.7% 4,729 students
- International students 26.2% 2,898 students
- Hispanic 13.3% 1,476 students
- Asian 8.8% 976 students
- African American 3.9% 427 students
- Unknown race 2.5% 282 students
- Mixed race 2.4% 269 students
- Hawaiian 0.0% 5 students
Transfer Students
- White 34.1% 664 students
- Hispanic 29.5% 574 students
- Asian 15.6% 304 students
- International students 11.9% 231 students
- African American 4.1% 79 students
- Mixed race 3.7% 73 students
- Unknown race 1.1% 21 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 1 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 45% 18,313 students
- 18-19 43% 17,645 students
- 22-24 9% 3,568 students
- 25-29 1% 525 students
- 30-34 0% 167 students
- 35-39 0% 93 students
- 40-49 0% 92 students
- 50-64 0% 36 students
- 25-29 41% 4,581 students
- 22-24 30% 3,355 students
- 30-34 16% 1,770 students
- 35-39 6% 610 students
- 40-49 4% 404 students
- 20-21 2% 247 students
- 50-64 1% 97 students
- 18-19 0% 4 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at The University of Texas at Austin in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 7,875 | 91.66% | |
| California | 193 | 2.25% | |
| New York | 70 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 69 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 62 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 36 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 34 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 24 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 24 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 20 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 14 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 14 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 13 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 11 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 11 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 11 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 10 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 10 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 10 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 9 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 7 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Nevada | 5 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 4 | less than 1% | |
| District of Columbia | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Idaho | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Utah | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Washington | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | less than 1% |
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