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The University of Texas at Austin BS in Engineering

1,378 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Engineering is a program of study at The University of Texas at Austin. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in engineering, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Rankings for the UT Austin BS in Engineering

#28 in the U.S
#2 in Texas

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. UT Austin is in the top 10% of the country for engineering. More specifically it was ranked #28 out of 419 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in Texas.

Here are some of the other rankings for UT Austin.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering4
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (With Aid)6
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Engineering Graduates6
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k)7
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering9
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering10
Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools12
Most Popular Colleges for Engineering14
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k)17
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering17
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (With Aid)18
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (With Aid)20
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools25
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k)26
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k)26
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k)27
Best Engineering Schools28
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (With Aid)29
Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools29
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Engineering Graduates30
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k)31
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k)32
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering32
Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans32
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k)33
Highest Paid Engineering Graduates34
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering34
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Engineering Graduates38
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k)39
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k)40
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $75-$110k)41
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income Over $110k)42
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k)44
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $48-$75k)46
Best Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans62
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k)67
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k)67
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k)75
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k)77
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $0-$30k)84
Best Value Colleges for Engineering (Income $30-$48k)87
Best Engineering Colleges for Veterans117
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering125
Most Focused Colleges for Engineering126
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering128
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans145
Best Value Colleges for Engineering171
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering238

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Engineering from UT Austin Cost?

$11,448 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

UT Austin Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at UT Austin paid an average of $1,795 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $542 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$11,448$40,032
Books and Supplies$714$714
On Campus Room and Board$12,286$12,286
On Campus Other Expenses$4,480$4,480

Learn more about UT Austin tuition and fees.

Does UT Austin Offer an Online BS in Engineering?

UT Austin does not offer an online option for its engineering bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UT Austin Online Learning page.

UT Austin Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Engineering

1,378 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
29.0% Women
53.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 1,378 bachelor’s degrees in engineering handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 29.0% of the engineering students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 23.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 53.6% of the engineering bachelor’s degrees at UT Austin in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian444
Black or African American30
Hispanic or Latino210
Native American or Alaska Native2
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander2
White531
International Students81
Other Races/Ethnicities78

BS in Engineering Focus Areas at UT Austin

Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering168
Architectural Engineering34
Biomedical Engineering131
Chemical Engineering180
Civil Engineering144

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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