• In 2002-2003, undergraduate students at The University of Texas at Austin received $37,950,000 in scholarships. Graduate students earned $193 million through scholarships, fellowships, student loans, teaching and research assistantships, and other campus employment.
Source: Office of Admissions

• In 2003-2004, The University of Texas at Austin awarded 11,000 scholarships to undergraduates, including 920 National Merit Scholars, 40 National Achievement Scholars, 510 National Hispanic Scholars, 1,150 Presidential Achievement Scholars, and 370 Longhorn Opportunity Scholars.
Source: Office of Admissions

• In 2005, there was a total of 946 (245 new) National Merit Scholars enrolled at The University of Texas at Austin. There was a total of 32 (10 new) National Achievement Scholars enrolled.
Source: Office of Student Financial Services

• The 2005 undergraduate enrollment at The University of Texas at Austin was 36,878 students. The enrollment for the entire student population, including graduate and law school students, totaled 49,696.
Source: Office of Institutional Research

• In 2005, of the 23,925 first-time freshmen who applied for admission to The University of Texas at Austin, over half of these applicants --12,207 (or 51%)-- were admitted. Out of the number of admitted students, 6,912 students enrolled.
Source: Admission-Enrollment Preliminary Reports and Twelfth Day Enrollment Reports

• The average SAT score for freshmen entering The University of Texas at Austin in 2005 was 1242. The national average was 1028.
Source: Instructional Assessment and Evaluation and The College Board

• At the end of 2004, the average cumulative GPA for all undergraduates at The University of Texas at Austin was 3.09 (3.01 for men and 3.17 for women).
Source: Office of Institutional Research