UT-Austin Announces AutoAdmit as 5% for Fall 2026
UT-Austin announced significant changes for the upcoming Freshman Fall 2026 admissions cycle. UT remains the highly selective school and Top choice for most Texas. Auto Admit from 6% to 5% may be heart break for lot of students and Parents.
At YourCollegSuccess, Our counselors believe that 5% auto admit is nice to have but not worth stressing over it. If you look at the Math, numbers are staggering
| Why Stressing about High School Rank is not worth it ? | Source/Notes | |
| Total High Schools in Texas (2023-2024 data) | 367,894.00 | Page 16 Texas TEA report shows that there are 367,894 students. This report only shows public schools. graduating 12th grade for 2023-2024 https://tea.texas.gov/reports-and-data/school-performance/accountability-research/enroll-2023-24.pdf |
| Total number of students who are in the top 5% all over texas–> | 18,394.70 | 5% of 367,894 is 18,394 |
| Carroll High school, Southlake 2026 Graduating student | 703.00 | Approximate Graduating predicted class size is 703 – Based on 2024 School profile |
| To Auto Admit into UT Austin, Your Carroll High school rank must be less than | 35.15 | Bottomline- you have to ranked less than 35 |
| Good news is : State law requires that 90% of first-year students at UT Austin must be Texas residents. Among these, 75% must receive automatic admission. The remaining 25% of in-state students, as well as transfer and out-of-state students, are evaluated using a holistic review process. | 38,199.60 | 90% of their 42,444 Graduate students ~ 38,000 are from Texas ; Out of which 18,394 selected are in top 5% of graduating class, so you still have 19,805 seats left to complete in the Open pool. Find yourself a great College Counselor who can shape your profile and can improve your college success. |
