If you are a high school senior or a student who has completed high school and has not yet enrolled at another college or university after graduation, you should apply for freshman admission. Domestic freshmen are U.S. citizens, permanent residents or students who are graduating from a Texas high school.
If you are an international freshman, visit our International Freshman page.
Required for ALL freshman applicants who are U.S. citizens, permanent residents or who are graduating from a Texas high school.
The following materials may be required. These items must be received by the appropriate deadline.
Certain majors may require specific items in addition to your application. Please be sure to review any additional items required by your first and second choice majors by visiting their college or school website.
If applicable, tell us about your high-school coursework. MyStatus will prompt those who are required to complete the form.
This form is used to determine qualification for automatic enrollment. Applicable students are:
If you aren’t a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident but graduated or will graduate from a Texas high school, you may qualify for residency for tuition purposes. Students who may qualify will be prompted to download the residency affidavit within their application or MyStatus. Email the completed, notarized residency affidavit to residency@austin.utexas.edu.
Students who do not attend a Texas high school may be required to input their high school courses via the Academic Coursework Entry Form. If applicable, information and directions will be found on your MyStatus portal
The optional items below are NOT required for admission consideration. However, you may include them as part of your application for admission if submitted by the appropriate deadline.
You may submit a resume offering additional information about your achievements, activities, leadership positions and student employment. Submit your resume in MyStatus using the Document Upload System after you have submitted your application. You can also submit your resume in the Common App.
If you submit a resume, you should include:
You can submit up to two letters of recommendation with your application or after you’ve submitted your application. These letters may be from mentors or people who know you well, and can include teachers, although we encourage you to provide letters from sources outside your high school. The letter should be able to give additional context or information to support your admission that is not already provided in your application or other submitted documents (resume, transcripts).
We do not accept recommendations via email. Submit your recommendations via:
Once you’ve submitted your application, you can track the status and submit additional documents in MyStatus. Be sure to regularly monitor MyStatus until your application is listed as complete and submit any to-do items prior to the deadlines.