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UT Austin transfer acceptance rate: read the cohort
The reported transfer rate is a cohort calculation. Build your application around the credit, major and document requirements.
UT Austin’s Fall 2025 transfer acceptance rate was approximately 21.96%: 2,672 admitted students divided by 12,168 applicants in section D2 of the university’s 2025–26 Common Data Set. The 2,026 students who enrolled are a different count; enrollment divided by applications is not the admission rate.
That historical rate answers what happened to one reported cohort. For a new application, the consequential checks are whether you meet the applicable transfer-credit threshold, satisfy your intended major’s prerequisites and submit the right documents for the entry term.
Method & limits
Fall 2025 cohort from the 2025–26 Common Data Set, section D2, with current Admissions instructions checked October 26, 2026. The aggregate rate does not provide major-specific or individual admission odds.
Keep applicants, admits and enrollment separate
The published Common Data Set describes Fall 2025 transfer entry. The document’s 2025–26 title is its reporting edition, not a claim about a newly completed Fall 2026 cohort. Retain that year whenever comparing this percentage with another source.
The rate is also university-wide. It does not reveal the admit rate for a particular college, the distribution of applicant GPAs or the outcome for a student with your courses. Use it for institutional context, then build a requirement-by-requirement application plan.
| Fall 2025 transfer measure | Reported count | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Applicants | 12,168 | The denominator for the admission rate |
| Admitted | 2,672 | The numerator for the admission rate |
| Enrolled | 2,026 | Students who entered; not the number admitted |
| Admitted ÷ applicants | 21.96% | Rounded calculation from the two published counts |
Source: UT Austin 2025–26 Common Data Set, section D2. The figures are a historical aggregate, not a major-level prediction.
Check which transfer route applies
UT’s domestic transfer page describes students who began college after high school or a GED and have or will earn 24 semester hours of required transferable coursework. It explicitly says spring applicants cannot use coursework still in progress to meet that condition. International applicants have a separate instructions page.
External transfer is also different from changing majors after enrolling at UT. Current UT students should follow the internal-transfer process for the destination school. In particular, the maintained McCombs internal-transfer guide addresses that separate route.
Keep the application and materials dates separate
The current domestic transfer page lists March 1 for the summer/fall application and March 10 for supplemental materials. It lists September 1 and September 8 respectively for spring. Confirm the entry cycle and any major-specific instructions on that official page before relying on a saved date.
Create two completion checks: application submitted and required materials received. A submission receipt does not establish that each transcript, essay or additional major item has been processed. Use MyStatus to track the outstanding items and keep the materials deadline beside each one.
Separate transferable credit from degree usefulness
Admissions’ transfer-credit resource explains that Admissions evaluates whether coursework transfers and the academic program determines how it applies to degree requirements. For Texas coursework, the Automated Transfer Equivalency system supplies course evaluations. A course that transfers is not automatically the prerequisite your intended major requires.
Make a course matrix with sending-school code, proposed UT equivalent, requirement and evidence still needed. Check first- and second-choice majors. If an evaluation is unresolved, mark it unresolved rather than counting the course toward a threshold or assuming it replaces a required sequence.
Audit the institutions as well as the courses
Admissions requires records from the institutions you attended, including relevant dual-credit and transferred coursework. Its transcript instructions distinguish official copies from screenshots and advising reports. Follow the instructions for your student type and use the status checklist to identify anything still missing.
Once admitted, keep the admission decision separate from the subsequent credit and degree audit. The IDA guide helps with the latter. For the first-year cohort and automatic-admission distinction, use the separate first-year admissions explainer.
Sources
- UT Institutional Reporting — 2025–26 Common Data Set, section D2
Verified Oct 26, 2026
- UT Admissions — domestic transfer eligibility, dates and materials
Verified Oct 26, 2026
- UT Admissions — transfer credit resources and evaluations
Verified Oct 26, 2026
- UT Admissions — transcript submission instructions by student type
Verified Oct 26, 2026