We receive hundreds of applications each year for fall admission to our MFA program. It is essential that you follow all application guidelines to ensure that your file is reviewed.

January 15 is the received-by deadline for all materials. *

We admit ten to twelve students per year, which means that our current acceptance rate is less than 2% in fiction and between 4% and 6% for the other genres.

We only accept full-time, in residence candidates for our three-year program. There is no low-residency or part-time option.

Other writing programs at UT Austin *