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Student Profile — 2003
Costs and Financial Aid

 

Student Fees and Expenses

Typical costs for an undergraduate taking 14 hours each semester.

Student Fees and Expenses
  Texas Resident Nonresident
Tuition and fees* $5,680 $12,322
Books and supplies 748 748
Transportation 774 774
Personal expenses 2,024 2,024
Room & board (on campus)** 7,088 7,088
Room & board (off campus) 7,590 7,590
Total (on campus) $16,314 $22,956
Total (off campus) $16,816 $23,452
 * Based on average undergraduate course load of 14 semester hours per term

** This amount exceeds the actual amount of UT room/board contracts because it includes the cost of residence hall meal plans as well as the cost of meals not served in the residence halls, plus an allowance for snacks.

Source: UT Austin Office of Student Financial Services. Subject to change without notice.

Financial Aid

In 2002-2003, approximately 25,000 undergraduate students received $232 million dollars in financial support. Of this total amount:

2002-2003 Financial Aid
Type Amount %
Grants $57,359,000 25.0
Scholarships $37,950,000 16.0
Loans $120,500,000 52.0
Work Study / Employment $16,600,000 7.0

Graduate students earned $193 million through scholarships, fellowships, student loans, teaching and research assistantships, and other campus employment.

Scholarships

For 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. The average stipend was $3,450 per recipient.


Official numbers regarding student populations are available from the Office of Institutional Research Statistical Handbook: 2003-2004 and from the Common Data Set: 2003-2004.

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Updated: 10 September 2006
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