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Proposed Fall/Spring 2012-13 Tuition Costs | Summer 2012 Tuition Costs

Proposed Fall/Spring 2012-13 Tuition Costs

Pursuant to state law, The University of Texas System Board of Regents (the Board) is authorized to set tuition. The Board will consider proposed tuition and fee increases at its May 2012 meeting. The rates in these 2012–13 tuition tables are based on the tuition proposal submitted by UT Austin and represent the maximum tuition that could be charged. The tuition rates for the 2012–13 academic year will be finalized after the Board’s May action. Your estimated tuition bill will be available at that time. Your actual tuition bill will be distributed in late July 2012. Your registration will not be completed until your tuition bill has been paid.

Undergraduate Student Costs

Flat Tuition Rates for Full-time UT Undergraduates
2012-13 Long Session (One Semester Only)

 
Resident
Early Nonresident (Entered Spring 2004 or Earlier)
Intermediate Nonresident (Entered Summer 2004 through Spring 2006)
New Nonresident (Entered Summer 2006 or Later)
Architecture 5,066 11,631 12,271 17,244
Business 5,509 12,088 12,701 18,466
Communication 4,958 11,457 12,063 16,571
Education 4,965 11,485 12,091 16,603
Engineering 5,240 11,672 12,275 17,441
Fine Arts 5,135 11,638 12,251 17,175
Geosciences 5,170 11,999 12,633 17,500
Liberal Arts 4,794 11,399 12,016 16,111
Natural Sciences 4,974 11,500 12,107 16,626
Nursing 5,316 12,084 12,730 18,114
Social Work 5,021 12,165 12,786 16,923
Undergraduate Studies 5,036 n/a n/a 16,884

Note: For undergraduate pharmacy rates, consult the table for Graduate Tuition Rates 2012-13 [PDF].

Details about Undergraduate Tuition Costs

Graduate Student Costs

Graduate, law and professional students will be charged flat rate tuition beginning fall 2008. As with undergraduates, the flat rate tuition for each college covers the student’s academic program costs, including tuition, mandatory fees and charges, and college and course incidental fees.

The graduate flat rate tuition, however, will differ from the undergraduate flat rate tuition in that it is indexed to the number of semester credit hours taken. In other words, the rates do not have a cap.

The graduate flat rate tuition does not include the general property deposit, the international student health insurance program fee, the international student orientation fee, the independent study and research fee or fees for extended trips that require students to live off campus.

Students enrolled in joint degree programs will be charged a flat rate tuition that is proportional to the number of hours taken in each program. Rates for these dual-degree programs (PDF) are available online.

Details about Graduate Tuition Costs

Summer 2012 Tuition Costs

During the summer session, coursework is less expensive than during the long sessions.

For all students, the rule is that coursework taken during the summer will cost 85 percent of what the same coursework would have cost during the long sessions. For example, for an undergraduate in Liberal Arts paying resident tuition, the following table compares the cost for three and six hours:

  Long Sessions Summer Savings
Cost for three hours
$2,059
$1,750
$309
Cost for six hours
$3,039
$2,583
$456

Historical Tuition Costs

Average Total Academic Cost for Resident Undergraduates Enrolled
for 15 Semester Credit Hours at The University of Texas at Austin

Fall 2004 Fall 2005 Fall 2006 Fall 2007 Fall 2008 Fall 2009 Fall 2010 Fall 2011
$3,500
$3,643
$4,012
$4,065
$4,254
$4,468
$4,708
$4,896

Tuition Charts Over the Years

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