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Tuition CostsSummer 2008 Tuition Costs | Fall/Spring 2008-09 Tuition Costs Summer 2008 Tuition CostsUpdate: Reduced Rates for SummerDuring the summer session, coursework is less expensive than during the long sessions. For undergraduates, the rule for the academic year 2007-08 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 a student in Liberal Arts paying resident tuition, the following table compares the cost for three and six hours:
View complete table of the undergraduate summer 2008 costs [PDF]. For graduate students, the billing method is more complex because a variety of fees are involved. These fees will be prorated for the summer in a manner specified by law. The Academic Sustainability Tuition for the summer will be 85 percent of that for the long sessions. Overall, the reduction for graduate students will be comparable to that for undergraduates. View complete table of the graduate summer 2008 costs [PDF].
Fall/Spring 2008-09 Tuition CostsThe tuition charged is in part dependent on the amount of state support received by the institution. In the early 1970s the state paid for nearly 85 percent of the cost of running the educational side of The University of Texas at Austin. Today, the state-appropriated fraction of the total budget for UT Austin is below 20 percent. The growing gap between what it costs to run the university and what the state is able to contribute has been covered in part by private donations, efficiency and other actions taken by the university. However, if the university is to maintain delivery of the quality of education for which it has become known, it determined it had to ask the students attending the university to pay for an increasing share of that gap. The University of Texas at Austin’s tuition places it well below tuition at comparable universities, and the university continues to be a nationally recognized great value in higher education.
Undergraduate Student CostsFlat Tuition Rates for Full-time UT Undergraduates
Note: For undergraduate pharmacy rates, consult the table for Graduate and Professional Program Tuition Rates 2008-09 [PDF]. Details about Undergraduate Tuition CostsGraduate Student CostsGraduate, 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 programs are available from Student Accounts Receivable. Details about Graduate Tuition Costs
Historical Tuition CostsAverage Total Academic Cost for Resident Undergraduates Enrolled
Note: Total academic costs from fall 2005 forward are based on flat rate tuition. Prior to fall 2005, traditional and flat rate tuition were weighted to calculate average costs at The University of Texas at Austin. Tuition Charts Over the Years
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