UT Austin's tuition & fees has increased from $34,836 (2014) to $42,778 (2024), and the rate of tuition increase is 22.80% over the past 10 years. The graduate school tuition & fees has raised from $20,698 (year 2014) to $22,954 (year 2024).
UT Austin's tuition increase rate is lower than the Texas's average increase rate of 30.58%. Compare to all colleges in United States, it's increase rate is lower than the average increase rate of 28.12%.
Cost of Attendance (COA) Trends
The total cost of attendance (COA), including tuition & fees, books & supplies costs, and living costs, increased by 22.04% from 2014 ($51,352).
For the current academic year 2023-2024, UT Austin's COA is $62,672, which is increased by 5.12% from last year.
The following table and chart show changes to UT Austin's COA over the past 10 years.
Tuition & Fees Changes
The tuition & fees have increased 22.80% for the last 10 years , and the 2024 tuition & fees are $42,778. The following table and chart show the tuition & fees changes at The University of Texas at Austin over last the 10 years.
Books & Supplies Costs Changes
The cost of purchasing books & supplies which are required/recommended for courses $724, and it has decreased -3.47% from the year 2014 to 2024.
| Year | Books & Supplies | Change by Year |
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| 2014-15 | $750 | - |
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| 2015-16 | $750 | |
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| 2016-17 | $662 | -11.73% |
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| 2017-18 | $662 | |
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| 2018-19 | $700 | 5.74% |
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| 2019-20 | $700 | |
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| 2020-21 | $714 | 2.00% |
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| 2021-22 | $724 | 1.40% |
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| 2022-23 | $724 | |
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| 2023-24 | $724 | |
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Living Costs Changes
The living costs including room, board, and other living expenses have increased 16.25% when a student lives on-campus facilities and 20.52% when living-off campus from the year 2014 to 2024. The following table shows the changes in living costs at The University of Texas at Austin.
| Year | Living On Campus | Living Off Campus | Change by Year |
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| 2014-15 | $15,766 | $15,766 | - |
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| 2015-16 | $15,766 | $15,766 | |
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| 2016-17 | $14,380 | $14,380 | -8.79% |
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| 2017-18 | $14,380 | $14,380 | |
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| 2018-19 | $15,196 | $15,196 | 5.67% |
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| 2019-20 | $16,204 | $16,204 | 6.63% |
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| 2020-21 | $16,766 | $16,766 | 3.47% |
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| 2021-22 | $17,312 | $17,312 | 3.26% |
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| 2022-23 | $17,824 | $18,046 | 2.96% |
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| 2023-24 | $19,170 | $19,874 | 7.55% |
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Compare Tuition Change to Similar Colleges
The following table compares 2024 tuition and increase rate from last year between The University of Texas at Austin and similar schools.
| 2024 | 2023 | Increase Rate |
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| The University of Texas at Austin | $42,778
($11,678) | $41,070
($11,698) | 4.16% |
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| West Virginia University | $27,360
($9,648) | $26,568
($9,360) | 2.98% |
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| Texas Christian University | $57,220
($44,760) | $53,980
($44,760) | 6.00% |
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| University of Kansas | $29,412
($11,700) | $28,035
($11,167) | 4.91% |
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| Kansas State University | $27,816
($10,942) | $26,519
($10,448) | 4.89% |
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| Texas Tech University | $24,451
($11,852) | $24,121
($11,852) | 1.37% |
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