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Applying to UT Austin’s Graduate School

The application fee, typical deadlines, the GRE, how to apply, and how UT grad students pay for school

Application fee and deadlines

Programs set their own deadlines. These are the ones students ask about most.

  • U.S. graduate applicants · Non-refundable. Most programs$65
  • International applicants · Non-refundable. Most programs$90
  • MPA · No fee waiver$125
  • MBA, including dual programs · No fee waiver$200
  • Most common fall deadline · At least 49 of the 198 programs on UT’s listDec 1
  • Next most common fall deadline · 22 programsDec 15
  • Early-January fall deadlines · 26 programs: Jan 3, 5, or 10Jan 3–10
  • Online master’s in CS, data science, AI · Final fall deadline. Spring is Sep 1Apr 15

What UT requires

UT sets a floor. Your program can ask for more.

  • Bachelor’s degree · From a regionally accredited U.S. school, or a comparable degree abroadRequired
  • GPA · On a 4.0 scale, or comparable in your junior and senior courses. You can upload a letter if yours is lower3.0
  • GRE or GMAT · Ask your program which one, and whether it waives the testMost programs
  • Letters of recommendation · You list three recommenders in the application3
  • English test (international) · TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo English TestRequired
  • Test scores valid for · GRE and GMAT. Two years for TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo5 years
How much is the UT graduate school application fee?$65 for U.S. applicants, $90 for international.

It’s $65 if you’re a U.S. graduate applicant and $90 if you’re an international one. The fee is non-refundable.

You pay in MyStatus, 2–3 business days after you submit the application. If you’re a U.S. citizen or permanent resident applying for a graduate degree for the first time, you can ask for a fee waiver. It isn’t available for the MBA or MPA, or to international applicants.

UT’s application fee and waiver steps

When is the deadline to apply to UT grad school?Each program sets its own. Dec 1 and Dec 15 are the most common for fall.

UT doesn’t have one graduate deadline. Each program sets its own, and a program with no deadline listed for a term doesn’t accept applicants for it.

Some programs take applications for summer or spring, and a few aren’t taking applicants now. Look up your program on UT’s list, then confirm the date on the program’s own site.

Deadline for every program

Does UT Austin require the GRE for grad school?Most programs ask for the GRE or GMAT. Some waive it.

UT says most programs require the GRE or GMAT, and it leaves the call to each program. Ask yours which test it wants and whether you can get a waiver.

UT’s institution code is 6882 for the GRE and TOEFL, and 396-44-45 for the GMAT. UT doesn’t post a list of which programs waive the test, so ask the program’s graduate coordinator.

UT’s test score steps

How do I apply to UT’s Graduate School?Apply online, pay the fee, then send transcripts and test scores.

Fill out the online application for your program. Two or three business days later, UT emails your MyStatus login, where you pay the fee, upload documents, and see if anything’s missing. Then send a transcript from every college you attended, plus test scores and what your program asks for.

McCombs, Dell Medical School, and the School of Law have their own applications. Everything else uses the Online Application for Admission.

UT’s application steps Contact Graduate Admissions

How do UT grad students pay for school?Jobs on campus, fellowships, and financial aid.

UT points graduate students to three things: student employment in their department or on campus, fellowships, and financial aid. If you’re from out of state and work at least 20 hours a week in a qualifying job, you can apply for a Resident Tuition Entitlement waiver each semester.

UT’s funding pages don’t post a stipend amount. Departments set funding, so ask your program what it offers before you accept.

Graduate funding Fellowships Resident Tuition Entitlement

SourcesUT’s Graduate School

Checked November 12, 2026. Fees, steps, and funding come from the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Deadline counts are ours, from its program list.

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