Master of Science in Computer Science 

at UT Austin, Austin

No, UT Austin is not a part of the original Ivy league, which comprise of the universities which are part of the eight private Northeastern Institutions. However, given its decent rankings and academic excellence, UT Austin is considered as a part of Public Ivy, offering Ivy level quality of education and experience to students from all across the globe. The university provide a lot of opportunities to students including, excellent academics, great access to alumni netwrok and a practical approach to learning using real world problems.

For Fall 2025, the University of Texas at Austin acceptance rate is around 24.3%. This university received 90,000+ applications. Since the university is very selective, the students should have a good academic record. For admission to UG courses, Indian applicants should have completed high school education. Whereas, for admission to PG courses of UT Austin, the applicants should have completed a Bachelor's degree. 

The University of Texas at Austin offers 150+ Undergraduate courses. The top majors at this university are Biological and Biomedical Sciences; Engineering; and Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services. Other popular courses are: 

• Social Sciences
• Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
• Psychology
• Health Professions and Related Programs
• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

The University of Texas has been ranked at No. 7 among the public universities in the U.S, as per U.S. News ranking in 2026. Also, in the recognition of this university's ranking nationally, U.S. News has ranked at #30 position nationally. Also, UT Austin is one of the world's leading research universities, which supports 200+ dedicated research centers. It is also ranked at No. 19 for the most innovative schools as per U.S. News. 

For freshmen admissions, UT Austin applicants are required to submit short answers to prompts in their admission application of not more than 40 lines or 250-300 words. The required prompts include:

• Answer what interests you in the top programme of your choice?
• Of all the academic and co curricular activities you have been involved in during high school, which one makes you the most proud 

University of Texas at Austin as well as the Texas A&M University are two well-known institutions in US and great study abroad options for students. When it comes to rankings, UT Austin beats TAMU with the rank #66 in QS World University Rankings for the year 2025. Whereas, the latter has been ranked #154 in the same category. In the US News & World Report University Rankings 2024, Uni Texas Austin again has an upper hand with rank #56 in Best Global Universities. However, TAMU has been ranked at the spot #171 in this category.

Mentioned below is a comprehensive comparison between both the universities on the basis of some other parameters:

For Indian students, University of Texas at Austin UG fees can range between INR 37 L - INR 57.2 L. For PG courses, annual tuition fee can range between INR 9.4 L- INR 81 L. The living expenses for UT Austin can be as follows: 

• Housing and food: USD 15,420 - USD 17,354
• Transportation: USD 1,786 
• Books, course materials, supplies and equipment: USD 720 - USD 774
• Personal / Misc.: USD 3560 - USD 4758

QS World University Rankings are the most comprehensive rankings that have offered World University Rankings since 2004. For the year 2025, The University of Texas QS ranking is #72 which is lower improvement from the last year as the ranking for that year was 62 among the world's best universities.

Considering these rankings, The University of Texas at Austin can be considered one of the best universities of the world. A few of the university's subjects that have ranked well are Engineering and Technology; MBA, Law and Legal Studies, Biological Sciences, Medicine, Mathematics, etc.

According to the rankings given by QS World and News, the rank of the University of Texas at Austin is fluctuating as is was 72 in the year 2023, then it improved by 4 spots, and then it fell again. On the other hand, the rankings of the University of California – San Diego Campus is improving each year.

A detailed QS Rankings comparison among the three similarly ranked universities of the UK are mentioned below:

The University of Texas at Austin received a rank of 21 in the USA and #12 for MS according to Shiksha Popularity Rankings which is based on the popularity of searches for this B School across various categories.