October 7, 2010
TO THE ADMINISTRATOR ADDRESSED:
Subject: The University of Texas at Austin Automatic Admission Policy
Senate Bill 175, passed by the 81st Texas Legislature in 2009, allows The University of Texas at Austin to limit automatic admission to 75 percent of the university’s enrollment capacity designated for first-time resident undergraduate students beginning with admissions for the 2011-12 academic year.
The University has determined that it will automatically admit all eligible 2012 summer/fall freshman applicants who rank within the top 9% of their high school graduating classes, with remaining spaces to be filled through holistic review. A letter from University President William Powers, Jr. is attached to this correspondence.
This information should be shared with all high school junior-level students and their parents.
If you have questions regarding the new policy, please contact Dr. Kedra Ishop,
Vice Provost and Director of Admissions at The University of Texas at Austin, at
(512) 475-7399.
Sincerely,
Robert Scott
Commissioner of Education
RS/mgm
Attachment
cc: The Honorable Florence Shapiro
The Honorable Dan Branch
