Austin American-Statesman

University of Texas admission applications again break record, out-of-state interest rises

The University of Texas for a third straight year received record-breaking admissions applications for its next Longhorn class. From Aug. 1 to Dec. 1, 90,562 students applied to attend UT in fall 2025 ...
Houston Chronicle

Texas uses the 'Top 10 Percent' rule in university admissions. What is it?

For college-going students across the country, class rankings can seem to carry a lot of weight. High schoolers in Texas might feel this more acutely, with benchmarks that determine their ease of ...
KVUE

UT-Austin tightens automatic admission threshold to 5% of Texas’ top high schoolers

AUSTIN, Texas — (The Texas Tribune) - High school students in Texas will need to be in the top 5% of their graduating class to gain automatic admission to the University of Texas at Austin to enroll ...
Austin American-Statesman

Texas launches tool allows high schooler students to see which colleges can accept them

Thanks to a new initiative from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and Gov. Greg Abbott, Texas students can now find out what state universities they can get into before applying as early ...
Washington Times

University of North Texas lifts ban on student drag shows

The University of North Texas will lift a pause on student drag shows after similar bans at other college campuses were overturned in federal court. Alan Stucky, vice chancellor and general counsel ...