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Psychology at UT Austin

UT Austin graduates about 514 psychology majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 54th of 694 schools we score for psychology, a standout program at 82 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 114 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 97% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $57,000 four years out, 1.12× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $13 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

82/100Standout#54 of 694 for psychology →
Graduates a year5145% of the class
Courses in the catalog114more than 97% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$57,0001.12× the same major nationally
Research in the field$13Ma year, NSF
Admit rate27%whole school
SAT middle 50%1230–1500whole school

Around UT Austin

The Jackson School of Geosciences building at the University of Texas at Austin
Jackson School of Geosciences UT Austin 2019Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0 · source
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry looks at a scene-setter video while touring t
Secretary Kerry Looks at a Scene-Setter Video While Touring the LBJ PresidentialPhoto: U.S. Department of State from United States · Public domain · source
Looking north from the Stadium
Looking north from the Stadium - panoramioPhoto: Idawriter · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Alpha Phi Omega runs the flag before home games; always a crowd pleaser!
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Where psychology happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Neural Molecular Science Building, O’Donnell Building for Applied Computational Engineering and Sciences, Jackson Geological Sciences Building, Bill and Melinda Gates Computer Science Complex, Larry R. Faulkner Nano Science and Technology Building.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 142 · Dorm 16 · Athletics 11 · Arts 7 · Chapel 3 · Library 3.

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Nearby in the psychology ranking

  1. Haverford College 83
  2. University of Massachusetts–Amherst 82
  3. Rutgers University–New Brunswick 82
  4. University at Buffalo–SUNY 82
  5. University of Maryland, College Park 82
  6. University of Virginia 82
  7. University of Miami 82
  8. George Washington University 82

Other strong majors at UT Austin

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares UT Austin with every school we score in psychology. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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