The Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) requires all higher ed institutions to publicly disclose certain information. This information is available below, enabling current and prospective students and their families to make data-driven decisions regarding their future.
General Information
- Location: Downtown Austin, Texas
- Year founded: 2021
- Government funding: None
- First undergraduate class: Fall 2024
- Faculty: 30+
- Student-faculty ratio: 5:1
- Classes: In-personal, on-campus (all)
- Applications take less than five minutes
- Principles:
- Truth over relativism: We reject the harmful claim that all ideas are equally valid and that truth is a social construct. Truth is discoverable and worthy of pursuit.
- Merit over mediocrity: We recruit students based on their intellect. That’s it.
- Excellence over equality: Our job as educators is to get the best in each of our students, unequal though their gifts may be, by setting high standards and insisting on excellence. We rank our students and we don’t inflate grades.
- Freedom over dogma: We are committed to liberal education. The great works are not antiquated relics but guides toward intellectual liberation. Our educational approach seeks to free students from ephemeral dogmas and biases, to place before them the fundamental questions of human existence, and to open before them enduring sources of truth and meaning.
- Faith over nihilism: Although our institution has no “official Church,” we’re not agnostic about whether it’s a good idea for our students to deepen their faith or become more observant. Cultivating a counter-elite grounded in truth and virtue means forging strong Christians and Jews.
- America over apologism: The American flag hangs in the center of our campus. It’s not a decoration. It’s why we’re here. We believe in the American experiment: that free people can govern themselves, that merit matters more than ancestry. Our students learn about the history of America as an inspiring, though imperfect, story that has granted more opportunity and more freedom to more people than any other country throughout history.
Admissions
Automatic admission (space dependent and awarded on a first come, first served basis) for students scoring at or above 1460 SAT, 33 ACT, and/or 105 CLT.
Students with scores at or below 1450 SAT, 32 ACT, or 104 CLT, will be ranked according first to test score (SAT, ACT, CLT) then by AP scores (4-5) or IB scores (5-7).
Tuition and Financial Aid
- Undergraduate Tuition: Free
- Additional expenses: $25,323
- Housing: $16,623
- Meals: $6000
- Books & Supplies: $1,200
- Travel & Transformation: $1000
- Misc: $500
- Availability of student financial assistance: Although tuition is completely (permanently) free, there are additional expenses totaling at $23,450 annually (detailed breakdown found on this page). UATX aid is entirely grant-based (no repayment necessary) and awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Funding is limited and secured only once the admission deposit is paid. UATX offers need-based grants; detailed information can be found on this page.
Academic Information
- Intellectual Foundations: 15 mandatory courses
- Academic concentrations:
- STEM: Applied artificial intelligence, data science, and industry access
- Politics, Economics, and History: Free markets and statesmanship
- Humanities: Western civilization
- Course Catalog
- Academic calendar
- Number of quarter credit hours required for graduation: 180
- Required sequences of course offerings: See Catalog
- Grading: See Catalog
- Satisfactory academic performance: See Catalog
- Transfer of credit: See Catalog
- Student Educational Records and Privacy (FERPA): See Catalog
Student Outcomes
- IPEDS graduation rate: Information not yet available
- Completion rate: Information not yet available
- Complaints or grievances: 0
- IPEDS retention rate: Defined as the number of First-time/Full-Time students that started in Fall 2024 who were still enrolled in Fall 2025: 91%
- Employment data: Information not yet available
Accreditation
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board has granted a Certificate of Authority to UATX to award the degrees listed below:
- Bachelor of Art in Liberal Studies
- Master of Startup Innovation
This certificate does not constitute accreditation; the issuance of this certificate attests only that the institution has met the Board’s standards established for nonexempt institutions.
Questions or complaints about this institution should be addressed to:
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
P.O. Box 12788
Austin, Texas 78711
512.427.6200
University of Austin is a Candidate institution and a member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE or the Commission) www.msche.org. University of Austin’s accreditation status is Candidate for Accreditation. The Commission’s most recent action on the institution’s accreditation status on August 28, 2025 was to grant candidate for accreditation status. MSCHE is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education to conduct accreditation and pre-accreditation (candidate status) activities for institutions of higher education including distance, correspondence education, and direct assessment programs offered at those institutions. The Commission’s geographic area of accrediting activities is throughout the United States.