Admissions

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ADMISSIONS

At the UT School of Architecture, we believe our disciplines play a key role in addressing complex local, regional, national, and global issues, and that our work will advance a better built environment and quality of life for all people. By blending principle and practice both inside and outside the classroom, we provide our students with a hands-on, professionally driven understanding of all scales of the built environment. 

Here, you join an interdisciplinary community of designers, planners, and scholars committed to creative exploration, ambitious scholarship, and critical practice. 

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The School of Architecture offers degrees at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT

The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture is committed to making quality education affordable and achievable for all students. There are opportunities for students to receive funding from a number of sources, including:  financial aid packages, recruitment funding for new students, continuing student scholarships, independent research travel scholarships, TA or GRA appointments, program-specific scholarship opportunities, and more.

$2.1M
SCHOLARSHIPS
AWARDED
2023-2024
25%
OF STUDENTS 
RECEIVED SCHOLARSHIPS
2023-2024
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    Thanks to all who joined us for the opening of Celebrating 100 Years of John S. Chase, including members of the Chase family and colleagues from across the School of Architecture and UT Austin campus.
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    Thanks to all who joined us for the opening of Celebrating 100 Years of John S. Chase, including members of the Chase family and colleagues from across the School of Architecture and UT Austin campus.

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    Our Spring 2025 public programming lineup is here! This semester’s exhibitions and lectures represent a broad cross-section of disciplines of the built environment — including architects, urban planners, landscape architects, interior designers and urban designers.<br>&nbsp;<br>&nbsp;
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    Our Spring 2025 public programming lineup is here! This semester’s exhibitions and lectures represent a broad cross-section of disciplines of the built environment — including architects, urban planners, landscape architects, interior designers and urban designers.
     
     

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    Today marks 100 years since the birth of John S. Chase (1925-2012)—one of the first Black graduate students to enroll at @utaustintx, the first African American to graduate from the School of Architecture, and the first Black licensed architect in Texas.<br>
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    Today marks 100 years since the birth of John S. Chase (1925-2012)—one of the first Black graduate students to enroll at @utaustintx, the first African American to graduate from the School of Architecture, and the first Black licensed architect in Texas.

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    “Chess Board” by Jenna Hussain (@jenna.hussain) for Mark Macek’s (@moondragon_macek) Wood Design // 2023-2024 Design Excellence winner<br>
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    “Chess Board” by Jenna Hussain (@jenna.hussain) for Mark Macek’s (@moondragon_macek) Wood Design // 2023-2024 Design Excellence winner

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    Happy studio lottery day! This semester, we're excited to welcome visiting faculty member Daniel Escotto, a professor of architectural theory and history from @unam_mx, who will be teaching an advanced studio on the architectural and urban conditions in the Yucatán Peninsula.<br>
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    Happy studio lottery day! This semester, we're excited to welcome visiting faculty member Daniel Escotto, a professor of architectural theory and history from @unam_mx, who will be teaching an advanced studio on the architectural and urban conditions in the Yucatán Peninsula.

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    Introducing “Micropolitan America,” a public exhibition by Assistant Professor of Practice @KyriakosKyriakou and @sofia_krimizi on display from Jan. 9–Feb.14.<br>&nbsp;
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    Introducing “Micropolitan America,” a public exhibition by Assistant Professor of Practice @KyriakosKyriakou and @sofia_krimizi on display from Jan. 9–Feb.14.
     

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    New year, endless horizons at UTSOA. Here’s to a 2025 filled with growth, creativity and excellence.💡🤘
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    New year, endless horizons at UTSOA. Here’s to a 2025 filled with growth, creativity and excellence.💡🤘

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    “Palantir Pavilion” by Winnie Lin (@winnlin) and Karina Thome (@ambitious.cycles) for Allison Gaskins’ (@allisonhgaskins) Interior Design Technical  Studio // 2023-2024 Design Excellence winner<br>
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    “Palantir Pavilion” by Winnie Lin (@winnlin) and Karina Thome (@ambitious.cycles) for Allison Gaskins’ (@allisonhgaskins) Interior Design Technical Studio // 2023-2024 Design Excellence winner

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    May all your days be merry and bright. Happy Holidays from UTSOA!
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    May all your days be merry and bright. Happy Holidays from UTSOA!