ARWU[44] 27 Forbes[45] 66 U.S. News & World Report[46] 52 Washington Monthly[47] 19 Global

of Teaching.[41] For Fall 2009, 31,362 applied and 45.6% were accepted, and of those accepted, 51.0% enrolled.[42] The university's freshman retention rate in 2009 was 92.5% and the six-year graduation rate was 81.0%.[42] The Fall 2011 entering class had an average ACT composite score of 28 and an average SAT composite score of 1858.[4][43]
Rankings[edit]
University rankings
National
ARWU[44]    27
Forbes[45]    66
U.S. News & World Report[46]    52
Washington Monthly[47]    19
Global
ARWU[48]    35
QS[49]    68
Times[50]    25
UT Austin is consistently ranked as one of the top public universities in the country, with highly prestigious programs in a variety of fields. Nationally, UT Austin ranked 45th amongst all universities according to U.S. News and World Report,[51] and tied for 13th place among public universities in 2011.[52] The University of Texas School of Architecture was ranked second among national undergraduate programs in 2012.[53] Additionally, the McCombs School of Business was ranked seventh among undergraduate business programs in 2013,[54] and the Cockrell School of Engineering was ranked ninth among undergraduate engineering programs in 2009.[55] Internationally, UT Austin was ranked 67th in the "World's Best Universities" ranking presented by U.S. News and World Report,[56] and 35th in the world by Shanghai Jiao Tong University,[57] based on factors such as Nobel laureate affiliation and number of highly cited researchers. In 2009, The Economist ranked the school 49th worldwide.[58] In 2013 London-basedTimes Higher Education ranked the university 25th in the world,[59] while Human Resources & Labor Review ranked the university 42nd and QS' "World University Rankings"ranked the university 68th internationally.[60]
As of 2013, U.S. News and World Report ranked the Accounting and Latin American History programs as the top in the nation. Additionally, more than 50 other science, humanities and professional programs rank in the top 25 nationally, according to U.S. News & World Report's latest edition of “Best Graduate Schools.”[61] The University of Texas College of Education and College of Pharmacy are each the fourth best in the nation in their fields (with Education ranking first among public universities for the third year in a row and also number one in research expeditures). And the School of Information (iSchool) is sixth best in Library and Information Sciences.[61] Among other overall school rankings, the Cockrell School of Engineering is 11th best (sixth among publics). The McCombs School of Business is 17th best (fifth among publics).