Is there a big difference in costs? and do they offer a lot of scholarship money?
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UT Austin is generally known for being very stingy with scholarship money while UT Dallas is known for being more generous with scholarship money.
Apply to both and see what they offer you.
The Cost of Attendance for UTD ($26,552) and UT ($26,346) is about the same. For me, I applied to both schools and was offered almost the same amount of scholarship money from each school. UTD offered me $6k(AES Achievement) +$600(Top 10% Scholarship) a year while UT offered $5k a year (plus I’m still waiting on my award letter). However, I heard that UT provides more TX Grant money than UTD. If you’re lucky and get AES distinction or honors, then UTD would definitely be cheaper since it’ll cover all of your tuition + extra money).
UTD is known to be the most expensive public University in the state. Just fyi.
UT Dallas has the most expensive tuition in the UT system, but they do freeze your tuition when you start, so you don’t have a price increase. And while the tuition at UTD is much higher than the tuition at UT, the room and board expenses are lower, so there is only a $300 COA difference between the two schools.
I have two kids at UT Dallas. They were both able to get full tuition scholarships at UTD. UT wouldn’t offer anything. They have also had all of their classes taught by professors, not grad students.