Spring/Fall 2016 Transfer Thread

The academic advisor at my school told me that UT accepts less transfers in the spring. In general, UT accepts few transfers because they retain so many of their students. But it’s more common that their students transfer out in the fall and therefore, more spots open in the fall. That’s just what my advisor told me though, so I don’t know how credible that information is.

@shelbby611
I’ve heard that it’s easier to transfer in the Spring, because there’s less competition from freshmen. However, you raise some good points. I guess it’s hard to know for sure.

I would think that the spring would be easier since they get less applicants than the fall (just compare this thread to that of Fall 2015). Also, admission to some schools is restricted to the fall like, McCombs and Engineering. In the fall, a lot of McCombs applicants put COLA as their second choice while a lot of Cockrell applicants put CNS as their second choice. Often, a lot of worthy applicants get denied their first choice but get accepted into their second choice and take the spot of someone who actually wants to go to COLA or CNS. This isn’t a problem in the spring. @shelbyy611 you do make some good points though.

Here’s a link with admissions data from 2013 (click on 2013 Transfer Numbers Update).

http://bealonghorn.utexas.edu/counselors/jcc/transfer-times/spring2014#Numbers

The overall transfer admission rate hovers around 40%. The average transfer GPA is now approximately 3.65, but some colleges and majors are higher. The overall average transfer GPA when I was admitted (Government) in 2014 was 3.58, which was also then average for COLA and CNS. The average transfer GPA has been going up over the last two years.

Transfer GPAs for education and arts tend to be a little lower. McCombs and CNS have web pages with transfer data for their transfer programs. UT used to publish a more detailed transfer data report broken down by majors, in-state/out-of-state and type of college attended, but I don’t see it published anymore.

From what I recall, the admit rate in the spring may be higher, but that is because McCombs and some other majors do not admit transfers in the Spring.

In-state/out-of-state does not factor into transfer admissions. In fact, an out-of-state resident might have a better chance due to the higher tuition. Texas law does not restrict the number of out-of-state transfer admits as with frosh admits.

And, COLA has more transfer acceptances because it is larger. Also, most of its majors do not have prerequisites like CNS and McCombs. In that sense it is “easier” to get into. However, the average transfer GPA for COLA is still around 3.6. And, COLA majors are not necessarily easy. Unless you are equally adept at math/science and writing upper level papers on Kant and Posner, the strategy of getting into COLA and then transferring to CNS or McCombs is not a good bet. Grades for transfer students after one year average 3.0 instead of the average transfer GPA og 3.65. This is UT, afterall.

So bottom line: You have a great chance for CNS or COLA - other than CS - with a 3.6 or higher. You have a good chance with a 3.5, and a fair chance with a 3.4. Some special cases get in with a 3.3. Cockrell is a little different. Lower avg. transfer GPA but a more holistic review of your coursework. They review for transfer admit, but then you have to be accepted for a major after completing a technical sequence.

COLA decisions usually start to roll out the week before Thanksgiving, and some CNS decisions start shortly afterwards. But, decisions keep rolling until into December. The decisions are sent to your UT EID transfer page, no e-mail, so you will have to keep checking. But, it does no good to check between now and mid-November. Check once a day starting about Nov. 9 or so. Checking hourly is not good for you, but everyone does it. You will get an admission letter in a couple of weeks.after you get that butt-kicking “Congratulations” update on your transfer page.

And, almost forgot, internationals are admitted under a different schedule and may get acceptances earlier. That may be why you may have read about someone getting an acceptance in late October.

Sorry for the long post. Good luck to all, and Hook’em! You will love it here.

@Redwing54
Thank you! That’s very helpful. Good to know that being out of state doesn’t hurt me.

The only thing that I don’t agree with on redwing’s post was that out of state applicants may have a better chance due to the higher tuition. UT wouldn’t gain anything by admitting students that will be paying the higher out of state tuition. The tuition cost for in-state students is exactly the same, but the Texas government pays the school stipends that lower the cost on the student’s end. This is why in-state tuition is lower than out of state tuition at public schools.

If an in-state student exceeds a certain amount of credit hours, the state stops paying the stipend for that particular student, causing the school to bill the student for the full tuition cost - the same amount that an out of state student would pay.

I really don’t want to get into a debate with you, but you are wrong. UT gets about $1.7 billion in tuition and fees and only about $357 in state funding. See [age B.2 (I work at the Texas Capitol part-time).
http://www.utsystem.edu/cont/Reports_Publications/InstBuds/AUS2016.pdf

But stats show that 90% admitted are in-state applicants (75% of which are reserved for top 7-10% students) and about 5% each for out of state and international applicants. Leads me to believe its not about the money.

The numbers i gave are for transfer applicants. And are pretty much the same for freshman applicants. Here is my source
https://admissions.utexas.edu/explore/transfer-profile

State law for freshman limits frosh applicants to 10% of entering class. There’s no similar law for transfers.

The page you posted above from the Statistical Handbook shows the number of “foreign” transfers, but doesn’t break the stats down by in-state/out-of-state.
Here’s some data from CNS.
https://cns.utexas.edu/students/future/external-transfer#transfer-statistics
Very cost/ tuition issue is rather moot because not that many out-of-state students apply for transfer and even fewer actually enroll. Just my opinion, but an out-of-state prospective transfer with a high GPA is going to have plenty of options in his/her state.
Also, I was looking at your posts. You do not mention if you are currently attending JC. UT requires transfers to have at least one semester of college after high school graduation. This applies to dual credit/ concurrent AA/AS students as well.

   I found some data on admit stats but not the link. Here's the fall and spring admission data by UT College from three years ago. (UGS no longer accepts transfer students.)  Also, the transfer GPA for admits has gone up for all colleges. And, I was wrong about the Spring acceptance rate. It is noticeably lower than the Fall admit rate even without McCombs and Cockrell admitting spring transfers. I do not have the transfer GPAs for that spring. Excuse the formatting - copied from a PDF file.         

FALL

                          Applicants    Admitted Students   Percent Admitted    GPA for Admitted Students

Architecture 83 0 0

Business 636 123 19.34% 3.83
Communication 564 180 31.91% 3.69
Education 297 103 34.68% 3.49
Engineering 613 229 37.36% 3.45
Fine Arts 219 83 37.90% 3.32
Geosciences 54 12 22.22% 3.83
Liberal Arts 2045 910 44.50% 3.58
Natural Sciences 1587 774 48.77% 3.56
Nursing 270 82 30.37% 3.68
Social Work 84 29 34.52% 3.45
Undergraduate Studies 879 299 34.02% 3.58
Totals 7331 2824 38.52 3.57

SPRING
APPLICANTS ADMITTED Percent Admitted

Architecture 1 1

Business

Communication 199 19 9.55%

Education 170 67 39.41%

Engineering

Fine Arts 89 6 6.74%

Geosciences 14 2 14.29%

Liberal Arts 1404 494 35.19%

Natural Sciences 1040 266 25.58%

Nursing 140 58 41.43%

Social Work 63 34 53.97%

Undergraduate Studies 388 89 22.94%

TOTALS 3508 1036 29.53% Percent Admitted

Out of curiosity - any theories as to why the Spring acceptance rate is lower? Could it be because there are fewer auto-admits applying?

Hi everyone! I transferred to UT Austin Fall of 2014, so if anyone has any questions about the process or about UT itself, feel free to ask me or send me a message!

I got in with a 3.72 GPA from a community college (however that dropped to a 3.67 by the end of the semester) with one recommendation letter. I had part time work and two organizations on my student resume. I got accepted as a Government major but later internally transferred to Kinesiology.

Yes i did. I consulted with admissions all the way up to the assistant director to confirm how i should apply. They advised i am and should apply as a transfer student.

OK. Good luck to you. You have a good GPA and good ECs, so you should get in. If you are not already living in Austin, you might check on housing options soon. That way you can pull the trigger and sign a lease as soon as you find out you have been admitted. Housing options get tight if you wait until December. Also, be ready to submit proof of meningitis vaccination (mandatory unless you get a religion waiver) and high school transcript (if not already submitted). UT will remind you with your admit notification, but it helps to get ahead of these things.

You will have a great time at UT. Hook’em!

@lovechickfila hey I was wondering what the process is like transfer internally? I applied to COLA undeclared but my intended major was always business, so I want to transfer into mccombs. I have a 4.0 but I don’t know what the pre recs are and can I do them in spring then transfer to MCcombs in the fall?

@amberlee9
Just putting in my two cents: I’ve heard it’s getting a lot more difficult to transfer to McCombs internally. Since so many people do what you’re planning (applying to COLA with no intention of staying), UT has cracked down on it. That isn’t to say it’s impossible, of course. With such a high GPA, I think you have good chances assuming you keep it up. However, if I were you, I would consider having a back-up ma

@amberlee9 - i heard the same thing. They are cracking down and are looking at your current coursework to see if you are “academically fit and prepared” to get a degree in the major you choose in 4 years. I also read that you can’t internally transfer until after you have 2 semesters at UT (or maybe it was until you have 24 hrs at UT under your current major). It might cost you alot of time with no guarantee of getting the transfer.

A transfer student has to have 26 hours of UT in-residence credit before he/she can even apply for internal transfer to McCombs. That means a spring 2016 transfer would have to be in residence at least two semesters, and apply in spring 2017. I guess its possible to take a full load in the summer and then apply in the fall, but you have to balance the heavy load with all the GPA busters in the currirculum.
https://my.mccombs.utexas.edu/BBA/Internal-Transfer

^ actually mccombs only accepts internal transfers in the fall, which means you would have to wait until fall 2017. by then, you will likely be far into your degree and approaching 90 hours of credit. in which case, you wouldn’t have a very good change of getting in. if you’re set on mccombs, wait for the fall 2016 semester and apply as an external transfer. you can put COLA as your second choice just in case things don’t workout