UT Austin

Cost of living in Austin, TX

City-median rent is a city-level figure, not a near-campus price; university graduate housing lines are the university's own published rates. Each line is labeled with its own source.

• Rent, 1-bedroom (university graduate housing, single occupant) $1,200/mo Official University Apartments 1-bedroom. Jun 2026 to May 2027, subject to approval. Source: UT Austin Housing: University Apartments Rates · Verified 2026-09-29
• Rent, 1-bedroom (city median) $1,260/mo Estimated City median 1BR. 1BR down 16.6% year over year. Source: Zumper city median asking rent (Sept 2026) · Verified 2026-09-27
• Rent, 2-bedroom split two ways (university graduate housing, shared, per person) $619 to $757/mo Official University Apartments shared 2-bedroom per person: small bedroom $619; large $757. Jun 2026 to May 2027, subject to approval. Utilities, internet and laundry included. Source: UT Austin Housing: University Apartments Rates · Verified 2026-09-29
• Rent, 2-bedroom split two ways (city median) $805/mo Estimated City median 2BR, split two ways. 1BR down 16.6% year over year. Source: Zumper city median asking rent (Sept 2026) · Verified 2026-09-27
• Utilities $226/mo Crowdsourced Basic utilities (electricity, heating, cooling, water, garbage). 85 m2 apartment, excludes internet; overstates a studio. Source: Numbeo (Americas table, Sept 27 2026) · Verified 2026-09-27
• Public transit Free with student ID Official CapMetro free with UT ID Source: CapMetro: UT service and rider's guide · Verified 2026-09-27
• Parking $56 to $277/yr Official Nights/weekends $56; Class C $184; C+ $277. 2026-27, listed as maximum (prorated) prices. The garage 'S' permit is capped and waitlisted and its price was not captured. Source: UT Austin Parking & Transportation: Student Parking · Verified 2026-09-28
• Groceries (state-level estimate) $318/mo Estimated State-level estimate (Texas). About $3,812/yr, single adult; not a city basket. Source: MIT Living Wage food cost via Bankrate · Verified 2026-09-27

About this department

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Confirm deadlines on the department's own page before applying.

• Department Department of Computer Science Official Source: cs.utexas.edu · Verified 2026-10-16
• Degrees offered
  • PhD
  Official Source: cs.utexas.edu · Verified 2026-10-16
• Overview Department of Computer Science at UT Austin with 17 listed research areas; most PhD students work in the Gates-Dell Complex. Official Source: cs.utexas.edu · Verified 2026-10-16
• Research areas
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Bioinformatics & Computational Biology
  • Computer Architecture
  • Computer Vision
  • Databases
  • Formal Methods
  • Graphics & Visualization
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Intelligent Robotics
  • Machine Learning
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Parallel Computing
  • Programming Languages & Compilers
  • Scientific Computing
  • Security & Privacy
  • Systems & Networking
  • Theoretical Computer Science
  Official Source: cs.utexas.edu · Verified 2026-10-16
• Faculty Faculty directory (official) Official Source: cs.utexas.edu · Verified 2026-10-16
• PhD funding (department statement) Most PhD students are funded for their first five years through fellowships, research assistantships or teaching assistantships, typically with stipend, health insurance and tuition coverage; continued funding depends on performance and fund availability and is not described as a guarantee. No stipend amounts listed. Official Source: cs.utexas.edu · Verified 2026-10-16
• PhD application deadline December 15 at 23:59 CST (applications and supplemental materials); letters of recommendation due December 20 at 17:00 CST Official Deadlines vary by department. This date is for Department of Computer Science. Confirm on the official admissions page. The FAQ deadline page does not state the cycle year and does not distinguish PhD from other on-campus applicants. Decision release is listed as March 30. Source: cs.utexas.edu · Verified 2026-10-16
• GRE policy Optional per the department's apply page: scores may be submitted if they strengthen the application, and not submitting will not hurt. A department FAQ still says GRE scores are required for the Fall 2026 application cycle, which has already closed; confirm the current policy with the department. Official Source: cs.utexas.edu · Verified 2026-10-16
• Application requirements
  • Bachelor's degree (U.S. regionally accredited or comparable)
  • GPA at least 3.0/4.0
  • Graduate School materials
  • at least three recommendation letters via MyStatus
  • online application with EID
  • fee
  • materials uploaded to MyStatus.
  Official Source: cs.utexas.edu · Verified 2026-10-16

Master's tuition

Published tuition (before any aid). PhD students usually have tuition waived; their offer letter confirms. This is not part of the stipend-versus-cost-of-living comparison.

• Master's tuition at UT Austin Not yet available