Founders Wanted
Congratulations again on your admission to the University of Austin! We are delighted to welcome you to the Class of 2029!
Here at the University of Austin, we are dedicated not only to the fearless pursuit of truth, but also to ensuring that your transition to university life goes smoothly.
In these pages, you’ll find important on-boarding information. Please review carefully to ensure that you are well-informed and timely meet all deadlines. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to admissions@uaustin.org.
*Please note that information found in this portal is subject to change.
Build Scholarship
Winners of the Lonsdale Magaro Build Scholarship will receive a merit scholarship worth $100,000.
Build Scholars will have the opportunity to work closely with the luminaries in the UATX Talent Network, including Joe Lonsdale, the University’s Board Chairman and founder of Palantir, Addepar, and 8VC.
The goal of the program is to mentor and cultivate young thinkers, builders, and leaders who possess great potential in applying their talents to renew American institutions, governance, economy, and society.
Build Scholarship recipients must demonstrate superior academic achievement, commitment to the United States’ founding Enlightenment principles, a willingness to pursue truth with boldness and courage, and the entrepreneurial spirit to create, build, and lead enterprises and institutions that will advance the American polity.
Details
Deadline to apply: April 4, 2025
Scholarship awards will be made on a rolling basis while supplies last. Note, only students who have been offered admission to the University of Austin's undergraduate degree program may apply for a Build Scholarship.
Essay Prompt
What do you hope to build with your University of Austin education, and how will it strengthen the United States of America? Share with us a project design that falls within one of the following categories: (i) STEM, (ii) public policy and civil society, or (iii) arts and media. Word limit: 1000.
Consent to Share Admissions File
By submitting an application for a Build Scholarship, you consent to the University of Austin sharing your undergraduate admissions file with members of the scholarship selection committee solely for the purpose of determining whether to award you a scholarship.
Terms and Conditions
The Build Scholarship is a competitive four-year scholarship program designed for exceptional students enrolled in the University of Austin's undergraduate degree program.
Build Scholarships cannot be carried over to a future academic year if a student chooses to defer their offer of admission. Any student deferring enrollment forgoes any financial aid (including Build Scholarships) awarded to such student and will need to re-apply for such financial aid at a future date. If a student withdraws from the University or transfers to another institution, any amounts outstanding under the Build Scholarship award shall be forfeited.
Continued eligibility for and future disbursements of your Build Scholarship depend on, among other things, remaining in good standing with the University. Violations of the University’s Academic Integrity Policy or Student Code of Conduct, any criminal violations, or any other activity requiring disciplinary action from the University, may result in the suspension, revocation, or forfeiture of your Build Scholarship award. See the University’s Academic Catalog for additional information.
For a complete description of all terms and conditions, contact the Office of Financial Aid.
This opportunity is available exclusively to University of Austin students.
Admitted Student Weekends
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profile informatioN
Please provide us with up-to-date profile and emergency contact information using the form below.
Please note, the form cannot be accessed and submitted until you have made your enrollment deposit and confirmed your seat in class. In May, you will receive your University of Austin student email address. This will allow you to access the student portal and complete the form. If you do not receive an email inviting you to set up your student email address in early May, please reach out to Admissions at admissions@uaustin.org.
Official Transcripts
Submit your final official transcripts
All admitted students are required to submit final, official transcripts showing (i) all completed coursework, (ii) final grades received through your final year of high school, and (iii) your high school graduation date.
Request one official transcript from each secondary (e.g., high school) and post-secondary (e.g., college) institution you have ever attended, regardless of length of attendance. It is your responsibility to contact each institution to request that transcripts be sent to the Office of Admissions by the deadline. Scanned copies of transcripts uploaded with your online application are not considered official.
The University reserves the right to withdraw your offer of admission for various reasons, including:
- Your final academic records fail to show completion of required courses;
- You failed to maintain satisfactory scholastic standing in your coursework; or
- Your offer of admission was based on incomplete or inaccurate information you provided in your application file.
How to Submit Official Transcripts
High schools and school districts have their own protocols for submitting transcripts. The University of Austin accepts transcripts in a variety of ways to accommodate this. Contact your high school to determine which of the following methods should be used to submit your transcript:
Official transcripts may be sent electronically through Parchment Scoir. When sending an electronic transcript, please select the University of Austin as the destination.
Official transcripts may be mailed to the Office of Admissions at:
University of Austin, Office of Admissions
522 Congress Ave, Suite 300
Austin, TX 78701
If your official high school transcript cannot be sent electronically or by mail, a school official may email transcripts to admissions@uaustin.org. The sender’s email address must be associated with the sending institution. Transcripts sent from Gmail, Yahoo or other generic email providers will not be accepted. Note, this option cannot be used to submit college transcripts.
Home-Schooled and GED Students
If you were home-schooled, submit a transcript that contains the following:
- High school graduation date
- Cumulative GPA and GPA by grade level or semester
- Course titles for coursework taken at each grade level or semester, as appropriate, with a grade for each course
- Very brief course descriptions for each course
- Indication of any completed college (e.g. dual enrollment) or co-op coursework
- Signature of a school official/education administrator, defined as the adult person who was primarily responsible for your education.
If you earned a GED, submit your high school transcript(s) showing any coursework completed along with a copy of the GED certificate.
Additional Guidelines about Transcripts
An official transcript is –
- An original or an attested photocopy of a transcript with a fresh school stamp or seal and the institution’s authorizing signature. If mailed, official transcript(s) must be in a sealed school envelope from the school.
- An electronic transcript, accepted as official only if it is sent through Parchment (formerly Naviance). When sending an electronic transcript, select the University of Austin as the destination.
- Do not send transcripts by email, unless it is impossible to otherwise submit your official transcript and you meet the requirements detailed above. Transcripts sent by email that do not meet these requirements will not be considered official.
Each academic record must list the –
- Dates you attended the institution, including your graduation date (if applicable)
- Titles of courses you completed
- Grades (marks) you received
- Credit hours or units earned
All transcripts must be accompanied by an official English translation in the same format as the original(s). To be official, the translations must be stamped as official by the school or be certified as accurate by a certified translator.
If you attended school outside of the U.S., send a transcript from each high school attended, even if your current school has posted foreign transferred coursework on their own transcript.
Once your transcript has been submitted, please allow 1-3 weeks for our office to process your official transcripts.
Course registration
For the Fall 2025 term, the University will automatically register all freshmen for classes. Please expect to receive your course assignments and schedule by early August.
For future terms, all class registration will be completed by students through the Student Portal, where you will be able to view course information, course descriptions, class offerings, and required books/materials by clicking on the class in which you wish to enroll.
Please find below the University's calendar and catalog for the 2024-2025 academic year. Updated versions for the 2025-2026 academic year will be posted here as soon as available, likely in mid-Spring.
Fall 2025 Courses
Knowing, Doing, Making Wisdom
This seminar examines the nature and limits of knowledge and the relationship between knowledge and wisdom. Guiding questions include: What is knowledge? What are its sources, modes, objects, and methods? How is knowledge manifested in doing and making? How is it acquired, preserved, and transmitted? What are the limits of our knowledge? Is some knowledge ineffable? How does knowledge differ from wisdom?
Chaos and Civilization
This seminar asks what foundational texts of the Western tradition can teach us about the origins of civilization. What is the character of the beginning of human life, and why does it matter? What roles do the heroes of Homer, Plato, the Greek tragedies, and the Bible play in the beginning of civilization? Are they agents of order or disorder?
Quantitative Reasoning I
The first of a two-course sequence in quantitative reasoning. Topics include interpretation of graphical information, functional notation, patterns, and mathematical problem formulation. Throughout the course, examples will be drawn from a variety of fields including physics, biology, and economics; there will be particular emphasis on the laws of nature and analogies among them.
Students will take one of the following two courses in the Fall 2025 term:
Intellectual Foundations of Economics
This course examines the extension of moral philosophy into the origins of a core social science (Economics). We will discuss in sequence the Greek and Christian legacies, the challenge of Hobbes, Adam Smith and the Classical Economists, Mercantilism, Utilitarianism, Neoclassicism, the German historical school, the Austrian school of von Mises and Hayek, American institutionalism, the heresy of Veblen, and Schumpeterian innovation. At each stage, students will examine how the core questions asked and the frameworks applied shaped disagreements with earlier thinkers and the emergence of new ideas. Students will depart with a sense of the competing intellectual traditions which shape contemporary social science.
Writing and the English Language
This seminar aims to increase our appreciation for the English language and to make us better writers and more perceptive readers. What can great poems, plays, speeches, letters, autobiographies, short stories, and essays teach us about the depth and range of the English language and the uses of language as such? How can good reading promote good writing—and vice-versa?
billing
Over the summer, you will receive your first student bill. The full balance must be timely paid, or a University-approved payment plan needs to be in place, before you will be able to register for classes.
Please expect to receive your bill some time in or around late July. You will be able to apply your scholarships (including the Founders Scholarship) and any other financial aid awards in satisfaction of billed expenses, as applicable.
Health & Medical
At the University of Austin, we take student health and well-being seriously. We work to ensure that students have access to the best possible health and support services so they are well positioned for success at the University of Austin.
Health Insurance Requirement
All students are required to have effective health insurance coverage while they are enrolled at the University of Austin. Students will automatically be enrolled in the University's student health insurance plan offered through Blue Cross Blue Shield of TX unless they submit a health insurance waiver and provide proof of coverage with a comparable health insurance policy. The University's student plan is expected to cost approximately $3,600 per year.
Immunizations
The University of Austin complies with the Texas minimum state vaccine requirements for college entry. As such, all entering students are required to show proof of an initial meningococcal vaccination or a booster dose during the five-year period prior to enrolling, unless an exemption applies. Please access the form below to learn more and upload all necessary documentation before July 15, 2025.
Medical Services Provider: One Medical
IMPORTANT - One Medical accepts all major health insurance plans other than Kaiser Permanente and will provide membership on-boarding for students before the start of school. If you have coverage through Kaiser Permanente, please let us know as soon as possible so we can discuss your options.
Student health and medical services are provided by One Medical, a membership-based primary care practice that offers accessible, high-quality healthcare through a combination of in-person office visits and 24/7 virtual care.
One Medical's nearest in-person clinic is a short, 3-minute walk from the University’s campus and serves as students' primary health office. Students can expect same day/next-day appointments during business hours (M, T, W, F 8am-6pm, and Thurs 8am-5:30pm), as well as around-the-clock access to their online app.
Virtual Care principally offers two types of care: on-demand/urgent and virtual primary care, all with no claims and no co-pays (complimentary with membership). Students can ask questions around the clock in the app without needing an appointment, and virtual care medical providers are able to write prescriptions where necessary.
For more substantial health care requirements, One Medical providers (in-person and online) will write referrals and help direct students when to go to Urgent Care or other facilities. They also have a partnership with local health system Ascension to help coordinate referrals and centralize health records across a wide variety of specialists.
move-in day
We are excited to welcome you to your new home at the University of Austin and your beautiful apartment at Union on 24th.
Move-In Day is August 30.
All students are expected to move in on this day and will be assigned a specified check-in and unloading time. To help with scheduling move-in times, please submit the Move-In Survey below by July 1.
Move-in times will be assigned by August 1. Please stick to this exact move-in time. If you are unable to move-in during your assigned move-in time, please reach out to studentlife@uaustin.org to coordinate.
What to Expect on Move-In Day
Excitement, nerves, and lots of activity and fun! The preparation is over and now it is time to move-in, meet your suitemates and get your student apartment ready to call home. We are here to help make this process as smooth as possible.
We will have a crew of UATX Greeters (staff and RA’s) to welcome you, help you unload, and show you to your suite. The volunteers will be wearing UATX team t-shirts, so you can easily find them if you have any questions or concerns.
freshman orientation
Welcome to the University of Austin's Orientation Week!
You’ve officially been accepted to the University of Austin, and we couldn’t be more excited to have you join our community! Get ready for an unforgettable start to your journey with UATX’s Orientation Week, a week-long retreat designed to introduce you to life as a student at the University of Austin.
Orientation Week is more than just a warm welcome—it’s your gateway to everything UATX. Held the week before classes begin, it’s required for all incoming students, and trust us, you won’t want to miss it. This isn’t your typical orientation; it’s a chance to dive deep into the heart of the UATX experience.
Orientation Week will take place September 1 to 5.
What to Expect
Community: Think of this week as your opportunity to explore who you are and who you want to be in a community that values open minds and an excitement for learning and building America’s next great university.
Conversation: Engage in thought-provoking discourse with fellow students, faculty, and industry leaders. We hope you leave each discussion with new perspectives, fresh ideas, and excitement for more.
Culture: Discover what makes the UATX experience so unique—and why we’re all about creating a culture of collaboration, curiosity, and respect.
A Little Fun (Okay, A Lot of Fun): Try new activities, explore Austin, meet new friends, and maybe even pick up a few hidden talents you didn’t know you had.
By the end of the week, you’ll not only feel ready to jump into your academic life at UATX, but you’ll also have already started building meaningful connections with your future peers. We can’t wait to welcome you to UATX!
Schedule Overview
Saturday, August 30 - Move-in Day
Sunday, August 31 - Parent Orientation; Convocation Rehearsal and Ceremony
Monday, September 1 - Labor Day; Say Your Goodbyes; Orientation Kick Off in Evening
Tuesday, September 2 - First full day of Orientation Week.
Friday, September 5 - Orientation Week concludes.
HOUSING
Please submit the Housing Questionnaire by July 1 to ensure a timely housing assignment. You will be matched to a suite based on the information provided.
In the summer, after assignments have been made, the Office of Student Life will send out Housing Agreements that must be signed and returned prior to Move-In Day.
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To further our mission of developing a close-knit collegiate community, all UATX students are required to live in University housing during their freshman and sophomore years.
Students live in new, fully-furnished, private apartments, clustered together in UATX-specific blocks, located at the new Union on 24th, one of Austin’s premier student apartment buildings. Union on 24th offers a great residential life experience, with extensive facilities and amenities for work and play.
Union on 24th is located in Austin's vibrant West Campus neighborhood, chosen for its unparalleled student culture. The area has a wide range of cafes, restaurants, shopping, and entertainment options. The location allows students to live together in their UATX community while also enjoying the“college town” feel for which Austin is already well known.
The University provides a private shuttle bus service to and from campus, specifically designed to fit our students’ busy schedules. There is also a public bus line that connects students to campus. Some students also enjoy walking or biking/scootering to and from campus along the scenic route past the Texas State Capitol Building.
Student Apartments at Union on 24th
All UATX students have their own single bedroom and bathroom, within a larger shared and fully furnished apartment of either 4 or 10 bedroom suites, as well as the use of a 3-floor community study space, reserved exclusively for UATX students.
Each apartment has a fully furnished living room and kitchen, equipped with a full sized fridge, microwave, stove, oven, and dishwasher, as well as a washer and dryer. The building also offers a wide array of additional indoor and outdoor amenities and various spaces for activities and study, all to support a thriving and healthy residential community. The University has purposefully chosen this residential space as part of our 'urban campus' concept. These extensive facilities form part of the network of spaces and services available to UATX students as part of their college experience.
meals & Dining
As our campus is located in an exciting urban environment, right in the heart of downtown Austin, UATX does not offer a formalized meal plan. All student apartments have brand new, full kitchens, and our students often enjoy cooking for each other and hosting dinners together.
Students are welcome to purchase meal plans at nearby student dining halls. Please reach out to the Office of Student Life if you would like assistance determining what options may be available to you. Additionally, the University has partnered with local vendors and restaurants for student discounts near campus and student housing.
The University also hosts a catered community dinner on campus as part of our weekly lecture series. Each week features a different theme to celebrate and expose students to the vast cultures and cuisines of the world.
Transportation
Can I bring a car to campus?
Students are allowed to have a car, but will need to purchase a parking permit for an additional cost with Union on 24th if they intend to park a car at their residence.
That being said, there is no parking at the University’s Scarbrough campus, and parking is extremely limited in downtown Austin, consisting mainly of public parking garages or street parking. Students are strongly encouraged NOT to bring a car to campus.
There are many options for students to get between class and their residence building. See below for more details.
What will my daily commute look like?
UATX Shuttle Bus:
The University runs a shuttle bus service at designated times to help students travel between the student apartments at Union on 24th and the Scarbrough campus on weekdays. Students sometimes prefer to walk, take the public bus, or partake of the various ride or bike shares in the area.
Public Transportation:
Austin's CapMetro public bus system is a fast, convenient, and affordable option for students to travel between Union on 24th and the Scarbrough campus. The direct 801 public bus line has stops just a 6 minute walk from both Union on 24th and the Scarbrough Building. The trip can be completed in under 20 minutes.
Bicycles:
Some of our students enjoy biking to class. Students are more than welcome to bring bikes with them. There is secured bike storage available at Union on 24th as well as a public bike storage option in a garage near campus. Additionally, Austin's CapMetro public transportation has a convenient bike-share station one block away from Union on 24th.
Walking:
Many students enjoy how walking gives them the opportunity to clear their head and recharge after a long day of class. With scenic views of the State Capitol Building, walking is a fine option when the weather is nice. Budget 35-40 minutes to complete the trip on foot.
campus safety
The University of Austin is serious about safety. We have partnered with the Austin Police Department, the Downtown Austin Alliance, Block by Block, and Watchmen Security to ensure our students, staff, and faculty are safe, both on and near campus.
Our Scarbrough Building campus is access-controlled, and we have on-site security personnel before, during, and after operating hours. Student, employee, and visitor IDs are checked upon entry. UATX's student housing partner - Union on 24th - also has patrolling onsite security officers, and access-controlled floors, suites, and rooms.
Additionally, the University of Austin uses AlertMedia, which is an app-based emergency alert and response system to notify our campus community in the event of an emergency, including weather emergencies.
If you would like more details about campus safety please email the Student Life Office at studentlife@uaustin.org
Student Clubs & Athletics
Extracurriculars, Clubs & Athletics
Every aspect of the University is based first and foremost on the student experience, and our students’ voices and input play an integral part of the founding clubs, activities, and athletics which will soon become part of the history and traditions of the University.
Based on student interest and leadership, the University has launched and is proud to offer the following clubs and athletics teams:
Athletics
- Golf
- Weightlifting
- Brazillian Jiujistu
- Basketball (coming soon)
Clubs and Other Extracurriculars
- The Austin Union
- The Astronautics Club
- The Polaris Forum (Entrepreneurship Club)
- Formula SAE
- Rangers (an Outdoors and Wilderness Skill Building Club) (coming soon)
- Young Americans for Freedom Chapter (coming soon)
- SEFAR (or Sensible Economics and Finance Applied Realistically) (coming soon)
Many of our students are independently pursuing music, politics, service projects and outdoor activities.
Index of Forms
For a comprehensive list of all forms that require you attention, please see the links below. Deadlines and specific information with respect to each form are available in the tabs above. Please be sure to complete each required form by its respective due date, and check in regularly for further requirements.