Application Process

1. Complete the online application through ApplyTexas.org
2. Pay the $50 non-refundable application fee or waive this fee by attending a Preview Friday event.
3. Submit official electronic or sealed transcripts from all colleges and universities previously attended to the following mailing address:

If you have fewer than 30 transferable credit hours, submit your official sealed high school transcript as well as your official SAT or ACT scores to UT Dallas. The SAT code is 6897 and the ACT code is 4243.

Bachelor’s Degree Holders 

See different application types.

International Transfer Applicants 

See additional documentation requirements.

Veteran and Military-Affiliated Transfer Applicants

See the Veteran and Military-Affiliated Student Checklist.

Optional Steps

• Submit essay Topic C on the ApplyTexas application.
• Submit supplementary resume, letters of recommendation, and/or essay by postal mail or log in to your Galaxy account and upload them to the Supplemental Admission Docs folder in the Admissions Forms Folder. The application cover letter must accompany all supplementary documents submitted by mail.
• Submit any residency documentation using the Residency Document Submission folder in your Galaxy account under the Admissions Form Folder.

Application Fees and Deadlines

Fees

• The non-refundable application fee is $50 for applications submitted on or before the regular application deadline or $125 for applications submitted after the regular application deadline.
• Transfer applicants can pay their fees using the ApplyTexas Application website or, if their application has already been submitted, through the UT Dallas Marketplace.
• Submit qualifying application fee waivers (SAT, ACT, NACAC, and/or proof of military service) in the App Fee Waiver Submission folder in your Galaxy account under the Admissions Form Folder.

Deadlines

UT Dallas encourages all students to submit a complete application as early as possible. Once an application has been received, including all the supporting documents required, it can take between four to six weeks to render an admissions decision. For applications or any required documents submitted after the stated deadlines, a guarantee cannot be made that the application will be processed in time to render a decision.

*Complete application files received by the priority deadline will receive early review for admission and scholarship purposes.

**All complete application files received by the regular deadline will be reviewed for a decision.

For an application to be considered complete, all supporting documents and transcripts must be postmarked on or before the deadline.

More information regarding regular and late registration is available on the academic calendar.