Total: $50,500

Cost Details: 

• Pre-Enrollment Tuition Fee: $2,000*
• Summer semester: $9,700
• Fall semester: $19,400
• Spring semester: $19,400

*A non-refundable $2,000 pre-enrollment tuition fee is required once an applicant accepts our offer of admission in order to secure a seat in the program.

These costs do not cover:

• Books, software, supplies, living expenses
• Laptop
• Optional fees such as parking and sporting event tickets

Total: $55,500

Cost Details: 

• Pre-Enrollment Tuition Fee: $2,000*
• Summer semester: $10,500
• Fall semester: $21,500
• Spring semester: $21,500

A non-refundable $2,000 pre-enrollment tuition fee is required once an applicant accepts our offer of admission in order to secure a seat in the program.

These costs do not cover:

• Books, software, supplies, living expenses
• Laptop
• Optional fees such as parking and sporting event tickets

If you are a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, you’ll likely be eligible for federal student loans. To determine your eligibility, you must complete the  Free Application for Federal Student Aid. The FAFSA is available October 1 of each year for the next school year and it is recommended that you have both the current year and next year’s FAFSAs completed no later than June 1st prior to when your program begins. The UT Austin School Code is 003658.

Once your FAFSAs have been successfully processed, you will be offered federal loans to cover your full estimated cost of attendance for the summer, fall, and spring semesters.

You can check the status of your FAFSA after it has been submitted by visiting the “Status/Requirements” page in your  Check Aid Status Here (CASH) portal. We will begin packaging McCombs students’ financial aid in June for the upcoming aid year. If you do not receive a Financial Aid Notification (FAN) by the end of June, please feel free to contact us at FinancialAid@mccombs.utexas.edu.

As an international student, you may have loan options available. Better loan terms may be available if you have a U.S. citizen or permanent resident as a co-signer. Though loan terms will likely be less preferable, there are a few lenders that do not require a U.S. cosigner to be approved. We are not able to recommend any lenders specifically and would instead advise doing an internet search to see what options are out there. We will work with all banks and lending institutions.

We, as the University of Texas at Austin, cannot be your co-signer. 

Keep in Mind

• In additional to program tuition and fees, international students are responsible for international health insurance fees and ISSS fees.
• All international applicants who plan to enroll at The University of Texas at Austin in F-1 or J-1 status must submit the Certification of Financial Responsibility Form even if they are currently living in the United States. Questions regarding the completion of the form should be directed to: hotline@austin.utexas.edu (please note that the Certification of Financial Responsibility form is used for immigration document processing, not for admissions purposes–therefore, the form is not required for the completion of an admissions application).

If you choose to pursue a private loan, we recommend applying no sooner than a few months before the start of your program. Ethically, we cannot recommend a lender; you must do research to find lenders who meet your needs. Most private loans are credit-based, and the approval decision may expire. Check with your lender about the length of time your application will remain valid before you apply.

When applying, you must use loan periods that match what is used by The Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid (OSFA) for processing loans. If your lender provides pre-selected loan periods, we recommend you contact the lender to get the loan periods on your application updated to match what UT Austin uses.

You can opt to apply for each semester individually, but you can also group fall and spring together as fall/spring. Summer loans require a separate application and cannot be grouped with any other semester. For example, you cannot have any of the following combinations: summer/fall, spring/summer, summer/fall/spring, or fall/spring/summer.

Please use the following loan periods as needed during your time in the program.

Please note: academic years (i.e. fall and spring) cannot be grouped together, so you will have to apply for each year separately. Please use the following loan periods as needed based on when your program begins and ends.

• Summer 2025: 6/5/25 – 8/18/25
• Fall 2025: 8/19/25 – 1/10/26
• Spring 2026: 1/12/26 – 6/3/26
• Fall 2025/Spring 2026: 8/19/25 – 6/3/25
• Summer 2026: 6/4/26 – 1/9/27
• Fall 2026: 8/18/26 – 1/9/27
• Spring 2027: 1/11/27 – 6/2/27
• Fall 2026/Spring 2027: 8/18/26 – 6/2/27

If you have questions about the loan itself, contact your lender.

If you have an issue with the processing of your private loan, please email us at FinancialAid@mccombs.utexas.edu and include your UT EID and program in your email.

There are a limited number of scholarships available to Texas McCombs MS Program students. All Texas McCombs MS Program applicants are automatically considered for these opportunities; no separate application is necessary. Scholarships are considered separately within each degree program.

Please note that the McCombs Financial Aid Team does not oversee any other scholarship programs and does not take part in the selection process of Admissions Recruiting Awards. You of course can apply for scholarships from outside organizations. Please refer to scholarship search engines similar to Fastweb or Sallie Mae’s Scholarship Search.

For students interested in Real Estate, please visit Flash Realty Solution to learn more about their scholarship opportunity.

MS Program students are not typically eligible for university employment as teaching or research assistants. Due to the rigorous nature of the coursework, outside employment is not generally recommended.