University of Texas at Austin to drop automatic admissions for top Texas students to 5% in 2026

AUSITN (KXAN) — The University of Texas at Austin will soon cut down on the number of top Texas high school students automatically admitted to the university, dropping the threshold from 6% to 5%.According to a statement from the university, the change will affect admissions for Fall 2026. Arch Manning is ‘just a normal guy who plays quarterback for the University of Texas’President Jay Hartzell made the announcement Monday in a faculty council meeting, as was first reported by