#43 · QS Data Science and AI 2026
The University of Texas at Austin
- Austin, United States
- 5 programs
- 3 research labs
- University website
The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) is in Austin, Texas, USA. AI is studied at the new School of Computing, which brings together computer science, statistics and data science, and the School of Information, and in the interdisciplinary Texas Robotics program. We list five AI programs from the university's site, and three of them can be taken online.
Programs
Language, length and tuition as UT Austin states them on its own pages.
Bachelor's
Master's
Certificate
Research labs
- Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence
Machine learning, knowledge representation and reasoning, and robotics. Running since 1983.
- Machine Learning Laboratory
Machine learning algorithms and their uses in science, from how the brain works to drug discovery.
- Texas Robotics
Autonomy, object manipulation, medical robotics and human-robot interaction.
What to know
The Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in the Department of Computer Science opened in 1983. Today it has seven faculty members across the core areas of AI and about 50 PhD students, working on machine learning, knowledge representation and reasoning, and robotics. Source
The university merged computer science, statistics and data science, and the School of Information into one School of Computing. According to the school, it has more than 20,000 alumni, and its students come from more than 70 countries. Source
The university calls its online master's in AI one of the first fully online programs at this level. It has 10 courses, and only one is required: AI ethics. Tuition is 10,000 USD for the whole program, whatever your citizenship. Source
The Machine Learning Laboratory brings together more than 60 faculty and researchers. Texas Robotics works in the rebuilt Anna Hiss Gymnasium, which has a training apartment for service robots and an operating room for surgical robotics. Source
Admission for international students
International undergraduate applicants have a dedicated page: you apply through the Common App, the early deadline is October 15 and the regular deadline is December 1, with regular decisions by February 15, 2027. A separate page for international students explains who needs a TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo English Test score, and the application fee is 90 USD. For the online programs, the rules and language requirements are in the FAQ section at cdso.utexas.edu. Source
Checked against the university's own pages on October 16, 2026.