UT Austin Academic Calendar 2025‑2026: Important Dates

The UT Austin Academic Calendar 2025‑2026 is your essential roadmap for every key date and deadline from UT Austin enrollment and registration windows, tuition payment due dates, and course add/drop periods to campus holidays and final exam schedules.

The University of Texas at Austin academic calendar helps Longhorns lock in UT Austin term dates, navigate the UT Austin exam schedule, track UT Austin registration deadlines, and never miss the last day to withdraw without a “W”, ensuring seamless academic and financial planning at UT Austin.

UT Austin operates on a traditional semester system with flexible summer offerings:

• Fall Semester: A 15‑week term (14 instructional weeks + one finals week), kicking off in late August and wrapping up in mid‑December, complete with mid‑term breaks and Reading Days before finals.
• Spring Semester: Mirrors Fall with 15 weeks of instruction plus finals, beginning after Martin Luther King Jr. Day and concluding in early May with a mid‑semester Spring Break to recharge.
• Summer Sessions: Choose from Session A (5 weeks), Session B (5 weeks), or the Full Summer Session (12 weeks), each with its own registration, add/drop, and fee‑payment deadlines for accelerated study, makeup courses, or to lighten your regular‑term load.

Keep the UT Austin Academic Calendar 2025‑2026 front and center so you can focus on thriving both in the classroom and across the Forty Acres.

UT Austin Academic Calendar Fall 2025

1. Tuition bills for the fall semester are distributed electronically to students on Tuesday, July 29, 2025.
2. The tuition payment deadline is 5:00 p.m. CST on Thursday, August 14, 2025, for undergraduate students who registered by Friday, July 18, 2025.
3. Orientation for new international students occurs on Friday, August 15, 2025.
4. Fall registration opens for new undergraduate and unregistered graduate students on Wednesday, August 20, 2025 (check registration information sheets for access times).
5. UT Austin Fall 2025 move-in will take place at UFCU Disch-Falk Field between 7 a.m. – 6 p.m. on Friday, August 22, and Saturday, August 23, 2025. Students can check in as early as 3 p.m. on Monday, August 18, 2025, for an additional $100 per day. 
6. The last day for graduate students to register in absentia is Friday, August 22, 2025.
7. Fall registration for all students occurs from Friday, August 22, 2025, to Sunday, August 24, 2025.
8. University residence halls open on Friday, August 22, 2025.
9. UT Austin Fall Term 2025 classes begin on Monday, August 25, 2025. It is the first day of classes.
10. Fall registration for graduate and law students continues from Monday, August 25, 2025, to Thursday, August 28, 2025.
11. Fall registration for undergraduate students continues from Monday, August 25, 2025, to Tuesday, September 2, 2025.
12. The fourth class day is Thursday, August 28, 2025; this is the last day for graduate and law students to add a class, and the tuition payment deadline is 5:00 p.m. CST.
13. The university observes Labor Day with no classes on Monday, September 1, 2025.
14. The sixth class day is Tuesday, September 2, 2025; this is the last day for undergraduate students to add a class.
15. The twelfth class day is Wednesday, September 10, 2025; this is the last day to drop a class without permission.
16. The tuition payment deadline is 5:00 p.m. CST on September 10, 2025, for all students registered after July 18, 2025; payment for added classes (“Add Bill”) is due by 11:59 p.m., and any remaining balance will be placed on an installment plan.
17. The Official Pell Recalculation Date (PRD) is September 10, 2025; courses added after this date do not count toward Pell Grant eligibility.
18. Payment for remaining tuition balances is due by 11:59 p.m. CST on Thursday, October 16, 2025.
19. The last day to apply for an undergraduate degree is Monday, October 27, 2025.
20. Spring 2026 registration occurs from Monday, November 3, 2025, to Friday, November 14, 2025.
21. The last day to apply for a graduate degree is Friday, November 14, 2025.
22. Spring 2026 tuition bills are distributed to students on Tuesday, November 18, 2025.
23. The last day for undergraduate students to Q-drop a class, withdraw, or change a class to pass/fail is Wednesday, November 19, 2025.
24. The last day for a doctoral candidate to hold a dissertation defense in Fall 2025 is Friday, November 21, 2025.
25. The last day for graduate students to change a class to/from credit/no credit basis is Monday, November 24, 2025.
26. UT Austin Fall Break/Thanksgiving occurs with no classes from Monday, November 24, 2025, to Saturday, November 29, 2025.
27. The last day to submit a master’s report, recital, thesis, doctoral dissertation, or treatise to the graduate dean is Friday, December 5, 2025.
28. The last class day of the Fall Term is Monday, December 8, 2025.
29. December 8, 2025, is also the last day for undergraduates to request a non-academic Q-drop (with approvals) and register in absentia, and for graduate students to drop a class or withdraw (with approvals).
30. Study days are scheduled for Tuesday, December 9, 2025, and Wednesday, December 10, 2025.
31. Final exams are held from Thursday, December 11, 2025, to Saturday, December 13, 2025, and Monday, December 15, 2025.
32. Spring 2026 registration for continuing and readmitted students occurs from Monday, December 15, 2025, to Friday, December 19, 2025.
33. University residence halls close on Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
34. The official Fall graduation date is Saturday, December 20, 2025 (no public exercises).
35. Winter Term runs from Tuesday, December 16, 2025, to Saturday, January 10, 2026 (may include study abroad, etc.).

UT Austin Academic Calendar Spring 2026

1. The tuition payment deadline is 5:00 p.m. CST on Tuesday, January 6, 2026, for undergraduate students.
2. Orientation for new international students occurs on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.
3. Spring registration opens for new undergraduate and unregistered graduate students on Thursday, January 8, 2026 (check registration information sheets for access times).
4. Spring registration for all students occurs from Thursday, January 8, 2026, to Sunday, January 11, 2026.
5. University residence halls open on Friday, January 9, 2026.
6. Spring Term classes begin on Monday, January 12, 2026.
7. Spring registration for graduate and law students continues from Monday, January 12, 2026, to Thursday, January 15, 2026.
8. Spring registration for undergraduate students continues from Monday, January 12, 2026, to Tuesday, January 20, 2026.
9. The fourth class day is Thursday, January 15, 2026; this is the last day for graduate and law students to add a class, and the tuition payment deadline is 5:00 p.m. CST.
10. The university observes Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with no classes on Monday, January 19, 2026.
11. The sixth class day is Tuesday, January 20, 2026; this is the last day for undergraduate students to add a class.
12. The twelfth class day is Wednesday, January 28, 2026; this is the last day to drop a class without permission.
13. The tuition payment deadline is 5:00 p.m. CST on January 28, 2026; payment for added classes (“Add Bill”) is due by 11:59 p.m. CST, and any remaining balance will be placed on an installment plan.
14. Payment for remaining tuition balances is due by 11:59 p.m. CST on Friday, March 13, 2026.
15. UT Austin Spring Break 2026 occurs from Monday, March 16, 2026, to Saturday, March 21, 2026.
16. The last day to apply for an undergraduate degree is Tuesday, March 24, 2026.
17. Summer 2026 and Fall 2026 registration for continuing and readmitted students occurs from Monday, April 6, 2026, to Friday, April 17, 2026.
18. The last day to apply for a graduate degree is Friday, April 10, 2026.
19. The last day for a doctoral candidate to hold a dissertation defense in Spring 2026 is Friday, April 10, 2026.
20. The last day for graduate students to change a class to/from credit/no credit basis is Monday, April 13, 2026.
21. The last day for undergraduate students to Q-drop a class, withdraw, or change a class to pass/fail is Wednesday, April 15, 2026.
22. The last day to submit a master’s report, recital, thesis, doctoral dissertation, or treatise to the graduate dean is Friday, April 24, 2026.
23. The last class day of the Spring Term is Monday, April 27, 2026.
24. April 27, 2026, is also the last day for undergraduates to request a non-academic Q-drop (with approvals) and register in absentia, and for graduate students to drop a class or withdraw (with approvals).
25. Study days are scheduled for Tuesday, April 28, 2026, and Wednesday, April 29, 2026.
26. Final exams are held on Thursday, April 30, 2026; Friday, May 1, 2026; Monday, May 2, 2026; and Tuesday, May 4, 2026 (grades due 72 hours after exam).
27. Summer 2026 tuition bills are distributed to students on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
28. University residence halls close on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
29. University Commencement (official graduation date) is held on Saturday, May 9, 2026.

UT Austin Academic Calendar Summer 2026

1. May Term runs from Tuesday, May 5, 2026, to Wednesday, June 3, 2026 (may include study abroad, etc.).
2. The university observes Memorial Day with no classes on Monday, May 25, 2026.
3. The tuition payment deadline is 5:00 p.m. CST on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, for undergraduate students.
4. Classes begin for the First Term, Nine-week Term, and Summer Term on Thursday, June 4, 2026.
5. The last day to drop a class without permission for First Term, Nine-week Term, and Summer Term is Tuesday, June 9, 2026.
6. The second payment deadline is 5:00 p.m. CST on June 9, 2026, for undergraduate students; the payment deadline is 5:00 p.m. CST for graduate and law students; payment for added classes (“add bill”) is due for First Term, Nine-week Term, and Summer Term.
7. The university observes Juneteenth with no classes on Friday, June 19, 2026.
8. The last day to change a class to pass/fail for First Term, Nine-week Term, and Summer Term is Thursday, June 25, 2026.
9. The last class day for First Term is Thursday, July 9, 2026; this is also the last day for undergraduate or graduate students to drop a First Term class (with approvals).
10. Final exams for First Term are held on Friday, July 10, 2026, and Saturday, July 11, 2026.
11. Classes begin for the Second Term on Monday, July 13, 2026.
12. The last day to drop a class without permission for Second Term is Thursday, July 16, 2026.
13. The third and final tuition payment deadline is 5:00 p.m. CST on July 16, 2026; payment for added classes (“add bill”) is due for the Second Term.
14. The last day to apply for an undergraduate or law degree is Friday, July 17, 2026.
15. The last class day for the Nine-week Term is Tuesday, July 28, 2026; this is also the last day for undergraduate or graduate students to drop a Nine-week Term class (with approvals).
16. Tuition bills for the fall 2026 semester are distributed electronically on Tuesday, July 28, 2026.
17. Final exams for the Nine-week Term are held on Wednesday, July 29, 2026, and Thursday, July 30, 2026.
18. The last day to change a class to pass/fail for Second Term is Thursday, July 30, 2026.
19. The last day to apply for a graduate degree is Friday, July 31, 2026.
20. The last day for a doctoral candidate to hold a dissertation defense in Summer 2026 is Friday, July 31, 2026.
21. The last class day for Second Term and Summer Term is Friday, August 14, 2026; this is also the last day for undergraduate or graduate students to drop a Second or Summer Term class or withdraw (with approvals).
22. The last day to submit a master’s report, recital, thesis, doctoral dissertation, or treatise to the graduate dean is Friday, August 14, 2026.
23. Final exams for Second Term and Summer Term are held on Saturday, August 15, 2026, and Monday, August 17, 2026.
24. The official Summer graduation date is Monday, August 17, 2026 (no public exercises).

For more on the UT Austin Academic Calendar 2025-2026, visit the University of Texas at Austin Calendar website.