The information below provides an overview of students with disabilities using accommodations at UT. Please note the numbers below only reflect the number of students who have chosen to request accommodations through SSD. There is no way to know the total number of students with disabilities enrolled at UT since this information is not collected by UT.
If you need specific information that is not included in the charts and graphs below please contact SSD at ssd@austin.utexas.edu with your specific request (please include the data you are requesting and an explanation for how the data will be used).
For interview/media requests please submit your request via the following link: https://utexas.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bfMrAN95xvJSXzL.
| Summer | Fall | Spring | |
| Total # of Active Registered Students | 2774 | 3018 | 3059 |
| Current Classification | Summer 2019 | Fall 2019 |
Spring 2020 |
| Freshman | 401 | 156 | |
| Sophomore | 544 | 452 | |
| Junior | 721 | 683 | |
| Senior | 1024 | 1427 | |
| Law | 24 | 18 | |
| Graduate | 249 | ||
| Doctoral | 102 | 119 | |
| Masters | 142 | 128 | |
| Pharmacy | 56 | 75 |
Interesting Facts:
1,034 students registered with SSD during 2019-2020.
54% of all students registering with SSD during 2019-2020 were using accommodations for the first time.
Students registered with SSD by College/School in 2019-2020
| # of Students in UT College/Schools | Summer 2019 | Fall 2019 | Spring 2020 |
| School of Architecture | 23 | 23 | |
| McCombs School of Business | 282 | 272 | |
| Moody College of Communication | 370 | 346 | |
| College of Education | 174 | 171 | |
| Cockrell School of Engineering | 321 | 312 | |
| College of Fine Arts | 143 | 135 | |
| Jackson School of GeoSciences | 15 | 7 | |
| Graduate Business | 33 | 30 | |
| Graduate School | 209 | 219 | |
| Law School | 62 | 75 | |
| College of Liberal Arts | 919 | 763 | |
| College of Natural Sciences | 594 | 549 | |
| School of Nursing | 21 | 23 | |
| College of Pharmacy | 16 | 16 | |
| School of Social Work | 36 | 27 | |
| School of Undergraduate Studies | 77 | 89 | |
| LBJ School of Public Affairs | |||
| School of Information | |||
| Dell Medical School | 2 | 2 |
Disability Types Registered with SSD in 2019-2020
Interesting Facts:
30% of students have more than one diagnosis on file with SSD.
| Disabilities on file w SSD |
Summer 2019 | Fall 2019 | Spring 2020 |
| ADHD | 1107 | 1206 | 1224 |
| Autism | 51 | 59 | 56 |
| Deaf/Hard of Hearing | 79 | 79 | 76 |
| Learning | 515 | 576 | 568 |
| Medical | 346 | 377 | 377 |
| Mobility | 45 | 44 | 44 |
| Psychological/Mental Health | 1514 | 1603 | 1643 |
| Brain Injury | 19 | 19 | 20 |
| Temporary | 13 | 23 | 19 |
| Visual | 41 | 48 | 49 |
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