Automatic Admission – Top 10% Rule Students who graduate in the top 10% of their class may receive automatic admission to Texas public colleges and universities. This rule has been modified for The University of Texas at Austin please see UT Austin Admissions for the most recent admissions information. LTHS is a non-ranking high school, ranking is calculated for Top Ten% Automatic Admission purposes only, and is based on the weighted GPA. Effective for the 2014-2015 school year and forward, Lake Travis High School will no longer report class rank for students outside the top ten percent as required by state law.
Students must also meet the following requirements:

Successfully complete the

• Recommended or Distinguished High School Programs, or the

• Distinguished Level of Achievement under the Foundation High School Program or

Earn a score on the ACT that at least meets the ACT's College Readiness Benchmarks, or

• a minimum score of 480 on the Evidenced-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) test and a minimum score of 530 on the mathematics test (no combined score) if the SAT was administered on or after March 5, 2016.

Texas Tuition Grant – The Texas Tuition Grant provides money to financially eligible students who have completed requirements of the Foundation High School Program or Distinguished Level of Achievement graduation programs, are Texas residents enrolled at least ¾ time in a public college in Texas, and have not been convicted of a felony or a crime involving a controlled substance.

Valedictorian Exemption – The top-ranked senior of each Texas public high school is exempt from certain costs for the first two semesters of a Texas public college or university.