The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas
UT Austin
31.82%
Admission Rate
Moderately Selective
39,783 Undergraduates Enrolled
- Public
- Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
- Four-year, full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
- Four-year, large, primarily nonresidential
- Asian American Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution
By Larry D. Moore, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=32465377
The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas, founded in 1883. The University of Texas was included in the Association of American Universities in 1929. The institution is composed of over 50,000 undergraduate and graduate students and over 24,000 faculty and staff.
It is a major center for academic research, with research expenditures totaling $679.8 million for fiscal year 2018. The university houses seven museums and seventeen libraries, including the LBJ Presidential Library and the Blanton Museum of Art, and operates various auxiliary research facilities, such as the J. J. Pickle Research Campus and the McDonald Observatory. As of November 2020, 13 Nobel Prize winners, four Pulitzer Prize winners, two Turing Award winners, two Fields medalists, two Wolf Prize winners, and two Abel prize winners have been affiliated with the school as alumni, faculty members or researchers. The university has also been affiliated with three Primetime Emmy Award winners, and as of 2021 its students and alumni have earned a total of 155 Olympic medals.
Student-athletes compete as the Texas Longhorns. The Longhorns have won four NCAA Division I National Football Championships, six NCAA Division I National Baseball Championships, thirteen NCAA Division I National Men's Swimming and Diving Championships, and has claimed more titles in men's and women's sports than any other school in the Big 12.
"University of Texas at Austin." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 February 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Texas_at_Austin.
It is a major center for academic research, with research expenditures totaling $679.8 million for fiscal year 2018. The university houses seven museums and seventeen libraries, including the LBJ Presidential Library and the Blanton Museum of Art, and operates various auxiliary research facilities, such as the J. J. Pickle Research Campus and the McDonald Observatory. As of November 2020, 13 Nobel Prize winners, four Pulitzer Prize winners, two Turing Award winners, two Fields medalists, two Wolf Prize winners, and two Abel prize winners have been affiliated with the school as alumni, faculty members or researchers. The university has also been affiliated with three Primetime Emmy Award winners, and as of 2021 its students and alumni have earned a total of 155 Olympic medals.
Student-athletes compete as the Texas Longhorns. The Longhorns have won four NCAA Division I National Football Championships, six NCAA Division I National Baseball Championships, thirteen NCAA Division I National Men's Swimming and Diving Championships, and has claimed more titles in men's and women's sports than any other school in the Big 12.
"University of Texas at Austin." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 February 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Texas_at_Austin.
Location
City
Austin, Texas
Locale
City: Large (population of 250,000 or more)
Region
Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Academics
Predominant Degree Awarded
Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting
Highest Degree Awarded
Graduate degree
Most Popular Fields
| Field | % Students |
|---|---|
| Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services | 16.6% |
| Engineering | 11.4% |
| Social Sciences | 10.6% |
| Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs | 10.0% |
| Biological And Biomedical Sciences | 9.6% |
| Health Professions And Related Programs | 6.2% |
| Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services | 4.3% |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 3.7% |
| Psychology | 3.5% |
| Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences | 3.2% |
| English Language And Literature/Letters | 2.9% |
| Mathematics And Statistics | 2.8% |
| Visual And Performing Arts | 2.7% |
| Physical Sciences | 2.7% |
| Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities | 1.9% |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies | 1.8% |
| Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics | 1.6% |
| History | 1.3% |
| Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies | 1.0% |
| Public Administration And Social Service Professions | 0.7% |
| Philosophy And Religious Studies | 0.6% |
| Architecture And Related Services | 0.5% |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting And Related Protective Services | 0.5% |
| Personal And Culinary Services | 0.0% |
Cost
In State Tuition
$10,824.00
Out of State Tuition
$38,326.00
Percentage Students Receiving Aid
34.65%
Average Net Cost After Aid
$18,023.00
Admissions
SAT Scores
1367
Composite Average
| Percentile | 75% | 50% | 25% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 760 | 685 | 610 |
| Verbal | 720 | 670 | 620 |
ACT Scores
30
Cumulative Average
| Percentile | 75% | 50% | 25% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 33 | 30 | 26 |
| English | 35 | 30 | 25 |
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