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Everything’s big in Texas – including a certain school that favors burnt orange and white. The nationally known University of Texas at Austin is home to more than 51000 students and more than 24000 faculty and staff members and is one of the largest public universities in the U.S.
It’s also the largest institution of the formidable University of Texas System – which boasts nine academic universities and six health institutions has a combined enrollment of more than 211000 and conferred more than 43000 undergraduate and graduate degrees.
The fact is that in a city recognized as a center for culture politics the arts technology and music the University of Texas is its crown jewel offering an incredible educational resource and a world of opportunity for those who live here. The school’s undergraduate and graduate programs rank among the best in the nation and the school’s faculty includes professors and researchers who have won the Nobel Prize the Pulitzer Prize MacArthur Fellowship and many other honors. UT also leads the way in both research and education with a depth and diversity of resources unmatched by most other public universities.
With more than 12000 degrees awarded annually more than 300 degree programs and such nationally renowned facilities as the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center the McDonald Observatory and the Blanton Museum of Art the university’s size is one of its biggest assets. In athletics The University of Texas at Austin is a powerhouse with 47 national championships in its history including the 2005 collegiate football championship.
As an enduring symbol of the spirit of Texas — big ambitious and bold — the university drives economic and social progress in Texas and serves the nation as a leading center of knowledge and creativity. Hook ‘em Horns!
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UT Austin Facts
Founded: 1883
Colleges/schools: 17
Alumni: About 450000
President: Greg Fenves
Colors: Burnt orange & white
Mascot: Bevo a Texas longhorn
Degrees awarded yearly: 12000+
Faculty and Staff: More than 24000
Continuing education enrollment: 300000
Registered student organizations: More than 900
Museums & libraries: Seven museums & 17 libraries
Type of institution: A public four-year research university
Student enrollment: About 51000 students from all 50 states and more than 100 foreign countries
