Austin, Texas
City of Ideas
If you hosted a meeting of the minds—a place where the right-brained dreamers inspired the left-brained doers—Austin would be the perfect place to gather. At the heart of the Austin community, the university offers a home where the creative, artistic minds of the world live side by side with the scientific and technological innovators of tomorrow.
Culture of Creativity
The University of Texas at Austin community provides a lot of the youthful energy, world-class artists, and independent spirit that drive Austin’s art and music scene. Known as the “Live Music Capital of the World,” the city is home to spectacular events like the Austin City Limits Music Festival, South by Southwest and the Austin Film Festival.
Breeding Ground for New Technologies
The university has long been a pioneer and leader in establishing innovative education programs in technology, so it’s no surprise that technology companies like Dell, IBM, Intel, Apple, Samsung and National Instruments have established major operations in Austin to draw from the highly skilled talent the university produces.
Facts about Austin
- 17th largest city in United States (population: 718,900)
- 300 days of sunshine per year/Normal average temperature: 65.4 degrees
- 220 parks (including 360-acre Zilker Park) and three major lakes (Lake Travis, Lake Austin and Town Lake)
- Home to major technology operations: Dell, IBM, Samsung, Apple, Motorola, Advanced Micro Devices
- “Live Music Capital of the Word”; nearly 200 live music venues
Find out what’s happening around Austin and learn more about the city from the Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau.
“When I visited campus, I fell in love with its vibrancy. I wanted to go to a college that felt alive. I fell in love with Austin—I am definitely bleeding orange.”
Sam Kamal
Sugar Land, Texas
English major
Read Sam’s profile.
Updated 19 September 2007
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