FAST FACTS
Facts about UT Austin
Founded
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President
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Enrollment
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Colleges and Schools
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Degree Programs
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- More than 130 undergraduate degree programs
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Top 5 Undergraduate Majors
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- Biological Sciences, Liberal Arts (Undeclared), Government, Natural Sciences (Undeclared), Business (Unspecified)
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Student-Faculty Ratio
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School Song
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School Colors
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Mascot
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Traditions
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- “The Eyes of Texas,” “Texas Fight” Bevo, Hook ‘em, Lighting the Tower, Longhorn Band, Big Bertha
- Learn more about the traditions that are dear to all Longhorns.
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Athletics
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- Seven men’s and nine women’s teams compete in NCAA Division I sports.
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Athletic Success
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- Longhorn teams have won 47 national championships and more Big 12 Conference championships than any other school.
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Alumni
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- More than 450,000 worldwide
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Notable Alumni
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- Greg Abbott, Texas Attorney General
- Roger Clemens, Seven-Time Cy Young Award-Winning Pitcher
- Michael Dell, Founder and CEO of Dell
- Gary C. Kelly, Vice Chairman and CEO of Southwest Airlines
- Kevin Adams, Tony Award Winner for Best Lighting Design
- John Moore, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photographer
- Betty Nguyen, CNN Anchor
- Dean Ornish, Renowned Dietician and Heart Doctor
- Laura Bush, First Lady
- Joe C. Thompson, Founder of 7-Eleven
- Joscelin Yeo, Rhodes Scholar and Three-Time Olympian
- Renee Zellweger, Oscar-Winning Actress
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Research Facilities
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- J.J. Pickle Research Campus
- Texas Advanced Computing Center
- Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
- Microelectronics Research Center
- Marine Science Institute (Port Aransas)
- McDonald Observatory (Fort Davis)
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Residence Halls
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- 14 on-campus residence halls (11 co-ed, 2 female, 1 male)
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Core Purpose
To transform lives for the benefit of society.
Core Values
Learning: A caring community, all of us students, helping one another grow.
Freedom: To seek the truth and express it.
Discovery: Expanding knowledge and human understanding.
Leadership: The will to excel with integrity and the spirit that nothing is impossible.
Individual Opportunity: Many options, diverse people and ideas; one university.
Responsibility: To serve as a catalyst for positive change in Texas and beyond.
Honor Code
The core values of The University of Texas at Austin are learning, discovery, freedom, leadership, individual opportunity, and responsibility. Each member of the university is expected to uphold these values through integrity, honesty, trust, fairness and respect toward peers and community.
Updated 11 September 2007
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