WHY UT AUSTIN?
When asked to describe The University of Texas at Austin, many use one word: big.
We are big: a campus of 350 acres, 49,000 students and more than 2,700 faculty. But size is also an indication of our diversity—not just in the cultural makeup of campus—but in the depth and range of our academic offerings which are unmatched by most public universities.
Here are a few reasons why students choose to attend The University of Texas at Austin.
- Second among U.S. public universities and 15th worldwide by The Times of London
- Top five producer of undergraduate degrees for minority students (2006)
- Top college for Latinos by Hispanic Magazine (2007)
- Eighth-best public university in Newsweek’s list of Top 100 Global Universities (2006)
- One of the “Best Buys” among public universities by the Fiske Guide to Colleges (2007)
- Third-highest number of National Merit Scholars in the nation (2006)
- One of America’s Best Value Colleges and one of the best overall bargains by The Princeton Review (2007)
“I chose to attend UT Austin because it offers so many opportunities that you just can’t find elsewhere. The friendships I’ve formed, the opportunity to get involved in Student Government and the professors I’ve come to know have all been great benefits. Coming here has been a real life experience.”
Tepera Holman
Whitehouse, Texas
Government major
Read Tepera’s profile.
Updated 19 September 2007
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