UT Austin is a major research university that is
home to 48,000 students, 2,700 faculty, and 17,000 staff members. The innovation, creativity and quality of teaching, scholarship, research and
public service under way at The University of Texas at Austin touches the lives
of hundreds of thousands of people.
UT Austin was founded in 1883 on 40 acres near the state capitol. As the
academic flagship of the UT System's 15 component institutions, the University's
reach extends well beyond its 357-acre main campus.UT Austin has an annual enrollment of approximately 49,000 students. About 25
percent are enrolled in graduate and professional programs, giving UT Austin the
distinction of awarding the greatest number of doctorate degrees of any
university in the nation. We attract the best and brightest by offering one of
the widest selections of study areas among major universities in the United
States.
UT Austin is home to students from every county in Texas, all 50 states and
about 120 foreign countries. With 2,544 faculty members and 11,000 full- and
part-time staff members, the University is one of Austin's largest employers.
While we are a large university, we comprise many smaller learning communities
centered on the common goal of expanding knowledge and human understanding.
