What
Starts
Here
Changes
The World

Boundless Ambition
With Texas Roots

At The University of Texas at Austin, we are leading and innovating at scale. From classrooms to stadiums, studios to labs, what starts here doesn’t just set a high standard — it raises it, empowering generations to achieve more and lead with purpose.

Hook 'em in front of the UT band, cheer team, and Tower.

The Longhorn Experience

A better way, a better outcome, a better world. The UT experience reflects the spirit of Texas itself: bold, ambitious, always striving. UT students dive into hands-on research, solve real-world challenges and shape their own paths in a city known for innovation and creativity.

1Public University
in Texas
7Public University
in the U.S.
Researchers in the university's VisLab.

Big Ideas. Bigger Impact.

From advancing health care to redefining industries, UT researchers tackle the problems that matter most. Our faculty and students make breakthrough discoveries that earn global recognition, transform lives and create a ripple effect felt across Texas and around the world.

1291PATENTS IN THE LAST
10 YEARS
4660EXTERNALLY
SPONSORED PROJECTS
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
IN FY24
1.14 billion dollars
Geosciences student and research professor.

Learning With Purpose

For generations, UT has prepared visionary leaders ready to meet the future head-on. We equip our students to ask big questions, expand their minds and advance society — driving progress that lasts well beyond their time on the Forty Acres, the nickname for UT’s original central campus.

76Undergraduate and
Graduate Programs
in the Top 10
170Areas of Study

For Texas,
For the Future

As the state's flagship university, UT exists first and foremost to serve Texas and Texans. We fuel innovation, develop tomorrow's leaders and partner with communities, industries and government to create a stronger, brighter future for all.

UT ADDS

18 billion dollarsTO THE TEXAS ECONOMY
PER YEAR

122 thousandJobs Supported Across
Texas By Alumni