University of Texas at Austin

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The University of Texas at Austin
logo
motto Disciplina praesidium civitatis
founding 1883
place Austin , Texas
country United States
president Gregory L. Fenves
Students 50,201 (2008)
Employee approx. 16,500 (2008)
including professors approx. 2,500 (2008)
Annual budget $ 1.7 billion (2008)
Foundation assets $ 15.6 billion (2008)
Networks Association of American Universities
Website www.utexas.edu
UT Tower and Littefield Fountain
The Lone Star Showdown 2006

The University of Texas at Austin , often shortened to University of Texas , UT or Texas , is the largest university in Texas and the main campus of the University of Texas System . It was founded in 1883 and is the fifth largest university in the USA with 50,201 students (2008). The UT Austin is one of the best state universities in the USA, a so-called Public Ivy . She is also a member of the Association of American Universities , an association of leading research-intensive North American universities that has existed since 1900. UT Austin has produced a total of 12 Nobel Prize winners , most recently in 2017, 2018 and 2019.

The university consists of a 1.4 km² campus in an urban location as well as various branches such as the JJ Pickle Research Campus. UT Austin is also an outstanding center for academic research with an annual third-party budget of over 400 million US dollars.

Numerous European writers have held guest lectureships in Austin, for example Lars Gustafsson , Peter Rühmkorf and many others.

Organizational structure

The university consists of the following 17 units (colleges and schools), each of which is listed with the year of foundation:

  • College of Liberal Arts (1883)
  • College of Natural Sciences (1883)
  • School of Law (1883)
  • Cockrell School of Engineering (1894)
  • College of Education (1905)
  • Continuing Education (1909)
  • Graduate Studies (1910)
  • McCombs School of Business (1922)
  • College of Pharmacy (1893 in Galveston, moved to Austin in 1927)
  • College of Fine Arts (1938)
  • School of Information (1948)
  • School of Social Work (1950)
  • School of Architecture (1951)
  • College of Communication (1965)
  • LBJ School of Public Affairs (1970)
  • School of Nursing (1976)
  • Jackson School of Geosciences (2005)
  • School of Undergraduate Studies (2008)

Ranking

In their controversial university rankings, The Times Higher Education Supplement listed the university at 26th place in 2005, and 15th in 2004, but dropped to 51st in 2007. In 2019 and 2020, the University of Texas, Austin, ranks 38th and continues to be among the top 50 universities in the world . In the Shanghai Ranking , also Academic Ranking of World Universities, the University of Texas, Austin, ranks 40th in 2018 and 45th in 2019. Within the USA, the University of Texas, Austin, ranks 22nd (as of 2019) and thus belongs to the best universities in the country. The School of Law of the University of Texas finished in accordance with the relevant US News rankings in 2018 to 14th place and thus belonged to the T14 law schools , in 2019 and 2020 it occupies as in previous years, the place 16th

Sports

The UT Austin sports teams are the Longhorns . The university is a member of the Big 12 Conference .

Personalities

Current and former professors

Nobel Prize Winner

More professors

Graduates

Nobel Prize Winner

education

journalism

Arts and entertainment

Politics and law

Sports

economy

Science and technology

Others

Web links

Commons : University of Texas at Austin  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ various: List of Nobel laureates by university affiliation II. Wikipedia, November 10, 2019, accessed on November 10, 2019 (English).
  2. ↑ Enrollment & Essentials of the University of Texas at Austin
  3. ↑ http://www.paked.net/higher_education/rankings/times_rankings.htm
  4. ^ Times Higher Education: World University Ranking. Times Higher Education, October 11, 2019, accessed October 11, 2019 .
  5. ^ Academic Ranking of World Universities: University Ranking. In: Academic Ranking of World Universities. Academic Ranking of World Universities, October 11, 2019, accessed on October 11, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Top Universities: Top 100 Universities USA Ranking. In: Top Universities. October 11, 2019, accessed October 11, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Above the Law: Top 14 Law Schools. In: Above the Law. Above the Law, October 25, 2019, accessed October 25, 2019 .
  8. ↑ US News: Best Law Schools ranked in 2020. In: US News. US News, October 25, 2019, accessed October 25, 2019 .
  9. ↑ US News: School of Law Ranking. In: US News. US News, October 25, 2019, accessed October 25, 2019 .
Colleges in Texas
State universities

University of Houston System ( University of Houston  • UH – Clear Lake  • UH – Downtown  • UH – Victoria ) • University of North Texas System ( University of North Texas  • UNT Dallas ) • University of Texas System ( Arlington  • Austin  • Dallas  • El Paso  • Permian Basin  • Rio Grande Valley  • San Antonio  • Tyler ) • Texas A&M System ( Prairie View A&M  • Tarleton State  • Texas A&M  • Texas A&M International  • Texas A & M – Central Texas  • Texas A & M – Commerce  • Texas A & M – Corpus Christi  • Texas A & M – Kingsville  • Texas A & M – San Antonio  • Texas A & M – Texarkana  • West Texas A&M ) • Texas State System ( Lamar  • Sam Houston State  • Sul Ross State  • Texas State ) • Texas Tech System ( Angelo State  • Texas Tech ) • Midwestern State  • Stephen F. Austin State  • Texas Southern  • Texas Woman’s

Private universities

Abilene Christian University  • Amberton University  • Arlington Baptist College  • Austin College  • Baylor University  • Concordia University Texas  • Dallas Baptist University  • Dallas Christian College  • East Texas Baptist University  • Fisher More College  • Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics  • Hardin-Simmons University  • Houston Baptist University  • Howard Payne University  • Huston-Tillotson University  • Jarvis Christian College  • LeTourneau University  • Lubbock Christian University  • McMurry University  • North American College  • Northwood University  • Our Lady of the Lake University  • Paul Quinn College  • Rice University  • St. Edward's University  • St. Mary's University  • Schreiner University  • Southern Methodist University  • Southwestern Adventist University  • Southwestern Assemblies of God University  • Southwestern Christian College  • Southwestern University  • Texas Christian University  • Texas College  • Texas Lutheran University  • Texas Wesleyan University  • Trinity University  • University of Dallas  • University of Mary Hardin-Baylor  • University of St. Thomas  • University of the Incarnate Word  • Wayland Baptist University  • Wiley College

Coordinates: 30 ° 17 ′ 10.1 ″  N , 97 ° 44 ′ 21.9 ″  W.