The University Of Texas At Austin

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Founded in 1883, the University of Texas at Austin is a major research university located in Austin, Texas. It is the flagship institution of The University of Texas System. The main campus sits on 350 acres of land. It is divided into the following academic divisions:

• Cockrell School of Engineering
• College of Communication
• College of Education
• College of Fine Arts
• College of Liberal Arts
• College of Natural Sciences
• College of Pharmacy
• Continuing Education
• Jackson School of Geosciences
• LBJ School of Public Affairs
• McCombs School of Business
• School of Architecture
• School of Information
• School of Law
• School of Nursing
• School of Social Work
• School of Undergraduate Studies

UT Austin recognizes more than 1,000 student organizations. It is home to an active Greek community with over 50 national fraternity and sorority chapters. These chapters are governed by the Interfraternity Council, the National Pan-Hellenic Council, the Texas Asian Pan-Hellenic Council, the United Greek Council and the University Panhellenic Council.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in media, engineering, music, science, mathematics, and liberal arts.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Selective admissions.
• High male/female ratio.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 49,984 in 2009-2010 (45,299 full-time equivalent).

About 47% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 53% of the class.

Undergrads are 75% of enrolled students and graduate students are 25%.

Students under 25 years old represent 78% of the student body. About 2% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

The University Of Texas provides on-campus housing for 8,246 of its 45,299 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Big Twelve Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 227 male students received the aid (men were 57% of those receiving aid) and 169 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 43% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

The University Of Texas offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral (No Medical/Veterinary).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (145 awarded)

• Architectural History and Criticism
• Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
• City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
• Environmental Design/Architecture
• Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)

ART STUDIES (68 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (2,051 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business/Commerce
• Finance
• Logistics and Materials Management
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (202 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (66 awarded)

• Apparel and Textiles

DESIGN (30 awarded)

• Design and Visual Communications
• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (37 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (236 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Foreign Language Teacher Education
• Health Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (1,621 awarded)

• Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
• Archeology
• Architectural Engineering
• Biomedical/Medical Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering Mechanics
• Engineering
• Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Petroleum Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (699 awarded)

• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
• Human Development and Family Studies
• Public Policy Analysis
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (147 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (466 awarded)

• Advanced Legal Research/Studies, Gen (LLM, MCL, MLI, MSL, JSD/SJD)
• Law (LLB, JD)

LIBERAL ARTS (3,168 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Ancient Studies/Civilization
• Anthropology
• Arabic Language and Literature
• Asian Studies/Civilization
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Comparative Literature
• Creative Writing
• East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• Economics
• English Composition
• English Language and Literature
• Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
• European Studies/Civilization
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• Hebrew Language and Literature
• Historic Preservation and Conservation
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• Iranian/Persian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• Italian Language and Literature
• Latin American Studies
• Latin Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Library Science/Librarianship
• Linguistics
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Near and Middle Eastern Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Portuguese Language and Literature
• Russian Language and Literature
• Russian Studies
• Scandinavian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies
• Urban Studies/Affairs
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (216 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics
• Statistics

MEDIA (1,334 awarded)

• Advertising
• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Journalism
• Public Relations/Image Management
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (24 awarded)

• Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
• Public Health Education and Promotion

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (56 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MEDICINE (136 awarded)

• Neuroscience
• Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])

MUSIC (182 awarded)

• Jazz/Jazz Studies
• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (227 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (198 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Health and Physical Education
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Nutrition Sciences
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (106 awarded)

• Islamic Studies
• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (1,077 awarded)

• Astronomy
• Biochemistry
• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Botany/Plant Biology
• Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
• Chemistry
• Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
• Geology/Earth Science
• Geophysics and Seismology
• Hydrology and Water Resources Science
• Microbiology
• Molecular Biology
• Physics
• Population Biology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (527 awarded)

• Clinical Psychology
• Communication Disorders
• Educational Psychology
• Psychology