University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station
Austin, TX 78712

The University of Texas at Austin is one of the largest public institutions not only among Texas colleges, but nationwide. With a mission to achieve excellence in undergraduate and graduate education, research, and public service, the university is dedicated to improving the quality of life for the people of Texas, the nation, and the world.

The university contributes to the advancement of society through research, creative activity, scholarly inquiry, and the development of new knowledge, and is a leading provider of education and research with a depth and diversity of resources unmatched by most other public universities. While Texas colleges thrive on their heritage, the University of Texas at Austin is an enduring symbol of the spirit of the state-big, ambitious, and bold.

The University of Texas at Austin is located in the heart of the scenic Central Texas Hill Country. Austin is regarded as an open-minded, friendly, and innovative city, consistently rated a national creative center. As a leading hub of knowledge and creativity, Austin and the university draw and retain talented people from across the world to an area where the quality of life is high, resources are plenty, and entertainment and activity abound.

Quick Facts:

• In Newsweek's August 2006 list of the top 100 global universities, The University of Texas at Austin ranked 27th overall and eighth among U.S. public universities. The ranking "takes into account openness and diversity, as well as distinction in research."
• The University of Texas at Austin is a major research university, home to almost 50,000 undergraduate and graduate students, 2,700 faculty, and 19,000 staff members.
• The University of Texas at Austin's schools of Business and Law and its colleges of Engineering, Education, and Pharmacy each rank among the nation's top 20 graduate programs in the U.S. News & World Report survey.
• Through its Austin Technology Incubator, which is internationally recognized for technology commercialization, the University of Texas at Austin has spun off 65 companies. The university's research facilities house more than 90 research units. More than 400 patents have been awarded to the university since its inception.
• The University of Texas at Austin ranks fifth in the nation in producing undergraduate degrees for minority groups, according to Black Issues in Higher Education. The university ranks eighth nationally among the magazine's Top 100 producers of undergraduates for both Asian Americans and Hispanics.
• More than 100 undergraduate degree programs and over 170 graduate programs are offered at the University of Texas at Austin.
• Staff and students of the University of Texas at Austin contribute more than three million hours of volunteer service to the community every year. Three out of four of the university's students volunteer at least once a year, many through events sponsored by one of the school's 900 organized student groups.
• The University of Texas at Austin's library system is the nation's fifth-largest academic library and is one of the top 10 research libraries in the nation. The public can access more than eight million volumes within the 17 libraries on campus.
• In Big 12 Conference sports, the University of Texas at Austin has claimed more titles in men's and women's sports than any other school. In football, Texas has won four national championships and ranks third in NCAA all-time victories. From football to track, university athletics teams have earned more than 40 national championships.
• Kiplinger's Personal Finance ranked Austin fifth among 50 "smart cities" in the June 2006 issue.