Over a century of education and tradition The Basics
For 125 years, students have come to the University of Texas at Austin from all over the world to spend their college years acquiring the skills and knowledge they need to help make the world a better place.
As you consider your options for the future, we encourage you to learn about The University of Texas at Austin and to discover how we can help you to reach your goals and to prepare to change the world in the process.
To get you started, here are a few facts about how the university measures up in the world of higher education:
- One of the 20 “Best Buys” among public universities by Fiske Guide to Colleges (2007)
- One of America’s Best Value Colleges and “one of the best overall bargains…among the most academically outstanding colleges in the nation,” according to The Princeton Review (2007)
- Seventh-highest producer of Peace Corps volunteers among large colleges and universities (2007)
- Thirteenth best public university in U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges 2007”
- Eighth-best among public universities in Newsweek’s list of Top 100 Global Universities (2006)
- Top producer of undergraduate degrees for minority students according to Diverse Issues in Higher Education (2007)
- Top college for Latinos by Hispanic Magazine (2008)
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