University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin

Latin: Universitas Texana[1]
Former names	The University of Texas (1881–1967)[2]
Motto	Disciplina Praesidium Civitatis (Latin)
Motto in English	"Education is the Guardian of the State"[a][3]
Type	Public research university
Established	September 15, 1883; 141 years ago (1883-09-15)
Parent institution	University of Texas System
Accreditation	SACS
Academic affiliations	AAU ORAU UARC URA Space-grant
Endowment	$19.72 billion (FY2023) (UT Austin only)[4] $47.47 billion (FY2024) (system-wide)[5]
Budget	$3.97 billion (FY2024)[4]
President	Jim Davis (interim)[6]
Provost	David Vanden Bout (interim)[7]
Academic staff	4,022 (fall 2022)[4]
Administrative staff	2,135 (fall 2023)[4]
Total staff	27,754 (fall 2023)[4]
Students	53,082 (fall 2023)[4]
Undergraduates	42,444 (fall 2023)[4]
Postgraduates	10,638 (fall 2023)[4]
Location	Austin , Texas , United States 30°17′06″N 97°44′06″W / 30.285°N 97.735°W / 30.285; -97.735
Campus	Large city[8], 431 acres (1.74 km2)
Newspaper	The Daily Texan
Colors	Burnt orange and white[9]
Nickname	Longhorns
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division I FBS - SEC[10]
Mascot	Bevo Hook 'em
Website	utexas.edu

The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 1883, it is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. With 53,082 students as of fall 2023, it is also the largest institution in the system.^[4]

The university is a major center for academic research, with research expenditures totaling $1.06 billion for the 2023 fiscal year.^[11] It joined the Association of American Universities in 1929. The university houses seven museums and seventeen libraries, including the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library and the Blanton Museum of Art, and operates various auxiliary research facilities, such as the J. J. Pickle Research Campus and McDonald Observatory.

UT Austin's athletics constitute the Texas Longhorns. The Longhorns have won four NCAA Division I National Football Championships, six NCAA Division I National Baseball Championships, sixteen NCAA Division I National Men's Swimming and Diving Championships, and the school has claimed more titles in men's and women's sports than any other member in the Big 12.

As of 2020,^[update] 13 Nobel Prize winners, 25 Pulitzer Prize winners, 3 Turing Award winners, 2 Fields Medal recipients, 2 Wolf Prize winners, and 3 Abel Prize winners have been affiliated with the school as alumni, faculty members, or researchers. The university has also been affiliated with three Primetime Emmy Award winners, and as of 2021, its students and alumni have earned a total of 155 Olympic medals.^[12]

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