University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas at Austin
	Main Building (also called the UT Tower)
Former names	The University of Texas; (1881–1967)
Motto	Disciplina Praesidium Civitatis (Latin)
Motto in English	Education is the Guardian of the State
Type	Public flagship research university
Established	September 15, 1883; 140 years ago
Parent institution	University of Texas System
Academic affiliations	AAU; URA; SURA; ORAU; Space-grant;
Endowment	$30.1 billion (system-wide) (2019)
Budget	$3.1 billion (2018)
President	Jay Hartzell
Provost	Sharon Wood
Academic staff	3,722 (2019-20)
Administrative staff	11,645 (2015)
Students	51,090 (Fall 2019)
Undergraduates	40,163 (Fall 2019)
Postgraduates	10,927 (Fall 2019)
Location	Austin, Texas, United States
Campus	Urban, 431 acres (1.74 km2)
Newspaper	The Daily Texan
Colors	Burnt orange and White;
Nickname	Longhorns
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division I FBS:; Big 12 (through June 30, 2024),; SEC (as of July 1, 2024);
Mascot	Bevo; Hook 'em;
Website	www.utexas.edu

The University of Texas at Austin is a public university in Austin, Texas. It is one of the largest universities in the United States, with almost 50,000 students. It was founded in 1883.

Sports

Texas' athletics teams are called the Longhorns. Texas has 18 varsity teams and they compete in the Big 12 Conference until the end of the 2023–24 school year. After this, Texas will join the Southeastern Conference.

Sources

"College Board College Search". Retrieved 2008-07-21.

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Main Building (also called the UT Tower)
Former names	The University of Texas (1881–1967)^[1]
Motto	Disciplina Praesidium Civitatis (Latin)
Motto in English	Education is the Guardian of the State^[a]^[2]
Type	Public flagship research university
Established	September 15, 1883; 140 years ago (1883-09-15)
Parent institution	University of Texas System
Academic affiliations	AAU URA SURA ORAU Space-grant
Endowment	$30.1 billion (system-wide) (2019)^[3]
Budget	$3.1 billion (2018)^[4]
President	Jay Hartzell^[5]
Provost	Sharon Wood
Academic staff	3,722 (2019-20)^[6]
Administrative staff	11,645 (2015)^[7]
Students	51,090 (Fall 2019)^[6]
Undergraduates	40,163 (Fall 2019)^[6]
Postgraduates	10,927 (Fall 2019)^[6]
Location	Austin , Texas , United States
Campus	Urban, 431 acres (1.74 km²)
Newspaper	The Daily Texan
Colors	Burnt orange and White^[8]
Nickname	Longhorns
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division I FBS: Big 12 _{(through June 30, 2024)}, SEC _{(as of July 1, 2024)}^[9]
Mascot	Bevo Hook 'em
Website	www.utexas.edu