	The University of Texas at Austin 2016 University Academic Rankings
The University of Texas at Austin, informally UT Austin, UT, University of Texas, or Texas in sports contexts, is a public research university and the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. Founded in 1881 as "The University of Texas," its campus is in Austin, Texas-approximately 1 mile (1,600 m) from the Texas State Capitol. The institution has the fifth-largest single-campus enrollment in the nation, with over 50,000 undergraduate and graduate students and over 24,000 faculty and staff. The university has been labeled one of the "Public Ivies," a publicly funded university considered to provide a quality of education comparable to those of the Ivy League. UT Austin was inducted into the American Association of Universities in 1929, becoming only the third university in the American South to be elected. It is a major center for academic research, with research expenditures exceeding $550 million for the 2013-2014 school year. The university houses seven museums and seventeen libraries, including the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum and the Blanton Museum of Art, and operates various auxiliary research facilities, such as the J. J. Pickle Research Campus and the McDonald Observatory. Among university faculty are recipients of the Nobel Prize, Pulitzer Prize, the Wolf Prize, the Emmy Award, and the National Medal of Science, as well as many other awards. UT Austin student athletes compete as the Texas Longhorns and are members of the Big 12 Conference. Its Longhorn Network is unique in that it is the only sports network featuring the college sports of a single university. The Longhorns have won four NCAA Division I National Football Championships, six NCAA Division I National Baseball Championships and has claimed more titles in men's and women's sports than any other school in the Big 12 since the league was founded in 1996. Current and former UT Austin athletes have won 130 Olympic medals (73 gold, 37 silver, and 20 bronze), including 14 in Beijing in 2008 and 13 in London in 2012. History \| Establishment The first mention of a public university in Texas can be traced to the 1827 constitution for the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. Although Title 6, Article 217 of that Constitution promised to establish public education in the arts and sciences, no action was taken by the Mexican government. After Texas obtained its independence from Mexico in 1836, the Texas Congress adopted the Constitution of the Republic, which, under Section 5 of its General Provisions, stated "It shall be the duty of Congress, as soon as circumstances will permit, to provide, by law, a general system of education." On April 18, 1838, "An Act to Establish the University of Texas" was referred to a special committee of the Texas Congress, but was not reported back for further action. On January 26, 1839, the Texas Congress agreed to set aside fifty leagues of land (approx. 288,000 acres) towards the establishment of a publicly funded university. In addition, 40 acres (160,000 m2) in the new capital of Austin were reserved and designated "College Hill." (The term "Forty Acres" is colloquially used to refer to the University as a whole. The original forty acres is the area from Guadalupe to Speedway and 21st Street to 24th Street ) In 1845, Texas was annexed into the United States. Interestingly, the state's Constitution of 1845 failed to mention the subject of higher education. On February 11, 1858, the Seventh Texas Legislature approved O.B. 102, an act to establish the University of Texas, which set aside $100,000 in United States bonds toward construction of the state's first publicly funded university (the $100,000 was an allocation from the $10 million the state received pursuant to the Compromise of 1850 and Texas' relinquishing claims to lands outside its ... [more on wikipedia]

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The University of Texas at Austin Details

The University of Texas at Austin Details
detail	value
state	Texas
conference	Big Twelve Conference
public	Public
scores	1875/1250/28
level	Good
rank	[38
overall ROI rank	[51
size	huge
undergrads	39523
grads	11790
price	51352
drop	17
stem	35
research	614
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for The University of Texas at Austin?

1. number 38 for Academics.

2. number 51 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to The University of Texas at Austin?

1. Ohio State University

2. University of Florida

3. University of Washington-Seattle Campus

4. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

5. Texas A & M University-College Station

6. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

7. University of South Florida

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

The University of Texas at Austin National Academic Rankings

The University of Texas at Austin National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	38	118	107	37	33	9	37	102	51
All	37	79	78	37	33	9	35	54	38
All Nonivy	29	73	74	29	25	7	29	52	31
Div1	26	41	40	28	26	6	30	57	33
Div1 Nonivy	18	33	33	20	18	4	22	56	25
Div1 Public	10	13	15	11	11	3	17	49	19
Public	12	24	28	11	11	4	18	49	19
Power5	15	21	22	18	17	4	20	45	21
Stem Low	28	63	69	27	25	8	29	64	43
Big Twelve Conference	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	8	3
South West Region	2	10	10	2	2	1	3	42	14
State of Texas	2	5	5	2	2	1	1	25	8
Top Ten Top250	38	118	107	37	33	9	37	102	51
Top Ten Div1 Public	10	10	10	10	10	3	7	8	10
Top Ten Big Twelve Conference	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	8	3
Top Ten South West Region	2	6	7	2	2	1	1	10	6
Top Ten State of Texas	2	5	5	2	2	1	1	7	4

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

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The University of Texas at Austin Peer Universities, Similar Universities to The University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin Peer Universities, Similar Universities to The University of Texas at Austin
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
99.22	Ohio State University	Ohio	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	40	43
98.87	University of Florida	Florida	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	43	38
98.51	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Good	55	66
92.46	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Minnesota	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	30	22
92.26	Texas A & M University-College Station	Texas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	71	22
92.23	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	24	17
91.91	University of South Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	94	113
91.77	Purdue University	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	57	20
91.23	University of Maryland-College Park	Maryland	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	34	60
86.59	Arizona State University-Tempe	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	101	82
85.83	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	New Jersey	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	56	115
85.57	University of Houston	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	89	60
85.18	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Wisconsin	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	33	25
85.00	University of Central Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	103	141
85.00	University of California-Los Angeles	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	29	84
84.87	Iowa State University	Iowa	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	129	71
84.79	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	17	16
84.58	Brigham Young University-Provo	Utah	Other / West Coast Conference	Private	Good	72	27
84.48	University of Colorado Boulder	Colorado	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	79	59
84.09	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	75	40
83.35	University at Buffalo	New York	Mid American Conference	Public	AboveAverage	124	190
83.16	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Pennsylvania	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	50	75
83.10	University of Connecticut	Connecticut	Big East Conference	Public	Good	87	139
82.78	Stony Brook University	New York	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Good	62	109
82.41	The University of Texas at Dallas	Texas	American Southwest Conference	Public	Good	70	55
79.83	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	53	84
77.98	University of California-Davis	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	AboveAverage	58	142
77.65	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Louisiana	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	148	88
77.46	University of California-Irvine	California	Big West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	108	162
77.37	University of Utah	Utah	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	142	86
77.31	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	143	139
76.58	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	Good	96	88
76.24	Clemson University	South Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	98	51
76.18	Drexel University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	AboveAverage	120	134
76.15	University of Illinois at Chicago	Illinois	Horizon League	Public	AboveAverage	159	111
76.12	Mississippi State University	Mississippi	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	130
76.11	University of Virginia	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	32	27
75.58	Montana State University	Montana	Big Sky Conference	Public	AboveAverage	217	168
75.30	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Alabama	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	153	148
75.22	University of Miami	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	44	93
74.39	University of Rochester	New York	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	39	93
74.16	Case Western Reserve University	Ohio	Presidents' Athletic Conferenc...	Private	Excellent	28	14
74.08	United States Military Academy	New York	Division I-A Independents / Pa...	Public	Good	145	78
73.92	University of Tulsa	Oklahoma	American Athletic Conference	Private	Good	139	75
73.92	Webster University	Missouri	St.Louis Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	AboveAverage	458	421
73.21	Michigan State University	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Average	111	74
72.23	University of Arizona	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	124	86
71.24	University of California-Berkeley	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	18	26
71.20	University of Georgia	Georgia	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	82	65
70.85	University of California-San Diego	California	Division II Independents	Public	Excellent	26	70

Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

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The University of Texas at Austin Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to The University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to The University of Texas at Austin
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
97.55	Pacific - 12 Conference (Average)	-	Pacific 12 Conference	-Conf-	Excellent	-	32
97.35	University of Florida	Florida	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	43	38
96.85	Ohio State University	Ohio	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	40	43
96.65	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Pennsylvania	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	50	75
93.54	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	37	64
93.50	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Wisconsin	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	33	25
92.93	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Good	55	66
91.88	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Minnesota	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	30	22
91.69	University of Maryland-College Park	Maryland	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	34	60
90.95	University of Rochester	New York	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	39	93
89.78	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	53	84
89.74	Emory University	Georgia	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	36	29
89.04	University of Virginia	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	32	27
87.90	New York University	New York	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	35	101
87.18	Northeastern University	Massachusetts	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	Elite	40	109
87.14	Ivy League (Low)	-	Ivy League	-Conf-	Elite	-	21
86.54	University of Notre Dame	Indiana	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	31	12
85.65	Georgetown University	Washington DC	Patriot League / Big East Conf...	Private	Elite	42	88
81.80	Harvey Mudd College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	49	19
81.46	Franklin W Olin College of Engineering	Massachusetts	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Elite	48	53

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