# The University of Texas at Austin

- Location: Austin, United States
- Type: Public
- Founded: 1876
- Official website: https://www.utexas.edu/
- CollegeStat profile: https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/the-university-of-texas-at-austin-e777849c

## Summary

The University of Texas opened in Austin on 15 September 1883, after an 1881 statewide vote chose Austin for the main university and Galveston for the medical department. It joined the Association of American Universities in 1929, and its Main Building tower was completed in 1937. It became 'The University of Texas at Austin' in 1967 and is the flagship of the UT System.

## Key facts

- rank: #72 (QS 2027) — https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx
- tuition: $42,778 (per year, 2023)
- admission: 26.6% (2024)

## Sources

- [rank](https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx)
- [Official website](https://www.utexas.edu/)
- [Admissions](https://www.admissions.utexas.edu/)
- [Financial aid](https://www.finaid.utexas.edu/)
- [Reference](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/complete-data-files/HD2025.zip)
- [Established/opened 1883, 1881 vote, 1967 renaming, motto, 53,864 students fall 2024 (Wikipedia; utexas.edu returned HTTP 403)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Texas_at_Austin)

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