Ranks & Stats

Everything’s bigger in Texas, including our accomplishments. Below are some of the rankings and achievements we’re most proud of, thanks to our talented and driven Longhorn community.

Student Demographics

  • 73.5%

    four-year graduate rate

  • 52,000+

    students

  • 24.2%

    of undergraduates are first-generation

  • 57

    countries represented

  • 164

    Texas counties represented

12th Class Day Numbers. Fall 2022 (PACE Included). Enrollment Management. The University of Texas at Austin.

  • #1

    public university in Texas (U.S. News & World Report, 2022)

  • #4

    fastest growing state in US (U.S. Census data, 2022)

  • #8

    best-value public colleges (Kiplinger, 2019)

  • #10

    public university in US (U.S. News & World Report, 2022)

Student Experience

  • #5

    Best Alumni Network

  • #13

    Best Places to Live

  • #14

    Most Innovative Schools

  • #1

    School for Veterans in Texas

  • #5

    City in the Nation for Veterans

  • #19

    for Undergraduate Research/Creative Projects

Princeton Review, 2022-2023; U.S. News & World Report, 2022-2023; U.S. News & World Report, 2022; U.S. News & World Report, 2022; U.S. News & World Report, 2020; U.S. News & World Report, 2022

Individual Programs (2022)

  • #1

    Geology Program

  • #7

    Undergraduate Program

  • #7

    Social Work School

  • #9

    Undergraduate Engineering Program

    (with several programs in the top 10)

  • #9

    Computer Science Program

  • #15

    Nursing Program

  • #18

    Education School

  • #23

    Fine Arts School

U.S. News & World Report, 2022

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