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University of Texas Austin. What starts here changes the world. Quick facts. Public Four year university Large Campus: 50,995 (38,168 undergraduate) Student to Faculty Ratio: 17 to 1
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University of Texas Austin What starts here changes the world
Quick facts • Public Four year university • Large Campus: 50,995 (38,168 undergraduate) • Student to Faculty Ratio: 17 to 1 • Popular Majors: Biology & Biomedical Sciences, Engineering, Social Sciences (Psychology, Economics, Political Science), Business, Communications • Points of Distinction: • Largest college in Texas • Hook’em Horns
Admissions and Enrollment • 40% Admitted • ACT Avg. = 27 • 81% graduated in Top 10% of graduating class • Top 10% Rule Modified “Automatically admitting students in the top 8 percent of their high school graduating class to the 2011 entering freshman class would fill 75 percent of available spaces.” – William Powers Jr., President of UT-Austin
Retention and Graduation • 81% of students graduate in 6 years • 61% of students graduate in 4 years • 95% of students return for sophomore year
Financial Aid 71% of Students Receiving Aid 23% of students Receiving Pell Grants • 77% of need met • $13,209 is the average 1st year financial aid package
Fun Facts • The University Library holds close to 10 million volumes, making it the 7th largest college library in the country. • Quite a few famous celebrities are former UT students, including Mathew McConaughey, Kevin Durant, First Lady Laura Bush and Robert Rodriguez • If you happen to see the Albino Squirrel on your way to final exam—You’ll Ace it.