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About University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin, also known as University of Texas, UT, UT Austin, or Texas, is a public research university located in Austin, which is the seat of Travis County and the capital of the U.S. state of Texas, with a population estimated at a number of more than 780 000 inhabitants, during the 2009 census, fact which makes it the 4th largest city in the state and the 15th largest city in USA, Austin also being named the third-fastest-growing large city in the nation from 2000 to 2006.

UT Austin was founded in 1883 and it has the 5th single-campus enrollment in the nation, having an enrollment estimated at a number of approximately 50 000 undergraduate and graduate students, also housing 16,500 faculty and staff, the institution currently holding the largest enrollment of all colleges in the state of Texas. The university has been named one of the original eight Public Ivy institutions and it is a major center for academic research.

UT Austin offers its students, today, more than 100 undergraduate and 170 graduate degrees, in various fields of study, including bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees, as well as 6 honors programs, in a variety of academic fields which include: Liberal Arts Honors, the Turing Scholars Program in Computer Sciences, the Business Honors Program and the Dean's Scholars Honors Program in Natural Sciences.

Athletics

The athletic teams at UT Austin are known as the Texas Longhorns, who compete in NCAA Division I, in various sports for both men and women, in 2008, the university's athletic program being ranked 5th in the nation among Division I schools, according to the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics.

The Longhorns have experienced victory in many of their sports, over the years, including in football, which is traditionally considered the most popular sport at the university, UT being named a college football powerhouse, the football team winning 4 national championships in 1963, 1969, 1970 and 2005, the men's and women's swimming and diving teams also being 2 of the university's most successful teams, claiming a total of sixteen NCAA Division I titles.

Notable Alumni

Among the most resonant names, on the list of notable alumni, there are: Russell Albert Steindam - Army Ranger, Medal of Honor recipient, Neel Ernest Kearby - World War II aviator, Medal of Honor recipient, Michael Dell - founder of Dell Computers, F. Murray Abraham - American actor who won Academy Award for role in Amadeus, Jayne Mansfield - American actress who won the Theatre World Award and a Golden Globe, and Gary C. Kelly - CEO of Southwest Airlines.