Founded in 1883 as a small campus on 40 acres near the state capitol in the heart of the scenic Central Texas Hill Country, The University of Texas at Austin has come far from its beginning, when it had only one building, eight teachers, two departments and 221 students. The main campus now covers more than 350 acres. The academic flagship of the University of Texas Systems 15 academic and health institutions, the university enrolls over 50,000 students, about 25 percent in graduate and professional programs.

The core purpose of The University of Texas is to transform lives for the benefit of society through the core values of learning, discovery, freedom, leadership, individual opportunity and responsibility.

Some campus Facts:

Student Enrollment

Fall 2002

 52,261

Undergrad

 39,607

Grad

 10,726

Law

 1,928

Faculty 18,267 Staff, and about 350,000 Living Alumni!

President - Larry R. Faulkner

Chancellor Mark Yudof

Mascot - Bevo the Longhorn (you will often see him hanging around campus or at the Games)  The Silver Spurs are a campus organization that take care and watch over (the mighty sedated) Bevo at special events. 

School Colors - Burnt Orange and White

Most common spirited phrase HOOK EM (meaning Hook em Horns- I am not sure what exactly that means) but of course there is the hand signal to accompany the phrase.  This Hand signal position is called Horns Up because it resembles the horns of the longhorn. 

School Song The Eyes Of Texas sung to the tune of Ive Been Working on the Railroad.

 (first verse repeated)