The University of Texas

University of Texas, the flagship campus in Austin is one of the eight original "Public Ivys" phrase coined by Richard Miss Ms in his 1985 book Public Ivys: A Guide to America 's Best Public Master's Colleges and Universities.

Phrase has since integrated many other universities to study public universities in Ivy League price. UT has been the difference by providing quality education for undergraduates since 1883 opened the door to far back as 1839 the government of Texas in Austin together 40 rai of land for the purpose of initial public universities.

They named the College Hill area did not begin construction until 1881, when Austin made official by the new university's main campus now Texas A & M has already beaten to the first university in Texas. But one of the most memorable in the history of the University of Texas when Charles Whitman barricaded himself and rifle at the top of the main building in 1966, he shot and killed 14 people.

Today, UT is one of the largest universities in the United States apply to university each year and nearly 50,000 sprawling city covers 350 rai near Austin students and the public have access to seven museums and 17 libraries than eight million copies.

The collections of the University owns one of 21 copies of the Gutenberg Bible and the first image ever created by Nicephore Niepce. In terms of academics at UT consistently ranked high U.S. News and World Report UT ranking the best universities in 44 countries and 12 best public universities. Several high positions in each program as well.

Such as engineering schools ranked in the top ten business schools and fifth In athletics, UT also excels football is king in Texas and the UT Longhorns are consistently one of the best teams in the country in 2005, has won national NCAA Football UT has been successful in the past, baseball. basketball and swimming and diving. Every university has a large and rivalries for Longhorns, Texas Longhorns, and M and the Aggies have three longest running tournaments in the United States. In the long history and reputation of their UT has produced many successful graduates who Farrah Fawcett, Janis Joplin, Renee Zellweger, Roger Clemens, David Geffen, and many other famous people graduated from UT Austin.