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University of Texas at Austin facts for kids

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UT tower lit entirely in orange
Main Building (also called the UT Tower)

The University of Texas at Austin is a public university in Austin, Texas. It is one of the largest universities in the United States, with almost 50,000 students. It was founded in 1883.

Sports

Texas' athletics teams are called the Longhorns. Texas has 18 varsity teams and they compete in the Big 12 Conference.


Images for kids

  • Old Main Building at The University of Texas at Austin

    The university's Old Main building in 1903

  • UT architecture library

    UT Architecture Library

  • UT-Tower-in-Orange

    The Tower, completed in 1937, stands 307 ft (94 m) tall and dons different colors of lighting on special occasions.

  • Battle hall 2014

    Battle Hall, also known as "The Old Library," was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

  • UT Austin Mustangs campus

    Proctor's Mustangs (1948) overlooking the Engineering Sciences buildings

  • USA harlan j smith telescope TX

    Harlan J. Smith Telescope

  • Nhb utexas

    The Norman Hackerman Building

  • Bevo 30

    The "Silver Spurs" with the university's mascot, Bevo

  • Texas entry 2007 Red River Shootout

    Texas Longhorns football playing against Oklahoma in the 2007 Red River Rivalry

  • Mrsbush-20060206

    Former First Lady Laura Bush '73 received an M.L.S. from the University of Texas at Austin.

  • Roger clemens 2004

    Alumnus Roger Clemens, MLB pitcher and seven-time Cy Young Award winner

  • Farrah Fawcett 1977

    Farrah Fawcett attended the University of Texas in the 1960s.

See also

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