Student-Faculty Ratio
18:1
Full-Time Student Population
46,563
Part-Time Student Population
4,432
Full-Time Instructional Faculty
2,462
Part-Time Instructional Faculty
502
Faculty with Terminal Degree
88%
Average Faculty Salary
$102,252
Full-Time Retention Rate
92%
Part-Time Retention Rate
67%
Programs/Majors Offered
150
Academic/Career Counseling?
Yes
Class Sizes
- Fewer than 20 Students: 36%
- 20 to 49 Students: 40%
- 50 or More Students: 23%
Instructional Programs
Occupational:
NoAcademic:
YesContinuing Professional:
NoRecreational/Avocational:
NoAdult Basic Remedial:
NoSecondary (High School):
NoSpecial Credit Opportunities
Advanced Placement (AP) Credits:
YesDual Credit:
YesLife Experience Credits:
NoUndergraduate Schools/Divisions
- Architecture
- Cockrell School of Engineering
- Communication
- Education
- Fine Arts
- Jackson School of Geosciences
- Liberal Arts
- McCombs School of Business
- Natural Sciences
- Nursing
- Pharmacy
- Social Work
Degrees Awarded
- Bachelor's degree
- Doctorate - Professional practice
- Doctorate - Research/scholarship
- Master's degree
Most Popular Majors
- Accounting: 2%
- Biology and Biological Sciences: 3%
- Business Administration and Management: 2%
- Political Science and Government, General: 2%
Special Study Options
- Study abroad
- Teacher certification (below the postsecondary level)
Best Places to Study
- Architecture Library
- PCL
- Starbucks
- UGL
- The Union
Tips to Succeed
- Block your classes together; you will be more likely to go.
- Get a flu shot.
- Go to class. (Special circumstance if you can't understand your professor, there are notes on the web, you will not be penalized for not attending class, or you can use the time you should be in class for studying, then it is okay to skip class). But overall, going to class can really help your grades.
- Go to your professor's office hours. It will help him know who you are, and will show that you are interested in learning and could help your grade at the end of the semester.
- Have study groups that are productive.
- If you are at all thinking about going to graduate school or working in the field that you are studying in, make friends with your teachers, and stay in contact with them throughout college. Just stop by their office hours, or send them an e-mail every once in awhile. You will need a letter of recommendation from them at some point.
- Join some sort of organization.
- Keep up with your reading in your classes, or you will regret it at exam time.
- Make friends in class who you can get notes from if you have to miss class.
- Make friends with your advisor so that they know you and can help you. They may be able to get you into that class that you absolutely have to have but couldn't get into.
- Make friends with your dean if it is at all possible, as they may be able to write you a great letter of recommendation if you need it.
- Meet your professors and TAs.
- Pick a major that you are interested in, but don't be afraid to change it once you get here. If you don't like your classes, you will not do as well.
- Start meeting people as soon as you get to school-in your dorm, on campus, wherever. You will be glad you did.
- Try to block your classes close enough together so that you don't have a class in Jester and then one in the CMA the next hour. This is so that you don't have to make it all the way across campus in 10 minutes. That hike is killer. And unless you are a speed demon, you will be a little late to your second class, or you'll have to leave your first class a little early.
Did You Know?
- There are more than 750 student organizations at UT. And if you still can't find the one you want, you can form your own. You just need two friends, because with three people you can form your own club or student organization at UT. This is where some of the more interesting organizations here have come from, such as The Duncan Gilman Fan Club-Duncan Gilman is a student at UT.
- In the Spring of 1974, one of the most infamous student organizations was formed-the Association of Streaking Students (A.S.S.). Students really can create any kind of club they want.
- There are more than 100 undergraduate degree programs, 170 graduate degree programs, and more than 50 honors programs.
- There are more than 350 study abroad opportunities in 80 countries.
- More than 400 patents have been awarded to the University since its inception.
- The fall 2003 incoming freshman class had the highest academic qualifications in the University's history and included the largest percentage of Hispanic students.
- The largest college at the University, with over 14,000 students, is the College of Liberal Arts.
- The University awards 11,000 degrees annually, more than any other university.