<P> The University of Texas at Austin ( UT , UT Austin , or Texas ) is a public research university and the flagship institution of the University of Texas System . Founded in 1881 , its campus is located in Austin , Texas , United States , approximately one mile ( 1.6 km ) from the Texas State Capitol . UT Austin was inducted into the Association of American Universities in 1929 , becoming only the third university in the American South to be elected . The institution has the nation 's eighth - largest single - campus enrollment , with over 50,000 undergraduate and graduate students and over 24,000 faculty and staff . </P>
<P> The University of Texas at Austin ( UT , UT Austin , or Texas ) is a public research university and the flagship institution of the University of Texas System . Founded in 1881 , its campus is located in Austin , Texas , United States , approximately one mile ( 1.6 km ) from the Texas State Capitol . UT Austin was inducted into the Association of American Universities in 1929 , becoming only the third university in the American South to be elected . The institution has the nation 's eighth - largest single - campus enrollment , with over 50,000 undergraduate and graduate students and over 24,000 faculty and staff . </P>
where is university of texas at austin located
where is university of texas at austin located
Austin , Texas , United States , approximately one mile ( 1.6 km ) from the Texas State Capitol
Austin , Texas , United States , approximately one mile ( 1.6 km ) from the Texas State Capitol