How TEXAS
Serves Texas

The University of Texas at Austin has an increasing impact on the state of Texas. It’s our duty and privilege to serve all of Texas, from educating its future leaders to doing research that has an impact on the state’s economy, cultural life, and natural treasures.

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TEXAS Impact by the Numbers

39,829

Total number of Texas students enrolled at the Forty Acres

382,075

Total number of alumni across Texas

133,000*

The average number of new jobs generated across Texas each year by alumni

$6.0B**

UT alumni add more than $6 billion annually to the state’s economy

$696.1M

Total research expenditures making UT ranked 21st among U.S. universities for scientific research

$8.8B

UT’s economic impact from human capital creation, start-up and spin-off companies, operations spending and payroll

*In 2013 alone, its alumni generated $8.8 billion, or the equivalent of more than 133,000 new jobs.
**The university attracts more than $700 million in research funding, generates $400 million through its entrepreneurship programs, and educates students who go on to add more than $6 billion annually to the state’s economy.