University of Texas at Austin
Founded 1883. Flagship of Texas, the Forty Acres funded by oil under West Texas lands.
Overview
The University of Texas opened in 1883 on forty acres near the state capitol, and its 307-foot Main Building tower still dominates the campus. Lands in West Texas granted to the university struck oil at Santa Rita No. 1 in 1923, feeding the Permanent University Fund that makes the UT and Texas A&M systems among the richest in public higher education. The Harry Ransom Center on campus holds a Gutenberg Bible and the earliest surviving camera photograph. Its engineering, business and computer science programs rank among the strongest public offerings, and it enrolls more than 50,000 students.
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