University of Texas at Austin
🇺🇸 United States
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TX
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Austin
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About
The University of Texas at Austin ranks 67th in the QS World University Rankings® 2018 and among the top 80 universities in the world for employability in the QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2017. The US university is particularly strong in communication and media, for which it’s ranked sixth in the world in the QS World University Rankings by Subject.
Ranking Overview
Ranked Top 50 worldwide across 3 major ranking systems
Ranked in 110 subject rankings
QS World University Rankings
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68
309
76.4
2026
Times Higher Education World University Rankings
#
50
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75.8
2026
Academic Ranking of World Universities
#
49
4
33.4
2025
U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings
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Not Ranked
Key Facts
- Students
- 51,158
- Student-Staff Ratio
- 17.0 : 1
- Int'l Students
- 10%
- Female : Male
- 56 : 44
Historical Trend
Longitudinal View
QS
THE
ARWU
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Score:
Top Subjects
Best-performing areas
1
Petroleum Engineering
2
Library & Information Science
3
Education
3
Communication
4
Sociology
4
Communication & Media Studies
9
Mathematics
13
Materials Science & Engineering
=13
Earth & Marine Sciences
=13
Library & Information Management
16
Civil & Structural Engineering
=16
Geophysics
=17
Geology
19
Aerospace Engineering
20
Chemistry
Subject Rankings
Detailed breakdownQS
48 subjectsARWU
51 subjectsTHE
11 subjects|
Subject
|
Rank
|
Score
|
Year
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | 22 | 73.3 | 2026 |
| Engineering & Technology | 28 | 81.1 | 2026 |
| Computer Science | 30 | 84.6 | 2026 |
| Social Sciences | 31 | 73.3 | 2026 |
| Psychology | 35 | 70.1 | 2026 |
| Physical Sciences | 39 | 76.7 | 2026 |
| Arts & Humanities | 43 | 66.0 | 2026 |
| Business & Economics | 50 | 65.4 | 2026 |
| Law | =56 | 57.0 | 2026 |
| Clinical & Health | 101–125 | 56.0 | 2026 |
| Life Sciences | 101–125 | 59.1 | 2026 |
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