Academics at The University of Texas at Austin - Majors, Faculty & More

Wondering what academic life at UT Austin will be like? In addition to the degrees and majors, as well as the faculty composition at UT Austin this section includes detailed information on freshman retention rates, reasons students did not graduate, and an analysis of full-time and tenured faculty vs. adjunct teaching staff.

All About Academics

What's the point of going to college without academics? Find out more about the faculty and staff, what majors and fields of study are offered at this college, and information on online classes if offered. Here are some of the things you'll learn in this section.

The student to faculty (instructor) ratio.
The Majors offered at this college.
What online and distance learning options are available.

Faculty Resources

The total number of instructional staff teaching the 40,804 undergraduate students at The University of Texas at Austin is 3,270 . When this is adjusted to account for those with part-time status, the result is the "full-time equivalent" (FTE) count. Using the FTE count for students and staff results in a "student to instructor" ratio of 18 to 1 which makes The University of Texas at Austin worse than the typical college regarding instructional attention.

For every instructor (FTE) at The University of Texas at Austin , there are 18 undergraduate students (FTE). This ratio is worse than the typical college concerning instructional attention.

The vast majority of the instructors (84.0% ) are full-time.

The vast majority of instructors (100.0% ) are "faculty" rather than "lecturers".

	The vast majority of the faculty (84.0% ) are full-time.
	A significant percentage of the faculty (44.0% ) are adjuncts (not in the tenure system).

Learn how the faculty structure at The University of Texas at Austin compares to the national average

Most Popular Majors

The University of Texas at Austin offers 111 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 76 majors within 22 broad fields of study. Across all fields of study, The University of Texas at Austin awarded 10,815 undergraduate degrees in 2019 - 2020 .

Most Popular Majors	Bachelors Graduations	All Graduations
General Biology	628	628
Public Relations & Advertising	567	567
Economics	450	450
Computer Information Systems	445	445
General Psychology	431	431

Find out what The University of Texas at Austin's top fields of study and majors are

Additional Questions to Ask

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