The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) is internationally recognized as a bold, ambitious leader in research and higher education. A member of the prestigious Association for American Universities (AAU), UT Austin is one of the nation’s premier centers for academic excellence and has more than 40 programs ranked among the top 10 in the country.

UT Austin’s College of Liberal Arts (CoLA) offers students the largest number of majors of any college at UT Austin, with more than 50 majors located in 25 academic departments and more than 30 centers, institutes and programs. In every discipline emphasis is placed on the importance of understanding history, society and culture to help students better understand and thrive in the world beyond campus.