The University of Texas at Austin is proud to be one of the world's leading research universities. UT’s talented researchers, scholars and creators are making discoveries and mobilizing knowledge that contribute to the betterment of humanity and enrichment of the human spirit while providing world-class learning opportunities for students.
$1.14 Billion
Research Expenditures
fy24
Learn how this funding supports research impact at UT
Top 10 Rankings among U.S. Universities for
Research Financed by Federal Agencies
Source: FY2023 Higher Education Research and Development Survey
TEXAS Facts and Figures
| 21,000 | works at UT’s Blanton Museum of Art, one of the largest university museums in the country |
| 1.5 Million | new astronomical objects revealed by UT’s McDonald Observatory, with supercomputing support from TACC |
| 3 Million+ | U.S. deaths prevented with COVID-19 vaccines created with technology developed by molecular biology professor Jason McLellan and his research team |
| 42 Million | manuscripts at the Harry Ransom Center, an internationally renowned humanities research center |
| 60 Billion | megabytes of storage available in TACC’s Frontera, the fastest supercomputer on a university campus in the U.S. |
Bold Ideas, Big Impact
State-of-the-art facilities and technologies — including the world’s most powerful supercomputers — and
broad support networks help UT researchers cultivate ideas that generate impact.
In FY2024:
7,000+ peer-reviewed articles published
4,660 externally sponsored projects
261 invention disclosures filed
143 patents issued, U.S & foreign
836 active licenses
107 licenses executed
158 books published by UT scholars
UT Austin receives more National Science Foundation funding than any other university in Texas and is among the
top universities nationwide for NSF-financed research.