#317 University of Texas, Austin

Located in Texas’s vibrant capital, the University of Texas, Austin, is a large research institution and the flagship of Texas’s public university system. The university offers more than 170 majors across 13 schools, but UT-Austin is best known academically for its business and engineering programs. UT-Austin takes great pride in its athletics—the school has 58 national championships. The men’s swimming and diving, women’s tennis and rowing teams all captured national titles in the 2020-21 school year. The school’s

renowned marching band features the 10-foot tall Big Bertha, the largest bass drum in the country. Big Bertha and the band can be seen performing at home football games in front of crowds numbering over 100,000. More than 90 percent of students hail from Texas, but UT-Austin sends graduates worldwide. 31 Rhodes scholars attended the school, as did Academy Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey and Dell Technologies founder Michael Dell.