AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin is one of the public universities with the most top-ranked schools and academic programs in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 edition of “Best Graduate Schools,” released this morning. The university has five programs ranked No. 1 and 49 schools and specialties ranked among the nation’s top 10.
Only two other public universities have as many top 10 graduate programs, and UT Austin has more top-ranked graduate programs than any other university in Texas.
“In every college, school and department at The University of Texas at Austin, there is innovative research, teaching and multidisciplinary collaboration taking place by our faculty and students,” said President Gregory L. Fenves. “These national rankings reflect our focus on quality and our impact as a public flagship university.”
The Steve Hicks School of Social Work ranks No. 5 nationally (No. 3 among publics).