The College of Natural Sciences is committed to providing its students a world-class, research-based science education, to discovering important new knowledge through research, and to creating an environment that fosters the economic and technological development of Texas and the U.S.

• Established: 1970
• Dean: Dr. Linda Hicke
• Largest college at The University of Texas at Austin
• One of the largest colleges of science in the U.S.
• 11 departments , 1 college

Our Students

• 10,975 undergraduates (Fall 2016)
• 1,229 graduate students (Fall 2016)
• Fulbright Scholars: Aubrey Herrera (2014); Bianca Patel (2015)
• Goldwater Scholarships: Brendan Chou (2015); Victor Rodriguez, Bonnie Cole (2013);
• William Berdanier, Leslie Chang (2012); Steve Lu, Eileen Martin (2011); Miranda Colleta, Cynthia Chen (2010); Sean Simmons, Lynne Chantranupong (2009); Vikram Agarwal, Naeem Husain (2008)
• Marshall Scholarships: John 'Russell' Beaumont (2014), William Berdanier (2013), Grace Eckhoff (2010)
• Rhodes Scholar: Sarah Miller (2008)
• Truman Fellowships: Genevieve Allen (2011), Marissa Duswalt (2009)
• NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Program Fellows: Eric Dawson (2015), Nalin Ratnayeke (2015)

Our Faculty

• 361 faculty
• 1 Nobel Laureate
• 19 members of the National Academies
• 46 recipients of Regents' Outstanding Teaching Awards
• 47 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
• 21 fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• 31 members of the University's Academy of Distinguished Teachers
• 1 Turing Award winner
• 2 Wolf Prize winners
• 3 winners of National Medals of Science
• 1 recipient of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation
• 1 Howard Hughes Medical Investigator
• 2 Howard Hughes Early Career Scientists
• More award-winning faculty »

Research

• $116 million in extramural funding (Annual average 2011-14)
• Dozens of world-class centers & institutes

12 Top-Ten Ranked Programs

(U.S. News & World Report 2015)

• Analytical Chemistry 4th
• Applied Math 10th
• Artificial Intelligence 7th
• Computer Science 9th
• Computer Science–Systems 8th
• Computer Science–Theory 10th
• Cosmology/Relativity/Gravity 9th
• Ecology, Evolution and Behavior 7th
• Mathematics–Analysis 8th
• Plasma Physics 3rd
• Programming Language 8th
• Topology 8th