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
- Largest college at The University of Texas at Austin
- One of the largest colleges of science in the U.S.
- 12 departments, 1 school
Our Students
- 11,218 undergraduates (Fall 2020)
- 1,697 graduate students (Fall 2020)
- 58 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship winners since 2018
- Goldwater Scholarships: Briana Syed and Teddy Hsieh (2021), Zoe de Beurs and Cole Maguire (2020), Logan Pearce, Griffin Glenn and Jenna McGuffey (2018)
Our Faculty
- 360 tenured/tenure-track faculty
- 1 Nobel Laureate
- 1 Abel Prize (equivalent of Nobel for math)
- 22 members of the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine
- >50 recipients of Regents' Outstanding Teaching Awards
- 20 members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 30 inducted in the University's Academy of Distinguished Teachers
- 1 Turing Award winner
- 3 Wolf Prize winners
- 3 winners of National Medals of Science
- 1 recipient of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation
- 5 MacArthur Foundation Fellows
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Research
- $116 million in extramural funding (Annual average)
- Dozens of world-class departmental and college centers & institutes
12 Top-Ten Ranked Programs
(U.S. News & World Report 2019)
- Analytical Chemistry 4th
- Applied Math 9th
- Artificial Intelligence 8th
- Computer Science 10th
- Computer Science–Systems 8th
- Computer Science–Theory 7th
- Cosmology/Relativity/Gravity 10th
- Ecology/Evolutionary Biology 6th
- Mathematics–Analysis 7th
- Plasma Physics 3rd*
- Programming Language 8th
- Topology 8th
* Top 10 ranking not available for 2019. Based on latest ranking available.
