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 

Our Students

• 11,425 undergraduates (Fall 2014)
• 1,380 graduate students (Fall 2014)
• Fulbright Scholar: Aubrey Herrera (2014)
• Goldwater Scholarships: 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)

Our Faculty

• 360 faculty
• 1 Nobel Laureate
• 16 members of the National Academies
• 44 recipients of Regents' Outstanding Teaching Awards
• 41 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
• 19 fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• 30 members of the university's Academy of Distinguished Teachers
• 1 Abel Prize winner
• 2 Turing Award winners
• 3 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)
• More than 30 centers & institutes

Top-Ten Graduate Programs

(U.S. News & World Report 2014)

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

(* = 2012 listing, most recent ranking)