Université du Texas

The University of Texas System (UT System) is a Public university system in the U.S. state of Texas. It includes nine universities and five independent health institutions. The UT System is headquartered in Downtown Austin. Its total enrollment of nearly 240,000 students is the largest university system in Texas. It employs 21,000 faculty and more than 83,000 health care professionals, researchers and support staff. The UT System's $30 billion endowment (as of the 2019 fiscal year) is the largest of any public university system in the United States. The University of Texas System has nine universities that each confers its own degrees. File:Sfastatue.jpg|Stephen F. Austin File:University of Texas at Arlington March 2021 099 (Greene Research Quad and Engineering Research Building).jpg|UT Arlington File:UT tower lit entirely in orange.jpg|UT Austin File:UT Dallas Student Service Building.JPG|UT Dallas File:Building on the campus of the University of Texas-El Paso LCCN2014631182.tif|UT El Paso File:UTRGV.jpg|UT Rio Grande Valley File:UTSA Entrance Sign.JPG|UT San Antonio File:UT Tyler Riter Tower.jpg|UT Tyler File:Gym Complex, UTPB, Odessa, TX DSCN1252.JPG|UT Permian Basin On November 29, 2022, the Board of Regents of Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) announced their decision to accept an invitation to join the UT System. This decision occurred following an announcement at the start of the fall semester by SFA President Steve Westbrook that the board was considering joining a system. At the time, Stephen F. Austin was one of two independent public universities in Texas, alongside Texas Southern University. The Texas A&M University System, the Texas Tech University System, and the Texas State University System all extended invitations as well. The decision to join the UT System was made following a process that included faculty, staff, student, and alumni input. Stephen F. Austin's addition to the UT System was approved by the Texas Legislature during the 2023 session.