University of Texas is a major research university home to more than 50,000 students ,2,900 faculty and 22000 staff members.The University of Texas at Austin (also referred to as the University of Texas, UT, UT Austin, or Texas) is a public research university located in Austin, Texas, United States, and is the flagship institution of The University of Texas System.Founded in 1883, the university has the fifth-largest single-campus enrollment in the nation as of fall 2009.