UT Austin vs UVA?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I went to one, and my spouse went to the other. Based on our experiences, I would say UVA felt more exclusive (smaller student body, lower acceptance rate) and UT was more like any other state school. I say this because both schools have a large percentage of students from in state, and VA, especially NoVA, is a lot more focused on education and academics than Texas as a state.

The flip side is, UVA is much more homogenous than UT. It's harder to find your people if you're not white, conventionally attractive, and from an UMC background.

If OP is from VA, I would absolutely go with UVA. UT is pretty aggressively Texas, which can be jarring for out-of-staters.

But UT lacks the perception that the in-state kids are not as smart as the out of state kids that plagues UVA.

You must be very very old This is what it takes to get into UVA today https://research.schev.edu//enrollment/B10_FreshmenProfile.asp. 75th percentile of entering students last fall (not accepted students which is higher) had a 1510, a 35 ACT and a 4.52 GPA. Median was 1460, a 34 ACT and a 4.39. Every the bottom 25th percentile had a 32 ACT and a 4.23

[Anonymous]

UTAustin has only 29 Rhodes; UVA has produced 55

[Anonymous]

Texas bounty hunter women state yeah great idea to entertain.

Abbott is 100% going to win again and so is Paxton sending a male or female to Texas now is just beyond bad parentling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Texas bounty hunter women state yeah great idea to entertain.

Abbott is 100% going to win again and so is Paxton sending a male or female to Texas now is just beyond bad parentling.

The state leadership's stance on any number of issues will make it hard for their universities to recruit or even retain great personnel. UT's future looks grim.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Texas bounty hunter women state yeah great idea to entertain.

Abbott is 100% going to win again and so is Paxton sending a male or female to Texas now is just beyond bad parentling.

The state leadership's stance on any number of issues will make it hard for their universities to recruit or even retain great personnel. UT's future looks grim.

+1

Frankly, VA won’t look so great if the Rs take the General Assembly.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:USNWR ranks UVA at 25 and Austin at 38. No contest, especially if instate.

Wrong…it depends on the program. DC a got into both UVA and UT for CS. UVA is ranked ~28 in CS and UT is ranked ~8 in CS in USNWR. In fact for CS, UVA and VA Tech ranked about the same.

For DC it was no contest the other way.

Sorry you don't like stats but that's how USNWR ranks them. I would pick UVA (smaller, no homeless and other problems) over Austin any day.

I like stats just fine… UNWR link right here…UT CS #9 and UVA CS #28

https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-schools/computer-science-rankings?_sort=rank-asc

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:USNWR ranks UVA at 25 and Austin at 38. No contest, especially if instate.

Wrong…it depends on the program. DC a got into both UVA and UT for CS. UVA is ranked ~28 in CS and UT is ranked ~8 in CS in USNWR. In fact for CS, UVA and VA Tech ranked about the same.

For DC it was no contest the other way.

Sorry you don't like stats but that's how USNWR ranks them. I would pick UVA (smaller, no homeless and other problems) over Austin any day.

I like stats just fine… UNWR link right here…UT CS #9 and UVA CS #28

https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-schools/computer-science-rankings?_sort=rank-asc

Why stop there? UT ranks higher in undergraduate business, every single subcategory of undergraduate business, undergraduate engineering and subcategories of undergraduate engineering, and undergraduate computer science.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:USNWR ranks UVA at 25 and Austin at 38. No contest, especially if instate.

Wrong…it depends on the program. DC a got into both UVA and UT for CS. UVA is ranked ~28 in CS and UT is ranked ~8 in CS in USNWR. In fact for CS, UVA and VA Tech ranked about the same.

For DC it was no contest the other way.

Sorry you don't like stats but that's how USNWR ranks them. I would pick UVA (smaller, no homeless and other problems) over Austin any day.

I like stats just fine… UNWR link right here…UT CS #9 and UVA CS #28

https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-schools/computer-science-rankings?_sort=rank-asc

Why stop there? UT ranks higher in undergraduate business, every single subcategory of undergraduate business, undergraduate engineering and subcategories of undergraduate engineering, and undergraduate computer science.

UVA=Overrated

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:USNWR ranks UVA at 25 and Austin at 38. No contest, especially if instate.

Wrong…it depends on the program. DC a got into both UVA and UT for CS. UVA is ranked ~28 in CS and UT is ranked ~8 in CS in USNWR. In fact for CS, UVA and VA Tech ranked about the same.

For DC it was no contest the other way.

Sorry you don't like stats but that's how USNWR ranks them. I would pick UVA (smaller, no homeless and other problems) over Austin any day.

I like stats just fine… UNWR link right here…UT CS #9 and UVA CS #28

https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-schools/computer-science-rankings?_sort=rank-asc

Why stop there? UT ranks higher in undergraduate business, every single subcategory of undergraduate business, undergraduate engineering and subcategories of undergraduate engineering, and undergraduate computer science.

And perhaps, just perhaps, that's why Virginia has Virginia Tech.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:USNWR ranks UVA at 25 and Austin at 38. No contest, especially if instate.

Wrong…it depends on the program. DC a got into both UVA and UT for CS. UVA is ranked ~28 in CS and UT is ranked ~8 in CS in USNWR. In fact for CS, UVA and VA Tech ranked about the same.

For DC it was no contest the other way.

Sorry you don't like stats but that's how USNWR ranks them. I would pick UVA (smaller, no homeless and other problems) over Austin any day.

I like stats just fine… UNWR link right here…UT CS #9 and UVA CS #28

https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-schools/computer-science-rankings?_sort=rank-asc

Why stop there? UT ranks higher in undergraduate business, every single subcategory of undergraduate business, undergraduate engineering and subcategories of undergraduate engineering, and undergraduate computer science.

And perhaps, just perhaps, that's why Virginia has Virginia Tech.

UT ranks higher in those categories than VT as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:thoughts on national reputation, academics, and social life?

Which one is your state school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Texas bounty hunter women state yeah great idea to entertain.

Abbott is 100% going to win again and so is Paxton sending a male or female to Texas now is just beyond bad parentling.

The state leadership's stance on any number of issues will make it hard for their universities to recruit or even retain great personnel. UT's future looks grim.

Have you seen any announcements of Profs leaving UT in protest? Me, neither.

UVA’s endowment is $14.5 billion. UT’s endowment is $42.9 billion and is expected to exceed Harvard’s $53 billion this year (the Texas Permanent University Fund includes a chunk of oil royalties, so higher oil prices that depress the rest of the economy is in its favor).

They can buy anything they want. Under their STARS program, UT is building state of the art lab facilities for the purpose of attracting talent. As an example, UT built one of the best structural biology labs in the world and recruited an entire lab from Dartmouth, who then were instrumental in developing the Covid vaccine. The lab has been updated since. The “great personnel” will follow the money.

https://cns.utexas.edu/news/covid-19-vaccine-with-ut-ties-arrived-quickly-after-years-in-the-making

https://cns.utexas.edu/news/as-cryo-em-capabilities-expand-cool-science-at-ut-gets-a-boost

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP here - i was just kidding about kid being a recruited athlete - was in response to snarky comment about “get in first” - then i just checked in again and ten pages later..

Well, then you are just a troll. Congrats! You got people going.

Bottom line... if you are a resident, they are both fantastic options. If you are out if state for both... whatever. Apply, but apply to other schools and see where you get accepted.

You’re a lot nicer than I would be, PP. OP, you’re ridiculous and your thread has wasted everyone’s time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Texas bounty hunter women state yeah great idea to entertain.

Abbott is 100% going to win again and so is Paxton sending a male or female to Texas now is just beyond bad parentling.

The state leadership's stance on any number of issues will make it hard for their universities to recruit or even retain great personnel. UT's future looks grim.

Have you seen any announcements of Profs leaving UT in protest? Me, neither.

UVA’s endowment is $14.5 billion. UT’s endowment is $42.9 billion and is expected to exceed Harvard’s $53 billion this year (the Texas Permanent University Fund includes a chunk of oil royalties, so higher oil prices that depress the rest of the economy is in its favor).

They can buy anything they want. Under their STARS program, UT is building state of the art lab facilities for the purpose of attracting talent. As an example, UT built one of the best structural biology labs in the world and recruited an entire lab from Dartmouth, who then were instrumental in developing the Covid vaccine. The lab has been updated since. The “great personnel” will follow the money.

https://cns.utexas.edu/news/covid-19-vaccine-with-ut-ties-arrived-quickly-after-years-in-the-making

https://cns.utexas.edu/news/as-cryo-em-capabilities-expand-cool-science-at-ut-gets-a-boost

You are comparing apples to oranges. That figure, sometimes also given as $39B is system wide for all of the UT schools. THe UVA figure you give is for UVA alone - and UVA is almost 100% self-supporting now, which UT Austin is now. 2. University of Texas—$31.9 Billion


The University of Texas system had roughly $31.90 billion in endowment assets at the end of the 2020 financial year, an increase of 3.2% from the year before.

The University of Texas/Texas A&M Investment Company oversees the system's four major endowment funds, which are the:

Permanent University Fund
Permanent Health Fund
Long Term Fund
Separately Invested Fund

The Permanent University Fund supports the University of Texas, Texas A&M, and their smaller schools.

The Permanent Health Fund contributes revenue to medical research, health education, public health, nursing, and treatment programs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Texas bounty hunter women state yeah great idea to entertain.

Abbott is 100% going to win again and so is Paxton sending a male or female to Texas now is just beyond bad parentling.

The state leadership's stance on any number of issues will make it hard for their universities to recruit or even retain great personnel. UT's future looks grim.

Have you seen any announcements of Profs leaving UT in protest? Me, neither.

UVA’s endowment is $14.5 billion. UT’s endowment is $42.9 billion and is expected to exceed Harvard’s $53 billion this year (the Texas Permanent University Fund includes a chunk of oil royalties, so higher oil prices that depress the rest of the economy is in its favor).

They can buy anything they want. Under their STARS program, UT is building state of the art lab facilities for the purpose of attracting talent. As an example, UT built one of the best structural biology labs in the world and recruited an entire lab from Dartmouth, who then were instrumental in developing the Covid vaccine. The lab has been updated since. The “great personnel” will follow the money.

https://cns.utexas.edu/news/covid-19-vaccine-with-ut-ties-arrived-quickly-after-years-in-the-making

https://cns.utexas.edu/news/as-cryo-em-capabilities-expand-cool-science-at-ut-gets-a-boost

You are comparing apples to oranges. That figure, sometimes also given as $39B is system wide for all of the UT schools. THe UVA figure you give is for UVA alone - and UVA is almost 100% self-supporting now, which UT Austin is now. 2. University of Texas—$31.9 Billion


The University of Texas system had roughly $31.90 billion in endowment assets at the end of the 2020 financial year, an increase of 3.2% from the year before.

The University of Texas/Texas A&M Investment Company oversees the system's four major endowment funds, which are the:

Permanent University Fund
Permanent Health Fund
Long Term Fund
Separately Invested Fund

The Permanent University Fund supports the University of Texas, Texas A&M, and their smaller schools.

The Permanent Health Fund contributes revenue to medical research, health education, public health, nursing, and treatment programs.

https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2022-harvard-university-of-texas-richest-college-oil-endowments/?leadSource=uverify%20wall