<p>If anyone is international, has lived internationally, or has moved internationally after graduating from UT, what is the reputation of the school in your respective region?</p>
<p>In the U.S. it seems perceived as top-notch in academia, finance, engineering circles. Outside of that, it's really known only for football. In the Southwest, it's considered one of the best. But if you decide to attend from a Northeast boarding school you might be looked down on because it's in the South.</p>
<p>I wonder because I was talking to an Italian student living in Milan and he dropped the "Public Ivy" distinction for UT. I had a laugh when he said that. I always thought the school was pretty regional in reputation. At European schools, going on an exchange/abroad to a school like UT would be pretty competitive given that many students want to experience U.S. college culture and also try to make it into top U.S. companies, he said.</p>
<p>What is the perception outside of academia in Asian cities (namely Singapore and Hong Kong), London, Paris, or Sydney? I think Asian countries typically place most decent to good U.S. universities on a pedestal.</p>
<p>also, does anyone know how respected UT is in the northeast?? I really want to live in NYC so I’m hoping I can find a job there if I go to UT. or maybe I’ll have to transfer to NYU or something…</p>
<p>lorrainedelis, I’m transferring from the northeast (Philly) to UT in the fall. People over here have ‘heard’ of UT but don’t really know anything else about the school since it’s “far away” from the tri-state region. Most conversations are as follows:</p>
<p>Me: I’m going to UT Austin next year
Friend: Austin as in Austin, Texas? Why are you going all the way to Texas??? But lucky you, I heard UT is a top party school! </p>
<p>And then the conversation heads in one of two directions 1- Why I’m going to Austin or 2- The parties and the nightlife in Austin.</p>
<p>This conversation and/or a variation of it has happened with over 20 people I know.</p>
<p>When I told a friend my son would be going to UT, she asked, in a negative tone, “Texas? Why would he want to go to Texas??” So I told her, “Well, that’s where I’m from, for one thing, and he likes the state!” New Englanders can be, umm, interesting.</p>
<p>oh no!! well I hope my nyc thing works out, but yikes, it sounds like people in the northeast don’t like texas very much…what’s so wrong with it?? we’re much nicer here :)</p>
<p>but I’d like to add that whenever I tell people (especially parents/adults) that I want to live in nyc they usually ask in a negative tone why I’d want to go up there with a lot of mean yankees…so I guess the north vs south thing isn’t so over… :(</p>
<p>They associate Texas with hicks. Also has something to do with politics (strongly red state vs blue state). I know in academia, law, finance, engineering Texas is very well-regarded no matter the location in North America</p>
<p>Just today, I heard an engineer mention the name of one of my UT professors, because he was using one of the prof’s forumlas! This is 2,000 miles away from Austin! I told the engineer I just talked to this prof a couple of months ago. The engineer said that this prof is the only person anywhere to address a lot of issues related to building stability.</p>
<p>I think it depends on the major. Here in Dubai, UT Austin is VERY well known, especially for the oil and gas industry (e.g. petroleum engineering, petroleum geology…etc), so UT Austin has a great prestige internationally I would say, at least here in Dubai, and btw I chose UT over Stanford, for one reason, UT ranks better than Stanford in geology for graduate studies according to US daily news 2010. Hook 'em</p>
<p>i’m form the uk UT is regarded as the best in the world i have ambitions to attend there or stanford for my MS stanford may not the best for petroleum engineeering but its just a stand out school imagine putting that on your cv and class rank being within the top 10 garantueed a 6 figure starting salary plus tuition reimbursement</p>
<p>I am an international who lives in Brazil, and at my university we receive some exchange student from Erasmus, in majority from France. I was using the computer lab and accessed the UTexas website, so the guy next to me asked if I was going to study at UT, I confirmed and replied questioning why he was curious,he said that in France they say UT is really well-regarded from academic reputation. I personally think that if you have plans to work outside US, UTexas would suit you a lot! since the academic research is the break-even point to define which university it is good or not , these international ranking as THE are good indicators of the international academic status (UTexas is always on the top). I was really surprised how American students doesnt care to this rankings,but internationals use a lot! .As we live in a global world and the future is unknown, why does not give a shot to a international position?UTexas would be definitely help you getting there! - this is my perception from a Latin American student! Bet on the BRIC(Brazil,Russia,India and China) countries hehehehehe!</p>
<p>Rather than rely on the opinions of individuals for UT’s worldwide reputation, here are rankings done by Times Higher Education and USNWR. Times Higher Education ranks UT #29 in the world and USNWR ranks UT #76 in the world. </p>
<p>These rankings rate universities as a whole versus the often referenced USNWR undergraduate rankings that HS students and parents often use to select colleges.</p>
<p>I prefer to use these international rankings!
Since they prior the academics instead of some indicaors as alumni donation!
At least at my home country this does not have such a great weight for choosing a college.I think specially in USA,the students live much more college experience, evidenced from the high quality sports championships, life on campus…</p>
<p>In Pakistan, UT is regarded as a good/great school, although some Pakistanis seem to believe that anything other than Stanford/Harvard/Yale/<insert big="" name="" school=""> is an “okay” school. In my American high school in Saudi Arabia, UT is seen as a good/okay school, mostly known for partying and football, and perhaps engineering (for some, but it was a rare enlightenment). People in Saudi Arabia (note: I speak only for the students at my high school) also seemed to think that it was on some ranch/farm and weren’t too into the idea of Texas, which they perceived as being full of hicks and cattle. People in Pakistan, however, were open to the idea of Texas and thought of it as a nice place to go to college.</insert></p>
<p>In India,UT is considered a great school.Most of the people I know has spoken very highly about it.For all practical purposes UT is considered a very prestigious university here,although you would get a better response if you were in an ivy.
I too believe you should refer to the international rankings if you want to get an accurate idea about UT’s international stature.</p>
<p>M1817, your first link is for the best universities in North America. But strangely enough, they gave us the same rank on the world scale as well.</p>
<p>frever, the link for the top universities in North America is a subset of the top universities in the world. It shows just the top North America universities in the top universities in the world rankings.</p>