{"id":58108,"date":"2025-11-20T19:08:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T19:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/58108\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T19:08:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T19:08:07","slug":"ut-ranks-no-1-in-texas-for-future-leaders-ut-austin-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/58108\/","title":{"rendered":"UT Ranks No. 1 in Texas for Future Leaders &#8211; UT Austin News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In recent years, leadership development has become synonymous with a University of Texas at Austin education. The <a href=\"https:\/\/civicleadership.utexas.edu\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">School of Civic Leadership<\/a> welcomed its inaugural cohort this fall, and experiential and interdisciplinary opportunities like Dell Medical School\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/dellmed.utexas.edu\/education\/academics\/programs-for-youth-and-undergrads\/health-leadership-apprentice-program\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Health Leadership Apprentice Program<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/kswelinstitute.utexas.edu\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kendra Scott Women\u2019s Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute<\/a> are empowering more students than ever before to gain the skills and experience for life and career success.<\/p>\n<p>This commitment to leadership development is reflected in the University\u2019s latest ranking, where Time magazine named UT one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/7333710\/best-colleges-future-leaders-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Best Colleges for Future Leaders<\/a> in the United States. UT is ranked No. 1 among Texas universities and No. 5 among public universities nationally. To determine these rankings, Time and Statista analyzed 4,800 of the most influential figures shaping U.S. society today, including corporate executives, cultural innovators, educators, policymakers and scientists.<\/p>\n<p>This ranking comes not only as UT maintains its <a href=\"https:\/\/news.utexas.edu\/2025\/09\/23\/ut-ranks-as-no-1-public-university-in-texas-no-7-nationally-in-u-s-news-world-report-rankings\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. News &amp; World Report rankings<\/a> as the No. 1 public university in Texas and the No. 7 public university in the U.S., but also as the University sets seven new highs for <a href=\"https:\/\/news.utexas.edu\/2025\/09\/18\/ut-sets-all-time-highs-for-enrollment-and-student-performance\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">key enrollment indicators<\/a>, including total enrollment, first-year retention rate and number of degrees conferred.<\/p>\n<p>UT\u2019s more than 600,000 alumni around the world illustrate that the leadership skills cultivated on the Forty Acres develop students into top candidates and performers across industries and disciplines. Notable Longhorns in leadership positions include Michael Dell, founder, chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies; retired Maj. Gen. Jeannie M. Leavitt, the U.S. Air Force\u2019s first female fighter pilot; and Kay Bailey Hutchison, former ambassador to NATO and three-term U.S. senator from Texas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In recent years, leadership development has become synonymous with a University of Texas at Austin education. 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