Name: University of Texas at Austin
Location: Austin, Texas, obviously
Founded: After a nearly 60 year process dating back to Texas’ time as part of Mexico, through independence, through secession from the Union and the end of the Civil War, The University of Texas finally opened their doors on September 15, 1883.
Enrollment: 53,082 students with 80% — about 42,465 — as undergraduates.
The Choo Choo Song: “The Eyes of Texas” is the official school spirit song of the University of Texas, and was written in 1903.