Founded in 1891, the College of Education at the University of Texas at Austin is consistently top-ranked among public universities in the United States. We are at the forefront of change, both inside and outside the classroom. We are recreating the landscape of education by developing leaders who will meet the challenges of a diverse society and empower tomorrow's citizens to be lifelong learners. We value academic research in all five of our nationally ranked departments: curriculum and instruction, educational administration, educational psychology, special education, and kinesiology and health education. For six consecutive years, the college has been ranked number one nationally in research expenditures, with a total of $61 million, by U.S. News & World Report. Book value of the college’s endowment is around $31 million (market value is about $51 million), with $13 million in faculty, $12 million in student and $6 million in program endowments. Graduate and undergraduate students learn from the best. Our research-based programs train education professionals to bring vision and leadership to teaching and learning. Partnerships with leading research centers and community practitioners prepare students for successful careers as teachers, physical therapists, coaches, professors and scientists. Financial support opportunities supplement the value of public school tuition, and students find immeasurable benefits to being at the heart of Texas’ flagship institution of higher learning, where every Longhorn knows that “what starts here changes the world.”