Buildings and Grounds
The grounds of the University consist of the original forty-acre campus just north of the state capitol and additional land acquired by gift and purchase. The main campus now covers more than 350 acres. Also part of the University are the J. J. Pickle Research Campus, a 476-acre tract eight miles north of the main campus that houses research organizations in engineering, science, and the social sciences; the Brackenridge tract, 445 acres bordering Lady Bird Lake where research is conducted in the life sciences; and the Montopolis Research Center, 94 acres located in southeast Austin. In addition, the University owns the Marine Science Institute at Port Aransas, the McDonald Observatory near Fort Davis, the Stengl–Lost Pines Biological Station near Smithville, the Winedale museum and conference center near Round Top, the Bee Cave Research Center west of Austin, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in southwest Austin, the Sam Rayburn Library in Bonham, the John Nance Garner House and Museum in Uvalde, and J. Frank Dobie’s ranch, Paisano.
Major buildings and other facilities are listed below.
For Teaching, Research, and Administration
| Aerospace Engineering Building | Formerly the North Office Building A; houses the Department of Aerospace Engineering and the Center for Aeromechanics Research |
| Animal Resources Center | |
| Art Building and Museum | Houses the Department of Art and Art History |
| AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center | Houses classrooms and meeting facilities |
| Battle Hall | Formerly the Old Library Building; renamed for William James Battle, former professor of classical languages and president ad interim of the University; houses part of the School of Architecture |
| Batts Hall | Named for Judge R. L. Batts, former chair of the Board of Regents; houses the Department of Government |
| Beauford H. Jester Center | Named for former governor of Texas and former member of the Board of Regents; houses classrooms, the John L. Warfield Center for African and African American Studies, and the Sanger Learning and Career Center |
| Bellmont Hall | Named for L. Theo Bellmont, former professor and director, Physical Training for Men; houses Intercollegiate Athletics for Men and Women, the Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, and the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies |
| Belo Center for New Media | An expansion of the Moody College of Communication, named for gifts from the Belo Foundation and the Dealey, Decherd, and Moroney families; houses the dean's office, Student Advising and Career Services, the Department of Advertising, the School of Journalism, and the KUT Public Media Studios |
| Benedict Hall | Named for former University president H. Y. Benedict; houses the Department of Spanish and Portuguese |
| Bernard and Audre Rapoport Building | Formerly the Petroleum Engineering Building, then the Economics Building; renamed in 1998 for alumnus and benefactor Bernard Rapoport and his wife; houses the Department of Economics |
| Biological Laboratories | Houses part of the School of Biological Sciences |
| Biomedical Engineering Building | Houses the Department of Biomedical Engineering; provides research space for the Colleges of Natural Sciences and Pharmacy, and teaching labs for the School of Biological Sciences |
| Blanton Museum of Art | Named for Jack S. Blanton, former chairman of Houston Endowment Inc.; houses more than 17,000 works of art and is comprised of the Mari and James A. Michner Gallery Building and the Edgar A. Smith Building. |
| Burdine Hall | Named for John Alton Burdine, former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and first vice president of the University; houses the Departments of Sociology and Germanic Studies |
| Calhoun Hall | Named for former University president John William Calhoun; houses the Department of Linguistics, the Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies, and the comparative literature program |
| Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Building | Houses the John J. McKetta Jr. Department of Chemical Engineering and the Hildebrand Department of Petroleum and Geosystems Engineering |
| College of Business Administration Building | Formerly the Business Administration–Economics Building; renamed in 1984 |
| College of Fine Arts Performing Arts Center | Houses the Nancy Lee and Perry R. Bass Concert Hall and the Ralph H. and Ruth J. McCullough Theatre |
| Continuing Engineering Education | Houses the Center for Lifelong Engineering Education |
| Health Learning Building | Houses the Dell Medical School |
| Development Office Building | Houses the Development Office and the Charles A. Dana Center |
| Dorothy L. Gebauer Building | Formerly the Engineering Building; renamed the Journalism Building, then the Speech Building; renamed in 1984 for former dean of women; houses the Office of the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and the Center for Women's and Gender Studies |
| E. P. Schoch Building | Formerly the Chemical Engineering Building; renamed for former professor of chemical engineering; houses part of the John A. and Katherine G. Jackson School of Geological Sciences |
| E. William Doty Fine Arts Building | Formerly the Fine Arts Library and Administration Building; renamed in 1998 for first dean of the College of Fine Arts; houses the Office of the Dean of the College of Fine Arts |
| Edgar A. Smith Building | Named for University alumnus and benefactor; houses the administrative, educational, and outreach activities of the Blanton Museum of Art |
| Engineering Education and Research Center | |
| Engineering Teaching Center II | Houses the J. Mike Walker Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Texas Materials Institute |
| Ernest Cockrell Jr. Hall | Named for an alumnus and benefactor of the College of Engineering; houses the Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering and the Office of the Dean of the Cockrell School of Engineering |
| F. Loren Winship Drama Building | Formerly the Drama Building; renamed in 1979 for former chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance |
| Garrison Hall | Named for George P. Garrison, former professor of history |
| Gates Dell Complex | Named for gifts from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation; houses the Artificial Intelligence Lab and the Department of Computer Science |
| George I. Sánchez Building | Formerly the College of Education Building; renamed in 1994 for former professor of education; houses part of the College of Education and the College of Liberal Arts Departments of Air Force Science, Military Science, and Naval Science |
| Goldsmith Hall | Formerly the Architecture Building; renamed in 1978 for former professor of architecture Goldwin Goldsmith; houses part of the School of Architecture |
| Gordon-White Building | Formerly the Black and Latino Studies Building; renamed in 2015; before that formerly the Geography Building; renamed in 2014; and before that the Journalism Building; renamed in 1974; houses the African and African Diaspora Studies Department and the Department of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies |
| Graduate School of Business Building | |
| Harry Ransom Center | Formerly the Humanities Research Center; renamed in 1974 for University chancellor emeritus |
| Hogg Memorial Auditorium | Named for former governor James S. Hogg and his son Will C. Hogg; houses facilities for Texas Performing Arts |
| Homer Rainey Hall | Formerly the Music Building; renamed in 1995 for former University president; houses the Department of French and Italian |
| J. T. Patterson Laboratories Building | Named for former professor of zoology; houses part of the School of Biological Sciences |
| Jesse H. Jones Communication Center | Formerly the Communication Building; renamed in 1981 for Houston philanthropist; houses the College of Communication Departments of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Communications Studies, and Radio-Television-Film, and KLRU TV |
| Jesse H. Jones Hall | Named for Houston philanthropist; houses part of the School of Law |
| Joe C. Thompson Conference Center | Named for former member of the Board of Regents |
| John A. and Katherine G. Jackson Geological Sciences Building | Named for alumnus and benefactor John A. Jackson and his wife; houses the Office of the Dean of the John A. and Katherine G. Jackson School of Geological Sciences |
| John B. Connally Center for the Administration of Justice | Named for alumnus and benefactor who was a member of the Board of Regents, governor of Texas, and United States secretary of the treasury; houses programs for advocacy and dispute resolution in the School of Law |
| John W. Hargis Hall | Formerly Building H of the Little Campus property (now the Heman Sweatt Campus); renamed in 1983 for former special assistant to the president of the University; houses the Freshman Admissions Center |
| Laboratory Theatre Building | |
| Lake Austin Centre | Located three miles west of the University; houses the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health and some units of the Division of Continuing and Innovative Education |
| Larry R. Faulkner Nano Science and Technology Building | Named for former University president; houses several affiliated programs for the promotion of nanoscience and nanotechnology |
| Littlefield Home and Littlefield Carriage House | Houses part of the University Development Office |
| Louise and James Robert Moffett Molecular Biology Building | Named for alumni benefactors |
| Lyndon B. Johnson Library | |
| Main Building (Tower) | Located on the site of Old Main; houses University administrative offices |
| Mari and James A. Michener Gallery Building | Named for the Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist and University benefactor, and his wife; provides gallery space for the Blanton Museum of Art |
| Mary E. Gearing Hall | Formerly the Home Economics Building; renamed in 1976 for the first chair of the Department of Home Economics; houses part of the School of Human Ecology |
| Mezes Hall | Named for former University president Sidney E. Mezes; houses the Center for European Studies and the Schusterman Center for Jewish Studies |
| Music Building East and Music Building/Recital Hall | Houses the Kate Broocks Bates Recital Hall and the Office of the Director of the Sarah and Ernest Butler School of Music |
| Neural and Molecular Science Building | Houses classrooms, laboratories, and offices |
| Norman Hackerman Building | Named for the late president of UT Austin and Rice University; houses parts of the School of Biological Sciences and the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Nursing School | |
| Parlin Hall | Formerly the English Building; renamed for Hanson Tufts Parlin, former professor of English and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences; houses the Department of English and the Department of Rhetoric and Writing |
| Patton Hall | Formerly known as the College of Liberal Arts Building; houses many College of Liberal Arts departments, programs, and centers; includes two dozen classrooms and auditoriums, offices for campus groups, and study spaces |
| Perry-Castañeda Library | Named for Ervin S. Perry, former associate professor of civil engineering, and Carlos E. Castañeda, former professor of Latin American history |
| Peter O'Donnell Jr. Building | Houses facilities for research and graduate study in computer sciences, electrical and computer engineering, and computational sciences, engineering, and mathematics |
| Peter T. Flawn Academic Center | Formerly the Undergraduate Library and Academic Center; renamed in 1985 for University president emeritus; houses part of the School of Undergraduate Studies |
| Pharmacy Building | Houses the College of Pharmacy |
| Robert A. Welch Hall | Formerly the Chemistry Building; renamed in 1974 for Houston philanthropist; houses the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Robert B. Rowling Hall | Named for Dallas businessman Robert B Rowling; houses the McCombs School of Business graduate programs |
| Robert Lee Moore Hall | Formerly the Physics-Mathematics-Astronomy Building; renamed in 1974 for professor of mathematics; houses the Departments of Astronomy, Mathematics, and Physics |
| Sarah M. and Charles E. Seay Building | Named for alumni benefactors; houses the Department of Psychology and research facilities of the Department of Human Development and Family Sciences |
| School of Social Work Building | Formerly University Junior High School |
| Sid Richardson Hall | Named for Texas philanthropist; houses the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, and the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies |
| Student Activity Center | Houses the Department of Anthropology and the Américo Paredes Center for Cultural Studies on the fourth and fifth levels |
| Student Services Building | Houses University Health Services, Counseling and Mental Health Center, Office of the Dean of Students, Office of the Ombudsperson, Legal Services for Students, Office of Financial Aid, Student Government, and the Senate of College Councils |
| Sutton Hall | Named for William S. Sutton, former dean and professor of education; houses part of the School of Architecture |
| T. S. Painter Hall | Formerly the Physics Building; renamed in 1974 for former University president Theophilus Shickel Painter; houses parts of the Schools of Biological Sciences and Human Ecology, and parts of the Departments of Computer Science and Physics |
| Texas Memorial Museum | Built to commemorate the centennial of the Republic of Texas in 1936; funded in part by the sale of centennial coins and a University student donation drive; serves as the exhibit hall for the Texas Natural Science Center |
| Townes Hall | Named for Judge John Charles Townes; houses part of the School of Law |
| University Teaching Center | |
| UT Administration Building | Houses the School of Information and part of the Department of Computer Science. Temporarily houses the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. |
| Waggener Hall | Named for the University’s first president, Leslie Waggener; houses the Departments of Classics and Philosophy |
| Walter Webb Hall | Named in 1975 for former professor of history; houses the Visitor Center, the Graduate and International Admissions Center, and the Office of Public Affairs |
| West Mall Office Building | Houses part of the School of Architecture, the Center for Mexican American Studies, the Department of Middle Eastern Studies, and the University Station Post Office |
| Will C. Hogg Building | Formerly the Geology Building; renamed for distinguished alumnus and benefactor; houses the Department of Asian Studies, the Plan II Honors Program, and the Office of the Dean of the College of Natural Sciences |
| William Randolph Hearst Building | Named for gifts from the Hearst Foundations; houses Texas Student Media |
For Student Activities
| Anna Hiss Gymnasium | Formerly Women’s Gymnasium; renamed in 1974 for former director of Physical Training for Women |
| Clark Field | Named for Judge James Benjamin Clark, first proctor of the University |
| Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium | Formerly Texas Memorial Stadium; renamed in 1997 to honor former head football coach and athletics director |
| Denton A. Cooley Pavilion | Basketball practice and training facility; named for University alumnus and heart transplant pioneer |
| Frank C. Erwin Jr. Special Events Center | Formerly the Special Events Center; renamed in 1981 for former chairman of the Board of Regents |
| Frank Denius Practice Field | Named for alumnus and benefactor Franklin Wofford Denius |
| Gregory Gymnasium | Named for former United States attorney general Thomas Watt Gregory; houses the Gregory Aquatics Facility and part of the Department of Recreational Sports |
| Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center | Named for alumni benefactors |
| Mike A. Myers Track and Soccer Stadium | Named for alumnus benefactor |
| Moncrief-Neuhaus Athletic Center | Named for alumni benefactors Vernon F. Neuhaus and W. A. “Tex” Moncrief; called the Neuhaus-Royal Athletic Center until the 1997 renaming of Memorial Stadium |
| Recreational Sports Center | |
| Red and Charline McCombs Field | Named for alumnus and benefactor Red McCombs and his wife |
| Richard Mithoff Track and Soccer Fieldhouse | Named for University of Texas and School of Law alumnus |
| Student Activity Center | Features a variety of unique, informal lounge spaces, four food vendors, and thirteen reservable spaces such as a black box theatre, a legislative assembly room, and a dance rehearsal space with a sprung floor. |
| Texas Union Building | Houses dining areas, entertainment venues, meeting rooms for student organizations, reading rooms, banquet rooms, the Informal Classes program, and the Union Underground |
| UFCU Disch-Falk Field | Named for former baseball coaches Billy Disch and Bibb Falk and for the sponsorship of the University Federal Credit Union |
| Whitaker Field | Named for Berry M. Whitaker, former director of intramurals; located at 51st and Guadalupe streets |