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UT Austin is considered one of the "public ivies" -- a public university offering an educational experience competitive with ivy league universities.

Other examples are UC Berkeley, University of Washington at Seattle, and Penn State.

Six of the Ivy's admitted 13,000 students this fall (https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaeltnietzel/2022/04/04/ivy-...). UTAustin admitted 19,000 last year, and roughly 50% enrolled. (https://admissions.utexas.edu/explore/freshman-profile)

Texas graduates an estimated 350,000 high school seniors every year. (https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d16/tables/dt16_219.20.a...)

The parent comment isn't about who goes to UT, it's about who gets accepted.

The point is that you can hold a door open for everyone, but only the people who need it will use it.

UT Austin has top 10 degree programs in many fields. It really just depends on what you're pursuing.

Who cares? It's a perfectly good school.

Yes they do.