The University of Texas was founded in 1883.
Dell was founded by a student at the University of Texas at Austin in 1984
Certainly West of the Mississippi it would qualify, but 1876 is hardly early in the American higher education system. Thats actually not correct. Baylor University in Waco, Texas is the oldest university in Texas founded in 1845. Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas is just as old.
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The constitution of 1876 mandated a establishment of "university of first class". Therefore, the Congress of the Republic of Texas founded the 'University of Texas' which was opened in the year 1883.
No, Texas A&M University in College Station was founded 12 years before the University of Texas was. College Station and Bryan are very close to each other, often referred to as Bryan-College Station or BCS, but the University is actually located in College Station.
The University of Texas was founded in 1883, nearly twenty years after General Scott died.
University of Texas
College Station, Texas, was founded in 1938. It developed around the Texas A&M University campus, which was established earlier in 1876. The city was incorporated in 1946 and has since grown significantly, largely due to its association with the university.
Baylor University in Waco was founded in 1845 and is considered the oldest university in Texas, as it still operates under its original charger and name. Southwestern University in Georgetown, which opened in 1873, is often contested as the oldest. However, it was founded by the Methodist Church and derived its heritage from four earlier colleges: Rutersville University, the first college chartered in Texas, 1840; Wesleyan College, 1844; McKenzie College, 1860; and Soule University, 1856, all of which closed before Southwestern was founded.
University of North Texas was founded in 1890 as Texas Normal College and Teachers' Training Institute. You can read the history at http://catalog.unt.edu/content.php?catoid=3&navoid=100.
While a student at the University of Texas at Austin in 1984, Michael Dell founded the company as PC's Limited with capital of $1000.