AUSTIN (KXAN) — The University of Texas at Austin (UT) earned the No. 2 overall ranking among 100 of America’s top educational institutions, according to 2025 college rankings by the Manhattan Institute’s City Journal.

To determine the rankings, the institutions were evaluated for how effectively students were prepared for success, institutional integrity, viewpoint diversity and campus culture.

Out of the 100 schools, UT ranked No. 1 in Resistance to Politicization, No. 1 in Heterodox Infrastructure and No. 3 in the Commitment to Meritocracy categories.

UT Austin executive vice president and provost William Inboden said the university was honored by this ranking.

“While national rankings will never define us as an institution, they do reflect the world-class quality of our faculty and

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