Many Texas Longhorn fans are aware of the University of Texas academic excellence but now that the Longhorns are in the SEC, where do they rank among SEC schools?
“It Just Mean More” is the SEC’s motto, referring to their commitment to and passion for college football while simultaneously caring about the academic standing of its member schools.
As one of the nation’s best academic conferences overall, the SEC is not as highly ranked from top to bottom as the Big Ten and ACC, but it is closer than one may think to competing with them academically. Additionally, Oklahoma and Texas were added to the SEC this year, expanding its membership by two schools helping boost the conference’s academic standing among other conferences.
The main ranking system used to assess how one national university, such as the University of Texas-Austin, stacks up against other colleges in the country is the U.S. News World & Report. Five SEC universities are among the top 50 in the world. Let’s take a look at where all 14 SEC schools are ranked.
No. 18: Vanderbilt
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2024 U.S. News & World Rankings
Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence.
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#18
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#7
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#37
No. 28: University of Florida
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No. 34: University of Texas at Austin
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No. 47: Texas A&M University (Tie)
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No. 47 Georgia
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No. 93: Auburn
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- #93
in National Universities (tie) - #47
in Top Public Schools (tie) - #177
in Best Value Schools
No. 105: University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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- #105
in National Universities (tie) - #51
in Top Public Schools (tie) - #117
in Best Value Schools
No. 124: University of Missouri (tie)
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- #124
in National Universities (tie) - #64
in Top Public Schools (tie) - #79
in Best Value Schools
No. 124: University of Oklahoma (tie)
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- #124
in National Universities (tie) - #64
in Top Public Schools (tie) - #198
in Best Value Schools
No. 124: University of South Carolina (tie)
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- #124
in National Universities (tie) - #64
in Top Public Schools (tie) - #208
in Best Value Schools
No. 159 University of Kentucky (Tie)
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- #159
in National Universities (tie) - #84
in Top Public Schools (tie) - #200
in Best Value Schools
No. 163: University of Mississippi (Tie)
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- #163
in National Universities (tie) - #88
in Top Public Schools (tie) - #135
in Best Value Schools
No. 170: The University of Alabama (tie)
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- #170
in National Universities (tie) - #91
in Top Public Schools (tie) - #153
in Best Value Schools
No. 178: University of Arkansas (tie)
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- #178
in National Universities (tie) - #96
in Top Public Schools (tie) - #194
in Best Value Schools
No. 185: Louisiana State University — Baton Rouge (tie)
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- #185
in National Universities (tie) - #101
in Top Public Schools (tie) - #148
in Best Value Schools
No. 216: Mississippi State University (tie)
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- #216
in National Universities (tie) - #116
in Top Public Schools (tie) - #197
in Best Value Schools