OTF Premium Michael Dell

[Hank South]

 

[Hank South]

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/21/michael-susan-dell-ut-austin-donation-medical-campus.html#:~:text=Michael and Susan Dell announced Tuesday that they have committed,expected to open in 2030.

[Bobby Burton]

That’s billion with a B. 

[georgethepunter]

Imagine having so much money you could donate a billion. Wild. 

[JMarquette]

Yeah, that’s great and all, but how is this going to pay for a 5-star?

[awashbump]

He has donated roughly 30% of Cody Campbell's net worth. There's levels to this stuff

 

[hookem1014]

Huge day for the university even if it’s not athletics related. UT will continue to thrive as the best public university in the state🤘

[512Horn]

Money is fungible seems to apply here.

[ClubWhatever]

I’ve purchased a few Dell computers in my day.  In my small way I’ve help to fund this.  What, maybe a tenth of a cent of it?

[MBHORNSFAN]

Loud noises....

[CJ Vogel]

Awesome stuff.

[GoHorns1]

WHAT STARTS HERE CHANGES THE WORLD 

[Califashorn75]

At least he gives back! 

[chennups]

Boom!

[akhookem]

Does he have anything left over to donate to me and my 2026 football ticket fund?

[akhookem]

Just now, akhookem said:

Does he have anything left over to donate to me and my 2026 football ticket fund?

 

[Connor Vaughn]

lol imagine if they still charge him the full $10 mil for a suite 💀💀

[Tres Comas]

That should help with taxes

[MarkInAustin]

Aside from having the largest endowment of any public university by a wide margin Texas has had the benefit of wonderful wealthy donors.  There are generally considered to be eight elite state flagships plus one elite public tech, and Texas is one of the elite flagships.  It is one of two flagships in which all departments are ranked in the top thirty in America.  And Forbes just called out Texas as one of 20 institutions, public or private, that are properly preparing graduating talent for the changing job market (The New Ivies, April 8).

The resulting flip side is how competitive the school has become since my day.  While the overall admit rate is about 27%, Cockrell is at 11%, McCombs is at 9%, and the architecture and honors programs are comparably squeezed. 

I have twin granddaughters who are both in the top 5% of their junior classes in HS - one is number 1 - who legitimately fear they will be accepted into UT but not into business and engineering, respectively. And God forbid one should fall down to top 6% and be looking down the road to The College That Got One Per Cent Smarter when Texas changed auto admits from the top 6% to the top 5% last year.

 

Edited 49 minutes ago by MarkInAustin

[Kevin C]

That’s awesome!   

[bourbasted]

My sister (UT Grad) is the Vice President of Operational Excellence at The Michael & Susan Dell Foundation.  I get to see the great work the foundation does on a regular basis.  Michael and Susan are genuinely good people who have chosen to share their wealth in so many good ways.  Proud to have them associated with our university!