I agree completely with the poster above. I did my undergrad there, and while I love UT, Austin was not my style. It's a hipster's paradise...and the area around campus I would not consider to be the safest (but not outright dangerous). There is also a pretty annoying bum problem in west campus and the drag. Plus, housing in west campus is becoming more and more expensive with all those new luxury apartments replacing older, more affordable complexes..so if you want to live within walking distance of campus, be prepared to spend a lot more than what you'd expect for Texas....and you do not want to live in graduate housing, it's far away and is total crap. That being said, if you enjoy wild parties and drinking, live music, and very trendy things, Austin is the place to be.