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Every penny of profit goes to Course Material Scholarships for Longhorn students 🤘

The only not-for-profit Longhorn store bringing down the cost of course materials for Longhorn students since 1896!

07/11/2025

How long would it take to walk to our away games?

07/09/2025

Texas Men's Basketball athlete Nic Codie sporting the Forty Acres Polo Collection 🤘

07/08/2025

We have incoming freshman visiting us for orientation today! What advice should we give them for surviving college?

07/07/2025

Texas Women's Basketball star, Kyla Oldacre stuns in chicka-d 🤘

07/03/2025

We'll be open tomorrow for 4th of July from 10:00AM - 5:00PM

Hook 'em! 🤘🎆

07/02/2025

What are you doing for
Fourth of July weekend? 🎆

07/01/2025

Snoopy’s a Texas Longhorn fan 🤘
Shop our youth Texas Longhorn collection

07/01/2025

50% off Christopher Radko Ornaments starts TODAY!

Shop the collection: https://bit.ly/45KAmYF

06/26/2025

Congrats Tre! 💫 HOOK ‘EM 🤘

with the 6th pick in the 2025 NBA Draft the Washington Wizards select Tre Johnson 🤘

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06/24/2025

NEED RECS: What is your go-to spot for coffee in Austin?

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The University Co-op is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit supporting student success and faculty initiatives at The University of Texas at Austin with 100% of the profits from our retail business and the generosity of our customers.

How we support student success...

Awards

Each year we award over $70K to students and faculty for academic excellence and research.

Events

Each spring The Co-op sponsors the University Fashion Group fashion show; the largest student-run fashion show in the nation.

Funding

The Co-op gives over $25K to help student organizations achieve their goals every year.

Discounts

Students save 5% on most purchases, including textbooks, every day with The Co-op Membership Program.

Scholarships

The University Co-op supports completion scholarships that are awarded at varying amounts to current students to facilitate timely graduation.

...saved students over $2.6 million on course materials in 2018-19!

...hired over 200 students last year!

...provide students with real-world business experience gaining internships!

The University Co-op was founded in 1896 by Dr. William J. Battle, a professor of the Greek language who later served as president of The University of Texas at Austin from 1914 to 1916. The original store opened on campus — it was located in the University’s Main Building--with books, stationery and athletic goods, and the intent was to sell its products to students at the lowest possible prices.

Twenty-two years later the Co-op moved off campus to a one-story building on Guadalupe across from the Student Union Center. The Co-op remained a co-operative until 1977, when it became a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational corporation owned by the students, faculty and staff of The University of Texas at Austin. Through different locations and meeting the ever-changing needs of students and faculty, the Co-op has stayed true to its original idea and mission.

The University Co-op’s support of the University dates back to 1911 when the Co-op contributed $10,000 to complete the construction of Gregory Gym. Since then, the Co-op has supported various projects and organizations around campus including Athletics, School of Social Works’ Utopia Theatre, Co-op Fine Arts Student Center among others.

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How we support student success...

...saved students over $2.6 million on course materials in 2018-19!

...hired over 200 students last year!

...provide students with real-world business experience gaining internships!