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Huston-Tillotson University

Austin, Texas · The dossier: identity, why-here, band, homecoming, deadlines — every fact from the Yard roster.

1875
founded
Private
control
HBCU Athletic Conference (HBCUAC)
conference
HBCU homecoming celebration

Huston-Tillotson University

Photo: HBCU homecoming celebration — file photo: thedig.howard.edu

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Austin, Texas

PrivateRamsHBCU Athletic Conference (HBCUAC)Est. 1875

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Founded
1875
Public / Private
Private
Enrollment
~1,160 (968 undergraduates, 55 postgraduates, per institutional data)
Conference
HBCU Athletic Conference (HBCUAC)
Mascot
Rams
State
Texas
Band
Huston-Tillotson Jazz Orchestra / HT Jazz Collective

Why here — the dossier

  1. Est. 1875
    Founded in 1875 — 151 years of history.
  2. Conference
    Competes in the HBCU Athletic Conference (HBCUAC).
  3. Huston-Tillotson Jazz Orchestra / HT Jazz Collective
    Home of the Huston-Tillotson Jazz Orchestra / HT Jazz Collective.
  4. Yard legends
    Alumni on record: Dr. Herman A. Barnett III, Azie Taylor Morton, James A. Harris.

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Band spotlight

Huston-Tillotson Jazz Orchestra / HT Jazz Collective

Huston-Tillotson has no marching band — there is no football program — and that is the honest shape of it: this is a jazz school. The 18-piece Jazz Orchestra (Count Basie-style big band) and its smaller sibling, the Jazz Collective, are the sound of HT. The Collective started playing Friday sets on the music building's balcony, caught the ear of ACL organizers C3 Presents two blocks away, and has played Austin City Limits every year since 2022, plus the Austin Blues Festival. Competition wins include first place at the Ronald Carter HBCU Jazz Competition in Nashville and the Louis Armstrong HBCU Jazz competition (per KUTX), and third place at Lincoln Center's House of Swing. Jazz trumpeter alumnus Bobby Bradford and faculty legend James Polk root the program in real Austin jazz history.

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Admissions

Deadlines are not yet published on the Yard for Huston-Tillotson University.

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Head to head

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