The University of Texas at Austin is one of the largest public universities in the United States. The university maintains a staff of more than 21,000 faculty and staff members and has an annual enrollment of over 50,000 students. It offers a variety of athletic activities, including football, track and field, basketball, swimming, baseball and soccer. The university offers courses in architecture, advertising, accounting, finance, management, communication studies, journalism, biomedical engineering and fine arts. It also conducts classes in electrical and computer engineering, theatre and dance, music, liberal arts, archaeological studies, law, French, Italian, humanities and philosophy. The University of Texas at Austin has been operational since 1883 and is located in Austin, Texas.