The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Longhorn Excellence
Longhorn Excellence is a designation of the Longhorn Foundation's Annual Fund dedicated to creating the competitive edge for Texas student-athletes in academics, in athletics and in life. Gifts to Longhorn Excellence raise the bar for Texas Athletics by supporting education, nutrition, recruiting, travel, sports medicine, facilities maintenance and student-athlete development.
- $50 can fuel a student-athlete for one day with the proper nutrition they need to keep their body in top-notch shape
- $126 provides a student-athlete with the proper care and recovery they receive from our sports medicine department for a week
- $538 gives a student-athlete one month of proper strength and conditioning training
- $1,320 covers a semester’s worth of books and fees associated with enrollment at UT for a student-athlete
- $5,140 offers one year of academic support, such as tutoring and learning services, to a student-athlete
Benefits of Giving to Longhorn Excellence
In addition to supporting over 500 Texas student-athletes achieve success, gifts to Longhorn Excellence are 100% tax-deductible.* Giving to Longhorn Excellence is also the best way to boost your Loyalty Point ranking. A higher Loyalty Point ranking grants you access to earlier season ticket seat and parking selection appointment times and priority for postseason and road games. Gifts earn 5 Loyalty Points per every $100 gifted to Longhorn Excellence, as opposed to 2 points per every $100 paid toward seat-related costs.
* Please note gifts to Longhorn Excellence are independent gifts and cannot be applied toward annual seat-related gifts.
Longhorn Excellence at Work
Texas Football
"Y'all are what makes Texas go, and we cannot thank you enough." - Arch Manning
The pride and winning tradition of Texas Football is powered by Longhorn Foundation donors. Watch the video to see how contributions to Longhorn Excellence made a lasting impact on the 2025 Longhorns, who earned Texas Football’s third consecutive ten-win season.
Texas Volleyball
Every "POINT TEXAS" is made possible because of Longhorn Foundation donors.
See how Longhorn Excellence made a lasting impact on the 2025 Texas Volleyball team, which finished the season 24–4 overall with 12 wins against ranked opponents and reached the NCAA Tournament’s Regional Final for the 18th time in the past 20 seasons.
Texas Soccer
College athletics may be changing, but at Texas, the mission remains the same—to prepare student-athletes to win with integrity in academics, in athletics, and in life. Watch the video to see Texas Soccer bring that mission to life every day, and click here to view a special message from new head coach Margueritte Bates to Longhorn Foundation donors.