In 2007, Battle Hall was listed as one of America's Top 150 Favorite Works of Architecture by The American Institute of Architects (AIA).

[6] In 2016, dean Frederick "Fritz" Steiner, stepped down citing Texas Government Code Section 411.2031, also known as "Campus Carry," which entitles licensed individuals to carry concealed handguns onto the campus of an institution of higher education.

Other opportunities for students include: In 2016, UTSOA launched an initiative focused on Race, Gender, and the Built Environment in conjunction with the university's Division of Diversity and Community Engagement.

The goal of the initiative is to facilitate diversity among design and planning professionals and students, and foster discourse in teaching and research on race, gender, and inequality in American cities.

Anna Brand and Andrea Roberts were named the first two scholar-fellows for this program as part of a one-year appointment.

[11] All undergraduate applications are evaluated with emphasis on the following areas: SAT or ACT scores, class rank, essays, academic preparation, extracurricular activities, and other achievements.

[16] Rankings were recently updated for 2017, with UTSOA placing in the top 10 for its undergraduate Architecture Program at #6.

[18] During the 1950s, former UTSOA dean Harwell Hamilton Harris recruited several architects who practiced in the Bauhaus style of Josef Albers as faculty members.