$1 billion gift will launch UT Dell Medical Center and advanced research campus
Key Highlights
- Michael and Susan Dell have committed $1 billion to the University of Texas at Austin, pushing their lifetime support of the university past the $1 billion mark.
- The investment will help establish the UT Dell Campus for Advanced Research and the UT Dell Medical Center, which will serve as the campus’s anchor.
- The new campus will be developed on university-owned land in North Austin, a short drive from UT’s main campus.
- UT plans to break ground on the medical center later in 2026 and open it in 2030. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is leading the design.
- UT MD Anderson Cancer Center will be integrated into the medical center, bringing cancer care, research, medical education, advanced computing, and AI into a unified academic health system.
The University of Texas at Austin is planning a new academic medical center and advanced research campus in North Austin that’s part of a $1 billion philanthropic commitment from Michael and Susan Dell. The substantial investment will establish the UT Dell Campus for Advanced Research and its anchor facility, the UT Dell Medical Center, which is scheduled to open in 2030.
Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the sweeping health and research district is intended to integrate clinical care, research, medical education, and advanced computing, and is expected to break ground later this year. The new campus will be built on university-owned property in North Austin, a short drive from UT’s main Forty Acres campus, and will combine its research programs and computing capabilities with clinical care into a single, cohesive environment.
Michael and Susan Dell said in an official statement:
“UT Austin, where Dell Technologies was founded from a dorm room, has always been a place where bold ideas become real-world impact. What makes this moment so meaningful is the opportunity to build something that brings every part of the journey together—from how students learn, to how discoveries are made, to how care reaches families. By bringing together medicine, science and computing in one campus designed for the AI era, UT can create more opportunity, deliver better outcomes, and build a stronger future for communities across Texas and beyond.”