Past UT Presidents
| No. | Name | Dates | Academic Specialty |
| 18 | Gregory Postel, MD | 7/6/2020 - 5/20/2024 | Neuroradiology |
| 17 | Sharon L. Gaber | 7/1/2015 - 7/6/2020 | City and Regional Planning |
| (Interim) | Nagi G. Naganathan | 7/1/2014 - 6/30/2015 | Engineering |
| 16 | LLoyd Jacobs, MD | 7/1/2006-6/30/2014 | Vascular Surgery |
| 15 | Daniel M. Johnson | 7/1/2001-6/30/2006 | Urban Sociology |
| (Interim) | William Decatur | 6/5/2000-7/1/2001 | Public Administration, Law |
| 14 | Vik J. Kapoor | 1/1/1999-6/5/2000 | Engineering (Solid State Physics) |
| 13 | Frank E. Horton | 1/25/1989-12/31/1998 | Geography (Urban Transportation) |
| (Interim) | John W. Stoepler | 9/1/1988-1/24/1989 | Law |
| 12 | James D. McComas | 7/1/1985-8/31/1988 | Secondary Education |
| 11 | Glen R. Driscoll | 1972-6/30/1985 | History |
| 10 | William S. Carlson | 1958-1972 | Geology (Arctic) |
| 9 | Asa Smallridge Knowles | 1951-1958 | Business Management |
| (Interim Operation Committee) |
John Brandeberry, Jesse Long, John Turin |
1950-1951 (5 Months) | s |
| 8 | Wilbur W. White | 1947-1950 | Foreign Affairs (Middle East) |
| (Acting) | Raymond L. Carter | 1947 | s |
| 7 | Philip C. Nash | 1933-1947 | Civil Engineering |
| (Chief Academic Officer) |
Lee W. MacKinnon | 1932-1933 | s |
| 6 | Henry J. Doermann | 1928-1932 | Psychology |
| (Chief Academic Officer) |
Lee W. MacKinnon | 1927-1928 | Sociology |
| 5 | Ernest A. Smith | 1927 (7 Weeks) | Economics and Sociology |
| (Chief Academic Officer) |
Lee W. MacKinnon | 1926-1927 | s |
| 4 | John W. Dowd | 1925-1926 | Mathematics & History |
| 3 | Ancilroy Monroe Stows | 1914-1925 | Education |
| (Acting) | Allen R. Cullimore | 1914 (4 Months) | s |
| 2 | Charles A. Cockayne | 1910-1914 | Education |
| 1 | Jerome H. Raymond | 1909-1910 | Sociology & Economics |