Question: Which was founded first, the University of Iowa or the University of Texas at Austin?
Context: It was founded first in 1962 as a branch from the University of Alexandria with the faculty of Medicine only and then it became an independent university named University of the Middle Delta in 1972.  It had at that time Medicine, Science, Agriculture and Education faculties.  Then, its name was changed into Tanta University in 1973. The University of Texas at Austin (UT, UT Austin, or Texas) is a public research university and the flagship institution of the University of Texas System.  Founded in 1881 as "The University of Texas," its campus is located in Austin, Texas, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) from the Texas State Capitol.  UT Austin was inducted into the Association of American Universities in 1929, becoming only the third university in the American South to be elected.  The institution has the nation's eighth-largest single-campus enrollment, with over 50,000 undergraduate and graduate students and over 24,000 faculty and staff. The Syracuse Triad is the name given to the three women's sororities founded at Syracuse University.  Alpha Phi was founded first in 1872 by 10 of the original 20 women admitted into Syracuse University.  Gamma Phi Beta came along two years later in 1874 and with it came the term "sorority," which was coined at the time of its founding.  (Prior to that, women's Greek-letter organizations used the term "women's fraternity," since no more appropriate term existed.)  Alpha Gamma Delta completed the triad in 1904. Stephen F. Austin State University (SFA) is a public university located in Nacogdoches, Texas, United States.  Founded as a teachers' college in 1923, the university was named after one of Texas's founding fathers, Stephen F. Austin.  Its campus resides on part of the homestead of Thomas Jefferson Rusk.  Stephen F. Austin is one of four independent public universities in Texas (i.e., those not affiliated with one of Texas's six university systems).  In 2015, Stephen F. Austin accepted 62% of applications. James Hynes (born August 23, 1955) is an American novelist.  He was born in Okemos, Michigan, and grew up in Big Rapids, Michigan.  He lived for many years in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and currently resides in Austin, Texas, where he has taught creative writing at the University of Texas.  He has also taught at the Iowa Writers' Workshop, the University of Michigan, Miami University, and Grinnell College.  Hynes received a B.A. in philosophy from the University of Michigan and an M.F.A. from the Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa. Yasar Onel is a Turkish-born physicist who holds Swiss and American citizenship.  He received his Ph.D. in Physics from London University in 1975.  He worked at the Queen Mary University of London in the United Kingdom, and Neuchatel and Geneva Universities in Switzerland before joining the University of Texas at Austin in 1986.  Then, he moved to the University of Iowa in 1988.  He is a tenured faculty professor.  of Physics at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA, USA. This list of University of Texas at Austin faculty includes current and former instructors and administrators of the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin), a major research university located in Austin, Texas that is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System.  Founded in 1883, the university has had the fifth largest single-campus enrollment in the nation as of Fall 2006 (and had the largest enrollment in the country from 1997 to 2003), with over 50,000 undergraduate and graduate students and 16,500 faculty and staff.  It currently holds the largest enrollment of all colleges in the state of Texas. The Austin Civic Orchestra was founded in October 1977 by Edward Sledge.  There had been no community orchestra in Austin since the Austin Symphony had been established in the early 20th century.  Sledge, a self-taught, left-handed cello player, wanted to start a string group (violins, violas, celli and string bass).  The group was located at Mathews Community School in central west Austin.  After several weeks Sledge put out a call for more players in the local paper.  Two weeks later, the core group of 16 players arrived and the project became a reality.  The group was conducted by Jim Johnson in late 1977.  In early 1978, a doctoral student in conducting at the University of Texas, Bob became the next music director.  Winds players were added to the group and it became the Austin Community Orchestra.  The group became a non-profit organization.  The orchestra performed its first opera at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Austin in 1978.  Concerts were performed at the UT Ballroom.  The orchestra came to perform an annual Waltz Ball at the Texas Union.  The orchestra had several conductors through the 1980s.  It performed standard orchestral literature from its beginnings in 1977.  An original ballet was performed in the early l980s.  The group became known as the Austin Civic Orchestra sometime in the early l980s – as it continued to grow.  Edward Sledge ceased to be a member of the orchestra in the mid-1980s and went on to play in other local orchestra and chamber music groups.  He still plays cello with the Austin Philharmonic Orchestra, violin with the People's Orchestra of Austin (established 2016).  He also leads a string quartet, the Late Beethoven String Quartet, which performs at various local venues. The University of Iowa (also known as the UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a flagship public research university in Iowa City, Iowa.  Founded in 1847, it is the oldest university in the state.  Iowa is the second largest university in the state of Iowa, behind Iowa State University.  University of Iowa is organized into eleven colleges offering more than 200 areas of study and seven professional degrees. This list of University of Texas at Austin alumni includes notable graduates, non-graduate former students, and current students of the University of Texas at Austin.  The institution is a major research university in Downtown Austin, Texas, USA and is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System.  Founded in 1883, the university has had the fifth largest single-campus enrollment in the nation as of Fall 2006 (and had the largest enrollment in the country from 1997–2003), with over 50,000 undergraduate and graduate students and 16,500 faculty and staff.  It currently holds the second largest enrollment of all colleges in the state of Texas, behind Texas A&M University.
Answer: University of Iowa