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The University of Texas System
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Motto Disciplina Praesidium Civitatis
(Latin for "Cultivated mind is the guardian genius of democracy")
Type State university system
Established 1876
Endowment $25.425 billion[1]
Chancellor Admiral William H. McRaven (Ret.)
Academic staff
 17,158[2]
Undergraduates 141,134[3]
Colors Navy blue, orange, and tan
              
Website www.utsystem.edu

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The University of Texas System encompasses 14 educational institutions in the U.S. state of Texas, of which eight are academic universities and six are health institutions. The UT System is headquartered in Austin, and has a total enrollment of over 216,000 students (largest university system in Texas) and employs more than 87,000 faculty and staff. The UT System's $25 billion endowment is the largest of any public university system in the nation.[4]

Component institutions

Academic institutions

The University of Texas System has eight separate and distinct academic institutions; each institution is a stand-alone university and confers its own degrees. Its flagship institution is The University of Texas at Austin.

Official name Official
abbrev.		 Location Estab. Joined
system		 Enrollment
(Fall 2015)		 Refs
The University of Texas at Arlington UT Arlington Arlington 1895 1965 37,008 [5][6][7]
The University of Texas at Austin UT Austin Austin 1883 51,313 [8][9][10]
The University of Texas at Dallas UT Dallas Richardson 1961 1969 24,533 [11][12][13]
The University of Texas at El Paso UTEP El Paso 1914 23,397 [14][15][16][17]
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley UTRGV Brownsville, Edinburg,[n 1]
Harlingen, McAllen, Rio Grande City		 2015 29,045 [18][19][20][21][22]
The University of Texas at San Antonio UTSA San Antonio 1969 28,628 [23][24][25][26]
The University of Texas at Tyler UT Tyler Tyler 1971 1979 8,862 [27][28][29]
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin UTPB Odessa 1973 5,560 [30][31][32]
Notes
  1. ↑ UT Brownsville and UTPA merged in 2015 to form UTRGV.

Former institutions merged

Official name Official
abbrev.		 Location Founded Joined
system		 Merged Refs
The University of Texas at Brownsville UT Brownsville, UTB Brownsville 1973 1991 2015
(merged to form The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)		 [33][34]
The University of Texas–Pan American UTPA Edinburg 1927 1989 [35][36]

  • The University of Texas at Austin

  • The University of Texas at Arlington

  • The University of Texas at El Paso

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    The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (Edinburg campus)

  • UTSA Campus University Center II.jpg

    The University of Texas at San Antonio

  • Residence Hall (Uiversity of Texas at Dallas).jpg

    The University of Texas at Dallas

  • UT Tyler Riter Tower.jpg

    The University of Texas at Tyler

  • University of Texas of the Permian Basin in Odessa, TX, building Picture 1856.jpg

    The University of Texas of the Permian Basin

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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Main article: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

On June 14, 2013, Texas Governor Rick Perry signed SB 24 into law, officially approving the creation of a new university in South Texas within the UT System, officially replacing UT-Brownsville and UT-Pan American. The initiative resulted in a single institution, which will include a medical school, spanning the entire Rio Grande Valley, with a presence in each of the major metropolitan areas of Brownsville, Edinburg, Harlingen, and McAllen. On December 12, 2013, the UT Board of Regents voted to name the new university the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.[37]

Health institutions

In addition to eight academic institutions, the University of Texas System also has six health institutions.

The 1890 Ashbel Smith building on the campus of the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.

In addition to these health institutions, the Board of Regents has approved plans to open two medical schools—one at the Austin campus to be named the Dell Medical School, and the other at UTRGV.

  • Health Science Center at Houston

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    Health Science Center at San Antonio

  • MD Anderson Cancer Center

  • University of Texas Medical Branch

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    Southwestern Medical Center

Student profile

Racial and/or ethnic background (2013)
Students[38] Texas[39] United States[40]
Asian 9% 4% 5%
Black 7% 12% 13%
Hispanic
(of any race)		 39% 38% 17%
Non-Hispanic White 34% 45% 63%
International student 8% N/A N/A
Other races 2% N/A N/A
Unknown 2% N/A N/A

Leadership

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O. Henry Hall, the main administrative building for the system, is in Downtown Austin

Regents

  • Paul L. Foster, Chairman, El Paso
  • Steven Hicks, Vice Chairman, Austin
  • Jeffrey Hildebrand, Vice Chairman, Houston
  • Ernest Aliseda, McAllen
  • David Beck, Houston
  • Alexis Cranberg, Houston
  • Wallace L. Hall, Jr., Dallas
  • Brenda Pejovich, Dallas
  • Sara Martinez Tucker, Dallas
  • Justin Drake,S tudent Regent, UT Medical Branch-Galveston

Executive Committee

Chancellor William McRaven
  • William H. McRaven, Chancellor
  • David E. Daniel, Deputy Chancellor
  • Raymond S. Greenberg, Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
  • Scott C. Kelley, Executive Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs
  • Steven Leslie, Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
  • Stephanie Bond Huie, Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives
  • Patricia D. Hurn, Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation
  • Barry McBee, Vice Chancellor and Chief Governmental Relations Officer
  • Randa S. Safady, Vice Chancellor for External Relations
  • Daniel Sharphorn, Vice Chancellor and General Counsel
  • William H. Shute, Vice Chancellor for Federal Relations
  • Amy Shaw Thomas, Vice Chancellor and Counsel for Health Affairs
  • Francie A. Frederick, General Counsel to the Board of Regents

Officials

Claudia Taylor Johnson Hall, an administrative building in Downtown Austin
  • Randy Wallace, Associate Vice Chancellor, Controller and Chief Budget Officer
  • Terry Hull, Associate Vice Chancellor for Finance
  • Michael Peppers, Chief Audit Executive
  • Phil Dendy, Chief Compliance Officer
  • Ed Mattison, Chief Information Security Officer
  • Marg Knox, Chief Information Officer
  • Michael O'Donnell, Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities Planning and Construction
  • Dan Stewart, Associate Vice Chancellor for Employee Benefits and Services
  • Bruce Zimmerman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, The University of Texas Investment Management Co. (UTIMCO)

Headquarters

The University of Texas System is headquartered in Downtown Austin.[41] The system headquarters complex includes O. Henry Hall, Claudia Taylor Johnson Hall, Ashbel Smith Hall, the Colorado Building, the Lavaca Building, and the Norwood Tower. Parking garages serving the complex include Parking Garage I, Parking Garage II, Parking Garage III, 300 West 6th Street Parking Garage, and the garage between the Colorado and Lavaca buildings.[42]

Coordinated Admissions Program

The Coordinated Admissions Program (more colloquially known as "CAP") offers some UT Austin applicants the chance to attend the university if they complete their freshman year at another system school and meet specified requirements.[43] Each institution in the University of Texas System sets its own admissions standards, and not all schools may accept a particular CAP student.[43] UT Dallas does not participate in the CAP program, and UTSA, the largest recipient of CAP students, has stated it will be phasing out the program within the next ten years.[44][45]

Gallery

  • The Colorado Building, an administration building in Downtown Austin

  • The Lavaca Building, an administration building in Downtown Austin

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    Ashbel Smith Hall, a UT System administrative building in Downtown Austin

Notes

  1. ↑ 2014 endowment
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2006 figure
  3. ↑ 2005 figure
  4. ↑ http://www.businessinsider.com/richest-public-universities-in-america-2015-3
  5. ↑ "University of Texas at Arlington". US News. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  6. ↑ "The University of Texas at Arlington". College Portraits. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
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  9. ↑ "The University of Texas at Austin". College Portraits. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
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  12. ↑ "UTD". College Portraits. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  13. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  14. ↑ "UTEP". US News. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  15. ↑ "UTEP". College Portraits. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
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  18. ↑ "UTSA". US News. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  19. ↑ "UTSA Fact Book 2011 (New Undergraduates Section)". Office of Institutional Research. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  20. ↑ "The University of Texas at San Antonio". College Portrait. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  21. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  22. ↑ http://www.utrgv.edu/en-us/about-utrgv/news/press-releases/2015/august-31-utrgv-welcomes-firstclass-students-on-first-day/
  23. ↑ "UTSA". US News. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  24. ↑ "UTSA Fact Book 2011 (New Undergraduates Section)". Office of Institutional Research. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  25. ↑ "The University of Texas at San Antonio". College Portrait. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  26. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  27. ↑ "UT Tyler". US News. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  28. ↑ "UT-Tyler". College Portraits. Retrieved February 21, 2013.
  29. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  30. ↑ "UTPB". US News. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  31. ↑ "UTPB". College Portraits. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  32. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  33. ↑ "University of Texas Brownsville". US News. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  34. ↑ "UTBSC". College Portraits. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  35. ↑ "UTPA". US News. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  36. ↑ "The University of Texas-Pan American". College Portrait. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  37. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  38. ↑ https://www.utsystem.edu/sites/utsfiles/documents/facts-figures-and-data/fast-facts-2013/fastfacts2013.pdf
  39. ↑ http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48000.html
  40. ↑ http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/00000.html
  41. ↑ "UT System Contact Information." University of Texas System. Retrieved on October 3, 2009.
  42. ↑ "Parking Map." University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved on June 21, 2010.
  43. ↑ 43.0 43.1 "Information about CAP". Be a Longhorn. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  44. ↑ "UTSA to phase out CAP Program". The Paisano. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
  45. ↑ "CAP students love UTSA, for now". The Paisano. Retrieved November 23, 2012.

See also

External links

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