University of Texas System

The University of Texas System
Motto Disciplina Praesidium Civitatis
(Latin for "Cultivated mind is the guardian genius of democracy")
Established 1876
Type State university system
Endowment $13.234 billion[1]
Chancellor Francisco G. Cigarroa
Academic staff 17,158[2]
Admin. staff 62,982[2]
Undergraduates 141,134[3]
Website utsystem.edu

The University of Texas System (informally UT System) encompasses 15 educational institutions in Texas, of which nine are academic universities and six are health institutions. The system is headquartered in Austin and has a total enrollment of over 190,000 students. Its flagship institution is The University of Texas at Austin.

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Component institutions

Academic institutions

There are nine public universities which compromise the academic institutions of the University of Texas System. The University of Texas at Austin is the flagship school, and one of the largest campuses in the nation, with 38,420 undergraduates in the fall of 2010.

Name Location Founded US News Ranking Endowment Undergraduate Enrollment Acceptance Rate
University of Texas at Austin[4] Austin 1883 National Universities #045 $2,589 million 38,420 47.0%
University of Texas at Arlington[5] Arlington 1895 National Universities (Unranked) $68 million 25,106 70.1%
University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College[6] Brownsville 1991 Unranked $12 million 14,335 100.0%
University of Texas at Dallas[7] Richardson 1969 National Universities #143 $229 million 10,648 49.9%
University of Texas at El Paso[8] El Paso 1914 National Universities (Unranked) $153 million 18,160 99.2%
University of Texas at San Antonio[9] San Antonio 1969 National Universities (Unranked) $60 million 25,794 83.2%
University of Texas at Tyler[10] Tyler 1971 Regional Universities #63 $60 million 5,064 48.1%
University of Texas of the Permian Basin[11] Odessa 1973 Regional Universities #83 $17 million 3,177 81.0%
University of Texas–Pan American[12] Edinburg 1927 Regional Universities (Unranked) N/A 16,266 67.9%

Health institutions

Board of Regents

Regents

UT System Executive Officers

UT System Officials

Headquarters

The University of Texas System is headquartered in Downtown Austin.[13] 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.[14]

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Notes

  1. ^ 2006 figure. Accessed April 28, 2007.
  2. ^ a b 2006 figure
  3. ^ 2005 figure
  4. ^ "University of Texas". US News. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  5. ^ "University of Texas at Arlington". US News. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  6. ^ "University of Texas Brownsville". US News. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  7. ^ "University of Texas Dallas". US News. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  8. ^ "UTEP". US News. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  9. ^ "UTSA". US News. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  10. ^ "UT Tyler". US News. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  11. ^ "UTPB". US News. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  12. ^ "UTPA". US News. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
  13. ^ "UT System Contact Information." University of Texas System. Retrieved on October 3, 2009.
  14. ^ "Parking Map." University of Texas at Austin. Retrieved on June 21, 2010.

See also

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External links

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