About UTPA

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About UTPA
A Presentation forThe Division of External
Affairs

• Presented by
• S. J. Sethi, Ph. D., Assistant Director
• Office of Institutional Research Effectiveness
  The University of Texas-Pan American

June 22, 2005
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OUTLINE

• UTPA a brief history
• Our Students
• Enrollment Projections
• Our Graduates
• Our Faculty and Staff
• Our Programs
• Our Compact with UT System
• Points of Excellence

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UTPA a brief history
Established in 1927 1927-1933Edinburg
College1933-1948Edinburg Junior
College1948-1952Edinburg Regional
College1952-1971Pan American
College1971-1989Pan American
University1989-presentThe University of
TexasPan American
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Our Students
Total Enrollment 17,030 14,788 undergraduates
2,242 graduates Residency 97.0 Texas 0.6
Out of state 2.4 International Gender 41
Male 59 Female Average Age 23
Undergraduate 33 Graduate Ethnicity 87.0
Hispanic 6.2 White, non-Hispanic 0.4
Black, non-Hispanic 6.4 Other
Source Fall 2004, OIRE, UTPA, Edinburg, TX.
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Enrollment Projections
Source OIRE, UTPA, Edinburg, TX.
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Our Graduates
Number of Baccalaureate Degrees Awarded 2003-04
Source OIRE, UTPA, Edinburg, TX.
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Our Graduates
Six-Year Graduation Rate for First-Time Freshmen
Source OIRE, UTPA, Edinburg, TX.
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How do we compare-Retention Graduation
Source Consortium for Student Data Exchange
(CSRDE)
Source OIRE, UTPA, Edinburg, TX.
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Our Faculty and Staff
Faculty 772 557 full-time 663
FTE 388 Tenured/Tenure Track 40
Female 38 Hispanic 51 total
minority Staff 1,806 961
full-time 80 Hispanic
Source OIRE, UTPA, Edinburg, TX.
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Our Programs
56 Bachelors 45 Masters 2
Doctoral 1 Cooperative 6
Colleges College of Arts and Humanities College
of Business Administration College of
Education College of Health Sciences and Human
Services College of Science and Engineering
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Source OIRE, UTPA, Edinburg, TX.
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Our Compact with UT -System
Goal 1 To improve access and success for
students at all degree levels. Goal 2 To
improve the quality of new teachers graduating
from UTPA. Goal 3 To become the doctoral
research university in South Texas.
http//www.oire.utpa.edu/publications/utpacompact2
004.pdf
Source OIRE, UTPA, Edinburg, TX.
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Points of Excellence

• UTPA is the 10th largest university in the state
  and the fifth largest in the UT System.
• The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education lists
  UTPA among its top 100 best U.S. colleges for
  Hispanics.
• UTPA is second in the nation in the number of
  bachelors degrees, eighth in the number of
  masters degrees awarded to Hispanics.
• The rankings for the number of bachelor's degrees
  awarded to Hispanics at UTPA by academic program
  are as follows (Hispanic Outlook 2005)
• ranked 1st in English Literature
• ranked 1st in Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
• ranked 2nd in Biological Sciences
• ranked 3rd in Health Sciences
• ranked 4th in Mathematics
• ranked 5th in Foreign Language
• ranked 5th in Public Administration
• ranked 7th in Business and Marketing
• ranked 11th in Protective Services

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Points of Excellence

• Hispanic Engineering Science and Technology Week
  (HESTEC) a nationally recognized effort to
  steer minorities into hi-tech jobs attracts
  30,000 students, teachers and families to campus
  yearly.
• The UTPA Mariachi has been recognized by the
  Texas House of Representatives and the Texas
  Senate for promoting the music and traditions of
  the Hispanic culture.
• Since 1998 more than 500 computer science and
  engineering graduates have been placed in
  permanent jobs with Fortune 500 companies.
• Ninety percent of students in the UTPA Law School
  Preparation Institute who have applied to law
  school have been accepted to at least one.
• Sixty-one percent of UTPA students who apply to
  medical schools are accepted as compared to the
  state average of 37 percent.
• Students enrolled in the Baylor premedical honors
  program at UTPA receive conditional admission to
  medical school and 85 percent are admitted upon
  graduation.

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Questions
Contact Information Dr. S. J. Sethi
sjsethi_at_utpa.edu Phone [phone]