The University of Texas at El Paso

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• The University of Texas at El Paso
• Building a National Reputation
• By Successfully Serving its Region

Diana Natalicio, President The University of
Texas at El Paso dnatalicio_at_utep.edu
Association of American Colleges and
Universities October 22, 2010
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Access and Excellence at

• Pre-College Preparation
• Financial Aid Scholarships
• Academic Career Advising
• Degree Program Options
• Flexible Class Scheduling

• Robust Research Infrastructure
• Competitive Faculty Students
• Expanded Graduate Programs
• Enhanced Graduate Fellowships
• Enriched Undergraduate Programs

Closing the Gaps
Tier One
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Graduation Rates for Major Texas Cities and El
Paso Region, 2008-09
Source Texas Education Agency.
http//ritter.tea.state.tx.us/adhocrpt/Standard_Re
ports.html
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2008 High School Graduates who have Completed the
Recommended Curriculum or the Distinguished
Achievement Program in the Major Metropolitan
Areas of Texas
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UTEP Enrollment Trends Closing the Gap in
Student Participation
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UTEP Enrollment Student Race/Ethnicity Trends
76.2
10.0
2.8
Largest U.S. Ethnic Groups Shown Source UTEP
Center for Institutional Evaluation, Research and
Planning
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UTEP Student Origins
Source UTEP Center for Institutional Evaluation,
Research and Planning
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Top 10 Enrollment at UTEP
Source Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Query of all top 10 in Fall 2009 from El Paso
County who enrolled in any Texas Public
University or 4-year college
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Texas Regional Median Incomes for 2008-09
Source THECB Affordability Survey 2008-09
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Financial Aid 2008-09

• Number of UTEP students who applied for financial
  aid 16,147
• Average family income of financial aid
  applicants 33,907
• Number of financial aid applicants with family
  income
• of 20,000 or less 6,828
• Percent of financial aid applicants with family
  income
• of 20,000 or less 42
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• Percent of students with family income of less
  than 20,000 at large public
• research (doctoral) universities 10.
• Percent of students with family income of less
  than 20,000 at small and mid-size
• private colleges and universities 12
• (Council of Independent Colleges
  http//www.cic.edu/makingthecase/data/access/incom
  e/index.asp)
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• Percent of students with family income of less
  than 20,000 at community colleges 29 (Lumina
  Foundation Focus, Fall 2005, P. 5).

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UTEP Tuition Comparisons With Other Texas
Public Universities
Cost per Semester Credit Hour (SCH) Cost per Semester Credit Hour (SCH) Cost per Semester Credit Hour (SCH)   Estimated Cost of 15-SCH Estimated Cost of 15-SCH
  Avg. Total Tuition and Fees Avg. Total Tuition and Fees   Enrollment Enrollment
UTEP From To Increase (Avg. Cost of Tuition Fees) (Avg. Cost of Tuition Fees)
Fall 2007 177.95 189.60 11.65 2,844 6.50
Fall 2008 189.60 199.60 10.00 2,994 5.27
Fall 2009 199.60 212.27 12.67 3,184 6.30
           
           
Tuition and Fee Comparisons (Undergraduate Resident, 15 - SCH Average Cost) Tuition and Fee Comparisons (Undergraduate Resident, 15 - SCH Average Cost) Tuition and Fee Comparisons (Undergraduate Resident, 15 - SCH Average Cost) Tuition and Fee Comparisons (Undergraduate Resident, 15 - SCH Average Cost) Tuition and Fee Comparisons (Undergraduate Resident, 15 - SCH Average Cost) Tuition and Fee Comparisons (Undergraduate Resident, 15 - SCH Average Cost)
           
  Fall 2007   Fall 2008   Fall 2009
UT Dallas 4,355   4,647   4,915
UT Austin 4,065   4,254   4,468
UT Arlington 3,822   4,071   4,272
University of Houston 3,767   3,981   4,163
UT San Antonio 3,621   3,829   4,021
Texas Tech 3,563   3,570   3,910
University of North Texas 3,337   3,584   3,859
UT El Paso 2,844   2,994   3,184
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UTEP Awarded 3,820 Degrees in 2008-09
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Establishing and Exceeding Aggressive Targets for
Degrees Awarded
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Undergraduate Degrees and Enrollment Trends
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Growth in Undergraduate Degrees Awarded vs.
Graduation Rate
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UTEP Doctoral Enrollment Growth
600
Source UTEP Center for Institutional Evaluation,
Research and Planning
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Growth in Total Research Expenditures Fiscal
Years 1991-2009


Source Office of Research and Sponsored
Projects Reported to NSF, Science Resources
Statistics (SRS), Jan. 2010
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UTEPs National Research University Goals

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• Annual expenditure of at least 100 million in
  externally funded research, according to commonly
  accepted national standards and
• Annual graduation of approximately 200 doctoral
  degrees.

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Projected Growth by 2020

• increase student enrollment from 22,000 to
  29,500
• increase the number of tenured and tenure-track
  faculty from 508 to 720
• increase the provision of research,
  instructional, and associated support space by
  2.4 M GSF and
• increase the number of doctoral programs to 40.

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Projected Research Growth
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Research Priorities and Cross-Cutting Research
Themes
Health and Biomedical Sciences Engineering
Education for the 21st Century Demographic
Energy Environment
Research Priorities
National Defense and Border Security
Global Enterprise Border Studies
Cross-Cutting Research Themes
Cyberinfrastructure and Collaborative Environments
U.S.-Mexico and Latin America Social and Behavioral Issues
Emerging Technologies Information Technology, Biotechnology, Nanotechnology
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Total EnrollmentFall 2005 to Fall 2020
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Doctoral Degrees Fiscal Years 2004-2020
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Closing the Gaps in Hispanic Student
Participation by Emerging Tier-One Research
Universities in Texas 
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Vision

• The University of Texas at El Paso will proudly
  become
• THE FIRST NATIONAL RESEARCH (TIER ONE) UNIVERSITY
  
• with a 21st Century Student Demographic

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