THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH K-23

301 University Blvd.
Galveston, TX 77555
Tel: (409)772-1011
Admissions: (409)772-1215
Fax: (409)772-5056
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.utmb.edu/

Description:

State-supported, upper-level, coed. Part of University of Texas System. Awards bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first professional degrees. Founded 1891. Setting: 85-acre small town campus with easy access to Houston. Endowment: $263.9 million. Research spending 2003-04: $120.7 million. Total enrollment: 2,121. Faculty: 102 (94 full-time, 8 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 8:1. Full-time: 300 students, 79% women, 21% men. Part-time: 211 students, 90% women, 10% men. Students come from 3 states and territories, 7 other countries, 1% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 15% Hispanic, 10% black, 9% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 3% international, 58% 25 or older, 45% transferred in. Academic area with the most degrees conferred: health professions and related sciences. Calendar: semesters (early semester). Services for LD students, advanced placement, independent study, distance learning, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, internships.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $25. State resident tuition: $2640 full-time, $88 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $10,380 full-time, $346 per credit hour part-time. Mandatory fees: $570 full-time, $15 per credit hour part-time, $55 per term part-time. Full-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and program. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and program. College room only: $2160. Room charges vary according to housing facility.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 40 open to all; national fraternities, local fraternities. Most popular organizations: Texas Medical Association, American Medical Student Association, American Medical Women's Association, Texas Association Latin American Medical Students, National Medical Student Association. Major annual events: Quest and Orientation, All Sports Day, Primary Care Day. Student services: legal services, health clinic, personal-psychological counseling. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service. Option: coed housing available. Moody Medical Library with 248,370 books, 1,980 serials, 960 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 200 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.