The University of Texas at El Paso

Building a National Reputation

By Successfully Serving its Region

• 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

Access and Excellence at

UTEP Enrollment Trends Closing the Gap in Student Participation

19981999

20002001

20022003

20042005

20062007

20082009

0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,000

14,677 14,69515,224

16,22017,232

18,542 18,918 19,26819,842 20,154 20,458

21,011

19791981

19831985

19871989

19911993

19951997

19992001

20032005

20072009

0.0%

10.0%

20.0%

30.0%

40.0%

50.0%

60.0%

% Hispanic % White

% Black

Largest U.S. Ethnic Groups ShownSource: UTEP Center for Institutional Evaluation, Research and Planning

UTEP Enrollment: Student Race/Ethnicity Trends

75.6%

10.4%

3.0%

UTEP Student Origins

Source: UTEP Center for Institutional Evaluation, Research and Planning

El Paso County83%

Other Texas5%

Other U.S.4%

Mexico6%

Other International2%

Fall 2009

Top 10% Enrollment at UTEP

Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Query of all top 10% in Fall 2008from El Paso County who enrolled in any Texas Public University or 4-year college

UTEP60.3%

Texas A&M5.6%

UT Austin22.0%

Texas Tech5.3%

All Others6.9%

Texas Public University EnrollmentTop 10% High School Graduates from

El Paso County, Fall 2008

Source: THECB Affordability Survey 2008-09

Texas Regional Median Incomes for 2008-09

Metroplex

Gulf Coast

Central Texas

High Plains

Upper East Texas

Southeast Texas

West Texas

Northwest

South Texas

Upper Rio Grande (El Paso)

Statewide

$54,032$50,955 $49,907

$39,987 $39,700 $39,615 $38,073 $37,693 $36,673$33,588

$45,132

• 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 incomeof $20,000 or less: 6,828

• Percent of financial aid applicants with family income of $20,000 or less: 42%

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/income/index.asp) 

Percent of students with family income of less than $20,000 at community colleges: 29% (Lumina Foundation Focus, Fall 2005, P. 5).

Financial Aid2008-09

UTEP Tuition: Comparisons With Other Texas Public Universities

Cost per Semester Credit Hour (SCH)   Estimated Cost of 15-SCH

  Avg. Total Tuition and Fees   Enrollment

UTEP From To Increase

(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)           

  Fall 2007   Fall 2008   Fall 2009UT 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

Total Degrees Awarded: 2000-2009Closing the Gap in Student Success

20002001

20022003

20042005

20062007

20082009

1600

2100

2600

3100

3600

3,820

UTEP Awarded 3,820 Degrees in 2008-09

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100

200

300

400

500

600

700

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542472

261

410

788

240 268

98 293

129

78

92

86

63

640

765

390

488

880

86

303 268

Total Graduate

Doctoral Degree AttainmentU.S. Baccalaureate-origin Institutions Having the Largest Number U.S. Citizen Hispanic Doctorate Recipients - 2002-2006

            No. of Hispanic

Baccalaureate Institution Rank Doctorate recipients

University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras Campus 1 372 

University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez Campus 2 232 

University of California – Berkeley   3 155 

University of California - Los Angeles 4 125 

UT Austin   5 124 

UT El Paso   6 89  Florida International University   6 89 

University of Florida     8 82 

University of New Mexico, All Campuses 9 69 

University of Miami     10 68 

NSF Survey of Earned Doctorates(integrated Science and Engineering Resources Data System)

UTEP Doctoral Enrollment Growth

Source: UTEP Center for Institutional Evaluation, Research and Planning

199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820090

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

500Teaching, Learning and Culture (36)

Computer Engineering (16)

Computational Science (16)

Chemistry (22)

Computer Sciences (24)

Interdisciplinary Health Sciences (32)

Eng. Rhetoric and Composition (22)

International Business (25)

Civil Engineering (11)

History (34)

Biological Sciences (49)

Education Leadership & Admin. (53)

Environmental Science & Engineering (41)

Psychology (35)

Materials Science and Engineering (20)

Electrical and Computer Engineering (12)

Geological Sciences (12)

Total Yearly Doctoral Enrollment

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En

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1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 20090

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

7.89.6 10.4

12.9 12.9 13.8 13.717.3

14.8

2829.6

31.132.9

36.4 36.9

45.7 46.4

50.6

59.9

In $

Mil

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ns

Growth in Total Research ExpendituresFiscal Years 1991-2009

Source: Office of Research and Sponsored Projects* Reported to NSF, Science Resources Statistics (SRS), Jan. 2010

*

*

Total Federal Funds Expenditures for Research

Top Texas Public Universities:

FY 2009

Total

Expenditures State

in Millions Rank

UT Austin     $ 335.5 1

Texas A&M and Services $ 269.3 2

University of Houston   $ 35.3 3

UT El Paso     $ 29.4 4 UT San Antonio   $ 27.0 5

UT Dallas     $ 26.2 6

Texas Tech     $ 25.6 7

UT Arlington     $ 25.1 8

Source: THECB R&D Expenditures, FY 2009

• Washington Advisory Group (2004)– “Tier One”– $100M in annual sponsored research

• HB 51– 7 Emerging Tier One universities– National Research University Fund (NRUF)

• $45 M per year in restricted research• 200 PhDs per year• … and other criteria

Tier One - Texas Style

UTEP’s National Research University Goals

 • 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.

Projected Research Growth

$0

$20

$40

$60

$80

$100

$120

$140

$160

in $

mill

ions

Fiscal Year

Expected Research Expenditures ($m)

Research Expenditures

Research Priorities and Cross-Cutting Research Themes

R e s e a r c h P r i o r i t i e s

Energy &

Environment

Health and Biomedical

Sciences &

Engineering

National Defense and

Border Security

Education for the

21st Century Demographic

Global Enterprise

& Border Studies

Cross-Cutting Research ThemesCyberinfrastructure and Collaborative EnvironmentsU.S.-Mexico and Latin America: Social and Behavioral

IssuesEmerging Technologies: Information Technology,

Biotechnology, & Nanotechnology

Projected Growth by 2020

• increase student enrollment from 21,000 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.

Fall 2005

Fall 2006

Fall 2007

Fall 2008

Fall 2009

Fall 2010

Fall 2011

Fall 2012

Fall 2013

Fall 2014

Fall 2015

Fall 2016

Fall 2017

Fall 2018

Fall 2019

Fall 2020

15,000

17,000

19,000

21,000

23,000

25,000

27,000

29,000

31,000

33,000

19,26819,842 20,154

20,458

21,011

22,33223,002

23,69224,403

25,13525,889

26,72627,590

28,482

29,403

30,353

Total EnrollmentFall 2005 to Fall 2020

200 200 200 200 200 200 201 201 201 201 201 201 201 201 201 20120

70

120

170

220

2834

4235

5969

77

96

111

126

141

157

175

194

214

237

Doctoral Degrees Fiscal Years: 2004-2020

Projected New Doctoral Programs

College/SchoolDoctorates Pending

Review at THECB2010-2011

Doctoral Proposals Planned for 2011-2017

Doctoral Proposals under Consideration for

2017-20

Business Administration

Finance Accounting

Management Information Systems

Education Higher Education Educational Research &

Evaluation Special Education

Engineering Biomedical Engineering Manufacturing

Engineering

Energy Science & Engineering

Engineering EducationHealth Sciences Physical Therapy Human Nutrition

Liberal Arts Transnational Society,

Culture & Politics Communication Multicultural Literature

Linguistics

Nursing Nursing Practice

Science Ecology & Evolutionary

Biology

Bioinformatics Cell & Molecular

Biochemistry Statistics Fundamental & Applied

Physics Science & Math Education

Pure & Applied Mathematics

Forensic Science

University College Public Administration

Closing the Gaps in Hispanic Student Participation by Emerging Tier-One Research Universities in Texas 

Vision

The University of Texas at El Paso will proudly become

THE FIRST NATIONAL RESEARCH (TIER ONE) UNIVERSITY

with a 21st Century Student Demographic