University of Texas

University of Texas System
Motto	Disciplina Praesidium Civitatis (Latin for "Cultivated mind is the guardian genius of democracy")
Established	1876
Type	Public university system
Endowment	$13.234 billion[1]
Chancellor	Francisco G. Cigarroa
Faculty	17,158[2]
Staff	62,982[2]
Undergraduates	141,134[3]
Location	Austin, Texas, United States
Campus	15 campuses
Website	www.utsystem.edu

The University of Texas System comprises fifteen educational institutions in Texas, of which nine are for academy universities and six are health institutions. The UT System also offers online courses and degrees from UT institutions via the UT TeleCampus. The system is headquartered in Downtown Austin.^[4]

The system has a total enrollment of over 190,000 students. Its flagship institution is the University of Texas at Austin.

The university system had an operating budget of $10 billion in 2007, with research expenditures totalling over $1.8 billion.^[5]

UT System institutions

Academic universities

• The University of Texas at Arlington (founded 1895)
• The University of Texas at Austin (flagship, founded 1883)
• The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College (founded 1973 and 1926, respectively; combined since 1991)
• The University of Texas at Dallas (Richardson; founded 1969)
• The University of Texas at El Paso (founded 1914)
• The University of Texas at San Antonio (founded 1969)
• The University of Texas at Tyler (founded 1971)
• The University of Texas of the Permian Basin (Odessa; founded 1973)
• The University of Texas–Pan American (Edinburg; founded 1927)

Health institutions

The 1890 Ashbel Smith building on the campus of the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.

• The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
• The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
• The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center (Houston)
• University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
• University of Texas Medical Branch (Galveston)
• University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (includes the UT Southwestern Medical School)

Board of Regents

O. Henry Hall, the main administrative building for the system, is at 601 Colorado Street in Downtown Austin, Texas, United States

Regents

• James R. Huffines, Chairman, Austin
• Colleen McHugh, Vice Chairman, Corpus Christi
• Paul Foster, Vice Chairman, El Paso
• James D. Dannenbaum, Houston
• Printice L. Gary, Dallas
• Janiece Longoria, Houston
• Robert Steven Hicks, Austin
• William Eugene Powell, San Antonio
• Robert Lee Stillwell, Houston
• Karim Meijer, Student Regent, UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas

UT System Executive Officers

Ashbel Smith Hall, a UT System administrative building in Downtown Austin

• Francisco G. Cigarroa, Chancellor
• Kenneth I. Shine, Executive Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs
• David B. Prior, Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
• Scott C. Kelley, Executive Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs
• Philip Aldridge, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Business Development
• Tonya M. Brown, Vice Chancellor for Administration
• Barry D. Burgdorf, Vice Chancellor and General Counsel
• Francie A. Frederick, General Counsel to the Board of Regents
• Barry McBee, Vice Chancellor for Governmental Relations
• H. Keith McDowell, Vice Chancellor for Research and Technology Transfer
• Randa S. Safady, Vice Chancellor for External Relations
• William H. Shute, Vice Chancellor for Federal Relations
• Amy Shaw Thomas, Vice Chancellor and Counsel for Health Affairs

UT System Officials

Claudia Taylor Johnson Hall, an administrative building in Downtown Austin

• Bruce Zimmerman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, The University of Texas Investment Management Co. (UTIMCO)
• Charles Chaffin, Chief Audit Executive
• Lewis Watkins, Chief Information Security Officer
• Larry Plutko, Chief Compliance Officer
• Marg Knox, Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Information Officer
• Anthony P. de Bruyn, Director of Public Affairs
• Dan Sharphorn, Associate Vice Chancellor and Deputy General Counsel
• Pedro Reyes, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Planning and Assessment
• James Studer, Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
• Martha Ellis, Associate Vice Chancellor for Community College Partnerships
• Randy Wallace, Associate Vice Chancellor, Controller and Chief Budget Officer
• Dan Stewart, Associate Vice Chancellor for Employee Benefits and Services
• Florence Mayne, Executive Director of Real Estate
• Darcy Hardy, Assistant Vice Chancellor and Executive Director, UT TeleCampus

Comparison

Research and enrollment

Achievements

Nobel Laureate affiliation

Among the high marks of the University of Texas system are 9 Nobel prizes.^[12] The all-time number of Nobel Laureates affiliated with the system among other academic institutions are:

Faculty honors

As of 2007^[13]:

National rankings

• The University of Texas at Austin was ranked by The Times as the world's 15th top ranking university overall.^[14] Seven doctoral programs at the University rank in the top 10 in the nation and 22 degree programs rank in the top 25, according to a comprehensive study of the quality of graduate schools conducted by the United States National Research Council.
• University of Texas Southwestern Medical School was ranked the 17th highest ranking medical school in 2005 in the United States, with four of Texas's eleven Nobel laureates, more than any other medical schools in United States.
• The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is one of the world's top ranking cancer centers in research and education.^[15]
• The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio's Dental School ranked one of world's highest overall ^[16], and fourth worldwide in dental science publications.^[17]
• The University of Texas System ranks No. 1 for biotechnology patents among 424 universities in the world, according the Milken Institute and its September 2006 report on universities' biotechnology research and commercialization.^[18]

Gallery

The Colorado Building, an administration building in Downtown Austin

The Lavaca Building, an administration building in Downtown Austin

Notes

See also

• Education in Texas

External links

• The University of Texas System

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