1. UTPA in Context S.J. Sethi, Ph.D. Executive Director Office of Institutional Research & Effectiveness September 6, 2011

2. The University of Texas System

3. Mission The University of Texas System leads and serves our academic and health institutions to create and sustain excellence in educational opportunities, research, and health care.

4. UT System Fast Facts 15 campuses  9 academic and 6 health institutions Annual operating budget of $13.1 billion (FY2012) Student enrollment over 211,000 (Fall 2010)  Represents about 34% of Texas students in public 4-year institutions Awards 34% of the state’s public university undergraduate degrees

5. Academic Institutions UT ArlingtonUT Austin UT BrownsvilleUT Dallas UT El PasoUT Pan American UT Permian BasinUT San Antonio UT Tyler

6. Health Institutions UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas UT Medical Branch at Galveston UT Health Science Center at Houston UT Health Science Center at San Antonio UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at Houston UT Health Center at Tyler

7. UT System Institutions

8. Reporting Lines Board of Regents Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs David B. Prior UTPA President Robert Nelsen

9. The University of Texas Pan American

10. 84 Years Old 1927-1933 Edinburg College 1933-1948 Edinburg Junior College 1948-1952 Edinburg Regional College 1952-1971 Pan American College 1971-1989 Pan American University 1989 - The University of Texas-Pan American

11. Organizational Structure at UTPA President Academic Affairs Business Affairs Student Affairs Information Technology University Advancement

12. Institutional Profile

13. Mission The University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA) serves the higher education needs of a rapidly growing, international, multicultural population in the South Texas Region. The University preserves, transmits and creates knowledge to serve the cultural, civic, and economic advancement of the region and the state. The University provides students advanced instruction in academic programs offered through innovative delivery systems that lead to professional certification, and baccalaureate, master's and doctoral degrees. Through teaching, research, creative activity and public service, UTPA prepares students for lifelong learning and leadership roles in the state, nation and world community.

14. Vision The vision of The University of Texas-Pan American is to be a premier institution of higher education. As a major, nationally recognized Hispanic-serving institution, the University will be a leader in addressing the needs of a culturally diverse society through discoveries and innovations of global significance.

15. UTPA Enrollment STC

16. Students by College Arts & Humanities15% Business Admin.14% Education15% Engineering & Comp Sc.09% Health Sciences19% Science & Math.13% Social & Behavioral Scs.15% Fall 2010

17. Student Demographics 85% undergrads, 2% post-baccs, 13% graduate students 57% female, 43% male 88.5% Hispanic Average age: 23 UG, 32 GR Fulltime: 74% UG, 34% GR Fall 2010

18. Student Demographics First generation: 70% Residency:  93% Lower Rio Grande Valley  81% Hidalgo County  7% Cameron County  4% Starr County  1% Willacy County  4% Other Texas  <1% Other U.S.  2% Mexican Nationals  <1 % Other Foreign Fall 2010

19. New Students 75% directly from high school 25% transfers  63% from South Texas College 19.3 Average ACT Score Fall 2010 entering class

20. Student Success 1 st year retention: 72.5% 2 nd year retention: 62.6% 4-year graduation: 17.6% 5-year graduation: 33.6% 6-year graduation:35.5% Fall 2010 – Stats at a Glance

21. Student Success Degrees Awarded FY2010 Bachelor’s2,620 Master’s 643 Doctoral 9 T otal 3,272

22. Fall 2010: 844 60% male, 40% female 20% part-time, 80% full-time Faculty

23. Ethnicity:  35% Anglo  31% Hispanic  2% African-American  8% Asian  5% Non-Resident  19% Unknown

24. Rank:  15%Professor  20%Associate Professor  24%Assistant Professor  38%Instructor/Lecturer  3%Teaching Assistants Faculty

25. Tenure status  33% tenured  26% tenure-track  41% non-tenure track Faculty

26. Support Staff Fall 2010: 1,261 Executive/Admin.11% Professional40% Technical13% Secretarial21% Skilled Crafts 5% Service/Maintenance 10%

27. Financial Data Operating Budget (FY2012) $254 M Endowment (FY2010) $ 52 M Research expenditures (FY2010) $ 8.7 M

28. Points of Pride Ranked 14 th in Texas by Forbes America’s Best Colleges (2011)  Quality of education, student experiences and achievement 3 rd in nation for bachelor’s degrees awarded to Hispanics 3 rd in nation for master’s degrees awarded to Hispanics

29. Useful Links UTPA Points of Pride www.utpa.edu/pride/ OIRE Data and Reports http://oire.panam.edu/publications2.htm Councils and Committees http://oire.panam.edu/committees%20councils.htm Institutional Effectiveness http://www.ie.utpa.edu/

30. Contact Information Administration Building Suite 140 S.J. Sethi, PhD Phone: 665-2383 Email: sjsethi@utpa.edusjsethi@utpa.edu Web: http://utpa.edu/oirehttp://utpa.edu/oire http://ie.utpa.edu