1. 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

2. U.S. Family Income and Educational Attainment 1970 to 2000

3. 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

4. The El Paso Collaborative for Academic Excellence
Responding to the historically low educational attainment of El Paso youth, particularly Hispanics, this vertically integrated PK-16 partnership among UTEP, EPCC, school districts and civic/business leaders was established in 1991 to:
Raise aspirations of all families in the region
Unite the community around a commitment to quality education
Increase the educational attainment of all children
Eliminate achievement gaps between ethnic groups
Enhance the preparation of tomorrow’s teachers
Gather and share assessment data to inform continuous improvement at all educational levels
Over the past 20 years, the El Paso Collaborative for Academic Excellence has often been recognized as one of the most innovative and effective systemic education reform efforts in the United States.

5. Percent of Region 19 Students Meeting State Standard in Math (TAAS/TAKS - Exit Level)
UPDATED
Source: Texas Education Agency, AEIS Regional Performance Reports

6. Percent of 2011-12 High School Graduates Completing Recommended & Advanced High School Programs
(All Educational Service Center Regions in Texas)
UPDATED
Source: TEA and THECB, Texas PK-16 Public Education Information Resource, High School Graduates' Longitudinal Analysis - by Education Service Center Region

7. High School Graduation Rates for
Major Texas Cities and El Paso Region,
UPDATED
Source: Texas Education Agency.

8. Economically Disadvantaged HS Graduates who Enrolled in Texas Universities - AY2009-10
UPDATED
*El Paso included in Upper Rio Grande.
Economic disadvantage is defined as students who qualified to receive free or reduced lunch while in high school.
Source: Texas Higher Education Regional Data (THECB), TEA

9. Improved College Readiness of First-Term Students at UTEP, 2003 to 2011
Math
College Ready
28.5%
86.1%
Writing
82.4%
91.7%
Reading
72.7%
89.0%
UPDATED

10. UTEP and EPCC Collaborations
Joint admissions and common ID numbers
Integrated student data systems
Joint financial aid workshops
Common degree audit
Transfer scholarships
Joint financial aid for concurrent enrollment
Reverse transfer degree tracking
Articulation agreements
Joint training sessions for UTEP and EPCC staff

11. UTEP Enrollment Trends Closing the Gap in Student Participation

12. UTEP Student Origins
UPDATED
Source: UTEP Center for Institutional Evaluation, Research and Planning

13. UTEP Enrollment: Student Race/Ethnicity Trends 78.2% 8.9% 2.7%
UPDATED
8.9%
2.7%
Largest U.S. Ethnic Groups Shown
Source: UTEP Center for Institutional Evaluation, Research and Planning

14. Top 10% Enrollment at UTEP
UPDATED
Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Query of all top 10% in Fall 2011
from El Paso County who enrolled in any Texas Public University or 4-year college

15. Texas Regional Median Incomes in 2011-12
UPDATED
Source: THECB Access and Affordability at Texas Public Universities 2011 – 2012

16. Financial Aid
Number of UTEP students who applied for financial aid: 20,008
Average family income of financial aid applicants: $31,992
Number of financial aid applicants with family income
of $20,000 or less: 9165
Percent of financial aid applicants with family income
of $20,000 or less: 46%
Most Recent

17. Average Net Price of Education Emerging Research Institutions in Texas
Average net price for students receiving grant or
scholarship aid AY
The University of Texas at El Paso
$5,164
The University of Texas at Dallas
$7,111
The University of Texas at Arlington
$10,079
University of North Texas
$10,345
Texas State University-San Marcos
$10,505
The University of Texas at San Antonio
$11,828
University of Houston
$12,262
Texas Tech University
$12,982
UPDATED
Source: IPEDS

18. Total Degrees and Enrollment Trends
105% Growth in Degrees awarded from AY to AY
49% Growth in Enrollment from AY to AY
UPDATED

19. UTEP Undergraduate Degrees National Rankings: AY 11-12
Awarded to Hispanics 
National Rankings: AY 11-12
Ranking
Engineering
1st
Education
Mathematics and Statistics
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
2nd
Physical Sciences
History
3rd
Nursing (RN, Administration, Research & Clinical Nursing)
Total Undergraduate Degrees Awarded
UPDATED
Source: Diverse: Issues In Higher Education analysis of U.S. Department of Education reports submitted by institutions. Rankings are based on the review of preliminary data.

20. Growth in Undergraduate Degrees Awarded vs. Graduation Rate
70% of UTEP graduates do not count in graduation rate
UPDATED
Graduation rates are based on THECB calculation.
* Based on UTEP data (unofficial)

21. Who is Counted in Calculating Graduation Rates?
Only a student who is
First-time freshman
Enrolled full-time
Seeking a degree
Enrolled in the fall semester
= “FTFTF”
(First Time, Full-Time Freshman)
Not counted are
Transfer students
Part-time students
Returning students
Those who enroll in spring semester

22. How are Graduation Rates Calculated?
# of First Time, Full-Time Freshman (FTFTF) students entering in a given year
# of those same FTFTF students who graduate 4 or 5 or 6 years later from the same university

23. Student Success Indicators
Law School Admissions
Ninety percent of UTEP Law School Preparation Institute (LSPI) graduates who apply to law schools are accepted, compared to 71% nationally
Of these UTEP LSPI graduates, 33% enrolled at the top 15 law schools in the U.S., compared to 6% nationally
UTEP LSPI graduates recently enrolled at: Stanford University, University of Chicago, University of Michigan, Berkeley, Cornell, University of Texas, UCLA, Indiana University, University of Iowa, Ohio State University, University of New Mexico, University of Tennessee, Michigan State, Texas Tech, and Texas Southern University
Medical Professions Institute - Summer Internships
Johns Hopkins
Harvard
Boston University
Recent UTEP Graduates’ Medical School Admissions
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth
Paul L. Foster School of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School

24. Top 10 Feeder Schools for Hispanic Doctorates Institution Rank
Univ of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras Campus 1
Univ of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez 2
Univ of California-Berkeley 3
Univ of California-Los Angeles
The Univ of Texas at Austin 5
Florida International Univ 6
The Univ of Texas at El Paso 7
Univ of California-Irvine 8
Univ of Puerto Rico at Cayey
Univ of California-Davis 10
Univ of Florida
UPDATED
Source:  National Science Foundation/National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, 2011 Survey of Earned Doctorates, special tabulation (January 2013).

25. Focus on Excellence at Closing the Gaps Robust Research Infrastructure
Competitive Faculty & Students
Expanded Graduate Programs
Enhanced Graduate Fellowships
Enriched Undergraduate Programs
Closing the Gaps

26. UTEP’s Quest for Excellence
UTEP’s Tier One goal is not status-driven. It is instead directly tied to our commitment to access, and to creating the enriched educational experience that we believe our students have every right to expect. In pursuing excellence for and with our students, UTEP will create a new national research university model.

27. UTEP’s National Research University Goals
Annual expenditure of at least $100 million in externally funded research, according to commonly accepted national standards
Annual conferral of more than 100 doctoral degrees

28. Growth in Total Research Expenditures
Fiscal Years
Source: UTEP’s Office of Research and Sponsored Projects

29. Total Expenditures in Millions
Federal Research and Development
Expenditures at Emerging Research Institutions
FY 2012
Total Expenditures in Millions
University of Houston
$51.04
UT El Paso
$40.02
UT Dallas
$35.30
UT Arlington
$33.15
UT San Antonio
$32.67
Texas Tech
$29.97
University of North Texas
$15.98
Texas State University
$14.02
Sources: THECB R&D Expenditures, FY 2012

30. UTEP’s Federally-Funded Award Portfolio during FY 2012
MOST RECENT – ORSP NUMBER

31. 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

32. UTEP Doctoral Enrollment Growth
Most Recent
Source: UTEP Center for Institutional Evaluation, Research and Planning

33. Access + Excellence = UTEP
Washington Monthly’s 2013 Top 10 National Universities
1. UC San Diego
2. UC Riverside
3. Texas A&M University
4. Case Western Reserve
5. UC Berkeley
6. Stanford University
7. UTEP
8. Harvard University
9. Georgia Institute of Technology
10. UCLA
Measures: 1) Social mobility: enrollment and graduation of low-income students;
2) research productivity; 3) commitment to service; and 4) affordability
Source: Washington Monthly’s Annual College Guide and Rankings, August 2012

34. Vision
The University of Texas at El Paso will proudly become THE FIRST NATIONAL RESEARCH (TIER ONE) UNIVERSITY with a 21st Century Student Demographic 34

35. The University of Texas at El Paso www.utep.edu