85th Legislative brochure

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80%

(state average: 72.4% national average: 78.6%)

More than

50%

30.8%

13%

292

entering freshmen graduated in top 25% of their high school class

more valedictorians and salutatorians in entering freshman class compared to 2015

students enrolled in 15 or more credit hours compared to 24% in 2015

more transfer students compared to 2015

21%

increase in applications compared to 2015

1 5

entering freshmen graduated in top 10% of their high school class


AVERAGE TUITION AND FEES AT TEXAS PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES INSTITUTION Texas A&M University-Central Texas The University of Texas of the Permian Basin The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley University of Houston-Downtown University of Houston-Victoria Texas A&M University-Texarkana Sul Ross State University The University of Texas at El Paso Tarleton State University The University of Texas at Tyler University of Houston-Clear Lake West Texas A&M University Texas A&M University-Commerce Texas A&M University-Kingsville Texas A&M International University Texas A&M University-San Antonio University of North Texas - Dallas Angelo State University Midwestern State University Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Texas Woman's University Texas Southern University The University of Texas at Arlington The University of Texas at San Antonio Stephen F. Austin State University Texas A&M University at Galveston Prairie View A&M University Lamar University The University of Texas at Austin Texas A&M University Texas State University Sam Houston State University Texas Tech University University of North Texas University of Houston The University of Texas at Dallas STATEWIDE AVERAGE

FALL 2015 $2,938 $3,318 $3,438 $3,514 $3,543 $3,573 $3,621 $3,631 $3,649 $3,656 $3,671 $3,704 $3,716 $3,744 $3,882 $3,890 $3,924 $3,932 $4,122 $4,263 $4,314 $4,363 $4,439 $4,557 $4,718 $4,771 $4,823 $4,859 $4,903 $4,911 $4,972 $5,052 $5,256 $5,268 $5,403 $5,903 $4,229










BE A “GATEWAY TO THE AMERICAS” B3 (BILINGUAL, BICULTURAL, BILITERATE) INSTITUTE The institute is engaging the higher education community and PK-12 institutions in the region in a mission to nurture the unique regional asset that is bilingualism and biculturalism at UTRGV. The institute will build translation and interpretation capacities to include language development, and work with faculty to develop and offer Spanish or bilingual courses.

» Funding Request: $1 MILLION FOR THE BIENNIUM / 6.9 FTES To become a “Gateway to the Americas” by creating a university that is bilingual, bicultural, and biliterate.



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