University of Texas System
The University of Texas System is an association of state universities in Texas with eight general universities and 6 medical schools. In 2005 185,000 students were enrolled. The most important location is the University of Texas at Austin .
Locations
Universities
| University | abbreviation | place | founding | Number of students
(2005) |
Sports team / league |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Texas at Austin | UT or Texas | Austin | 1883 | 49,738 | Longhorns (Big 12 Conference) |
| University of Texas at Arlington | UT Arlington or UTA | Arlington | 1895 | 25,297 | Mavericks (Southland Conference) |
| University of Texas at El Paso | UTEP | El Paso | 1914 | 18,918 | Miners (Conference USA) |
| University of Texas at Dallas | UT Dallas or UTD | Dallas | 1961 | 14,421 | Comets (American Southwest Conference) |
| University of Texas at San Antonio | UTSA | San Antonio | 1967 | 28,520 | Roadrunners (Conference USA) |
| University of Texas at Tyler | Subtitled Tyler | Tyler | 1971 | 5,300 | Patriots (American Southwest Conference; Lone Star Conference from 2019/20) |
| University of Texas of the Permian Basin | UT Permian Basin or UTPB | Odessa | 1973 | 3,406 | Falcons (Heartland Conference; Lone Star Conference from 2019/20) |
| University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | UTRGV | Edinburgh and Brownsville | 2015 | 29,045 | Vaqueros (Western Athletic Conference) |
- UTRGV is a merger of the University of Texas at Brownsville and the University of Texas – Pan American .
Medical institutions
- University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB)
- University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTSA)
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas (UTD)
- University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston (UTHSC)
- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
administration
Current members of the University Board of Directors
- James R. Huffines, Chairman
- Rita C. Clements, Vice-Chairman
- Woody L. Hunt, Vice-Chairman
- Cyndi Taylor Krier, Vice Chairman
- Francie A. Frederick, Counsel and Secretary
- John W. Barnhill, Jr.
- H. Scott Caven, Jr.
- Judith L. Craven, MD
- Robert A. Estrada
- Robert B. Rowling
