University of Texas System

The University of Texas System
Motto	Disciplina Praesidium Civitatis (Latin for "Cultivated mind is the guardian genius of democracy")
Established	1876
Type	State university system
Endowment	$13.234 billion
Chancellor	Francisco G. Cigarroa
Academic staff	17,158
Admin. staff	62,982
Undergraduates	141,134
Website	utsystem.edu

The University of Texas System (informally UT System) encompasses 15 educational institutions in Texas, of which nine are academic universities and six are health institutions. The system is headquartered in Austin and has a total enrollment of over 190,000 students. Its flagship institution is The University of Texas at Austin.

Component institutions

Academic institutions

There are nine public universities which compromise the academic institutions of the University of Texas System. The University of Texas at Austin is the flagship school, and one of the largest campuses in the nation, with 38,420 undergraduates in the fall of 2010.

Name	Location	Founded	US News Ranking	Endowment	Undergraduate Enrollment	Acceptance Rate
University of Texas at Austin	Austin	1883	National Universities #045	$2,589 million	38,420	47.0%
University of Texas at Arlington	Arlington	1895	National Universities (Unranked)	$79 million	25,788	70.1%
University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College	Brownsville	1991	Unranked	$12 million	14,335	100.0%
University of Texas at Dallas	Richardson	1969	National Universities #143	$229 million	10,648	49.9%
University of Texas at El Paso	El Paso	1914	National Universities (Unranked)	$153 million	18,160	99.2%
University of Texas at San Antonio	San Antonio	1969	National Universities (Unranked)	$60 million	25,794	83.2%
University of Texas at Tyler	Tyler	1971	Regional Universities #63	$60 million	5,064	48.1%
University of Texas of the Permian Basin	Odessa	1973	Regional Universities #83	$17 million	3,177	81.0%
University of Texas–Pan American	Edinburg	1927	Regional Universities (Unranked)	N/A	16,266	67.9%

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 MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston)
• The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
• The University of Texas Medical Branch (Galveston)
• The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas)

Board of Regents

O. Henry Hall, the main administrative building for the system, is in Downtown Austin

Regents

• Wm. Eugene "Gene" Powell, Chairman, San Antonio
• Paul Foster, Vice Chairman, El Paso
• R. Steven Hicks, Vice Chairman, Austin
• James D. Dannenbaum, Vice Chairman, Houston
• Alexis "Alex" Cranberg, Austin
• Printice L. Gary, Dallas
• Wallace L. Hall, Jr., Dallas
• Brenda Pejovich, Dallas
• Robert Lee Stillwell, Houston
• John Davis Rutkauskas, Student Regent, UT Austin

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
• Barry D. Burgdorf, Vice Chancellor and General Counsel
• Francie A. Frederick, General Counsel to the Board of Regents
• Barry McBee, Vice Chancellor and Chief Governmental Relations Officer
• 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
• Sandra K. Woodley, Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives

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
• Randy Wallace, Associate Vice Chancellor, Controller and Chief Budget Officer
• Dan Sharphorn, Associate Vice Chancellor and Deputy General Counsel
• Terry Hull, Associate Vice Chancellor for Finance, ad interim
• Anthony P. de Bruyn, Assistant Vice Chancellor and Chief Public Affairs Officer
• Jana B. Pankratz, Deputy to the Chancellor
• Larry Plutko, Chief Compliance Officer
• Lewis Watkins, Chief Information Security Officer
• Marg Knox, Chief Information Officer
• Florence Mayne, Executive Director of Real Estate
• Michael O'Donnell, Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities Planning and Construction
• Pedro Reyes, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Planning and Assessment
• Martha Ellis, Associate Vice Chancellor for Community College Partnerships
• Dan Stewart, Associate Vice Chancellor for Employee Benefits and Services

Headquarters

The University of Texas System is headquartered in Downtown Austin. The system headquarters complex includes O. Henry Hall, Claudia Taylor Johnson Hall, Ashbel Smith Hall, the Colorado Building, the Lavaca Building, and the Norwood Tower. Parking garages serving the complex include Parking Garage I, Parking Garage II, Parking Garage III, 300 West 6th Street Parking Garage, and the garage between the Colorado and Lavaca buildings.

Gallery

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  The Colorado Building, an administration building in Downtown Austin

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  The Lavaca Building, an administration building in Downtown Austin

See also

• Education in Texas

External links

• The University of Texas System