UTPA’s Fall 2005 Enrollment Increase in Perspective

Certified data from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the State Accountability System was used to look at UTPA’s enrollment increase as compared to other institutions of higher education in Texas and within the UT System.

UTPA’s enrollment growth from 17,030 students in Fall 2004 to 17,048 in Fall 2005 was an increase of 18 students or 0.1%. Compared to other 4-year institutions in Texas:

1.  UTPA is ranked 10th in terms of total headcount enrollment among all Texas 4-year institutions:

U. OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN / 49,233
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY / 44,578
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON / 34,582
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS / 31,947
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY / 27,940
U. OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO / 27,291
TEXAS STATE UNIV-SAN MARCOS / 27,129
U. OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON / 25,216
U. OF TEXAS AT EL PASO / 19,257
U. OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN / 17,048

2.  UTPA’s headcount growth was 21st in the state. The 4-year institutions with an increase of at least 500 students in Fall 2005 were:

U. OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO / 1,116
SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY / 975
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS / 792
U. OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE / 707
TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY / 580

3.  UTPA’s rate of increase was 23rd in the state with a 0.1% increase. Institutions with 5% or higher increase include:

U. OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE / 17.4%
U. OF TEXAS AT TYLER / 7.9%
SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY / 6.8%
TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY / 5.4%

4.  Within UT System UTPA ranked 5th in terms of headcount enrollment and 7th in terms of percent growth:

U. OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN / 49,233
U. OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO / 27,291
U. OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON / 25,216
U. OF TEXAS AT EL PASO / 19,257
U. OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN / 17,048
U. OF TEXAS AT DALLAS / 14,399
U. OF TEXAS AT TYLER / 5,746
U. OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE / 4,759
U. OF TEXAS-PERMIAN BASIN / 3,406
U. OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE / 17.4%
U. OF TEXAS AT TYLER / 7.9%
U. OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO / 4.3%
U. OF TEXAS-PERMIAN BASIN / 3.5%
U. OF TEXAS AT DALLAS / 2.2%
U. OF TEXAS AT EL PASO / 1.8%
U. OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN / 0.1%
U. OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON / -0.3%
U. OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN / -2.3%