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The University of Texas at Brownsville

General Information

Name: The University of Texas at Brownsville
Address: 80 Fort Brown, Brownsville, TX 78520-4991
Phone:

  • General information: (956) 882-8200
  • Financial aid office: (956) 882-8277
  • Admissions office: (956) 882-8295

Website: www.utb.edu
Type of Institution: Public, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees
        In-state$3,911$3,431$3,021
        Out-of-state$11,061$10,607$9,729
Books and supplies$577$560$544
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$5,166$4,870$4,870
        Other expenses$3,848$3,727$3,628
Off-campus
        Room and board$8,059$7,824$7,596
        Other expenses$3,839$3,727$3,618
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$3,848$3,727$3,628

Total expenses   
In-state
        On-campus$13,502$12,588$12,063
        Off-campus$16,386$15,542$14,779
        Off-campus with family$8,336$7,718$7,193
Out-of-state
        On-campus$20,652$19,764$18,771
        Off-campus$23,536$22,718$21,487
        Off-campus with family$15,486$14,894$13,901

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 95%
  • Federal grants: 80%
  • State/local grants: 34%
  • Institutional grants: 31%
  • Student loans: 32%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$3351
  • State/local grants:$1795
  • Institutional grants:$1062
  • Student loans:$2749

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 13316
Undergraduate enrollment: 12467

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 45%
    • Part Time: 55%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 40%
    • Women: 60%

White non-hispanic: 5%
Black non-hispanic: 0%
Hispanic: 91%
Asian/pacific islander: 0%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 4%

Degrees offered

    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Bachelor
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Business/Commerce, General - Bachelor
  • Finance, General - Bachelor
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General - Bachelor
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric - Bachelor
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General - Bachelor
  • Information Science/Studies - Bachelor
    Education
  • Bilingual and Multilingual Education - Master
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services - Master
  • Curriculum and Instruction - Master
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching - Master
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General - Master
  • Educational/Instructional Media Design - Master
  • Elementary Education and Teaching - Master
  • Reading Teacher Education - Master
  • Special Education and Teaching, General - Master
  • Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor - Master
    Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician - Bachelor
  • Manufacturing Technology/Technician - Bachelor
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician - Bachelor
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor, Master
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General - Bachelor
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) - Bachelor
  • Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing - Master
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor, Master
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Bachelor, Master
    Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies
  • Health and Physical Education, General - Bachelor
    Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor
  • Physics, General - Bachelor, Master
    Psychology
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor
    Security and Protective Services
  • Corrections - Bachelor
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration - Bachelor
    Social Sciences
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor
  • Sociology - Bachelor
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Art/Art Studies, General - Bachelor
  • Music, General - Bachelor


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