THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER AT DALLAS D-19

5323 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75390
Tel: (214)648-3111
Admissions: (214)648-5617
Fax: (214)648-3289
Web Site: http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/

Description:

State-supported, upper-level, coed. Part of University of Texas System. Awards bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and first professional degrees. Founded 1943. Setting: 98-acre urban campus. Endowment: $586 million. Research spending 2003-04: $178 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $16,790 per student. Total enrollment: 2,267. Faculty: 111 (68 full-time, 43 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 3:1. 60 applied, 52% were admitted. Full-time: 75 students, 64% women, 36% men. Part-time: 43 students, 84% women, 16% men. Students come from 5 states and territories, 8% from out-of-state, 0% Native American, 14% Hispanic, 4% black, 6% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 4% international, 75% 25 or older, 35% transferred in. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: health professions and related sciences; home economics/vocational home economics. Calendar: trimesters. Advanced placement, independent study, part-time degree program, internships.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $10. State resident tuition: $2820 full-time, $48 per credit hour part-time. Nonresident tuition: $11,880 full-time, $350 per credit hour part-time. Full-time tuition varies according to course load. Part-time tuition varies according to course load.

Collegiate Environment:

Student services: health clinic. Campus security: 24-hour patrols, late night transport-escort service. College housing not available. University of Texas Southwestern Library with 257,782 books, 2,865 serials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 150 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from off-campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.