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The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Galveston, Texas Public 4-year Small city

Overview

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is a public four-year institution based in Galveston, Texas. The campus sits in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 3,241, made up of 545 undergraduates and 2,696 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R2 designation for high research activity. It is part of The University of Texas System.

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 29 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing, Medicine, and Physical Therapy/Therapist. It awarded 1,099 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 9 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The student-to-faculty ratio is 10 to 1.

Key figures

3,241
Students enrolled
1,099
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
29
Programs and majors
10:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 29

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 19
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 8
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

Student-to-faculty ratio
10:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
332
Master's degrees
255
Doctoral degrees (research)
127
Professional doctorates
336
Postbaccalaureate certificates
3
Post-master's certificates
46

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
3,241
Undergraduates, fall 2024
545
Graduate students, fall 2024
2,696
Full-time, fall 2024
72%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
4,034
Undergraduates, 2024-25
904
Graduate students, 2024-25
3,130
Full-time, 2024-25
72%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
71%
Men
29%
White
32%
Hispanic or Latino
25%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
24%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
9
Programs with a fully online option
5
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
19%
Students taking some online courses
0%

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
The University of Texas System
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Research Institutions
Research designation
Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production
President
Jochen Reiser, MD, PhD
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members
Dedicated veterans contact

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