80 Fort Brown
Brownsville, Texas 78520

The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College sits on a semi-tropical 524-acre campus, just minutes away from the waters of the Laguna Madre Bay on land that was formerly home to the historic Fort Brown. The partnership between the state university and the community college offers associate, baccalaureate, and graduate degrees in liberal arts, the sciences and professional programs. The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College have awarded more than 18,500 degrees and certificates since the UTB/TSC partnership began in 1991.

More than 17,000 students attend the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College. Programs of study are offered in six different areas through the College of liberal arts, College of Science, Mathematics, and Technology, College of Applied Technology and General Studies, School of business, School of Education, and School of Health Sciences.

A growing force in South Texas higher education, the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College has plans to complete about $140 million in new construction in the next four years.

Quick Facts

There are over 80 student clubs and organizations.

The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College was named "Chess College of the Year" by the United States Chess Federation in 2007.

The average student is 22 years old.

About 80 percent of students receive some form of financial aid.

UTB/TSC is a national leader in Hispanic graduates in math, science and education.

The number of students enrolled in night classes is about equal to day class enrollment.

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