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The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Galveston, Texas · Small city

#3 for grad earnings in Texas
Admit rate
Avg net price
Graduation rate
$92,961
Median earnings

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Galveston, Texas (small city setting), enrolling 545 undergraduates.

PublicSmall · 545 undergradsSmall cityNear the coast

About Galveston, Texas

Galveston is a resort city and port on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Texas. During his charting of the Gulf Coast in 1785, the Spanish explorer José de Evia labeled the water features surrounding the island "Bd. de Galvestown" and "Bahia de Galvestowm" [sic]. He was working under the orders of Bernardo de Gálvez. Incorporated in 1986, Galveston Arts Center is a non-profit, non-collecting arts organization. The center exhibits contemporary art, often by Texas-based artists, and offers educational and outreach programs. Notably, GAC organizes and produces Galveston ArtWalk. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
47 miles to Houston, TX
To the ocean
1 mile
Nearest airport
38 miles to William P. Hobby (HOU) · major hub

How The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston compares

Earnings, 10 years after entry$92,961

Higher than 97% · #3 of 94 in Texas

Median debt at graduation$13,396

Lower than 94%

Student–faculty ratio10 : 1

Lower than 76%

Undergraduate enrollment545

Larger than 23%

Percentiles compare The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Texas.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

3,241students
  • Undergraduate54517%
  • Graduate2,69683%

Undergraduates by gender

545undergrads
  • Women44982%
  • Men9618%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White26%
  • Black11%
  • Hispanic39%
  • Asian19%
  • Other or multiracial4.9%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
545
Graduate enrollment
2,696
Student–faculty ratio
10 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
34%
First-generation students
38%
Students over 25
37%
Median family income
$43,436
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$101,133
Endowment
$842,261,180

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Outcomes

Graduated
First-year retention
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$82,535
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$92,961
Median debt at graduation
$13,396
Students with federal loans
62%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
83%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

Low-income (Pell)
88%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$80

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
3.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
22
Property offenses (2022–2024)
8

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (3,241 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

10reported offenses a year
7.3 violent a year2.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
3.7
Aggravated assault
2.7
Motor vehicle theft
1.7
Burglary
1.0
Rape
0.7
Robbery
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$92,961
Typical debt at graduation
$13,396
Debt vs. one year's pay
14%
Out-earn a HS grad
95%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.4 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$91,999
Men
$102,934

Men out-earn women by $10,935 (12%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
90°F
Winter low
48°F
Annual rain
47.2″
Annual snow
0.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.03.46.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Galveston, TX US station (1.6 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.