The University of Texas-Pan American is located in the Rio Grande Valley, a river delta of the Rio Grande at the Tropical Tip of Texas, where the average temperature during October is 89 degrees.
UTPA has a total of 17,337 students coming from 28 different states, and over 40 countries around the world. UTPA enrolls the highest number and highest percentage of Hispanics (86%) among Texas public universities and ranks as the 10th largest university in the state and the fifth largest in the UT System. UTPA offers 54 bachelor’s degree programs, 50 masters, 2 doctoral, and one cooperative doctoral pharmacy program.
UTPA is located in Edinburg, Texas, population 34,000, is the county seat of Hidalgo County, located just 20 minutes from the U.S./Mexico border. Six miles to the southwest is McAllen, Texas, a city of almost 100,000; just south of McAllen, is Reynosa, Mexico, a city of one million.
UTPA is located 75 miles from the Gulf of Mexico and the resort area of South Padre Island. South Texas is distinctly bicultural, and many people speak both English and Spanish.
We are excited in the opportunity to give back to our region and look forward to having the SWACUHO RA Conference 2008 on our beautiful campus.