University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston

301 University Boulevard
Galveston, TX 77555
http://www.utmb.edu/

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Overview
Type	Public institution
Year Founded	1891
Religious Affiliation	None
Undergrad Students	499
Endowment	N/A
Application Deadline	N/A
Application Fee	30
Selectivity	N/A
Application Deadline	N/A
Tuition	4,247 in-state, 12,497 out-of-state
Room/Board	N/A

Services
Associated Firms	N/A
Campus Safety	24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks
Career Services	N/A
Museums	http://intranet.utmb.edu/tour/default.htm
Basic Services	day care, health service, health insurance
Museums	http://intranet.utmb.edu/tour/default.htm
Periodical Subs	N/A
# of Books	N/A
Graduate Job Placement Statistics
within 6 months	N/A
within one year	N/A
within two years	N/A
Campus Life
Students in fraternities	N/A
Students in sororities	N/A
Campus Size	120 acres
College housing offered	Yes
Students in college housing	11%
College housing types	coed dorms, sorority housing, fraternity housing, apartments for married students, apartment for single students
Popular Events	Student Socials, Classical Concerts, All Sports Day, SGA Blood Drives, Leadership Movie Series, Bizarre Holidays
Nearest Airport	Houston, Texas (50)
Nearest Train	Houston, Texas (50)
Army ROTC	Not offered
Navy ROTC	Not offered
Extracurricular
Students activities	student government, student newspaper, yearbook
Number of Organizations	72
# of fraternities	N/A
# of sororities	N/A
Students in fraternities	N/A
Students in sororities	N/A
Student Papers	(Appears as submitted by school) UTMB Magazine (twice annually); Impact (bi-monthly); Omni (quarterly);
Honor Societies	School of Nursing-Who's Who, Sigma Theta Tau; School of Allied Health Sciences-Lamda Tau National Technology Honor Society (Clinical Laboratory Sciences), Magnolia Kids Project Task Force, Multicultural Awareness Council, Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, Pi Alpha Honor Society (Physician Assistant), Pi Theta Epsilon National Honor Society (Occupational Therapy), Student Chapter American Academy of Physician Assistants, Student Occupational Therapy Association, Student Organization for Clinical Laboratory Science, Student Organization-SAHS, Student Organization of Respiratory Therapy, Student Physical Therapy Association; School of Medicine-The Gold Humanism Honor Society, AOA Medical Honor Society; Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences-Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi
Religious Organizations	N/A
International Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Chinese Student Association; Frontera de Salud; International Student Organization; Jewish Student and Faculty Organization; Multicultural Awareness Council; Muslim Medical Association; Que Quiere Decir Spanish Club; Student National Medical Association; United Latin American Medical Students;
Other Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Alliance in Internal Medicine; Alpha Kappa Kappa; Alpha Omega Alpha; American Medical Association/Texas Medical Association; American Medical Student Association; American Medical Women's Association; Baptist Student Ministry; Biological Chemistry Student Organization; Call to Protect Branch at UTMB; Catholic Medical Student Association; Catholic Newman Center; Christian Medical Association; Committee for Career Development; Committee for Public Policy; Dermatology Interest Group at UTMB; Doctoral Nursing Student Organization; Emergency Medical Interest Group; Experimental Pathology Graduate Student Organization; Family Medicine Interest Group; Galveston County Health Fair; Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Straight Alliance; Graduate Student Organization; Honor Education Council; Island Cycling Group at UTMB; Med Peds Student Interest Group; Microbiology and Immunology Student Association; Military Medical Student Association; Newman Club; The Oncology Society; Otolaryngology Student Association; Pathology Student Society; Pediatric Journal Club; Pediatric Student Association; Phi Beta Pi Fraternity; Phi Chi Medical Fraternity-Zeta Chapter; Phi Rhi Sigma; Physician Assistant Student Society; Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Interest Group; Preventive Medicine and Community Health Graduate Student Organization; Respitory Therapy Student Association; The Running Club at UTMB; SAHS Student Organization; St. Vincent's House Free Clinic; Student Association of Gynecology and Obstetrics; Student Donors for Texas; Student Interest Group in Neurology; Student Nurses Association at UTMB; Student Occupational Therapy Association; Student Organization of Clinical Laboratory Science; Student Orthopedic Surgery Journal Club; Student Physical Therapy Association; Student Psychiatry Organization; Student Surgical Society; Students for Bioethics ande Humanities; Students Improving Global Health Together; Surf Club; Syncope (Acapella Group); TAPA at UTMB; Telemedicine Interest Group; Urological Student Association; Wesley Campus Ministry;