The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Public · TX

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School data & stats

TypePublic

LocationTX · South

SettingUrban

Undergrads545

Student:faculty10:1

Outcomes

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Cost

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Community

Racial diversity74.3%

Gender diversity80.4%

International1.7%

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Overview

The University of Texas Medical Branch is Texas's oldest medical school, located on Galveston Island as part of the UT System. Undergraduate enrollment is a small piece of a much larger academic medical center, with bachelor's programs limited to nursing and allied health fields rather than a general liberal arts catalog.

Academics

Nursing and health-profession undergraduates study inside a full working hospital and research complex, giving direct exposure to clinical environments, faculty who are practicing clinicians, and a built-in bridge toward UTMB's own graduate and professional health programs.

Campus & student life

The Galveston Island setting and the campus's history of rebuilding after the 1900 hurricane give it a distinct character, but undergraduate life here is not a typical college-town experience — students are one part of a much larger medical enterprise dominated by graduate, professional, and hospital operations.

After graduation

Graduates have a strong regional pipeline into UTMB's own hospital system and into Texas Gulf Coast healthcare employers generally, along with a natural path into UTMB's advanced-practice and graduate-level health programs.

Worth knowing

Students should expect an undergraduate experience embedded inside a major hospital and research institution rather than a self-contained college campus — the tradeoff is direct, early access to clinical and research settings most undergraduates elsewhere do not get.

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Admissions

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Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

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