1. THECB 7/2004 Closing the Gaps by 2015 Progress Report, July 2004

2. THECB 7/2004 Close the Gaps in Participation By 2015, close the gaps in enrollment rates across Texas to add 500,000 more students. 105.3 percent of the overall 2005 target was reached in 2003, including 100.9 percent of the Black target, 53.2 percent of the Hispanic target, and 268 percent of the White target.

3. THECB 7/2004 Three-Year 157,420 Increase: Largest in Texas History 157,420

4. THECB 7/2004 88,000+ More Students Enrolled at Two-Year Colleges  Two-year colleges enrolled 56% of the increased number of students Health-Related University Independent Two-Year College 1%

5. THECB 7/2004 2005 Hispanic Target Remains a Challenge * Asians are not targeted in the plan.

6. THECB 7/2004 10 Institutions Accounted for 51% of Hispanic Enrollment Increase 2000 to 2003 10 Institutions* 51% 103 Other Institutions 49% *Institutions are listed in the Progress Report.

7. THECB 7/2004 The percent of students entering from public high schools has remained steady. (44.1%) (43.6%) (43.4%) (44.1%) (44.2%) Percent of Graduating Class (44.4%)

8. THECB 7/2004 Large increases in the percent of entering students with the Recommended or Above Curriculum 55% 53% 65% 73% 78% 53%

9. THECB 7/2004 Texas sends fewer students to higher education compared to other states. Source: Measuring Up 2002 – 9 th graders in higher ed after 4 years.

10. THECB 7/2004 Few 7th graders from 1992 received awards at public institutions by 2003 255,000 214,000 143,000 113,000 34,000 Did not graduate from a public high school (16,959)

11. THECB 7/2004 For 7 th graders from 1992, females earn awards at higher rates than males

12. THECB 7/2004 Economically Disadvantaged Students are Less Likely to Enroll in Higher Education

13. THECB 7/2004 Most GED Passers Enroll in Two-Year Colleges Most GED Passers Enroll in Two-Year Colleges  In FY 2002, there were 75,670 GED test-takers (63 percent passed)  Of those that passed, 7,362 enrolled in Texas higher education in FY 2003 (15.4 percent)  95 percent of the GED test-takers enrolled in higher education attended public two-year colleges  An additional 668 GED non-passers enrolled in Texas higher education

14. THECB 7/2004Participation  Texas has had large enrollment growth, but  Hispanic enrollment growth continues to lag  Percentage of students coming from high school remains steady, but  Texas lags other large states in the percent of 9 th grade students entering higher education after 4 years

15. THECB 7/2004 Close the Gaps in Success By 2015, increase by 50 percent the number of degrees, certificates and other identifiable student successes from high quality programs. 90 percent of the 2005 target was reached in 2003 including 49.4 percent of the bachelor’s target, 71.1 percent of the Hispanic target, 123.8 percent of the Black target, and 32.9 percent of the technology degree target.

16. THECB 7/2004 15,968 More Bachelor’s, Associate’s and Certificate Awarded in 2003 15,968

17. THECB 7/2004 Bachelor’s and Doctoral Degrees Are Not Meeting Targets - 82

18. THECB 7/2004 Hispanic Bachelor’s, Associate’s, and Certificates Continue to Fall Short * Not targeted in the Plan.

19. THECB 7/2004 Hispanic Students Accounted for the Largest Increase in Awards White Black Hispanic Asian Other

20. THECB 7/2004 How can we increase graduates in technology? 20,528

21. THECB 7/2004 Modest increases in Allied Health and Nursing may reflect recent efforts

22. THECB 7/2004 Close the Gaps in Excellence By 2015, substantially increase the number of nationally recognized programs or services at colleges and universities in Texas. 100 percent of the institutions have chosen at least one program to raise to a nationally recognized level of excellence.

23. THECB 7/2004 UC-Berkeley Has More National Academy Members Than All Texas Institutions ScienceEngineeringTotal UT at Austin134154 Texas A&M University51722 Rice University41014 UT Med Cntr-Dallas150 University of Houston3811 Baylor College of Medicine303 Southern Methodist University202 UTHSC Houston101 UT at Dallas213 State of Texas Total48146194 UC-Berkeley12871199

24. THECB 7/2004 Undergraduate Excellence  77% of all public university students are undergraduates  89% of all public college and university students are undergraduates  Access to excellent undergraduate education is critical

25. THECB 7/2004 Close the Gaps in Research By 2015, increase the level of federal science and engineering research funding to Texas institutions by 50 percent to $1.3 billion. 295 percent of the 2007 federal science and engineering funding target was reached in Fiscal Year 2003

26. THECB 7/2004 Texas Dropped from 3rd to 5th Federal Science and Engineering Obligations to Colleges and Universities (Constant 1998 Dollars)

27. THECB 7/2004 Public institution research expenditures have increased by 43% since 2000 in constant dollars (Constant 1998 Dollars) (Millions) 1,076 1,213 1,3811,315 1,294 1,517 2,174 1,853