Representing nine states, the universities together enrolled 766,718 students in Fall 2020; of those, roughly 33% (254,399) were Hispanic.
UT Austin says the four UT institutions in the alliance collectively enrolled more than 152,000 students, of which almost 43% were Hispanic. Their combined research spending totals $1.1 billion.
The universities have already begun working together on several initiatives, starting with a project funded by the Mellon Foundation focused on supporting more doctoral students in Latino humanities studies and guiding them to academic careers. A second initiative, funded by the National Science Foundation, expands opportunities for Hispanic students in computer science.
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