Multiple Universities
A Profile of Four Texas Public University Systems
January 1999
Report Number 99-022
Overall Conclusion
Although wide differences exist in the financial resources and staffing of the four Texas public university systems (The University of Texas System, the Texas A&M University System, the University of Houston System, and the Texas State University System), all four systems fulfill their statutory responsibilities under Texas law. Each system has established a system office to provide common centralized services in areas such as Academic Coordination, Legal Services, Audit Services, Financial Services, Facility Planning and Construction, and Governmental Relations. However, the systems with greater resources and staffing offer a greater range and variety of services above the mandated statutory requirements. When compared to university systems in other states, the four Texas public university systems are similarly structured and offer similar basic services.
This product is an interim report to a larger project scheduled for completion in June 1999. As a result, this report is informational in nature and does not contain audit findings, recommendations, or client responses. This report is releasing at this time so that the information may be used during the current legislative session.
Key Facts and Findings
Forty-seven of the 55 Texas public universities, medical institutions, and research entities belong to the four Texas public university systems.
Assets per system range from $1.4 billion to $20.4 billion.
Total academic students per system for the Fall 1998 semester ranges from 131,241 to 48,826.
The number of employees budgeted for 1999 per system office range from 10 to 426.
Four basic services that these Texas public university systems have in common with most systems in other states include Financial Services, Facilities Planning and Construction, Academic Coordination, and Audit Services.
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