Total output impact for every 1,000 students:
$57.30 million and 388 full-time jobs
Direct Economic Benefit: $257,104,217 annually
$66.44 million in faculty and staff wages and salaries
$52.11 million in other institutional spending
$70.82 million in spending by undergraduate students
$55.56 million in spending by graduate students
$12.17 million in spending by visitors to the University
Total Economic Benefit: $480,257,369 annually
$257.10 million in direct impact
$223.15 million in secondary effects
Employment Benefit: 3,256 full-time jobs
1,065 Texas residents employed full time (excluding student workers) by the University
2,191 additional full-time jobs generated by University related activities
Lifetime Earnings Benefit of 2008 Graduates: $1,322,661,599
Based on the gains in lifetime earning streams from a university degree, the University contributes $1.32 billion in additional lifetime earnings to 2008 graduates who reside in Texas.
$542.41 million is contributed to graduates with bachelor’s degrees
$751.24 million is contributed to graduates with master’s degrees
$29.00 million is contributed to graduates with doctorate degrees
State of Texas