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Sul Ross State University

Public university in Alpine, Texas, US

Summary

Public university in Alpine, Texas, US

Field	Value
name	Sul Ross State University
former_names
image_name	Sul Ross State University seal.png
image_size	150
established	1917
type	Public university
parent	Texas State University System
academic_affiliation	Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
endowment	$26.5 million (FY2024)
(SRSU only)
$1.41 billion (FY2024)
(system-wide)
budget	$68.4 million (FY2026)
president	Carlos Hernandez
provost	Bernardo Cantens
academic_staff
administrative_staff	489.66 (full-time equivalent employees, 2015)
students	1,942 (1,441 undergraduate) (Fall 2024)
city	Alpine
state	Texas
country	United States
coor
campus	Rural, 647.05 acre{{cite web	url=http://www.sulross.edu/section/2100/campus-planning-construction-and-risk-management	title=Campus Planning, Construction and Risk Management	author=Staff, Office of Campus Planning, Construction and Risk Management	year=2015	publisher=Sul Ross State University
access-date	February 5, 2016}}
colors	Scarlet and Grey

athletics_nickname	Lobos
mascot	Sully
sporting_affiliations	NCAA Division II – LSC
National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association
website
logo	Sul ross unversity wmark.png
logo_size	250

(SRSU only) $1.41 billion (FY2024) (system-wide) |access-date=February 5, 2016}}

National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association

Sul Ross State University (SRSU) is a public university in Alpine, Texas, United States. The main campus is the primary institution of higher education serving the nineteen-county Big Bend region of far West Texas. Branch campuses, branded as Rio Grande College, are located in Del Rio, Uvalde, Eagle Pass, and Castroville.

Named for former Texas governor and Confederate general Lawrence Sullivan Ross, the institution was founded in 1917 as Sul Ross Normal College and was made a university in 1969. It is governed by the Board of Regents of the Texas State University System.

History==

On April 14, 1914, Governor James E. Ferguson signed the bill selecting Alpine as the site for a normal school.

It received state university status in 1969.

Campus

The main campus is mostly in the Alpine city limits, though one section is in an unincorporated area.

The campus includes the Everett E. Turner Range Animal Science Center, athletic properties south of the Union Pacific Railroad, west of SH 223, the programs at the old Centennial School, and the university's research working ranch near Sierra Blanca.

Organization and administration

Academics and research

Facilities and projects of interest

Lawrence Hall, Sul Ross State University

Archives of the Big Bend
Borderlands Research Institute for Natural Resource Management
Center for Big Bend Studies
Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute
Chihuahuan Desert Resource, Conservation, and Development Area, Inc.
Museum of the Big Bend
Minority and Small Business Development Center
Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library
Arts in West Texas
Rio Grande Heritage Tourism Project
Rio Grande Research Center
Sul Ross State University Alumni Association
Theatre of the Big Bend
Jim V. Richerson Invertebrate Collection
A. Michael Powell Herbarium
James F. Scuddy Vertebrate Collection

University memberships

American Association of State Colleges and Universities
American Library Association
Association of Texas Graduate Schools
Conference of Southern Graduate Schools
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
National Association of Foreign Student Affairs
The Texas Library Association
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Texas Interscholastic Athletic Association

Student life

Race and ethnicity	Total	Economic diversity
Hispanic	{{bartable	69	%	2	background:green}}
White	{{bartable	20	%	2	background:cyan}}
Black	{{bartable	7	%	2	background:purple}}
Two or more races	{{bartable	2	%	2	background:violet}}
American Indian/Alaska Native	{{bartable	1	%	2	background:yellow}}
Unknown	{{bartable	1	%	2	background:grey}}
Low-income	{{bartable	54	%	2	background:red}}
Affluent	{{bartable	46	%	2	background:black}}

Athletics

Main article: Sul Ross State Lobos

Sul Ross State athletic teams are called the Lobos. The university is a member of the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in the Lone Star Conference.

Sul Ross State competes in 12 intercollegiate varsity sports: Men's sports include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, soccer and tennis; while women's sports include basketball, cross country, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball.

In July 2023, Lobos athletic programs were approved for reclassification to Division II. On July 1, 2024, the university became a member of the Lone Star Conference.

Student housing

Student housing is located at Lobo Village. Lobo Village 1 (LV1) and Lobo Village 2 (LV2) are the permanent resident halls for students.

Single students may live in the Lobo Village efficiency apartments in Lobo Village 3 and Lobo Village 4. To live in these apartments, students are required to be 21 or older. Family housing, for couples and students with dependent children, is located in Lobo Village 5, Lobo Village 6, and Lobo Village 7. Residents of the family housing are zoned to the Alpine Independent School District, and are zoned to Alpine Elementary School, Alpine Middle School, and Alpine High School.

Sul Ross State University International Campus

Sul Ross State University (SRSU) operates Rio Grande College (RGC) and SRSU distance learning centers on the campuses of Southwest Texas Junior College (SWTJC) in Uvalde, Del Rio, and Eagle Pass. Serving thirteen counties in Southwest Texas, RGC offers both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Academic programs

Rio Grande College offers college junior, senior and graduate level coursework with programs in liberal arts, business and teacher education and certification at the elementary or secondary level.

Bachelor's degrees in a variety of fields including nursing, education, business, biology, criminal justice, English, Spanish, history, mathematics, psychology, social science as well as child development and organizational leadership are offered.

Master's degrees in English, history, public administration, business, education, criminal justice and health and human performance are also offered.

History

RGC was renamed by the Texas Legislature as Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College in 1995, recognizing its service to the broad area of the Middle Rio Grande and Wintergarden regions of Texas. Originally known as the SRSU Study Center, the college had been renamed the SRSU Uvalde Study Center in 1985 and again the SRSU Uvalde Center in 1989.

Cultural diversity

The student body is multicultural and consists of traditional and non-traditional students.

Notable alumni

Don Bingham, professional football player
Dan Blocker, actor
Norm Cash, professional baseball player
Pete P. Gallego, former U.S. Representative for Texas's 23rd congressional district from 2013 to 2015, president of Sul Ross
Sandra A. Gregory, United States Air Force Brigadier General
Tuff Hedeman, professional bull rider
Erasto B. Mpemba, Tanzanian wildlife officer and, as a schoolboy, discoverer of the Mpemba effect
Lee Patton, Hall of Fame basketball coach at West Virginia University, former player at Sul Ross,
Roberta Rudnick, geologist
J.T. Rutherford, member, U.S. House
Scotty Walden, college football coach
Kern Wildenthal, hospital and university administrator

Notes

References

(1917). "General Laws of the State of Texas Passed by the Thirty-Fifth Legislature at its Regular Session". Gammel's Book Store.
(1921). "General Laws of the State of Texas Passed by the Thirty-Eighth Legislature at the Regular Session". Gammel's Book Store.
(1950). "Tit. 49, Art. 2647g". Vernon Law Book Company.
(January 6, 2026). "IPEDS - Sul Ross State University". [[United States Department of Education]].
(February 12, 2025). "U.S. and Canadian 2024 NCSE Participating Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2024 Endowment Market Value, Change in Market Value from FY23 to FY24, and FY24 Endowment Market Values Per Full-time Equivalent Student". National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO).
(July 16, 2025). "Operating Budget Fiscal Year 2026".
https://www.sulross.edu/tsus-board-of-regents-formally-installs-carlos-hernandez-as-president-of-sul-ross-state-university/
Staff. (2015). "Texas Public Higher Education Almanac 2015 – Institutional Comparison". [[Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board]].
Staff, Office of Human Resources. (2015). "Report on Information Regarding Staff Compensation". Sul Ross State University.
"College Navigator - Sul Ross State University".
"Sull Ross Merchant Guidelines and Branding Standards".
(2023-09-21). "Sul Ross State University".
"History of SRSU". Sul Ross State University.
Geography Division. (April 11, 2021). "2020 Census - Census Block Map: Alpine city, TX". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].
"Borderlands Research Institute".
"College Scorecard: Sul Ross State University". [[United States Department of Education]].
[https://srlobos.com/news/2018/6/4/general-track-and-field-at-sul-ross-ends-cross-country-continues-mens-soccer-begins.aspx "Track and Field Ends at Sul Ross"]
[https://www.mrt.com/sports/college/article/sul-ross-moving-ncaa-division-ii-competition-18199904.php "Sul Ross moving up to NCAA Division II competition"] ''Midland Reporter-Telegram''. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
[https://lonestarconference.org/news/2023/7/22/general-sul-ross-state-to-join-the-lsc-on-july-1-2024.aspx "Sul Ross State to join the LSC on July 1, 2024"] Lone Star Conference. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
"[http://www.sulross.edu/page/1931/residential-living-facilities-and-services Residential Living Facilities and Services]." Sul Ross State University. Retrieved on 09 August, 2015.
http://www.sulross.edu/rgc SulRoss.edu "Rio Grande College upper-level center", accessed 09 August, 2015
http://www.sulross.edu/page/1155/history-rio-grande-college SulRoss.edu "History of Rio Grande College", accessed 09 August, 2015
[https://blogs.sulross.edu/ir/2018/10/25/fall-2018-official-enrollment/ Official Fall 2018 SRSU Enrollment Numbers]

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