Sul Ross State University

Sul Ross State University
Former names	Sul Ross Normal College (1917–1923); The Sul Ross State Teachers College, at Alpine (1923–1949); Sul Ross State College (1949–1969);
Type	Public university
Established	1917
Parent institution	Texas State University System
Academic affiliation	Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
Endowment	$17.08 million
Budget	$38,343,179 (FY 2016)
President	Carlos Hernandez (interim)
Provost	Bernardo Cantens
Academic staff	128 (Alpine campus, Fall 2013); 43 (Rio Grande College, Fall 2013);
Administrative staff	489.66 (full-time equivalent employees, 2015)
Students	1,973 (Alpine campus, Fall 2015); 1,019 (Rio Grande College, Fall 2015);
Location	Alpine, Texas, United States; 30°21′48″N 103°39′00″W
Campus	Rural, 647.05 acres (261.85 ha)
Colors	Scarlet and Grey;
Nickname	Lobos
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division III – ASC; National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association
Mascot	Sully
Website	www.sulross.edu

Sul Ross State University (SRSU) is a public university in Alpine, Texas. 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 Civil War 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, which guides four universities and three community and technical colleges in the state.

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