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The University of Texas Medical Branch is located in the city of Galveston on Galveston Island, just 35 miles southeast of Houston on the Texas Gulf Coast. Students have the advantage of living in a beach resort community, with ready access to the cultural and entertainment activities offered by Houston, the fourth largest city in the US. A major advantage of the Galveston-Houston area is that it has one of the lowest costs of living of any metropolitan area in the country (costs of living calculator); thus your $27,000 student stipend goes a lot further in Galveston. In addition, our clear and sunny weather allows students to enjoy outdoor activities and sports almost every day of the year.
Galveston Island
Thirty-two miles of sandy beaches bathed by warm Gulf waters - that's what most students picture when you mention Galveston Island. But Galveston offers much more than just sun, sand and surf to those who live and work here. Objective observers agree Galveston is a great place to live - the Galveston-Texas City area ranked first in Texas and 32nd nationally in the 1990 Money Magazine "Best Places to Live" survey. It was also rated number 21 on the top 50 places to live in Reader's Digest, 1997.
With a history enlivened by pirate intrigue and Victorian grandeur, Galveston today enjoys contrasting identities as a bustling medical center and relaxing seaside resort. These two enterprises draw an estimated six million visitors annually and give national prominence to Galveston. With its extensive shoreline, fishing piers and semitropical climate, Galveston Island has been a "find" for fishermen, sailors, surfers, beach enthusiasts and nature lovers for generations.
