was founded in 1979 by mathematics professor Dr. Manuel P. Berriozabal,
at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Replication of the program
began in 1986. Since 1997, with a grant from NASA, TexPREP has continued
its replication in Hispanic-serving institutions nationwide.
program’s origin, over 24,842 students have completed at least one
summer component of TexPREP. Of those students, 81% were members of
minority groups, 53% were women, and 38% came from economically
Of the 12,424 former participants who are of college age, 5,663 responded to the 2006 Annual Survey.
The following is a summary of the results: