Phone : 882-5143
Fax: 882-5176  
Email : Collegian Advertising


Advertising agreements must be finalized by the deadlines. For advertising rates and more information, call the advertising department at (956) 882-5143. The Student Publications Office, which produces The Collegian, is located in Student Union Room 1.28.
 Business hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

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Advertising Sizes & Rates
Advertising Sizes & Rates (print):
Advertising rate for non-standard display ads is $8 per column inch.


 
Volume discounts:
A 5 percent discount is given to contracts of 7 display ads per semester. A 10 percent discount is given on contracts of 14 display ads per semester.
UTB/TSC Market
Knowing your market is vital in gaining revenue for your company. Listed below are several statistics for The University of Texas at Brownsville that may help you better understand your market. The Collegian also delivers to all Brownsville High Schools.
UTB/TSC Profile Spring 2007
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LEVEL
Undergraduates
10,347 80.0%
Graduates
737 5.7%

Dual Credit High School  Students

 1,850 14.3%
GENDER
Female
7,789 60.2%
Male
5,145 39.8%
AGE
Under 18
1,705 13.2%
18 - 25
6,992 54.1%
26 - 35
2,667 20.6%
36 - 45
1,080 8.4%
Over 45
490 3.8%

AVERAGE AGE

24.7  
FT /PT STATUS
Enrolled full-time
5,453 42.2%
Enrolled part-time
7,481 57.8%

RESIDENCE
Brownsville
9,143 70.7%
Harlingen
739 5.7%
Los Fresnos
550 4.3%
Olmito
148 1.1%
Port Isabel
201 1.6%
Raymondville
28 0.2%
Rancho Viejo
83 0.6%
Rio Hondo
80 0.6%
San Benito
1,023 7.9%
South Padre Island
42 0.3%

Mexico

126 1.0%
Other
771 6.0%
Information Source: University of Texas at Brownsville

Advertising Sizes & Rates (Web site)

Advertising Size (Web site):
Online advertising prices are according to number of impressions calculated each semester. Banners will be placed at the bottom of the page and continuously rotate between other banners. Buttons are located on the right portion of our Web site and will be displayed throughout our main Web site pages i.e. Sports, On Campus, Viewpoint Main. The Collegian assumes no responsibility for downtime of servers hosting the advertisements.
Button
Banner

 
Advertising Rate (Web site):

Run Time - Banners

5 weeks $150
10 weeks $250
15 weeks $300
Fall & Spring Semesters $600

Run Time - Buttons

5 weeks $100
10 weeks $175
15 weeks $250
Fall & Spring Semesters $500
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Volume discounts:
A 5 percent discount is given to contracts of 9 display ads per semester. A 10 percent discount is given on contracts of 14 display ads per semester.
Classifieds
Classified advertising rate:
Get in touch with the students of UTB/TSC with your own classified ad. Place your ad in The Collegian today. 15 cents per word. There are no discounts or refunds for classified ads. Contact The Collegian for placement space. E-mail collegian@utb.edu Phone 956-882-5143 or stop by Student Union Room 1.28
Deadlines & Policies
Advertising Deadlines:
All Advertising (print and Web) are due Monday the week before publications, except as noted in publication schedule. Ads must be submitted to the newsroom no later than 5 p.m.
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Billing:
All ads must be paid for in advance of publication. Please make checks payable to:
The University of Texas at Brownsville
Attention: Student Publications
Policies & Liability:
The Collegian reserves the right to reject or revise any ad at any time. Position requests will be honored, when possible, on a first-come first-serve basis. The Collegian assumes no financial responsibility for errors in advertisements beyond the cost of space actually occupied by the ad in which the error was made.The advertiser and/or agency agrees to assume full responsibility and liability for all content of any advertisements published as well as any claim arising there from made against The Collegian.

 
Volume 60, Issue 28
April 28, 2008
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