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The University of Texas at San Antonio Overview

The University of Texas at San Antonio is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The city atmosphere of San Antonio makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is The University of Texas at San Antonio Known For?

6,010 Undergraduate Awards
$23,772 Avg Cost After Aid
84% Acceptance Rate
  • Although it may not be available for every major, the doctor's degree is the highest award a student can attain at UTSA.
  • For the 2017-2018 academic year, 71% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from UTSA makes roughly $45,300 a year. This is 11% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UTSA.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Construction Trades Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Building Management & Inspection Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Value Bioethics/Medical Ethics Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Best Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#6 Best Value Biological & Physical Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#13 Best Value Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#61 Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#95 Best Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UTSA has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Applied Demography Schools College Factual
#1 Best Data Analytics, General Master’s Degree Schools College Factual
#1 Best Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools College Factual
#3 Best Data Analytics Schools College Factual
#51 Best Information Technology Schools College Factual
#77 Best Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Schools College Factual

Where Is The University of Texas at San Antonio?

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Contact details for UTSA are given below.

Contact Details
Address: One Utsa Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249-1644
Phone: 210-458-4011
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/utsa
Twitter: https://twitter.com/utsa

How Do I Get Into UTSA?

You can apply to UTSA online at: www.applytexas.org/

Admission Requirements for UTSA

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank required
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program required
Recommendations recommended
SAT or ACT Scores required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UTSA?

84% Acceptance Rate
59% Of Accepted Are Women
82% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at The University of Texas at San Antonio is 84%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 82%, and the acceptance rate for women is 85%.

Average Test Scores

About 82% of students accepted to UTSA submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 610. Math scores were between 510 and 600.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for The University of Texas at San Antonio  ( 510 to 610 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for The University of Texas at San Antonio  ( 510 to 600 )
200
800
UTSA received ACT scores from 29% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 17 and 24. Math scores were between 17 and 25. Composite scores were between 19 and 25.

ACT English Scores for The University of Texas at San Antonio  ( 17 to 24 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for The University of Texas at San Antonio  ( 17 to 25 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for The University of Texas at San Antonio  ( 19 to 25 )
1
36

Can I Afford The University of Texas at San Antonio?

$23,772 Net Price
50% Take Out Loans
7.2% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of UTSA is $23,772. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UTSA, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $6,178 a year. That adds up to $24,712 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UTSA is 7.2%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

The University of Texas at San Antonio Undergraduate Student Diversity

23,018 Full-Time Undergraduates
52% Women
77% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 29,959 undergraduate students at UTSA, with 23,018 being full-time and 6,941 being part-time.

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There are also 4,783 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 23,018 full-time undergraduates at UTSA, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of The University of Texas at San Antonio students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,313
Black or African American 2,005
Hispanic or Latino 13,549
White 4,728
International Students 380
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,043

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at The University of Texas at San Antonio. At this time, 35 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 98 countries are represented at UTSA. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Mexico, and China.

Online Learning at The University of Texas at San Antonio

28,537 Took All Classes Online
34,194 Took At Least One Class Online
779.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 34,194 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UTSA has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 77th most popular in Texas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of UTSA

The following table shows how UTSA is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Information Technology #22 #61

Online Growth Rankings of UTSA

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at The University of Texas at San Antonio was 779.7%. This is the #124 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UTSA regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

The University of Texas at San Antonio Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
General Psychology 0 482 0 10 0 492
Business Administration & Management 0 283 5 172 0 460
Health & Physical Education 0 355 0 35 0 390
Communication & Media Studies 0 289 0 15 0 304
Accounting 0 215 0 87 1 303
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 283 0 17 0 300
General Biology 0 261 0 35 0 296
Information Technology 0 268 0 0 0 268
Computer Information Systems 4 182 1 70 0 257
Public Health 0 231 6 0 0 237
Mechanical Engineering 2 187 0 18 7 214
Finance & Financial Management 0 181 0 29 1 211
Marketing 0 193 0 3 0 196
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 166 0 0 0 166
General English Literature 0 137 0 13 0 150
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 132 0 8 0 140
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 0 140 0 0 0 140
Sociology 0 121 0 11 0 132
Electrical Engineering 0 104 0 22 3 129
Public Administration 0 53 18 50 0 121
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 13 99 0 112
Civil Engineering 0 88 0 20 2 110
History 0 98 0 12 0 110
Management Information Systems 0 87 0 9 1 97
Educational Administration 0 0 1 79 17 97
General Education 0 82 0 12 0 94
Health Sciences & Services 0 92 0 0 0 92
General Architecture 0 80 9 0 0 89
Fine & Studio Arts 0 71 0 13 0 84
Political Science & Government 0 75 0 4 0 79
Social Work 0 0 0 76 0 76
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 19 53 0 2 0 74
Computer Engineering 0 60 0 13 0 73
Business/Managerial Economics 0 66 0 2 0 68
Special Education 0 27 1 39 0 67
Building Management & Inspection 0 66 0 0 0 66
Natural Resources Conservation 0 59 0 6 0 65
Mathematics 0 56 0 5 0 61
Data Analytics 0 0 0 61 0 61
Anthropology 0 49 0 4 7 60
Biomedical Engineering 0 40 0 13 3 56
Multilingual Education 0 31 8 14 0 53
Teaching English or French 0 35 1 17 0 53
Music 0 42 0 4 0 46
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 43 0 0 0 43
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 39 0 0 0 39
Real Estate 0 38 1 0 0 39
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 24 5 10 0 39
Physics 0 26 0 6 7 39
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 15 24 0 39
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 0 38 0 0 0 38
Chemistry 0 28 0 3 5 36
International Relations & National Security 0 30 0 0 0 30
Student Counseling 0 0 0 22 7 29
Teacher Education Subject Specific 1 0 6 21 0 28
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 18 10 0 0 28
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 15 12 27
Romance Languages 0 21 1 5 0 27
Architectural Sciences & Technology 0 0 0 25 0 25
Geography & Cartography 0 24 0 1 0 25
Statistics 0 8 0 16 0 24
Interior Architecture 0 22 0 0 0 22
Human Resource Management 0 15 0 0 5 20
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 9 0 11 0 20
Ethnic Studies 0 19 0 0 0 19
Economics 0 0 0 19 0 19
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 16 0 0 0 16
Philosophy 0 13 0 2 0 15
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 6 6 0 12
Computer Science 0 0 0 0 11 11
Biological & Physical Science 0 10 0 0 0 10
International Business 0 9 0 0 0 9
Child Development & Psychology 0 0 0 0 9 9
Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature 0 0 0 0 8 8
Biotechnology 0 0 0 7 0 7
General Business/Commerce 0 7 0 0 0 7
Demography & Population Studies 0 0 0 0 7 7
Environmental Design 0 0 6 0 0 6
Materials Engineering 0 0 0 6 0 6
Manufacturing Engineering 0 0 0 5 0 5
Writing Studies 0 0 5 0 0 5
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 0 0 4 4
Homeland Security 0 0 4 0 0 4
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 3 0 0 0 0 3
Hospitality Management 0 3 0 0 0 3
Environmental Engineering 0 0 0 0 3 3
Applied Mathematics 0 0 0 3 0 3
Multicultural & Diversity Studies 0 0 0 2 0 2
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 0 0 0 1 1
Educational Assessment 0 0 1 0 0 1
Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 1 0 0 1
Area Studies 0 1 0 0 0 1
Construction Management 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chemical Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0
Human Development & Family Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Social Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 29 5,981 124 1,308 121 7,563

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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