The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
The University of Texas at San Antonio is a public research university in San Antonio, Texas, a large city, with 30,580 undergraduates. Computer science and kinesiology are its signature fields: together they make up 18% of its bachelor's degrees, about twice their share across the colleges we cover. 53% of students finish within six years, and former students who are working earn a median of $57,131 ten years after starting.
The University of Texas at San Antonio admitted 22,063 of 25,422 applicants for the fall 2024 entering class (86.8%).
- Acceptance rate
- 86.8%
- Fall 2024 class
- In-state tuition
- $9,011
- $22,051 out of state
- Paid after aid
- $10,836
- Average, students with aid
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1010–1210
Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, compiled by GoodGoblin, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2024 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.
What The University of Texas at San Antonio is known for
Measured by the 5,976 bachelor's degrees it awarded in 2022–23, and what its graduates went on to earn.
Computer science
11.9%
of its bachelor's degrees: about twice the 5.6% share across the colleges we cover.
Kinesiology
6.4%
of its bachelor's degrees: two and a half times the 2.6% share across the colleges we cover.
- Psychology5389.0% of degrees$49,048About the $50,706 national median
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management3986.7% of degrees$88,585About the $85,063 national median
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness3826.4% of degrees$54,399About the $54,562 national median
- Biology3525.9% of degrees$56,721About the $57,214 national median
- Business Administration, Management and Operations3395.7% of degrees$65,018−5% vs $68,257 nationally
- Computer and Information Sciences3165.3% of degrees$106,358+15% vs $92,374 nationally
Source: the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), field-of-study data. Degrees are bachelor's degrees awarded in 2022–23. Earnings are the median for 2017–18 and 2018–19 graduates, in 2024 dollars, working and not enrolled, four years after graduating. Shares across the colleges we cover count every bachelor's degree at the colleges with a page here.
The place
Where it is, how big it is, and how students live.
Setting
Large city
San Antonio, TX
Undergraduates
30,580
Fall 2024
Type
Public
Doctoral university, very high research activity
Living on campus
Under a quarter
of undergraduates live on campus
Students per faculty member
24 to 1
Fall 2024
International students
1%
of undergraduates, fall 2024
Source: the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), including the Carnegie Classification and the federal locale code it publishes.
What stands out at The University of Texas at San Antonio
Three things The University of Texas at San Antonio published, ranked by how much each could change what you actually do, not by how impressive it looks. Every one describes a class that has already enrolled.
The admit rate rose from 79% to 88% over 5 years.
Both ends are measured rates from the federal survey, for classes that have already enrolled: a rate that moved, not a forecast.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, over 5 years
The University of Texas at San Antonio asks for no supplemental essay.
Of the 1 prompt we track for this application, none is one you would have to write.
Source: the prompts we track for this application
Families paid $10,836 on average after aid.
Averaged across students who received federal aid: the price after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price.
Source: the College Scorecard
Every figure, in full
The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.
Acceptance rate
86.8%
22,063 admitted of 25,422 applicants
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
SAT, middle 50%
1010–1210
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
ACT, middle 50%
19–25
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
Enrolled students who sent an SAT
61%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
Enrolled students who sent an ACT
7%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
Where do you actually stand at The University of Texas at San Antonio?
The figures on this page describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores, activities and budget, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.
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What The University of Texas at San Antonio costs
The published price first, then what students who received aid actually paid, by family income.
In-state tuition and fees for 2024–25 were $9,011 ($22,051 out of state), and the full in-state cost of attendance, with housing, food and books, was $22,352. After grants and scholarships, students who received financial aid paid $10,836 a year on average.
In-state tuition and fees
$9,011
2024–25 school year
Out-of-state tuition and fees
$22,051
2024–25 school year
Full cost, in state
$22,352
Tuition, fees, housing, food and books
Paid after aid
$10,836
Average, students who received aid
What students paid, by family income
Each bar is that figure as a share of the $22,352 full cost.
- Under $30k$7,870Typical public university: $10,013
- $30k–$48k$7,847Typical public university: $10,847
- $48k–$75k$9,172Typical public university: $13,703
- $75k–$110k$15,446Typical public university: $17,979
- Over $110k$20,489Typical public university: $22,475
Source: the federal College Scorecard. Tuition and cost of attendance are for the 2024–25 school year; colleges usually raise them each year. What students paid is the average net price for first-year students who received federal financial aid. Typical public university: the median across the 338 public universities on GoodGoblin, for in-state students, compiled by GoodGoblin from the same federal data.
Where it leads
Who finishes, who stays, and what they earn and owe afterwards.
Finish within six years
53%
Our colleges' median: 63%
Return for a second year
80%
Our colleges' median: 79%
Earnings after 10 years
$57,131
Our colleges' median: $57,440
Median debt at graduation
$20,500
Our colleges' median: $23,725
Source: the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education). Six-year completion describes students who started in fall 2018; second-year return describes students who started in fall 2023; earnings describe students who started in 2009–10 and 2010–11, measured in 2020 and 2021, in 2022 dollars; debt describes federal loans of students who graduated in fiscal years 2020 and 2021. Medians are across the 1,034 colleges with a page here.
How the rate has moved
Two measured admit rates from the federal survey, the years apart it reports them. A rate that moved, not a forecast.
Over 5 years the admit rate rose from 79% to 88%.
What The University of Texas at San Antonio says it weighs
The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.
- Course rigorvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
- GPAvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
- Class rankvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
- Essayconsidered
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
- Test scoresconsidered
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
- Recommendationsconsidered
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
Not considered
- Legacy
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
- Interview
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
- Demonstrated interest
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2024
Essays on this application
1 essay prompt on the application: 1 is optional.
Published deadlines
Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.
- Regular DecisionJanuary 15, 2027
Verified July 17, 2026
- Rolling AdmissionJune 1, 2027
More colleges on the record
Each of these pages carries the same measured figures and sources.
Other colleges in Texas
Closest acceptance rates in the same state.
- Schreiner University88%
- Houston Christian University85.2%
- St. Mary's University88.9%
- Saint Edward's University83.7%
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Closest acceptance rates anywhere in the country.
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