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The University of Texas at San Antonio

General Information

Name: The University of Texas at San Antonio
Address: One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX 78249-1130
Phone:

  • General information: (210) 458-4011
  • Financial aid office: (210) 458-4154
  • Admissions office: (210) 458-4530

Website: www.utsa.edu/
Type of Institution: Public, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees
        In-state$6,296$5,858$4,480
        Out-of-state$14,546$14,138$10,672
Books and supplies$1,000$1,000$800
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$7,452$7,190$7,277
        Other expenses$3,082$3,042$3,042
Off-campus
        Room and board$6,615$6,488$6,488
        Other expenses$4,349$4,257$4,257
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$3,072$2,995$2,995

Total expenses   
In-state
        On-campus$17,830$17,090$15,599
        Off-campus$18,260$17,603$16,025
        Off-campus with family$10,368$9,853$8,275
Out-of-state
        On-campus$26,080$25,370$21,791
        Off-campus$26,510$25,883$22,217
        Off-campus with family$18,618$18,133$14,467

Academic years 2005 06 and 2006 07 tuition is based on 15 semester credit hours per term. Academic year 2004 05 information was based on 12 semester credit hours. Increases in required fees are mostly energy cost increase-driven.

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 67%
  • Federal grants: 34%
  • State/local grants: 21%
  • Institutional grants: 20%
  • Student loans: 52%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$3012
  • State/local grants:$2762
  • Institutional grants:$1640
  • Student loans:$4667

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$40
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2005
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants9,1444,1784,966
Percent admitted99.4%99.2%99.5%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time48.0%51.2%45.3%
Part-time1.0%1.0%1.1%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 27337
Undergraduate enrollment: 23431
First-time student retention: 58%
Overall graduation rate: 30%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 75%
    • Part Time: 25%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 47%
    • Women: 53%

White non-hispanic: 39%
Black non-hispanic: 7%
Hispanic: 46%
Asian/pacific islander: 5%
American indian/alaska native: 0%
Other: 2%

Degrees offered

    Architecture and Related Services
  • Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) - Bachelor, Master
  • Interior Architecture - Bachelor
    Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization - Bachelor
  • Hispanic-American,Puerto Rican & Mexican-American/Chicano Studies - Bachelor, Master
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology - Doctor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Actuarial Science - Bachelor
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Business/Commerce, General - Bachelor
  • Business/Managerial Economics - Bachelor, Master
  • Finance, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General - Bachelor, Master
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce - Bachelor, Master
  • Knowledge Management - Master
  • Management Information Systems, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Management Science, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Operations Management and Supervision - Bachelor, Master
  • Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General - Bachelor
  • Taxation - Master
  • Tourism and Travel Services Management - Bachelor
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies - Bachelor
  • Public Relations/Image Management - Bachelor
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Computer and Information Systems Security - Bachelor
  • Information Science/Studies - Master
    Education
  • Bilingual and Multilingual Education - Master
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services - Master
  • Curriculum and Instruction - Master
  • Education, General - Master
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General - Master, Doctor
  • Elementary Education and Teaching - Master
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration - Master
  • Mathematics Teacher Education - Master
  • Music Teacher Education - Master
  • Reading Teacher Education - Master
  • Special Education and Teaching, General - Master
  • Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor - Master
    Engineering
  • Civil Engineering, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Computer Engineering, General - Master
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering - Bachelor, Master
  • Mechanical Engineering - Bachelor, Master
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Speech and Rhetorical Studies - Bachelor
  • Technical and Business Writing - Bachelor
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General - Bachelor
  • French Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • German Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist - Bachelor
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General - Bachelor
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor, Master
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies - Bachelor
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Applied Mathematics - Master
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Statistics, General - Bachelor, Master
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Biological and Physical Sciences - Bachelor
  • Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies - Master
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other - Bachelor
  • Neuroscience - Master, Doctor
    Natural Resources and Conservation
  • Environmental Science - Master
    Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies
  • Health and Physical Education, General - Bachelor
    Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Philosophy - Bachelor
    Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Geology/Earth Science, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Physics, General - Bachelor
    Psychology
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor, Master
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Public Administration - Master
    Security and Protective Services
  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies - Bachelor, Master
    Social Sciences
  • Anthropology - Bachelor, Master
  • Economics, General - Master
  • Geography - Bachelor
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Social Sciences, Other - Bachelor, Doctor
  • Sociology - Bachelor, Master
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation - Bachelor, Master
  • Art/Art Studies, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General - Bachelor
  • Music Management and Merchandising - Bachelor
  • Music Performance, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Music Theory and Composition - Bachelor
  • Music, General - Bachelor


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