The University of Texas at San Antonio

About The University of Texas at San Antonio

UT San Antonio is a public University of Texas System institution with roots in the university established in 1969. On September 1, 2025, UTSA and UT Health San Antonio formally united as The University of Texas at San Antonio. The merger expanded the institution into academic health education and clinical research while preserving its status as an operating, degree-granting university. Its Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges accreditation covers baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral awards. The university operates through a distributed campus model. Main Campus is the principal center for undergraduate education, student services, research, and campus life. Downtown Campus sits between the historic West Side and the downtown core, while the nearby San Pedro facilities support computing, innovation, and community engagement. The Southwest Campus and Park West Athletics Complex serve additional academic, cultural, and athletics functions. The Health Science Center brings together medicine, nursing, dentistry, biomedical sciences, health professions, and public health. This breadth can be valuable for students seeking interdisciplinary study or access to a large urban research and health ecosystem. It also makes advance planning important: programs, facilities, advising, housing, and admission procedures may differ by college and location. Applicants should use the official program directory and relevant catalog to identify the responsible college, degree requirements, instructional site, and any professional-program rules before applying.

For first-time undergraduate applicants, UT San Antonio accepts ApplyTexas and the Common Application. As of August 20, 2026, fall 2026 freshman applications were closed, while spring, summer, and fall 2027 applications were open. The published recurring priority deadline for fall freshmen is January 15. For fall entry, domestic and international freshman applications are due June 1, with missing documents due June 15. Applicants must check the live admissions page because opening dates and deadlines can change, and all required materials must be received rather than merely sent by the deadline. Freshman admission is test optional: SAT or ACT scores are not required for consideration. Applicants in the top quarter of their high-school class qualify for guaranteed admission without a minimum test score. Applicants in the second quarter can qualify with a 1170 SAT or 24 ACT. Students outside those criteria, and applicants who do not submit qualifying scores, receive holistic review. General university admission does not guarantee direct admission to every major. Some programs apply additional standards, and professional or Health Science Center programs may have separate prerequisites and application procedures. Transfer, graduate, international, and professional applicants should follow their specific applicant category rather than relying on freshman rules. International students should also verify current academic-document, English-language, immigration, and financial-document requirements on the applicable admissions page.

UT San Antonio offers undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral study across a wide disciplinary range. Its academic-side colleges cover business; engineering and integrated design; artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and computing; education and human development; health, community, and policy; liberal and fine arts; and sciences. University College and the Honors College provide additional interdisciplinary and enhanced-learning pathways. The unified institution also includes schools focused on medicine, nursing, dentistry, biomedical sciences, health professions, and public health. The College of AI, Cyber and Computing, launched in fall 2025, groups programs in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, computing, and data science. The university’s official program directory also documents degree options spanning accountancy, engineering, architecture, anthropology, applied demography, arts, and other fields. Students should not assume that admission to the university guarantees direct entry to every major: the freshman admissions guidance states that some programs impose additional requirements. Students admitted to the university but not directly to a requested restricted program may initially enter an academic-studies pathway in University College. The official undergraduate and graduate catalogs are the controlling sources for curricula, degree requirements, courses, academic policies, and faculty listings. This is particularly important following the 2025 integration because the Health Science Center catalogs remain separately presented, and professional health programs may use their own prerequisites and selection processes. Prospective students should therefore compare catalog requirements, program location, accreditation where relevant, and experiential components before choosing a course of study.

Key Highlights

• Public institution in the University of Texas System
• Founded in 1969 and unified with UT Health San Antonio in September 2025
• Accredited to award baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral degrees
• Academic, downtown, athletics, and health-science locations across San Antonio

Student Life & Environment

Student life is centered principally at Main Campus, where classrooms, student services, recreation, dining, and university-operated housing are concentrated. The university reports more than 450 student organizations, giving students options for academic, cultural, service, professional, recreational, and social involvement. Campus Recreation provides fitness and wellness programming, aquatics, outdoor pursuits, intramural and club sports, and recreation facilities at both Main and Downtown campuses. Housing and Residence Life lists six university residence communities: five serving Main Campus and the Continental community serving Downtown Campus. Housing arrangements include semester-based leases, utilities, internet access, and laundry. The university also offers themed residential communities organized around shared academic or personal interests. Applicants should verify current availability and contract terms directly; an application does not itself establish that a room is available. The Roadrunner identity connects students across locations, but day-to-day experiences can differ substantially. Main Campus provides the most conventional residential setting, Downtown places students closer to civic and technology partners, and the Health Science Center is oriented toward professional and clinical education. Students whose schedules cross locations should examine transportation and timetable implications before committing to housing.

Location & Surroundings

UT San Antonio is distributed across San Antonio rather than confined to one campus. Main Campus is at One UTSA Circle in northwest San Antonio and contains many of the university’s colleges, student services, research facilities, and residential-life resources. Park West Athletics Complex is approximately two miles away. The Health Science Center is located in the South Texas Medical Center area and houses the university’s major health-professions schools. Downtown Campus is positioned between San Antonio’s historic West Side and the central business district. Nearby San Pedro I and II extend that campus along San Pedro Creek, with facilities oriented toward computing, innovation, engagement, and career preparation. Southwest Campus and One Riverwalk Place add locations near the urban core and River Walk. This multi-site model offers access to different parts of a major Texas city, but campus location should be a practical part of program selection. Prospective students should identify where required courses, laboratories, clinical activities, advising, and student services are based. Commuting requirements may be materially different for a Main Campus undergraduate, a Downtown computing student, and a Health Science Center student.

Costs & Career Outcomes

For 2026–2027, UT San Antonio estimates tuition and fees of $11,476 for a full-time Texas-resident undergraduate taking 15 credit hours per term across fall and spring. Its estimated total annual cost of attendance is $22,944 for a student living with parents, $30,946 for a student living off campus, and $31,840 for a student living on campus. These budgets include estimated books and supplies, housing, meals, transportation, personal expenses, and average federal loan fees. They are planning figures, not a promise of the amount billed. Upper-level undergraduate courses in several colleges carry differential charges per scheduled credit hour: $42 in business, $50 in sciences, $55 in engineering and integrated design, and $42 in AI, cyber, and computing. The official cost page warns that figures could be adjusted following action by the UT System Board of Regents. Nonresident, graduate, online-only, and professional health students should use their applicable cost table rather than the resident-undergraduate figures above. Career support includes Handshake access, job and internship search assistance, career fairs, workshops, résumé and interview guidance, employer recruiting, and individual consultations. Paid micro-internships and other experiential opportunities are also promoted. These resources provide useful infrastructure, but the university does not guarantee employment or a particular salary; students should evaluate career preparation in relation to their program, experience, licensure needs, and target field.