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Students

Who's on campus

A very large campus of 30,580 undergrads, where 44% receive Pell Grants, a high share compared to other colleges.

+28% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.58

Diversity index vs. every college0.58
0.58
← 0.00higher than 50% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients44%
National median: 34%Above typical
First-generation students39%
National median: 33%Above typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college44%
44%
← 0%higher than 72% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

30,580undergrads
Compared to every college30.6K
30.6K
← 19larger than 98% of 1,89337.8K →

11% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 59% take some

Where first-years come from

5,979 first-time students

1.5% came from other states and 1.2% from abroad; 97% are from Texas. Fewer from other states than at 88% of colleges.

  • In-state (Texas)97%
  • Other states1.5%
  • Abroad1.2%

Top home states

  1. Texas(home state)97% 5,815
  2. California0.2% 10
  3. Illinois0.1% 8
  4. Florida0.1% 7
  5. Colorado0.1% 6

From 40 states (counting DC).

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Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.

Transfers in and out

Transferring in, fall 2024

3,137

new transfer students, 34% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 66% of colleges.

2,281 full-time, 856 part-time.

Going on to another college

19%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 1,563 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

25% of undergrads study part-time.

Men49%
National median: 44%Above typical

51% women

Another gender: Not collected by this college.

Part-time students25%
National median: 7.5%Above typical
Students 25 and older15%
National median: 11%Above typical

Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.

Campus life

Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life

Housing for 4,585 students.

Housing

Beds

4,585

About 15 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.

First-years

Not required to live on campus

Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.

Meal plans

Offered

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NCAA Division I FBS · American Athletic Conference

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.

Recent move: Moved from the Conference USA to the American Athletic Conference, 2023–24

How the American Athletic Conference compares

ROTC

Army, Air Force

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

A formal program

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • Job placement after graduating
  • 5% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Faith communities · 4

  • Catholic 1
  • Christian 2
  • Nonreligious and secular 1

Christian

The Navigators

Nonreligious and secular

Secular Student Alliance

Secular Student Alliance at University of Texas at San Antonio

Greek life

5chapters

On the national organizations' own chapter lists.

Councils and chapters

  • 2listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

    Alpha Delta Pi

    Iota Alpha Chapter

    Phi Mu

    Epsilon Sigma

  • 3listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

    Kappa Sigma

    Xi-Delta

    Lambda Chi Alpha

    Phi-Upsilon (Texas San Antonio)

    Pi Kappa Phi

    Iota Beta

LGBTQ+ life

Policies

  • Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
  • Gender-inclusive housing
  • Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
  • Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online

Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.

State law for public colleges

Texas public colleges may not have diversity, equity, and inclusion offices, including offices for programs designed around gender identity or sexual orientation; courses, research, and registered student groups are exempt.

Texas Education Code §51.3525 (Texas SB 17 (2023)), in effect since January 1, 2024.

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

Not collected by this college.

Gender unknown: 0

Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;State laws on public colleges, In effect since January 1, 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)