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The University Of Texas At San Antonio

The University of Texas at San Antonio is a co-educational, public university. It is currently the second largest university in the state of Texas. It was established in 1969. The university currently has eight colleges under it:

  • Architecture
  • Business
  • Education and Human Development
  • Engineering
  • Honors College
  • Liberal and Fine Arts
  • Public Policy
  • Sciences

The University of Texas at San Antonio’s campus stretches across 725 acres of land.

The university’s sports teams are known as the Roadrunners. Rowdy the Roadrunner is the official mascot of UTSA. The various sports programs sponsored by UTSA include basketball, cross country, golf, indoor and outdoor track & field, baseball and tennis. UTSA also sponsors women’s teams in soccer, softball and volleyball.

Campus Location

One UTSA Circle
San Antonio, TX 78249-1644
USA
Main Tel: (210) 458-4011
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

The University Of Texas At San Antonio Highlights

Where The University Of Texas At San Antonio stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

  • Many students concentrating in architecture and planning, science, mathematics, business and management, and liberal arts.
  • Large number of students.
  • Large number of programs of study offered.
  • High faculty salary.
  • Racially diverse student body.
  • Affordable tuition & fees.

Other important characteristics:

  • Faculty tenure system
  • Library on-campus
  • Campus housing available
  • Study abroad option
  • Distance learning available
  • Part-time classes available
  • ROTC
  • Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

DegreeTotal
Earned
Different
Programs
Bachelor3,65663
Master88956
Doctorale4616

UT San Antonio Students

The student enrollment at UT San Antonio was 28,533 in 2007 (23,409 full-time equivalent).

About 49% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 51% of the class.

Undergrads are 85% of enrolled students and graduate students are 15%.

About 2% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 98% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 5,478
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 12,149
Room$ 5,040
Board$ 2,502
Books and supplies$ 1,000
Other$ 3,082

Financial Aid: UT San Antonio participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  360
Without tenure; working toward tenure  194
Without tenure; tenure not available  296

Housing and Meals

UT San Antonio provides on-campus housing for 1,208 of its 23,409 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

UT San Antonio Athletics

UT San Antonio is in the Southland Conference for major sports.

UT San Antonio offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 87 male students received the aid (men were 50% of those receiving aid) and 88 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 50% of students receiving such aid) .

UT San Antonio Admissions (2007)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men90%
Women92%
All91%

SAT Test Scores:

SATMiddle 50%
Verbal450-560
Math460-580
Writing440-540

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (136 awarded)

  • Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
  • Interior Architecture

ART STUDIES (37 awarded)

  • Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,261 awarded)

  • Accounting
  • Actuarial Science
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business/Commerce
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Finance
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • Knowledge Management
  • Management Information Systems
  • Management Science
  • Marketing/Marketing Management
  • Operations Management and Supervision
  • Organizational Behavior Studies
  • Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
  • Taxation

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (98 awarded)

  • Computer Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Computer and Information Sciences
  • Computer and Information Systems Security
  • Information Science/Studies

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (22 awarded)

  • Environmental Science

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (355 awarded)

  • Bilingual and Multilingual Education
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Education
  • Educational Leadership and Administration
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Special Education and Teaching
  • Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

ENGINEERING (224 awarded)

  • Civil Engineering
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (42 awarded)

  • Public Administration
  • Social Work

FINE ARTS (32 awarded)

  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Fine/Studio Arts

HOSPITALITY (7 awarded)

  • Tourism and Travel Services Management

LIBERAL ARTS (1,108 awarded)

  • American/United States Studies/Civilization
  • Anthropology
  • Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
  • Demography and Population Studies
  • Economics
  • English Language and Literature
  • French Language and Literature
  • Geography
  • German Language and Literature
  • Hispanic-American,Puerto Rican & Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
  • History
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Political Science and Government
  • Social Sciences
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Speech and Rhetorical Studies
  • Technical and Business Writing

MATHEMATICS (78 awarded)

  • Applied Mathematics
  • Mathematics
  • Statistics

MEDIA (110 awarded)

  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Public Relations/Image Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (22 awarded)

  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MEDICINE (6 awarded)

  • Neuroscience

MUSIC (39 awarded)

  • Music Management and Merchandising
  • Music Performance
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (142 awarded)

  • Health and Physical Education

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (1 awarded)

  • Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (11 awarded)

  • Philosophy

SCIENCE (402 awarded)

  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Geology/Earth Science
  • Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (192 awarded)

  • Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (266 awarded)

  • Psychology

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