The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas · Public · 30,580 undergraduates · utsa.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
87%
of 25,422 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1010 to 1210
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$32,690Est.Estimate
$50,160 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at The University of Texas at San Antonio
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
87% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$50,160
a year in 2027-28, from a $50,160 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1110
Send your score
About 34% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1000, and yours is above it.
Named scholarships
Your GPA and scores don't reach a tier of this college's named scholarships yet.
1 more award needs a higher GPA or score. See every tier
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
Source: Freshman Admissions Requirements - UT San Antonio · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Jan15Priority deadline · January 15, 2027Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
- Jun1Regular Decision · June 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
87%
of applicants were admitted: 22,063 of 25,422 for fall 2024.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2024)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 61% of them sent SAT scores and 7% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1010 to 1210
Reading and Writing 510 to 620
Math 490 to 600
ACT composite 19 to 25
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16003%
- 1200 to 139925%
- 1000 to 119951%
- 800 to 99920%
- 600 to 7991%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2024-25
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$32,690
a year, in state
$50,160
a year, out of state (tuition $29,280)
- Tuition (in state)$11,810
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$7,752
- $30,001 to $48,000$7,302
- $48,001 to $75,000$7,920
- $75,001 to $110,000$14,051
- Over $110,000$20,648
Financial aid
59%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$12,889
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
5.6%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $4,085 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2024-25
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Distinguished Presidential Scholarship
$500 to $6,000 a year
Automatic · No separate application
- 1270+ SAT or 27+ ACT, top 5%$6,000
- 1270+ SAT or 27+ ACT, top 10%$5,000
- 1190+ SAT or 24+ ACT, top 15%$4,500
- 1170+ SAT or 24+ ACT, top 20%$2,500
- 1150+ SAT or 24+ ACT, top 25%$500
- admitted by Jan 15 without a test score: scholarship committee review, an application, essay or interview
Deadline: January 15, 2027 (admitted as fall freshman). To keep it: a 2.5 overall college GPA, stay a full-time student (12 credit hours at the college each fall and spring), and pass 30 credits at the college each year to keep the full award (if you fall short, a partial renewal plan applies).
Details
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
39 of 39
Earn credit with a score of 3
39 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,180Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 1003 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 1013 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | AAS 2013 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | AHC Elective |
| Biology | 3 | 6 | BIO 1233, BIO 1243 |
| Biology | 5 | 8 | BIO 1203, 1201 (lab), BIO 1223, 1221 (lab) |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | MAT 1193 or MAT 1213 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 3 | MAT 1193 or MAT 1213 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 6 | MAT 1213, MAT 1223 |
| Calculus BC: AB Subscore | 3 | 3 | MAT 1193 or MAT 1213 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 7 | CHE 1004, CHE 1073 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 11 | CHE 1103, 1121 (lab |
| Chemistry | 5 | 15 | CHE 1113, 1131 (lab) |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 2 | 8 | CHN 1014, CHN 1024 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 14 | CHN 1014, CHN 1024, CHN 2013, CHN 2023 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | GLA 2633 or POL 2633 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 9 | CS 1063, CS 1083, IS 2063 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 6 | CS 1063, 1083 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 1213 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | WRC 1013 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG 2013 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 6 | ES 2013, ES 2023 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIS 2563 |
| French Language and Culture | 2 | 8 | FRN 1014, FRN 1024 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 17 | FRN 1014, FRN 1024, FRN 2013, FRN 2023, FRN 3023 |
| German Language and Culture | 2 | 8 | GER 1014, GER 1024 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 14 | GER 1014, GER 1024, GER 2013, GER 2023 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 17 | GER 1014, GER 1024, GER 2013, GER 2023, GER 3023 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 23 | GER 1014, GER 1024, GER 2013, GER 2023, GER 3023, and GER electives (6 hours upper division) |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GES 2623 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 2 | 8 | ITL 1014, ITL 1024 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 14 | ITL 1014, ITL 1024, ITL 2013, ITL 2023 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 2 | 8 | JPN 1014, JPN 1024 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 14 | JPN 1014, JPN 1024, JPN 2013, JPN 2023 |
| Latin | 3 | 4 | LAT 1114 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECO 2013 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECO 2023 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 3 | PHY 1603 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 3 | PHY 1623 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 3 | PHY 1963 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 3 | PHY 1943 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | MAT 1093 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY 1013 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | WRC 1013 |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | WRC 1013 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 2 | 8 | SPN 1014, SPN 1024 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 14 | SPN 1014, SPN 1024, SPN 2013, SPN 2023 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 17 | SPN 1014, SPN 1024, SPN 2013, SPN 2023 and SPN elective (3 hours upper division) |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPN Literature Elective (3 hrs upper division) |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | STA 1053 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POL 1013 |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIS 1043, HIS 1053 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIS 2133 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
52%
Come back for a second year
80%
Typical earnings
$60,704
a year, 10 years after starting here
- The University of Texas at San Antonio$51,939
- All colleges$54,104
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 46 majors here have earnings data.
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