FourYearCost

The University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio, TXPublicRank 475 of 1,732Traditional rank 323 of 1,156

Avg freshman grant · 2022-23
$10,530
3,412 recipients
Avg grant, later years · 2022-23
$8,117
16,997 recipients
The drop
$2,413
22.9% of the freshman average

Freshman grant vs later years

Freshman year$10,530Later years$8,117

Average grant per recipient, IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Averages across all recipients, not a prediction for one student. Continuing students include transfers and part-time students. Data is about two years old. How this is calculated.

Average net price by family income (2022-23)

Family incomeAvg net price
$0–30k$7,802
$30–48k$7,976
$48–75k$9,699
$75–110k$15,948
$110k+$19,758

First-time, full-time students receiving Title IV aid, in-state. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Published cost (IPEDS)

Tuition and fees (in-state), 2022-23$8,945
Tuition and fees (in-state), 2023-24$8,991
Change$46 (+0.5%)
Tuition and fees (out-of-state), 2023-24$21,965
On-campus room and board, 2023-24$11,843

Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics, academic years 2022-23 and 2023-24.

Latest published cost (state report)

Fall 2025 resident charges, one semester (15 credits)$5,888
Fall 2018, same basis$4,941
Change, 2018 to 2025+19.2%

Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Tuition and Fees Data – Universities 2018-2025, reportcenter.highered.texas.gov.

Tuition and fees trend (in-state)

$8,0492018-19$8,2622019-20$8,7932020-21$9,2312021-22$8,9452022-23$8,9912023-24

Published tuition and required fees, +11.7% from first to last year shown. Source: IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2021-22 and 2023-24 files.

Average net price trend

$11,2402020-21$12,6642021-22$10,8312022-23

Average net price for first-time, full-time students receiving grant aid, in-state. Source: IPEDS SFA 2022-23.

Outcomes and aid profile

Bachelor's graduation rate within 6 years51%
Full-time freshman retention (return for year 2)79%
Freshmen receiving Pell Grants49%
Freshmen taking federal loans44%
Average federal loan (freshmen who borrow)$4,992
Aid drop one year earlier (2021-22)$1,337

Sources: IPEDS Graduation Rates 2023 (DRVGR), Fall Enrollment 2023 (retention), SFA 2022-23 and 2021-22. "Freshmen" = first-time, full-time undergraduates.

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More: all TX colleges · how aid changes after year one · lowest net price for low-income families · 2026-27 state cost reports

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The University of Texas at Arlington$11,015$3,171

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