UTSA ranked among world’s top 400 universities by Times Higher Education

(Oct. 1, 2015) -- The University of Texas at San Antonio has been ranked one of the top 400 universities in the world, according to the 2015-2016 Times Higher Education World University Ranking.

The ranking measures the core mission of world-class universities including teaching, research, international outlook and contribution to industry.

UTSA is one of just 66 U.S. public universities to make the top 400 list.

There are more than 20,000 universities worldwide. The Times Higher Education list includes universities in 70 countries.

This year, UTSA scored particularly strong in the citations category, an assessment that quantifies the number of times UTSA’s scholarly work is cited in global publications. Citations accounted for 30 percent of the ranking’s overall assessment.

“The top-tier research and scholarly work underway by our faculty was critical to our inclusion on this year’s list,” said UTSA President Ricardo Romo. “Those citations are a key indicator that the work underway at UTSA is relevant and transformational, and is leading us to Tier One designation.”

The views of more than 11,000 academics across the world were factored into the results.

UTSA is one of six Texas universities to be included on this year’s top 400 list. They are:

• UT-Austin (#46)

• Rice University (#101)

• Texas A&M University (#193)

• UT-Dallas (#201-250)

• UTSA (#351-400)

• University of Houston (#351-400)

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Methodology

The World University Ranking assesses globally competitive research-intensive universities using 13 performance indicators in five categories:

Teaching (30 percent), which includes a university's perceived reputation in teaching by academics around the world, staff-to-student ratio, doctorate-to-bachelor’s ratio, doctorates awarded-to-academic staff ratio, and institutional income-to-staff ratio.

Research (30 percent), which includes a university's perceived reputation in research by academics around the world as well as its research income and research productivity.

Citations (30 percent), which includes the number of times a university's scholars are cited in publications around the world.

International outlook (7.5 percent), which includes the international-to-domestic student ratio, international-to-domestic staff ratio and international collaboration.

Industry income (2.5 percent), which quantifies a university’s commercialization and consultancy activity.

Events

April 15-19, various times

Spring 2024 Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry Showcase

The UTSA Office of Undergraduate is proud to celebrate National Undergraduate Research with an annual event sponsored by the (OUR) featuring students will showcase undergraduate student research and creative endeavors from all disciplines across campus.

Various Locations

Friday, April 19, 11:00 a.m.

Día en la Sombrilla

Día en la Sombrilla, formerly Fiesta UTSA, is a festival hosted each spring as a part of Fiesta® San Antonio events. Sponsored by Roadrunner Productions, the event features music, food, confetti, games, event t-shirts, and more.

Sombrilla Plaza and Central Plaza, Main Campus

April 20-21

Fiesta Arts Fair

Fiesta Arts Fair features contemporary art from more than 100 artists from across the U.S., Fiesta favorite foods, drinks, live music by local and regional performers, and a Young Artists Garden providing opportunities for budding artists to learn, explore and express their creativity.

UTSA Southwest Campus

Wednesday, April 24, 11:30 a.m.

Denim Day

Join the PEACE Center and Wellbeing Services for Denim Day, a day of learning about the importance of consent and why we wear denim on the last Wednesday of the month each April during Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Stop by our Denim Day display to take a photo in front of our Denim Wall, spin the "Is It Consent?" Wheel, and get a Concha or goodie.

Student Union Window Lounge, Main Campus

Wednesday, April 24, 5:00 p.m.

Simplifying Citations With Zotero

Learn to use Zotero®, a citation manager that can help you store and organize citations you find during your research. Zotero can generate bibliographies in various styles, insert in-text citations and allow you to share sources with collaborators.

Virtual Event

Friday, May 17, 10:00 a.m.

Commencement: Ceremony One

Celebrate the accomplishments of College of Education and Human Development, College for Health, Community and Policy, College of Sciences and University College.

Alamodome

Friday, May 17, 4:30 p.m.

Commencement: Ceremony Two

Celebrate the accomplishments of Alvarez College of Business, College of Liberal and Fine Arts and Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design.

Alamodome

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Spotlight

UTSA’s Mission

The University of Texas at San Antonio is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through research and discovery, teaching and learning, community engagement and public service. As an institution of access and excellence, UTSA embraces multicultural traditions and serves as a center for intellectual and creative resources as well as a catalyst for socioeconomic development and the commercialization of intellectual property - for Texas, the nation and the world.

UTSA’s Vision

To be a premier public research university, providing access to educational excellence and preparing citizen leaders for the global environment.

UTSA’s Core Values

We encourage an environment of dialogue and discovery, where integrity, excellence, inclusiveness, respect, collaboration and innovation are fostered.

UTSA’S Destinations

UTSA is a proud Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) as designated by the U.S. Department of Education .

Our Commitment to Inclusivity

The University of Texas at San Antonio, a Hispanic Serving Institution situated in a global city that has been a crossroads of peoples and cultures for centuries, values diversity and inclusion in all aspects of university life. As an institution expressly founded to advance the education of Mexican Americans and other underserved communities, our university is committed to promoting access for all. UTSA, a premier public research university, fosters academic excellence through a community of dialogue, discovery and innovation that embraces the uniqueness of each voice.