UTSA ranks among top universities worldwide in U.S. News and World Report assessment

University’s engineering, social science/public health programs also receive global recognition

(October 26, 2016) -- The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) has once again been ranked among the top universities in the world, this time by U.S. News & World Report. UTSA ranks No. 79 among U.S. public academic institutions and No. 444 overall according to the 2017 Best Global Universities rankings.

U.S. News & World Report assessed the top 1,000 institutions across more than 60 countries and calculated the rankings based on 12 indicators measuring academic and research performance as well as global and regional reputation.

Notably, UTSA’s engineering programs rank No. 12 for engineering international collaboration and No. 346 overall among its worldwide peers.

Additionally, U.S. News and World Report ranked UTSA’s social science/public health programs No. 387 internationally.

Twelve Texas academic institutions, both public and private, were recognized in the Best Global Universities Ranking. They are:

30 - UT Austin

61 - Rice University

105 - TAMU, College Station

231 (tie) - UT-Dallas

328 - Baylor

368 - University of Houston

416 - UT–Arlington

443 - Southern Methodist

444 - UTSA

472 - Texas Tech

634 - UNT

866 - UTEP

Earlier this fall, Times Higher Education ranked UTSA among the top 400 universities worldwide.

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Events

Friday, May 3, 11:30 a.m.

McNair Scholars' Spring Celebration

This event will acknowledge graduating seniors from the McNair Scholars program at UTSA before inducting the new cohort of scholars into the program.

North Paseo Building (NPB 5.140), Main Campus

Wednesday, May 15, 6:00 p.m.

Doctoral Conferral Ceremony

At this memorable celebration, UTSA graduates will be introduced one-by-one to cross the stage and accept their doctoral degrees.

Arts Building Recital Hall, Main Campus

Thursday, May 16, 3:00 p.m.

Roadrunner Walk

Roadrunner Walk is an event for graduating students to have a memorable walk on campus to celebrate an important milestone and their achievements. Graduates will walk along the Paseo while being celebrated by the UTSA community, friends, and family members.

Student Union Paseo, Main Campus

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, 100 Montana St.

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, 100 Montana St.

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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.