(Sept. 26, 2018) – UTSA has once again been recognized as one of the top degree producers in the United States for minorities. Diverse: Issues in Higher Education just released its latest list of the Top 100 institutions awarding degrees to minority students. The rankings, reflecting the 2015-2016 academic year, document the ability of U.S. colleges to award degrees to African-American, Hispanic, Asian American and Native American students.
UTSA earned a No. 9 ranking for awarding 2,401 bachelor’s degrees to Hispanics in 2015-16.The university is ranked No. 19 for conferring 390 master’s degrees to Hispanics and No. 40 in the U.S. for granting 35 doctoral degrees to Hispanics.
Additionally, the publication recognized UTSA for its excellence in assuring that students from all backgrounds succeed. The university is ranked No. 30 in the nation for awarding 3,186 bachelor’s degrees to all minority students and No. 75 for granting 524 master’s degrees to minorities.
“As an elite Hispanic Serving Institution and urban serving university in one of the nation’s most diverse cities, UTSA embraces creating opportunities for all its students to succeed through academics and research,” said UTSA President Taylor Eighmy. “These rankings demonstrate our commitment to offer a premier education to all of our students and be known as a multicultural discovery enterprise.”
Currently, more than 70 percent of UTSA students come from groups traditionally underrepresented in higher education including Hispanic (55 percent of student population), African American (9 percent), Asian (6 percent), Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander (0.2 percent) and Native American (0.2 percent). Nearly half will be the first in their families to earn a college degree.
Notably, Bloomberg Businessweek named UTSA the top Hispanic Serving Institution in the U.S. and one of the top five undergraduate business schools in Texas. UTSA is also ranked No. 20 in the nation by Hispanic Outlook on Education for the total number of Hispanics enrolled at a four-year school.
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Buena Vista Building, Gregory Luna Room, Downtown CampusCelebrate 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.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.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.
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We encourage an environment of dialogue and discovery, where integrity, excellence, inclusiveness, respect, collaboration and innovation are fostered.
UTSA is a proud Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) as designated by the U.S. Department of Education .
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.
