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University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio, TX · Private · Large city · Incarnate · Incarnate Word · UIW · Univ of · Univ. of the Incarnate Word · University of

Private institution in San Antonio, TX · 4,545 undergraduates · 93% acceptance rate · $56,733 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$20,4981,124th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$35,6601,506th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$35,6601,455th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$45,8501,359th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$27,0001,593rd lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$56,733703rd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$47,625686th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
51.8%1,080th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
72.4%1,122nd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
93.4%1,343rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1042860th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
20798th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
4,545532nd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
12.0:1782nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
42.9%588th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 70 mi (AUS)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
Free
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 56 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$58,823$58,496
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$51,607$47,260
Engineering, GeneralEngineeringbachelors$48,432$44,356
Human Resources Management and ServicesBusinessbachelors$48,432$47,553
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$45,284$44,021
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLiberal Artsbachelors$44,170$35,060
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$43,798$44,170
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHealth Professionsbachelors$38,289$44,170
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$38,289$41,565
Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$35,701$29,685
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$34,187$30,854
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$33,993$26,353

Campus facts

Athletics — 12 sports

NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $12,877,306 (M $7,597,245 · W $5,280,061)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of the Incarnate Word’s 4,545 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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