- The Inkwell
- Texas
- University of the Incarnate Word
San Antonio, TXCity: largeZIP 78209Founded 1881
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1881
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral/professional university
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.uiw.edu
TexasReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
University of the Incarnate Word
University of the Incarnate Word is a private nonprofit university in San Antonio, Texas, with 4,440 undergraduates. It admits 98% of applicants, graduates 53% within six years and costs $17,483 a year after aid.
53%graduate
Admission rate98%
Retention71%
4-year graduation39%
Pell Grant share52%
Federal loans47%
$17,483net price / year
98%admission rate
—average SAT
53%graduate in 6 years
$60,110median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#761 of 1,704 for earnings#672 of 1,739 for lowest net price#941 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,453 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $49,626tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $38,650
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $38,650
- Average net price
- $17,483national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$14,856
$30,001–48,000$14,343
$48,001–75,000$14,540
$75,001–110,000$17,911
$110,001+$27,991
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 98%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college98%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college71%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college53%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college52%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 53%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 39%
- First-year retention
- 71%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 53%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,854
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $60,110middle 50%: $39,948–$85,944
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$85,944
Median, University of the Incarnate Word$60,110
Lower quarter$39,948
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 4,440
- Part-time
- 10%
- Women / men
- 64% / 36%
- Average age at entry
- 26.0
- First-generation students
- 43%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 52%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 12 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 46%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,001 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $11,151
- Endowment, end of year
- $187,996,471
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White15%
Hispanic66%
Black7.4%
Asian2.6%
Two or more races2.4%
U.S. nonresident3.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.3%
Unknown3.1%
22 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions24%
Business & management21%
Visual & performing arts10%
Psychology8.2%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies7.8%
Biological & biomedical sciences7.1%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting2.9%
Parks, recreation & fitness2.8%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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| University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR | $16,423 | 54% | $49,756 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 225627. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1813761.