Academics University of Texas at San Antonio

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1.2 research
1.3 programs

academics

more 40,000 attendees gathered in alamodome watch 2013 commencement.

the university of texas @ san antonio comprises following colleges: business, education , human development, engineering, honors college, liberal , fine arts, public policy, architecture, sciences. programs accredited southern association of colleges , schools, , utsa college of business accredited association advance collegiate schools of business.

the college of business 1 of 40 largest in united states. nationally ranked princeton review, businessweek , hispanicbusiness. college of liberal , fine arts, has highest enrollment @ utsa, ranks second in system external research funding in arts, humanities , social sciences. more 50 percent of honors college graduates have been accepted postgraduate universities , medical , professional schools. college of sciences collaborates other leading research institutions such southwest research institute. since 2005, utsa , southwest research institute have maintained joint doctoral program focusing on space physics. university generates more $1.2 billion in annual business revenue in san antonio , directly employs more 5,600 people.

as of 2015, utsa has 10% 4 year graduation rate students earning bachelor s degrees. coordinated admission program (cap), program offered freshmen transfer university of texas @ austin after year @ utsa, has large adverse effect on this. university had cap students in entire system due proximity austin, one-third of these undergraduates staying sophomore year. utsa plans phase out cap program in next ten years focus on students seeking degrees @ university.

rankings

utsa has been rated 1 of top 400 universities in world, according times higher education world university rankings. u.s. news , world report ranks utsa among national universities, meaning committed producing groundbreaking research full range of undergraduate , graduate programs. ranked in second tier, below majority of have received distinction. of 2017, utsa recognized 1 of top 4 young universities in nation , 68th in world times higher education.

utsa 1 of 21 american higher education institutions receive rating american council of trustees , alumni (acta) caliber of core curriculum. 2012 second consecutive year utsa has received study s highest rating. other texas schools receive designation baylor university, texas a&m university-corpus christi , university of dallas. webometrics university rankings, grades universities based on presence on internet, ranks university 168th in nation , 581st in world. college of architecture ranks first in nation in awarding degrees hispanic students, according hispanic outlook in higher education.

in 2011, center college affordability , productivity ranked utsa s freshman second unhappy in country, based solely on low retention rates. vice president david gabler refuted claim, telling 1200 woai survey bogus . members of student government association responded sponsoring resolution rebuking claims, pointing out coordinated admissions program skews freshmen retention rates. of 2011, 70% of cap students not return university second year. utsa plans phase out coordinated admissions program 2021.

research

the university of texas @ san antonio classified carnegie foundation high research activity university. school reached new record of $56.8 million research expenditures in fiscal year 2011. represents five-year increase of 75.8% , increase of 16.8% 2010 2011, fastest growth in ut system. utsa second in ut system research funding in biology, social sciences, arts , humanities, microelectronics , computer technology.

utsa operated institute archaeological research, in 1984 did study of former hot wells hotel, spa , bathhouse on san antonio river in southside of san antonio. survey determined remained of resort remnants of 1902 hotel building, bathhouse ruins, , stones of small nearby building. in 2015, work authorized bexar county commissioners court begin restoring hot wells.

a 2007 study released academic analytics showed utsa ranked fifth among other large research universities in state of texas faculty scholarly productivity. office of vice president research publishes discovery , annual magazine dedicated highlighting research, academic , creative achievements of utsa community. first printed in 2007, publication member of university research magazine association, organization promotes excellence among scholarly publications of universities.

programs

as of 2013, university of texas @ san antonio offers accelerated medical program rising high school seniors. accepted students, after completing three-year undergraduate education @ utsa, matriculate ut school of medicine.

proposition 4 passed texas voters in november 2009. piece of legislation named 7 emerging research universities in texas compete additional state funds in effort increase number of tier 1 institutions in texas. factors such research expenditure, graduate degrees awarded , scholarly productivity play part in schools receive funding.