San Antonio, TX · Public · Every figure is for a student starting in fall 2027. We work each one out again whenever we update the site.
How to pay for The University of Texas at San Antonio
What a year costs here, what brings it down, and what a SmartTuition plan could save a family like yours.
Paying for four years here
Four years here, after grants
$79,390
A SmartTuition plan could save a family like this about $3,500.
A SmartTuition plan shows what to pay from where, each semester, using your own numbers.
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A family of four with good credit and $500 a month for college. How we worked these out ↓
A year at UT San Antonio
| Full price, in state | $29,703 |
| Full price, out of state | $47,051 |
| After grants, at your income | $18,484 |
At this income, 26 of Texas's other 58 colleges cost less after grants, and 32 cost more. See them all →
What can bring it down
Merit scholarships. The Distinguished Presidential Scholarship pays $500 to $6,000 a year by class rank and test score, for eight semesters. Qualified freshmen admitted by January 15 are considered automatically, while funding lasts.
UT San Antonio's promise. Bold Promise: tuition and mandatory fees covered for Texas students with family income up to $100,000. The conditions ↓
Pay less for college
A SmartTuition plan shows what to pay from where, each semester.
At UT San Antonio, our scenarios for Texas households with good parent credit show a SmartTuition plan saving a median of about $6,400 over four years. How we worked this out ↓
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What the University of Texas at San Antonio says it awards for grades and test scores.
The Distinguished Presidential Scholarship pays $500 to $6,000 a year by class rank and test score, for eight semesters. Qualified freshmen admitted by January 15 are considered automatically, while funding lasts.
Published guarantees you may qualify for
We do not assume you qualify for any of these, and our plans never bank on them. Check each against your own situation with the aid office.
Bold Promise: tuition and mandatory fees covered for Texas students with family income up to $100,000
Household income up to $100,000. Covers tuition, fees.
- A first-time freshman must rank in the top 25% of the high school class, have financial need, file the FAFSA and be admitted by January 15, and enroll full time. Books, housing, parking and meal plans are not covered.
- A transfer student needs a 3.2 transfer GPA and an associate degree. It lasts four years for a freshman and two for a transfer student.
“Qualifying first time incoming students will have their tuition and mandatory fees covered 100% for up to four academic years (eight consecutive fall/spring semesters) at our academic colleges as long as students maintain eligibility. Transfer students who qualify may have their tuition and mandatory fees covered 100% for up to 2 academic years (four consecutive fall/spring semesters). Find out information about how to qualify for Bold Promise at our Health campus and programs. How does it work? Students do not have to apply separately for this program. Bold Promise is automatically awarded to qualified Texas residents who meet the program qualifications. Tuition and mandatory fees are covered by a combination of scholarships (i.e., Distinguished Scholarships, Honors Scholarships, Outside Scholarships), grants (i.e., Pell Grant, Texas Grant) or tuition exemptions (i.e., Hazlewood) from federal, state and institutional funds. ** Students who meet all eligibility criteria will be covered by Bold Promise up to the available unmet financial need. For an explanation of unmet need please refer to our FAQs section** Students will not see a fund called “Bold Promise” on their financial aid offer, but a combination of gift aid funding from different sources that covers the cost of tuition and mandatory fees for the year. Note: Bold Promise does not cover expenses and fees related to books, housing, parking or meal plan. However, students will have other aid offered, such as scholarships that exceed their tuition and fees, or other offered aid through loans or work study to help with these expenses. How do I qualify? New First-time Freshmen New first-time freshmen fall applicants can qualify for the Bold Promise program if they meet the following qualifications: Be a Texas Resident Have a family income up to $100,000.* Submit a FAFSA by January 15 Admitted to UT San Antonio by January 15 Rank in top 25% of high school class at the point of admission”
How we worked these out
The family
A family of four with good parent credit and $500 a month to put toward college, and the savings you pick. In state, the grants are what UT San Antonio reports families at that income got, on average. Your own will differ, and a family with no aid pays close to the full price. Out of state, there are no grants: the price is before any scholarship from the college.
What a SmartTuition plan saves
The difference, over four years, between a SmartTuition plan and the standard approach: savings first, then loans for the rest. It counts loan interest and the federal tax credit.
The $6,400 in the “Pay less for college” box near the top of this page is the median saving in UT San Antonio's own scenarios. Each scenario is a household that lives in Texas, with an income from $45,000 to $200,000 and savings of none, $40,000 or $100,000 in a 529. We price UT San Antonio at the aid it reports for that income.
Every scenario has parents with good credit and $500 a month toward college. The card above uses the same two. A scenario where the parents would borrow more than $65,000 is left out.
The prices by income
- They describe students who got aid.
- “Over $110,000” has no upper limit, so it averages families just over $110,000 with far wealthier ones. A family at $115,000 should expect to pay less than it shows.
- Each range is reported on its own, so the prices do not always rise with income.
Where the prices come from
Where the prices come from: The University of Texas at San Antonio's own 2026-27 tuition, fees, housing, food and books, from its website, carried forward to 2027 at 3.0% a year. The grants are the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (2025-26 figures), carried forward the same way. Each price after grants is the cost less those grants. The out-of-state figure uses the published out-of-state tuition instead. The average price after grants counts the students who get federal aid. Your own figure will be different.
The University of Texas at San Antonio's own budget for 2026-27 is $31,840. It also counts costs the university doesn't bill for, such as travel and personal spending. We leave those out.
SmartTuition.ai is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by The University of Texas at San Antonio. Aid policies change; check current terms with the college's aid office.
Nearby at your income
- Texas A&M$17,727 a year
- Sam Houston State University$17,912 a year
- UT San Antonio$18,484 a year
- Prairie View A&M$18,675 a year
- Rice University$18,689 a year
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