The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is San Antonio's largest public research institution.
Founded by the 61st Texas Legislature on June 5, 1969, UTSA was commissioned as a university of the first class. Today, it has internationally respected academic programs, award-winning faculty and sophisticated science, technology and recreational facilities, along with recognized arts and humanities programs and diverse, dynamic student life.
UTSA offers 157 degree programs to more than 31,000 students, including more than 4,200 graduate students, and has an alumni network of 126,,000 Roadrunners. It is a university of first choice for students from Texas, across the nation and 87 countries. Nearly 60 percent of UTSA students are from underrepresented minorities, and 45 percent are first-generation college students.