Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach Regional
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Population 2,000,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 85 (10% 🥵)
Sunshine Hours 2,900 (84%)
Days Without Precipitation 280 (90% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 4,443
Men / Women 36% / 64%
From State 97%
From Region 0%
Athletes 17.2%

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 64%
White 15%
Black 8%
International 4%
Asian 3%
Mixed 2%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Dreeben School of Education 25 16% / 84% 4% $54,469 40 91%
Education +1 $56,044 44
Elementary Education 20 5% / 95% 5% $54,093 38 91%
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching $55,698 43
Art Teacher Education $53,753 37
Music Education 5 60% / 40% 0% $55,977 44
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
H-E-B School of Business and Administration 201 48% / 52% 8% $74,055 80 92%
Accounting 21 43% / 57% 0% $91,423 93 92%
Business Administration 74 51% / 49% 12% $71,204 76 92%
Business Management 8 50% / 50% 0% $71,204 76 92%
Finance 18 72% / 28% 6% $78,126 84
Human Resources Management 14 29% / 71% 0% $68,106 72 94%
International Business 9 +1 56% / 44% 44% $74,674 81
Management Information Systems 15 67% / 33% 0% $78,203 84
Managerial Economics 3 100% / 0% 33% $76,784 83
Marketing 19 32% / 68% 5% $68,179 72
Marketing 2 0% / 100% 0% $68,010 72
Organizational Behavior 7 14% / 86% 0% $68,106 72 94%
Organizational Leadership 7 29% / 71% 0% $71,204 76 92%
Project Management 4 25% / 75% 0% $71,204 76 92%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Ila Faye Miller School of Nursing and Health Professions 256 24% / 76% 4% $71,209 76 97%
Nutrition Sciences 3 0% / 100% 0% $52,828 35 100%
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 10 10% / 90% 0% $44,088 12 100%
Exercise Science 15 40% / 60% 0% $54,055 38 94%
Health Sciences 55 35% / 65% 2% $60,116 55 94%
Kinesiology 7 100% / 0% 29% $54,055 38 94%
Nuclear Medicine Technology 6 17% / 83% 17% $65,142 66 100%
Nursing 149 +1 14% / 86% 2% $81,351 86 98%
Rehabilitation Science 1 0% / 100% 0% $58,716 52 96%
Sports Management 5 +1 100% / 0% 40% $54,055 38 94%
Music Therapy 5 20% / 80% 0% $58,716 52 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Rosenberg School of Optometry 5 40% / 60% 0% $60,638 57
Vision Science/Physiological Optics 5 40% / 60% 0% $60,638 57
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Mathematics, Science and Engineering 103 40% / 60% 10% $57,865 49 90%
General Engineering 13 54% / 46% 46% $75,219 81 100%
Computer Science 6 +1 100% / 0% 0% $62,684 61 93%
Data Science 2 0% / 100% 0% $76,015 82
Chemistry 2 0% / 100% 0% $61,755 59
Mathematical Statistics $68,704 73
Mathematics $63,921 64
Meteorology 4 50% / 50% 0% $57,721 49
Biochemistry 5 40% / 60% 0% $56,103 44
Biology 58 +2 26% / 74% 3% $53,489 37 87%
Environmental Science 5 20% / 80% 0% $50,786 28
Ethnic Studies 8 100% / 0% 25%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Media and Design 122 30% / 70% 5% $47,865 20 94%
Game and Interactive Media Design 34 56% / 44% 9% $53,641 37 96%
Communication 24 33% / 67% 4% $40,507 8 92%
Journalism $42,130 10
Mass Communication $40,507 8 92%
Radio and Television $41,499 9
Animation $49,672 25
Design and Applied Arts 17 18% / 82% 6%
Digital Communication and Media $42,772 11
Fashion Design 20 10% / 90% 5% $53,641 37 96%
Fine Arts 11 9% / 91% 0% $36,797 5 90%
Graphic Design $53,641 37 96%
Interior Design 5 0% / 100% 0% $53,641 37 96%
Music 2 0% / 100% 0% $42,833 11
Music Management 2 0% / 100% 0% $43,184 11
Music Theory and Composition $43,281 11
Photography 3 67% / 33% 0%
Studio Art $36,797 5 90%
Theatre 4 50% / 50% 0% $42,121 10 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Professional Studies 229 30% / 70% 3% $50,997 29 92%
Cybersecurity 10 90% / 10% 10% $65,233 67
English 8 25% / 75% 0% $41,108 9 90%
General Education 11 73% / 27% 0%
History 4 25% / 75% 0% $47,940 21 89%
Intercultural Studies +1 $51,167 29
Interdisciplinary Studies 69 20% / 80% 0% $51,706 31
Pastoral Studies/Counseling 2 50% / 50% 0% $46,901 18
Philosophy 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $47,899 20
Political Science 9 33% / 67% 22% $55,234 42
Psychology 78 +3 13% / 87% 3% $48,737 23 92%
Public Administration $55,494 43
Religious Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $49,734 25
Sociology 17 65% / 35% 6% $49,901 26
Spanish 1 0% / 100% 0% $51,556 31
Criminal Justice $54,830 41 93%
Criminal Justice 18 +4 44% / 56% 0% $54,830 41 93%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $38,650
ROI Percentile 61th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 71%
4-Year Graduation Rate 38%
6-Year Graduation Rate 51%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Health Sciences 26.4% 248 23% / 77% 3% $71,817 77 97%
Humanities & Social Sciences 24.8% 233 29% / 71% 3% $48,834 23 92%
Business & Economics 21.9% 206 49% / 51% 9% $73,570 79 92%
Arts 7.9% 74 19% / 81% 3% $49,255 24 95%
Life & Natural Sciences 6.7% 63 27% / 73% 3% $53,696 37 87%
Computer Science 5.5% 52 65% / 35% 8% $57,774 49 95%
Education 2.1% 20 5% / 95% 5% $54,093 38 91%
Professional 1.9% 18 44% / 56% 0% $54,830 41 93%
Engineering 1.4% 13 54% / 46% 46% $75,219 81 100%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.9% 8 12% / 88% 0% $51,552 31 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 0.6% 6 33% / 67% 0% $59,066 53

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $1.2M #301 43% $0 2 #219 1
Physical Sciences & Math $0.4M #454 85% $0
Health Sciences $0.3M #320 100% $0
Engineering $0.1M #383 58% $0.0M
Computer Science $0.0M #469 100% $0
Business & Economics $0.0M #405 0% $0 8 #150
Education $0 #457 $0 20 #204
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Humanities & Social Sciences $0 #540 $0
Total $2.1M #487 61% $0.0M 30 #330 1

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 94%
Yield (Unbound) 9%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 94% 94% 94%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional