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University of the Incarnate Word is a private national university located in San Antonio, Texas. University of the Incarnate Word is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at University of the Incarnate Word is in the bottom 50% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $48,532 10 years after enrolling, 37th in Texas, and in the top 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, University of the Incarnate Word bachelor students earn 3% less than the national average. University of the Incarnate Word is ranked 41st in Texas.
University of the Incarnate Word’s median net annual cost of $23,126 and average years to graduate of 4.8 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at University of the Incarnate Word sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Registered Nursing, Biology, Psychology, HR Management, Criminal Justice - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$23,126
Average years to graduate
4.8
Design & Applied Arts
Rank: #103
Economic score: 5.02
Engineering
Rank: #343
Economic score: 5.09
Education
Rank: #195
Economic score: 5.59
Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment
Rank: #103
Economic score: 5.8
Computer science
Rank: #268
Economic score: 7.12
Nutrition Sciences
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 12.59
Health & Fitness
Rank: #362
Economic score: 16.94
Comms & Media Studies
Rank: #478
Economic score: 25.85
Therapeutic professions
Rank: #36
Economic score: 78.19
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 6 graduate programs at University of the Incarnate Word - Business Administration, HR Management, Accounting, Health Administrative Services, Education, Comms & Media Studies - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Health & Fitness
Rank: #90
Economic score: 0.71
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.8 years. 53% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at University of the Incarnate Word is 1% higher than the state average, and 14% below the average for all national universities in the country.
At University of the Incarnate Word, Pell Grant recipients represent 42% of the measured graduating class, 7% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at University of the Incarnate Word graduates within 4.9 years.
University of the Incarnate Word is in the top 50% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
University of the Incarnate Word’s economic mobility score of 12.39 is calculated by adjusting the 5.53 economic score of lower-income students by the 42% pell grant recipients within the student body. University of the Incarnate Word’s EMS of 12.39 ranks in the bottom 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 50%
The average Title IV recipient at University of the Incarnate Word pays $23,126 a year, $26,689 less than the $49,815 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $23,126
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At University of the Incarnate Word, 99% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $23,126 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 53% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $6,610. This is 1% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,667
Pell grants
$4,710
State grants
$3,294
Institutional grants
$17,915
University of the Incarnate Word offers 27 online bachelor programs, 4 of which are held exclusively online. At the master’s level University of the Incarnate Word offers 5 programs, all of which are hybrid format. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
32
Hybrid programs
28
Percentage of programs online
30%
University of the Incarnate Word's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 94% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 8,999 applicants, of which 8,479 were admitted and 966 enrolled. University of the Incarnate Word has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
66%
83%
Female
64%
59%
First time
49%
59%
In-state
94%
68%
1st generation
43%
35%
White
18%
52%
Black
8%
14%
Hispanic
60%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
11%
12%