University of the Incarnate Word
San Antonio, Texas · Also known as UIW|Incarnate Word|Incarnate|Incarnate Word, University of|Incarnate Word, Univ of|Univ. of the Incarnate Word · Website
$56,733
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$56,733
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of the Incarnate Word is a private nonprofit 4-year college in San Antonio, Texas with 4,440 undergraduates and 2,409 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $22,775 a year (tuition and fees $37,090). It admits 98% of applicants and 51% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $56,733 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $27,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$22,775
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$37,090
US median $11,837
Admission rate
98%
US median 78%
Completion rate
51%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$27,000
About $286 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$56,733
Rank 986 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $22,775
- Tuition and fees
- $37,090
- Cost of attendance
- $48,681
- Students with a need-based grant
- 45%
- Students with federal loans
- 49%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $19,260
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $19,487
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $21,950
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $25,084
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $31,539
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $27,798 in 2015-16 to $37,090 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 98%
- SAT reading, middle
- 530
- SAT math, middle
- 510
- ACT, middle
- 20
- Undergraduates
- 4,440
- Graduate students
- 2,409
- Part-time students
- 10%
- Women
- 64%
- Students per teacher
- 12
- Completion rate
- 51%
- Retention rate
- 71%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 106
- Endowment
- $188.0M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 986 of 5,094 US colleges and 48 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $22,775 | $18,447 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $37,090 | $9,940 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 98% | 84% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 51% | 59% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 71% | 74% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $27,000 | $10,667 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $47,625 | $32,765 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $56,733 | $38,474 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 47% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 73% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
106 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 255 | $36,654 | $62,507 | $83,447 | $103,485 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 171 | $27,000 | $46,092 | $64,692 | $68,257 |
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 160 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 145 | $24,643 | $64,720 | $84,286 | $88,910 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 127 | $34,843 | $77,309 | $88,995 | $83,558 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationProfessional | Professional | 85 | $219,290 | $125,298 | $140,895 | $138,348 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 84 | $27,000 | $30,511 | $51,470 | $50,706 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 72 | $27,000 | $23,270 | $50,389 | $57,214 |
| Biology, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 65 | $57,000 | $27,028 | $62,494 | $69,830 |
| OptometryProfessional | Professional | 62 | $238,257 | $96,994 | $133,498 | $131,525 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 58 | $185,973 | $76,538 | $87,091 | $81,641 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 53 | $23,857 | $22,919 | $58,059 | $55,792 |
| Education, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 43 | Withheld | $57,743 | $50,523 | $65,824 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 41 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $26,964 | $32,771 | $54,097 | $55,378 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $28,441 | $41,126 | $60,839 | $61,296 |
| Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $32,899 | $58,499 | $72,061 | $68,069 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $27,000 | $27,986 | $48,472 | $51,490 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $27,000 | $17,048 | $39,660 | $56,359 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's | Master's | 22 | $49,215 | $61,107 | $82,359 | $89,981 |
| Graphic CommunicationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Engineering, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $89,359 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | $27,593 | $40,453 | $50,871 | $54,562 |
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Questions and answers
How much does University of the Incarnate Word cost?
$22,775 a year is the average net price at University of the Incarnate Word after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $37,090, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $48,681. Families earning under $30,000 pay $19,260 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at University of the Incarnate Word?
98% of applicants are admitted to University of the Incarnate Word. The median admission rate of colleges in Texas is 84%.
How much do University of the Incarnate Word graduates earn?
$56,733 a year is the median pay of former University of the Incarnate Word students who work, 10 years after they started ($47,625 after 6 years). That ranks 986 of 5,094 US colleges and 48 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Professional) at $125,298.
How much student debt do University of the Incarnate Word graduates have?
$27,000 is the median federal student loan debt of University of the Incarnate Word graduates, about $286 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 49% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at University of the Incarnate Word?
51% of first-time, full-time students at University of the Incarnate Word finish within 6 years. 71% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at University of the Incarnate Word?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (255 master's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (171 bachelor's graduates), Medicine (160 professional graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 106 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.