#T-176, overall score 36.42/100
Fun Fact:
At its founding in 1981, the university’s newspaper, The Paisano, was the first independent student publication in the state.
CAMPUS INFORMATION
- Location: San Antonio, Texas
- Region: South
- Campus type: Big city
- Public/Private: Public
- Undergraduate enrollment: 24,724
- Jewish undergraduate enrollment: 700
- Jewish population share: 3%
- Student origin: 98% in-state / 2% out-of-state
- Student newspaper: The Paisano
- NCAA Division: I
- NCAA team: Roadrunners
- Ultimate Frisbee teams: Velox / Legion
COST & AID Score: 9.17/15
- Score: 9.17/15
- In-state tuition: $9,380
- Out-of-state tuition: $23,379
- Room & board costs: $7,190
- Average annual scholarship/grant package: $8,152
- Average loan debt: $26,089
ACADEMICS Score: 0/20
- Score: 0/20
- Acceptance rate: 79%
- Student/faculty ratio: 25:1
- Median SAT range: 1000-1210
- Jewish Studies program: No
- Jewish Studies major: No
- Hebrew major: No
ISRAEL Score: 10/20
- Score: 10/20
- Size of Birthright trip: 4
- Israel Studies center: No
- Israel-related clubs: 0
- BDS vote in last four years: Never introduced
SAFETY Score: 9.67/11
- Score: 9.67/11
- Anti-Semitic incidents in 2017: 0
- Campus crime rate: 1.31/1,000 students (low)
- City crime rate: 59.08/1,000 people (high)
- LGBT center: Yes
JEWISH LIFE Score: 7.58/34
- Score: 7.58/34
- Hillel: Hillel San Antonio
- Chabad: Chabad Center for Jewish Life & Learning
- Jewish fraternities: AEPi
- Jewish sororities: No
- Synagogues within 10 miles: 4 (1 Orthodox, 1 Conservative, 2 Reform)
- Eruv: No
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