University of
the Incarnate Word
Private College in San Antonio, TX. Six-year graduation rate 50%. Median 10-year earnings $56,733.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $56,733 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. The six-year graduation rate is 51%, meaning about one in two students who start do not finish. Graduates leave owing a median of $27,000 — a substantial load to service on these earnings. It also moves people — 2.8% of students climb from the bottom fifth of the income distribution to the top.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
University of the Incarnate Word admits 98% of applicants — effectively open admission, so the application is a formality rather than a hurdle. The applicant pool is large — 11,316 in the most recent cycle — so the published rate reflects genuine competition rather than a small-sample quirk. Yield is low at 9%, so most admitted students do not end up enrolling.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
Apply at University of the Incarnate Word →Academics
51% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. First-year retention is 71% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. At 12:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 4,545 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $23,363 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Net price swings hard on family income here, from $19,260 at the $0–30k band to $31,539 at $110k+. Most students get help: 89% receive grants worth $22,899 on average. About 50% borrow federally, roughly the national pattern.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 1,059 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $19,260 |
| $30–48k | $19,487 |
| $48–75k | $21,950 |
| $75–110k | $25,084 |
| $110k+ | $31,539 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 2,295 of these 4,545 students, totalling $15,925,624 — an average of $6,939 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Bexar County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)