UT Health San Antonio Enrollment Rises 8.4%

Enrollment across the university's six professional colleges grew for the 2026 academic year, led by a sharp increase at the Kate Marmion School of Public Health.

Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in Nursing Jobs

UT Health San Antonio Enrollment Rises 8.4%

UT Health San Antonio's enrollment across its six professional colleges rose 8.4% for the 2026 academic year, with 79 new students welcomed and total enrollment reaching 1,019. The Kate Marmion School of Public Health grew 108%, from 24 to 50 incoming students.

Why it matters

The enrollment gains add to the pipeline of healthcare professionals trained in San Antonio, where the campus is located. The university attributed the growth to the implementation of its academic programs and noted that students train alongside peers from other health professions on a health campus.

Enrollment at the School of Nursing reached 240 students in fall 2026, up from 199 in fall 2025, a 20.6% increase. The source does not report how these counts compare with the university's pre-merger baseline.

The players

UT Health San Antonio

A public health sciences university in San Antonio, Texas, whose professional colleges train nurses, public health specialists, and other health professionals.

The details

UT San Antonio formed through a merger of UTSA and The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in September 2025, and has since welcomed more than 42,000 incoming students. The university also launched the Latino Health Research Initiative and the Health Research Challenge.

September 2025: UTSA and UT Health Science Center merged into UT San Antonio.
Fall 2025: Baseline enrollment counts were recorded for the colleges.
Fall 2026: Enrollment increase reflected in new student counts.

Season Trajectory

The growth follows the September 2025 merger that combined UTSA with UT Health Science Center at San Antonio into UT San Antonio. Enrollment gains in the health colleges are an early indicator of how the merged institution is expanding its health workforce training.

Growing nursing and public health enrollment in San Antonio expands the local pool of trained health professionals over time. Students training on a shared health campus gain exposure to multiple health disciplines before entering the workforce.

The takeaway

Prospective health professionals in San Antonio can consider programs at a campus that trains students alongside peers from other health disciplines. Growing enrollment suggests strong demand for the programs offered there.