School of Rehabilitation Sciences in San Antonio

Texas takes up a lot of space — on the map and in the American imagination. Some people are surprised to learn that San Antonio is the state’s second-largest city (pop. 1,469,845) and the third fastest-growing economy in the country — with much of the growth coming from healthcare and emerging bioscience technologies.

San Antonio Healthcare

$37 billion- Economic impact of healthcare/bioscience

1:6- Employed by healthcare/bioscience

172,094- Healthcare/bioscience employees

$8.9 billion- Wages and salaries paid

San Antonio Live/Play

Your Physical Therapy degree is a two and a half year commitment. Rest easy knowing that San Antonio retains a lower than average cost of living.

UIW’s location puts you within easy reach of quality options for housing, recreation, arts and entertainment, dining, shopping, and nightlife. The region offers 68 miles of urban hike and bike trails and over 11,000 acres of urban parks.

Popular local attractions include San Antonio Zoo, Fiesta Texas, Riverwalk, Seaworld, Botanical Gardens, The Alamo, and more. San Antonio enjoys 300 days of sunshine a year and an average temperature of 70 degrees. San Antonio’s Riverwalk extends to the picturesque Pearl Brewery – a space filled with diverse culinary and cultural destinations.

San Antonio/Mother of Texas

"San Antonio, lives in a hyphen between Mexican and American, it’s possible to observe multiple migrations of Europeans, Latinos, Asians, and natives of this land. It is a place of nourishment."

Texas Monthly, May 2018

San Antonio named among "Best Cities for the Arts" by American Style Magazine.

Multilingual Melting Pot

Of the 24 million people in Texas five years or older, 65 percent speak only English at home. The rest speak more than 160 languages combined.