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It is situated on 600 acres (2.4 km²) at the intersection of interstate 10 and the Loop 1604 highways (virtually across the street from Six Flags Fiesta Texas) near the northern edge of San Antonio, Texas in Bexar County. The university is also one of the system’s fastest growing schools with an enrollment increase of 12.04% from 2001-2003.

1 History

The University of Texas at San Antonio was founded on June 5, 1969 by Governor Preson Smith.

2 Academics

Over 100 bachelor, masters, and doctoral degrees are offered at the university, with several other doctoral programs being developed. UTSA currently has nine colleges and schools including:

• Business
• Education and Human Development
• Engineering
• Honors College
• Liberal and Fine Arts
• Public Policy
• School of Architecture
• Sciences

3 Sports & School Spirit

UTSA is San Antonio’s only NCAA Division 1 institution with 16 sports including basketball, cross country, golf, indoor track & field, men’s baseball, outdoor track and field, tennisTennis is a racquet sport played between either two players ("singles") or two teams of two players ("doubles"). It is officially called lawn tennis to distinguish it from real tennis (also known as royal tennis or court tennis , an older form of the game, women’s soccer, women’s softballSoftball is a team sport for two teams in which the object is to score runs by advancing around a circuit of four bases, known as a "diamond". It is a direct descendant of baseball, (sometimes referred to as "hardball" to differentiate the two) but differ, and women’s volleyballVolleyball is a popular sport where teams separated by a high net hit a ball back and forth between the teams using the hands and arms. It was created in the United States and is now played around the world. It is particularly popular in East Asia, includ.

The university’s colors are orange, white, and “UTSA blue.” The mascot is Rowdy the RoadrunnerA roadrunner is: in zoology, A roadrunner is one of two species of bird in the genus Geococcyx of the cuckoo family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes, native to North and Central America. Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californiana Lesser Roadrunner Geococcyx v.

4 Housing

UTSA offers three selections for on-campus housing:

• Chaparral Village – newly built apartment-like complexes with 2 or 4-bedroom configurations
• Chisolm Hall – traditional dorm-style housing
• University Oaks – apartments with 2 or 4-bedroom configurations

5 Downtown Campus

UTSA also features an 11 acre (45,000 m²) campus located in downtown San Antonio housing a variety of available classes, including an architectural program.

6 Future outlook

Several multi-million dollar projects are either in planning stages or under construction for future growth at the university. President Ricardo Romo has expressed his desire for UTSA to grow into a nationally recognized research university through the upcoming years.