San Antonio

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 (est population in 2018 = 1,532,233) and the third fastest growing economy in the country — with much of the growth coming from healthcare and emerging bioscience technologies.

San Antonio Healthcare

 

San Antonio Live/Play

Your Ila Faye Miller School of Nursing and Health Professions degree is a big commitment. Rest assured 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.

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.

Languages Spoken in San Antonio
Language Number of Speakers

Spanish

6,983,380

Vietnamese

193,408

Chinese

140,971

Tagalog

72,248

German

69,140

French

60,730

Hindi

59,602

Urdu

57,662

Korean

55,794

Arabic

55,304