Officials with the University of Texas at San Antonio and San Antonio ISD on Jan. 23 announced a new program that will provide high-achieving students from SAISD high schools with direct admission to UTSA as early as their junior year.
The background
The new pathway is designed to remove barriers for SAISD students who want to pursue a college degree, according to a news release.
The direct admission program is open to all SAISD students who are in the top 25% of their high school graduating class at the end of their fifth semester—the fall semester of their junior year. UTSA will accept the first cohort of students in fall 2024, the release stated.
- Upon launch of the new direct admission program, SAISD notified more than 700 high-achieving SAISD juniors about the chance to be offered direct admission by UTSA.
- More than 400 of those students indicated they were interested in joining UTSA’s fall 2024 entering class.
- Of those, 282 have already completed or are completing UTSA’s admission application, the release stated.
