Our Lady of the Lake University
San Antonio, TX · Private four-year · City: Large
1,147undergraduates
$17,961average net price per year
42%graduate in 6 years
58%return for year two
Admissions
Open admission: everyone with a high school diploma or equivalent is admitted.
Majors
36 undergraduate programs that awarded a degree or certificate last year, grouped by field. Numbers are how many were awarded.
Public administration and social service professions (1)
- Social Work Bachelor's (60 awarded)
Business, management, marketing, and related support services (5)
- Accounting Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Business Administration and Management, General Bachelor's (17 awarded)
- Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Finance, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General Bachelor's (8 awarded)
Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness, and kinesiology (1)
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology Bachelor's (30 awarded)
Psychology (1)
- Psychology, General Bachelor's (27 awarded)
Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services (1)
- Criminal Justice/Safety Studies Bachelor's (24 awarded)
Biological and biomedical sciences (3)
- Biochemistry Bachelor's (3 awarded)
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General Bachelor's (17 awarded)
- Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Computer and information sciences and support services (2)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Bachelor's (17 awarded)
Education (7)
- Art Teacher Education Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Bilingual and Multilingual Education Bachelor's (2 awarded)
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching Bachelor's (6 awarded)
- History Teacher Education Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Mathematics Teacher Education Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Special Education and Teaching, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
- Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Health professions and related programs (1)
- Communication Sciences and Disorders, General Bachelor's (11 awarded)
Communication, journalism, and related programs (3)
- Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Journalism, Other Bachelor's (4 awarded)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Visual and performing arts (2)
- Art/Art Studies, General Bachelor's (5 awarded)
- Music, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
English language and literature/letters (1)
- English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Social sciences (1)
- Political Science and Government, Other Bachelor's (4 awarded)
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics (1)
- Spanish Language and Literature Bachelor's (3 awarded)
History (1)
- History, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Mathematics and statistics (1)
- Mathematics, General Bachelor's (3 awarded)
Family and consumer sciences/human sciences (1)
- Child Development Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Physical sciences (1)
- Chemistry, General Bachelor's (2 awarded)
Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies (1)
- Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Multi/interdisciplinary studies (1)
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General Bachelor's (1 awarded)
Graduate programs (20)
- Social Work Master's
- Accounting Master's
- Business Administration and Management, General Master's
- Finance, General Master's
- Management Science Master's
- Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management Master's
- Organizational Leadership Master's, Doctorate (research)
- Communication Sciences and Disorders, General Master's
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management Master's
- Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master's
- Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor Master's
- Counseling Psychology Doctorate (professional)
- Family Psychology Master's
- School Psychology Master's
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services Master's
- Curriculum and Instruction Master's
- Elementary Education and Teaching Master's
- Secondary Education and Teaching Master's
- Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance Master's
- English Language and Literature, General Master's
Cost and aid
- Tuition and fees, in-state
- $31,728
- Housing and food on campus
- $10,706
- Other on-campus costs
- $3,300
- Total cost on campus, in-state
- $45,734
- Total cost on campus, out-of-state
- $45,734
- Total cost living at home
- $35,028
Published prices for 2023-24.
| Family income | Per year |
|---|---|
| $0-30,000 | $17,664 |
| $30,001-48,000 | $24,620 |
| $48,001-75,000 | $16,021 |
| $75,001-110,000 | $14,902 |
| Over $110,000 | $19,614 |
Net price is the full cost minus grants and scholarships, for full-time first-year students who got aid in 2022-23.
- First-year students who got any aid
- 100%
- Got grants or scholarships
- 100%
- Average grant or scholarship
- $24,246
- Got a grant from the college
- 98%
- Average grant from the college
- $18,768
- Undergraduates with a Pell grant
- 57%
- First-year students who borrowed
- 65%
- Average amount borrowed
- $5,204
Graduation
- Bachelor's in 4 years
- 33%
- Bachelor's in 5 years
- 41%
- Bachelor's in 6 years
- 42%
- Bachelor's in 8 years
- 35%
- Any degree in 6 years (all students)
- 42%
- Came back for year two
- 58%
| Pell grant students | 41% |
|---|---|
| Subsidized loan, no Pell | 39% |
| Neither | 54% |
| Group | Students | Graduated |
|---|---|---|
| Women | 241 | 47% |
| Men | 96 | 31% |
| Asian | 1 | 100% (small group) |
| Black | 17 | 41% (small group) |
| Hispanic | 296 | 42% |
| White | 22 | 50% |
| International | 1 | 0% (small group) |
| Started | Students | Earned a degree or certificate here | Enrolled at another college |
|---|---|---|---|
| Started here, full-time | 310 | 35% | 43% |
| Started here, part-time | 3 | 33% (small group) | 0% |
| Transferred in, full-time | 222 | 60% | 29% |
| Transferred in, part-time | 34 | 32% | 35% |
Graduation rates follow students who started full-time for the first time in fall 2017. Groups under 20 students are marked because a few students change the rate a lot.
Students
- Total students
- 2,096
- Undergraduates
- 1,147
- Full-time undergraduates
- 994
- Part-time undergraduates
- 153
- Graduate students
- 949
- Students per faculty member
- 11 to 1
- First-year students from in state
- 94%
- From out of state
- 2%
- From other countries
- 0%
- Undergraduates age 25 and up
- 18%
- Undergraduates taking all classes online
- 11%
- Undergraduates registered with disability services
- 10%
| Women | 67% |
|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0% |
| Asian | 0% |
| Black | 7% |
| Hispanic | 73% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0% |
| White | 8% |
| Two or more races | 0% |
| Race unknown | 9% |
| International | 3% |
Campus life
- Setting
- City: Large
- Address
- 411 SW 24th St., San Antonio, TX, 78207-4689
- County
- Bexar County
- Type
- Doctoral/Professional Universities
- Highest degree
- Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice
- Academic calendar
- Semester
- Religious affiliation
- Roman Catholic
- Athletics
- NAIA
- Teams include
- basketball, baseball, cross country and track
- Offers
- Army ROTC, Study abroad, Teacher certification, Weekend or evening classes, Online programs, Credit for AP exams, Yellow Ribbon (veterans)
- Open admission
- Yes
Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS (2022-23 to 2024-25 surveys), and the College Scorecard.