UTSA’s Hispanic Population

The data below show UTSA’s current populations who identify as Hispanic or Latino.

To ensure we best serve our Hispanic/Latino students, UTSA has implemented hiring initiatives and made changes to recruitment and retention strategies to attract and retain talent.


Students

59%

of UTSA students identify as Hispanic/Latino

72%

of first-generation students identify as Hispanic/Latino

61%

of first-time freshman identify as Hispanic/Latino

62%

of transfer students identify as Hispanic/Latino


3,356

Bachelor's degrees awarded to Hispanic students

24%

5 Year change in graduate students who identify as Hispanic/Latino

14%

5 Year change in undergraduates who identify as Hispanic/Latino


Faculty

UTSA has launched focused faculty diversity hiring initiatives to increase the number of faculty identifying as Hispanic or as a member of another underrepresented minority.

Faculty Representation 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
Faculty Full-Time
All Faculty Full-Time 988 983 934 1,000 1,019
Hispanic Faculty Full-Time 164 169 161 179 192
% Hispanic 16.6% 17.2% 17.2% 17.9% 18.8%
Faculty Part-Time
All Faculty Part-Time 395 413 416 409 413
Hispanic Faculty Part-Time 88 89 102 99 89
% Hispanic 22.3% 21.5% 17.2% 17.9% 18.8%
Faculty Tenured/Tenure Track
All Faculty Tenured/Tenure Track 643 645 632 639 628
Hispanic Faculty Tenured/Tenure Track 97 101 101 101 99
% Hispanic 15.1% 15.7% 16% 15.8% 15.8%
Faculty Adjunct
All Faculty Adjunct 740 751 718 770 804
Hispanic Faculty Adjunct 155 157 162 177 182
% Hispanic 20.9% 20.9% 22.6% 23% 22.6%

Faculty Comparison Data

Percentage of Tenured/Tenure Track Faculty Identifying as Hispanic/Latino

UT System

UT El Paso - 26.8%
UT Rio Grande - 25.3%
UT San Antonio* - 16.8%
UT Permian - 7.6%
UT Austin - 6.9%
UT Arlington* - 5.3%
UT Tyler - 3.5%
UT Dallas - 3.2%

Source: IPEDS. * Hispanic Serving

Emerging Research Universities

UT El Paso - 26.8%
UT San Antonio* - 16.8%
Texas State - 10.2%
University of Houston - 8.4%
Texas Tech - 7.5%
North Texas - 6.5%
UT Arlington* - 5.3%
UT Dallas - 3.2%

Source: IPEDS. * Hispanic Serving

Aspirant Peer Institutions

UT San Antonio* - 16.8%
Florida International - 15.2%
UC Santa Cruz* - 8.5%
ASU Tempe - 7.1%
Central Florida - 6.9%
UC Riverside* - 6.8%
UC Irvine - 5.7%
Portland State - 5.4%
UM Baltimore - 3.3%
George Mason - 2.8%
Georgia State - 2.3%

Source: IPEDS. Excludes tenured/tenure track faculty in administrative roles, such as Dean or higher.* Hispanic Serving


Staff

Staff Representation 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
All Staff 2,120 2,099 2,019 1,981 1,953
Hispanic Staff 996 989 954 954 960
% Hispanic Staff 47% 47.1% 47.3% 48.2% 49.2%

University Leadership

UTSA Administrators

Administration 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
All Administrators 48 49 49 53 61
Hispanic Administrators 16 15 15 13 15
% Hispanic Administrators 33.3% 30.6% 30.6% 24.5% 24.6%

Administrators consist of all employees in Assistant Vice Provost/Vice Presidents and higher positions (Associate Vice Provost/Vice Presidents, Deans, Vice Provosts, Vice Presidents).

President’s Executive Leadership

8

All Vice Presidents

3

Hispanic vice presidents

37.5%

% Hispanic