5 San Antonio universities had been simply named among the many finest academic establishments within the nation for 2026, in keeping with a brand new batch of rankings from U.S. Information and World Report.
U.S. Information’ prestigious Greatest Faculties rankings yearly evaluate almost 1,700 U.S. schools and universities utilizing 17 metrics that measure “educational high quality.” Colleges are ranked nationally, regionally, and by specialty.
Within the general rankings, The College of Texas at San Antonio ranked because the thirteenth finest college in Texas, and it tied because the 213th finest college within the nation with eight different faculties, together with The College of Texas-Rio Grande Valley. UTSA’s nationwide rating for 2026 is eighteen spots greater than its 2025 rank.
UTSA has an 88 % acceptance price, and college students pay $10,550 yearly for in-state tuition and costs, in keeping with the varsity’s profile.
This has confirmed to be an excellent 12 months for the Roadrunners: The college’s distinctive graduate training and engineering applications continually land among the many high 10 in U.S. Information’ separate rankings of finest grad faculties.
The College of the Incarnate Phrase was the one different San Antonio college to earn a spot among the many general nationwide rankings, tying for 293rd with seven different faculties.
In the meantime, Trinity College picked up a brand new accolade after rating because the thirty seventh finest Liberal Arts Faculty within the nation, tying with six different universities. Trinity can be having a profitable 12 months, regardless of the looming lack of its publishing home in 2026. Forbes named Trinity amongst its high universities for 2025, and the varsity additionally earned acclaim on The Princeton Evaluation’s “corridor of fame” checklist of the most effective U.S. schools for 2026.
St. Mary’s College claimed the No. 13 spot in U.S. Information’ regional rating of the Greatest Universities within the West for 2026, tying with California State College in Los Angeles, California. St. Mary’s can be identified for having the eighth finest regulation college in Texas.
Texas A&M College-San Antonio tied with 4 different faculties because the 56th finest college within the West.
Prime universities exterior San AntonioTexas State College in San Marcos tied for No. 257 in U.S. Information’ general rating of finest universities for 2026.
Within the regional rankings of Greatest Faculties within the West, Texas Lutheran College in Seguin ranked eighth on the checklist. This non-public college is positioned about 36 miles northeast of downtown San Antonio.
Schreiner College in Kerrville, positioned 64 miles from San Antonio, appeared because the 86th finest college within the West in a four-way tie with Hawaii Pacific College, Metropolitan State College of Denver in Colorado, and Rocky Mountain Faculty in Billings, Montana.
U.S. Information’ high 10 finest schools in Texas for 2026 are:
No. 1 – Rice College, HoustonNo. 2 – College of Texas at AustinNo. 3 – Texas A&M College, Faculty StationNo. 4 – Baylor College, WacoNo. 5 – Southern Methodist College, DallasNo. 6 – Texas Christian College, Fort WorthNo. 7 – The College of Texas at Dallas, RichardsonNo. 8 – College of HoustonNo. 9 – Texas Tech College, LubbockNo. 10 – College of St. Thomas, Houston
