University of the Incarnate Word
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
University of the Incarnate Word is a private doctoral/professional university in San Antonio, TX (city setting), with 4,726 undergraduates (62% women), affiliated with the Roman Catholic. It admitted 93% of 11,162 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 900–1140 on the SAT and 17–24 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $53,970 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $21,246 on average after grants (lower half for affordability in its division). 53% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, biological sciences. The campus reported 0.71 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — upper half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of the Incarnate Word ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Doctoral/professional university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 53%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $35,660
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 5 burglaries · 8 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of the Incarnate Word
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
University of the Incarnate Word teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Southland Conference | 30 | 2 over | 2 | $1M | $34,654 | 990 | |
| Baseball | Southland Conference | 45 | 11 over | 3 | $1.2M | $27,600 | 959 | |
| Men's Basketball | Southland Conference | 25 | 10 over | 1 | $1.7M | $68,886 | 941 | |
| Women's Basketball | Southland Conference | 23 | 8 over | 4 | $1.5M | $65,578 | 963 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Southland Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | 990 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Southland Conference | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Football | Southland Conference | 151 | 46 over | 4 | $6.9M | $45,399 | 938 | |
| Men's Golf | Southland Conference | 8 | room 1 | 2 | $378k | $47,262 | 988 | |
| Women's Golf | Southland Conference | 6 | room 3 | 2 | $322k | $53,589 | 974 | |
| Men's Soccer | Ohio Valley Conference | 37 | 9 over | 2 | $897k | $24,232 | 974 | |
| Softball | Southland Conference | 22 | room 3 | 4 | $797k | $36,241 | 950 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Swimming | 24 | room 6 | 2 | $654k | $27,261 | 970 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Swimming | 24 | room 6 | 2 | $655k | $27,273 | 988 | |
| Men's Tennis | Southland Conference | 12 | 2 over | 1 | $409k | $34,103 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | Southland Conference | 10 | at cap | 1 | $467k | $46,651 | 985 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Southland Conference | 114 | 69 over | 6 | $968k | $8,487 | 972 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Southland Conference | 91 | 46 over | 6 | $1.2M | $13,101 | 985 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Southland Conference | 20 | 2 over | 3 | $917k | $45,861 | 995 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.