Contact: Steven Lee, (210) 450-3823, lees22@uthscsa.edu
SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 21, 2025 – The University of Texas at San Antonio School of Nursing ranks in the top 11% nationally among Bachelor of Science nursing programs, according to the U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 listing of Best Colleges.
The school ties for No. 74, out of a total of 686 colleges with Bachelor of Science nursing programs. The accolade is another in a recent line of achievements for the nursing school.
“The faculty at UT San Antonio have focused on excellence in the delivery of all content for our pre-licensure programs which was confirmed through our rankings on U.S. News & World Report’s 2026 listing of Best Colleges,” said Sonya Hardin, PhD, RN, APRN, FAAN, dean of the School of Nursing.
“This is a year full of achievements as we continue to secure accolades in addition to this ranking,” she said, “including the 2025 National League of Nursing designation of the Center of Excellence in Nursing Education, the only nursing school in San Antonio with this designation. Accomplishments like these showcase our enduring commitment to academic excellence, faculty expertise and national distinction.”
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs rankings are determined by the average of scores received from surveys of top academics and officials at nursing schools or departments. These officials rated the overall quality of undergraduate BSN programs they were familiar with on a 1-5 scale.
Schools are included and ranked in this standalone peer assessment survey if they have bachelor’s-level accreditation by either the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education or the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing. In addition, these regionally accredited institutions must have recently awarded at least 50 BSN degrees.
UT Health San Antonio is the health enterprise of The University of Texas at San Antonio (UT San Antonio), offering a comprehensive network of inpatient and outpatient care facilities staffed by medical, dental, nursing and allied health professionals who conduct more than 2.5 million patient visits each year. It is the region’s only academic health center and one of the nation’s leading health sciences institutions, supported by the schools of medicine, nursing, dentistry, health professions, graduate biomedical sciences and public health that are leading change and advancing fields throughout South Texas and the world. To learn about the many ways “We make lives better®,” visit UTHealthSA.org.
The School of Nursing at UT San Antonio offers six academic programs, consisting of BSN, MSN, DNP and PhD degrees, as well as several specialty certificates. The school is dedicated to developing nurse leaders to improve health and healthcare, through education, research, practice and community engagement. First-generation college students represent one-third of its enrollment. The School of Nursing also operates a growing patient-care practice that provides primary and acute care by nurse practitioners, both on campus and at a variety of community partner sites. To learn more, visit https://www.uthscsa.edu/academics/nursing.