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Creating a World Class University in San Antonio

The University of Texas at San Antonio and The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio will merge into one premier global university to best serve the growing needs of the region and state, combining their collective academic, research, and clinical strengths to deliver immense value to the communities they serve.

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The most impactful and prestigious public research universities in the country combine top-tier academic and health science components within a single institution. This new university will leverage its size and scale to bring significant advantages to Texas on a national level. Great cities thrive with great universities, and great universities, in turn, make cities even greater.

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San Antonio, the second-largest city in Texas and seventh largest in the U.S., serves as the gateway to South Texas, home to 5.5 million people and projected to grow to 6.1 million by 2040. It plays a crucial role in Texas’ care for its citizens and in maintaining the state's national competitiveness.

This unified institution will activate and accelerate the complementary strengths of UTSA and UTHSA, expanding academic degree programs, bolstering the healthcare enterprise, multiplying research, technological, and commercialization advancements, and empowering the next generation of innovators, educators, and healthcare providers to build a highly skilled workforce that benefits society.