An emerging public research university dedicated to higher education, the creation of new knowledge, access and excellence.

Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) is a small, Catholic, private university founded in San Antonio in 1895. Sponsored by the Sisters of Divine Providence, OLLU is a co-educational liberal arts and sciences university that has developed a reputation for its personal teaching style and expertise in Mexican American culture, offering pre-professional and professional programs in weekday, weekend, evening and online settings. OLLU was ranked in Tier 1 of Regional Universities – West by U.S. News and World Report (“America’s Best Colleges 2011”).

St. Mary’s University, as a Catholic Marianist University, fosters the formation of people in faith and educates leaders for the common good through community, integrated liberal arts and professional education, and academic excellence. The School of Science, Engineering, and Technology strives to develop ethical and service-minded scientists, engineers, and technology leaders through experiential learning in a student-centered environment that is committed to success.

Texas' 4th largest private university; 75 years of Nursing; only Nuclear Medicine bachelor's degree in Texas; Pharmacy School; developing Optometry School; Hispanic-Serving Institution; Catholic affiliation.

South Texas’ leading research institution, ranked in the top 5% of the 1,650 U.S. universities and non-profits receiving federal research funding.

South Texas largest institution of higher education with over 50,000 credit students each semester enrolled in our five colleges – San Antonio College, St. Phillip’s College, Palo Alto College, Northwest Vista College, and Northeast Lakeview College.