St. Mary’s University

St. Mary’s University, founded in 1852, is the first institution of higher learning in San Antonio and the oldest Catholic university in the Southwest. Offering 75 programs, including doctoral and law programs, St. Mary’s is known for quality academics and excellent faculty. Our students experience a nurturing and vibrant community atmosphere that encourages and facilitates community engagement, undergraduate and graduate research, comprehensive faculty mentoring and service learning, all rooted in the Catholic and Marianist traditions of excellence, community and service.