Join more than 11,000 nursing graduates of UT Health San Antonio School of Nursing who are shaping the new era of nursing and transforming the future.
Our School of Nursing is one of five schools at UT Health San Antonio, the only academic health science center in South Texas and chief catalyst for San Antonio’s thriving $40.2-billion-dollar health care and biosciences industry. Located in the 900-acre medical center of San Antonio, our School of Nursing offers the BSN degree through a traditional or accelerated track. Our graduate programs include, the MSN, and DNP graduate degree in advanced-practice nursing, executive leadership and public health, as well as a Ph.D. in nursing for those preparing for a research career.
Our school employs a state-of-the-art Center for Simulation Innovation for clinical education, as well as a growing patient care practice providing primary and acute care at our own clinic, Wellness 360, and at a variety of community partner sites. As leaders in community outreach, we also operate a mobile health unit used for disaster relief and other missions. Students will enjoy a variety of clinical rotations and our low student to faculty ratio. With more than 400 clinical affiliates, we secure preceptors for our students—guaranteed.
Our expert faculty holds prestigious endowed chairs and 12 of our faculty are Fellows of the American Academy of Nursing. The rich diversity in our student body of over 800 reflects our commitment to educating the next generation of compassionate, culturally-proficient nursing healthcare professionals at all levels of nursing education.
School of Nursing Dean
Eileen T. Breslin, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N.
"Passion, progress, impact – These are just a few of the elements that enable our School of Nursing to influence the future of health care every day. As we continue to educate some of the finest nursing students, our graduates can be found making a difference – conducting research, providing patient care, leading community partnerships, and educating patients and students. Together, we are making a lasting impact by promoting health as an act of social justice."
Provides support to faculty and students in the School of Nursing in the development and maintenance of program curricula
Provides faculty with resources for continued professional development
Serves to advance the research mission within the School of Nursing and foster scholarship
Fosters community outreach and engagement through faculty clinical practices and a network of community partnerships
Provides students with resources and access to coaching, mentoring and career services for successful academic outcomes
NCLEX Pass Rate
Memoranda of Understanding with international universities
Alumni
NIH funding for fiscal year 2019 in the School of Nursing
Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Graduates of our School of Nursing join our more than 11,000 alumni in Texas, across the nation and around the world. For five generations, our School of Nursing has been a leader in nursing education in South Texas. Our alumni keep informed on news from our school through our magazine and communications from our alumni office at UT Health San Antonio.
On May 29, 1969, the Texas Legislature passed a bill to establish The University of Texas System School of Nursing at San Antonio in response to a nursing shortage. The San Antonio school along with schools in Austin, Galveston, Arlington, Houston, and El Paso comprised the University of Texas System School of Nursing under the leadership of President Marilyn Willman Ph.D. Dr. Margretta Styles became the first Dean of the School of Nursing at San Antonio and was elected President of the American Nurses Association. Pioneering the School of Nursing alongside Dr. Styles, were four faculty members, Debra Hymovich, Nancy Maebius, Suellen Reed, and Ruth Stewart.