San Antonio, Texas · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
Located in San Antonio, Texas, Our Lady of the Lake University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 1,968 students in fall 2024, including 1,108 undergraduates and 860 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.
Our Lady of the Lake University offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 50 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Social Work, Organizational Leadership, and Communication Sciences and Disorders. It awarded 584 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 11 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
The school has an open admission policy. 63% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
1,968
Students enrolled
63%
First-year retention
584
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
50
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
BachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 50
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Social WorkBachelorMasterPhDOnline option178 graduates
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
63%
First-year retention, part-time students
63%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
241
Master's degrees
297
Doctoral degrees (research)
38
Professional doctorates
8
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
1,968
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,108
Graduate students, fall 2024
860
Full-time, fall 2024
86%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,236
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,166
Graduate students, 2024-25
1,070
Full-time, 2024-25
87%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
75%
Men
25%
White
12%
Hispanic or Latino
68%
Black or African American
13%
Asian
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
11
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
34%
Students taking some online courses
51%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Red River Athletic Conference
President
Dr. Abel Chávez
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization