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Kendall County – Colleges/Universities 2023-2024

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Universities play a crucial role in shaping local economies by driving employment, fostering business growth, attracting investment, and enhancing the overall quality of life in their host communities. Their economic impact extends beyond direct spending to include long-term benefits such as workforce development, innovation, and cultural enrichment. Below, we explore the key ways in which a university influences a local economy.

  1. Direct Employment and Spending A university is often one of the largest employers in a local area, providing jobs for faculty, administrative staff, maintenance workers, and other professionals. These employees spend their salaries on housing, groceries, transportation, and entertainment, injecting money into the local economy. Additionally, universities spend significant amounts on construction, utilities, and local services, further stimulating business activity.

    Students also contribute to local spending. Many bring outside money into the community through tuition payments, federal aid, and personal expenditures on rent, food, and retail. A large student population can sustain businesses such as bookstores, coffee shops, restaurants, and housing providers.

  2. Business Development and Entrepreneurship Universities often serve as hubs for innovation and entrepreneurship. Research institutions, business incubators, and technology transfer offices help commercialize academic research, leading to startup formation and industry partnerships. For example, Stanford University's role in Silicon Valley's growth demonstrates how academic institutions can spur regional economic development.

    Local businesses benefit from university partnerships, including procurement contracts for supplies, catering, and maintenance services. Furthermore, universities attract conferences, sporting events, and cultural activities that generate tourism revenue for hotels, restaurants, and transportation services.

  3. Human Capital and Workforce Development A well-educated workforce is essential for economic competitiveness. Universities produce graduates with specialized skills that attract high-paying industries, such as technology, healthcare, and finance. Many graduates remain in the area, filling critical roles in local businesses and government.

    Universities also offer continuing education programs, professional certifications, and workforce training initiatives that help upskill local employees, making the regional labor market more adaptable to industry changes.

  4. Real Estate and Infrastructure Growth The presence of a university can drive demand for housing, both from students and faculty. This often leads to the development of new apartments, condominiums, and mixed-use commercial spaces. Over time, universities contribute to urban revitalization by investing in campus expansions, public transit improvements, and community amenities like libraries and parks.

    However, rapid growth can also lead to challenges, such as rising housing costs and gentrification, which may displace long-term residents. Local governments must balance economic expansion with policies that ensure affordable housing and equitable development.

  5. Cultural and Social Contributions Beyond economics, universities enrich local culture through arts programs, public lectures, and athletic events. These activities improve residents' quality of life, making the area more attractive to businesses and skilled workers. A vibrant university town often sees increased property values and a more diverse, engaged community.


Conclusion

The economic impact of a university on a local economy is multifaceted, encompassing job creation, business growth, talent development, and infrastructure investment. While challenges such as affordability and displacement must be managed, the long-term benefits-including innovation, increased tax revenues, and a more dynamic workforce-make universities vital engines of regional prosperity. By fostering collaboration between academia, government, and industry, communities can maximize these advantages while ensuring inclusive growth.
 
The College of Health Care Professions-South San Antonio
Lamson Institute  
Baptist Health System School of Health Professions  
Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio  
The College of Health Care Professions-San Antonio  
Hallmark University  
Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio  
Our Lady of the Lake University  
Trinity University  
Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio  
St. Mary's University  
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio  
University of the Incarnate Word  
Texas A&M University-San Antonio  
Northeast Lakeview College  
Palo Alto College  
St Philip's College  
Northwest Vista College  
San Antonio College  
The University of Texas at San Antonio  
Percent admitted - total
Admissions yield - total

Full-time enrollment
Part-time enrollment

Total  enrollment
% White
% Black
% Asian
% Hispanic
% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
% American Indian or Alaska Native
% two or more races
% Race/ethnicity unknown
% U.S. Nonresident

Undergraduate enrollment
% under 18
% 18-24
% 25-64
% over 65

Graduate enrollment

Student-to-faculty ratio

Tuition and fees, 2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
2023-24

Total price for
In-district students living on campus  2023-24
In-state students living on campus 2023-24
Out-of-state students living on campus 2023-24

In-district students living off campus (no family)  2023-24
In-state students living off campus (no family)  2023-24
Out-of-state students living off campus (no family)  2023-24

In-district students living off campus (w/ family)  2023-24
In-state students living off campus (w/ family)  2023-24
Out-of-state students living off campus (w/ family)  2023-24

Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Doctor's degree - professional practice
Doctor's degree - other

Instructional FTE
Research FTE
Public Service FTE
Librarians, Curators, and Archivists FTE
Student/Academic Affairs and Other Education Services FTE
Management FTE
Business and Financial Operations FTE
Computer, Engineering, and Science FTE
Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media FTE
Healthcare FTE
Service FTE
Sales and Related FTE
Office and Administrative Support FTE
Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance FTE
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving FTE
Total FTE staff
88
30

24,829
10,035

34,864
20
8
6
59
0
0
3
1
3

30,310
2
83
15
0

4,554

25

8,793
9,231
8,945
8,991


24,766
24,766
37,740

26,120
26,120
39,094

14,355
14,355
27,329

0
5,880
1,486
147
0
0

1,175
99
20
69
45
501
581
243
387
24
111
7
217
105
42
3,626
NA
NA

4,171
14,804

18,975
17
7
3
69
0
0
3
0
0

18,975
11
57
32
0

0

26

3,112
3,112
3,262
3,412


NA
NA
NA

20,584
24,064
31,594

9,072
12,552
20,082

2,231
20
0
0
0
0

381
0
0
6
189
18
27
30
19
0
24
1
52
18
0
765
NA
NA

3,969
14,839

18,808
18
6
4
66
0
0
4
2
0

18,808
24
57
19
0

0

22

3,112
3,112
3,262
3,412


NA
NA
NA

20,584
24,064
31,594

9,072
12,552
20,082

2,335
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

278
0
0
7
141
10
17
26
15
0
10
0
21
8
0
533
NA
NA

1,857
12,424

14,281
16
9
2
68
0
0
3
2
0

14,281
20
51
29
0

0

20

3,112
3,112
3,262
3,412


NA
NA
NA

20,584
24,064
31,594

9,072
12,552
20,082

1,180
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

298
0
0
11
125
15
20
18
11
0
37
0
43
13
0
591
NA
NA

2,263
8,645

10,908
12
5
1
77
0
0
2
2
0

10,908
26
52
22
0

0

30

3,112
3,112
3,262
3,412


NA
NA
NA

20,584
24,064
31,594

9,072
12,552
20,082

1,338
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

169
0
0
7
109
13
22
15
13
0
11
0
27
9
0
395
NA
NA

1,725
6,540

8,265
26
9
3
55
0
0
5
2
0

8,265
29
54
17
0

0

20

3,112
3,112
3,262
3,412


NA
NA
NA

20,584
24,064
31,594

9,072
12,552
20,082

887
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

113
0
0
7
76
10
10
12
7
0
16
0
15
4
0
270
92
14

4,242
3,342

7,584
17
6
1
70
0
0
2
1
1

6,706
8
60
33
0

878

19

8,901
9,093
9,548
9,548


25,812
25,812
39,388

27,800
27,800
41,376

16,328
16,328
29,904

0
1,266
127
0
0
0

271
0
0
14
7
120
42
38
74
1
15
0
71
0
0
653
93
10

6,204
1,047

7,251
19
8
6
55
0
0
3
4
5

4,726
2
77
21
0

2,525

12

32,286
33,100
34,400
35,660


53,970
53,970
53,970

53,860
53,860
53,860

40,224
40,224
40,224

10
1,069
591
32
377
0

465
1
0
22
17
211
61
56
186
190
44
10
108
23
14
1,408
NA
NA

3,143
497

3,640
30
5
17
39
0
0
3
2
3

864
0
56
44
0

2,776

6

NA
NA
NA
NA


NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

0
370
208
136
359
0

924
208
604
11
14
644
521
862
196
574
579
3
1,199
99
130
6,568
89
11

2,761
650

3,411
25
3
2
46
0
1
1
16
6

2,147
12
84
4
0

1,264

10

33,720
34,564
35,226
36,242


52,362
52,362
52,362

44,542
44,542
44,542

40,542
40,542
40,542

0
421
186
6
207
0

267
0
0
12
6
149
9
16
35
2
63
0
99
1
3
662
NA
NA

2,140
1,066

3,206
21
12
3
49
1
0
2
12
0

3,206
0
21
79
0

0

12

14,960
14,960
16,400
16,400


NA
NA
NA

37,109
37,109
37,109

21,449
21,449
21,449

564
115
0
0
0
0

164
0
0
1
26
18
0
3
0
0
5
0
35
0
0
252
28
20

2,603
91

2,694
53
4
8
25
0
0
5
1
5

2,531
1
99
1
0

163

9

46,456
47,392
49,264
51,352


68,224
68,224
68,224

68,224
68,224
68,224

61,417
61,417
61,417

0
586
99
0
0
0

300
6
0
12
43
65
79
54
91
12
44
0
108
22
3
839
NA
NA

1,836
260

2,096
13
11
1
67
0
0
0
6
2

1,147
2
80
18
0

949

11

29,926
29,926
31,124
31,728


45,734
45,734
45,734

45,734
45,734
45,734

35,028
35,028
35,028

0
279
357
42
5
0

140
0
0
8
1
26
38
7
48
5
22
11
57
12
0
375
NA
NA

939
0

939
24
14
1
51
0
1
3
5
0

939
0
42
57
0

0

25

NA
NA
NA
NA


NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

3
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

18
0
0
0
3
8
4
0
0
0
0
17
5
0
0
55
98
99

879
0

879
25
15
4
46
1
1
6
2
0

782
0
31
69
0

97

13

NA
NA
NA
NA


NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

128
153
64
0
0
0

66
0
0
1
8
28
25
3
5
0
6
15
4
0
0
161
NA
NA

718
0

718
16
11
1
66
1
0
2
3
0

718
0
46
54
0

0

23

NA
NA
NA
NA


NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

99
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

31
0
0
0
8
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
48
NA
NA

596
0

596
26
9
1
62
0
0
2
1
0

596
0
53
47
1

0

25

NA
NA
NA
NA


NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

3
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

15
0
0
0
2
7
3
0
0
0
0
14
4
0
0
45
0
NA

167
357

524
13
7
3
32
0
0
38
7
0

524
0
28
72
0

0

8

11,425
12,300
12,300
14,675


NA
NA
NA

31,015
31,015
31,015

18,935
18,935
18,935

245
9
0
0
0
0

34
0
0
2
4
8
3
1
0
1
0
0
3
0
0
56
NA
NA

443
0

443
12
14
1
70
0
0
0
2
0

443
0
43
56
0

0

28

NA
NA
NA
NA


NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

0
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

16
0
0
0
14
6
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
39
NA
NA

390
0

390
8
5
0
86
0
0
1
1
0

390
0
69
31
0

0

30

NA
NA
NA
NA


NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

33
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

13
0
0
0
10
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
30

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Christ Mission College
Baptist University of the Americas  
Concorde Career College-San Antonio  
Oblate School of Theology  
College of Biomedical Equipment Technology  
Pima Medical Institute-San Antonio  
Percent admitted - total
Admissions yield - total

Full-time enrollment
Part-time enrollment

Total  enrollment
% White
% Black
% Asian
% Hispanic
% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
% American Indian or Alaska Native
% two or more races
% Race/ethnicity unknown
% U.S. Nonresident

Undergraduate enrollment
% under 18
% 18-24
% 25-64
% over 65

Graduate enrollment

Student-to-faculty ratio

Tuition and fees, 2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
2023-24

Total price for
In-district students living on campus  2023-24
In-state students living on campus 2023-24
Out-of-state students living on campus 2023-24

In-district students living off campus (no family)  2023-24
In-state students living off campus (no family)  2023-24
Out-of-state students living off campus (no family)  2023-24

In-district students living off campus (w/ family)  2023-24
In-state students living off campus (w/ family)  2023-24
Out-of-state students living off campus (w/ family)  2023-24

Associate's degree
Bachelor's degree
Master's degree
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Doctor's degree - professional practice
Doctor's degree - other

Instructional FTE
Research FTE
Public Service FTE
Librarians, Curators, and Archivists FTE
Student/Academic Affairs and Other Education Services FTE
Management FTE
Business and Financial Operations FTE
Computer, Engineering, and Science FTE
Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media FTE
Healthcare FTE
Service FTE
Sales and Related FTE
Office and Administrative Support FTE
Natural Resources, Construction, and Maintenance FTE
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving FTE
Total FTE staff
NA
NA

341
0

341
21
10
2
59
0
1
7
0
0

341
0
55
45
0

0

35

NA
NA
NA
NA


NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

29
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

17
0
0
0
7
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
1
0
32
NA
NA

229
67

296
9
3
4
5
0
0
0
77
1

296
0
22
77
0

0

30

23,095
23,095
23,095
24,000


NA
NA
NA

26,501
26,501
26,501

24,500
24,500
24,500

70
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

18
3
0
0
6
7
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
38
NA
NA

110
69

179
21
8
8
42
0
0
0
1
20

0
NA
NA
NA
NA

179

NA

NA
NA
NA
NA


NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

0
0
34
3
3
0

30
0
0
4
3
5
3
3
2
0
9
0
13
0
0
72
99
64

122
0

122
8
6
1
46
0
0
0
39
0

122
0
68
32
0

0

25

NA
NA
NA
NA


NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

NA
NA
NA

114
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA

23
0
0
1
6
15
6
0
0
0
0
10
3
0
0
64
NA
NA

66
35

101
4
5
2
47
0
0
0
1
42

98
1
29
68
2

3

12

6,480
6,768
6,768
7,680


17,050
17,050
17,050

18,410
18,410
18,410

9,780
9,780
9,780

2
14
0
0
0
0

13
0
0
0
8
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
3
0
0
29
NA
NA

40
3

43
5
0
0
81
0
2
0
0
12

43
2
74
23
0

0

10

7,465
7,812
8,229
8,229


15,071
15,071
15,071

25,049
25,049
25,049

15,213
15,213
15,213

2
9
0
0
0
0

3
0
0
0
3
4
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
15

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Sources: STI: PopStats and STI: Colossus