Destination Downtown

From commerce to culture, UT San Antonio is contributing to a bold future for downtown San Antonio

Bold Is... answering the call to be a partner and a leader

UT San Antonio's growth is instrumental to San Antonio's evolution as the seventh-largest city in the United States. The UT San Antonio Downtown Campus, which anchors the city’s technology corridor, is undergoing an expansion that shows promise for economic prosperity, urban revitalization and transdisciplinary discovery.

Fueling San Antonio’s Trajectory

San Antonio's ability to continue attracting businesses that support high-paying jobs depends on the presence of a qualified and educated workforce. As a driver of economic development, workforce talent and social mobility, UTSA is meeting the demands of our thriving population and business community.

Read about our other efforts to propel San Antonio's momentum

The San Pedro II building

Meeting San Antonio’s escalating workforce needs and connecting UTSA students with experiential learning and career-engagement opportunities.

UTSA Student holding her laptop and making a Bird's Up hand signal

Offering a breadth of disciplines give UTSA graduates the skills to design a bold future tailored to their skills, passions, and ideas.

Office place with workers

Promoting continuing education and professional development programs for adult learners.

Bold Is... living up to your aspirations

UT San Antonio’s Master Plan

The Campus Master Plan serves as a roadmap to guide UT San Antonio’s physical growth in alignment with its academic mission and strategic priorities over the next decade.

Expanding UT San Antonio’s Downtown Footprint UT San Antonio's three new buildings are serving as a catalyst for economic and community prosperity within San Antonio's downtown corridor - advancing educational and workforce collaboration opportunities for students and employees to learn and work in the urban core.


One Riverwalk Place

The 18-story office building with nearly 265,000 square feet of space adjacent to the UT San Antonio Southwest Campus will accelerate UT San Antonio’s downtown expansion and provide meaningful opportunities for students, employees and the San Antonio community.

Learn more about the facility

Inside the San Pedro I building

(Opening 2025) San Pedro II

A new hub for experiential learning and connecting students with experiential learning and career opportunities, as well as supporting local entrepreneurship and innovation.

Watch the groundbreaking

Coming soon to Downtown, San Pedro II

San Pedro I

Opened in 2023 and home to the university's pioneering Center for Data Science and National Security Collaboration Center, San Pedro I represents a new era for UT San Antonio's expanding presence downtown.

Read about the grand opening

Inside the San Pedro I building

Bold Is... never taking your backyard for granted

Ron Nirenberg

These initiatives will have a profound effect on our growing technology sector in addition to UTSA’s drive to become a nationally recognized research university. It will accelerate downtown San Antonio’s ongoing resurgence and provide a transformative boost that enhances economic opportunity for generations to come.

Ron Nirenberg, San Antonio Mayor

Investing in UTSA’s Downtown Campus

UTSA’s Downtown Campus is located between San Antonio’s historic Westside neighborhood and the downtown core near multiple cultural, historic and commercial venues, as well as San Antonio’s Tech District.

Visit the Downtown Campus

Map of UTSA's landmarks in Downtown San Antonio

Bold Is... placing as much importance on your community’s success as your own success

President Eighmy smiling in a pinstripped blue suit

Our vision to expand UT San Antonio’s Downtown Campus over the next decade will be informed and influenced by this historical and cultural context. Our aim is to balance campus growth with the preservation of existing community assets – the heritage, artistic legacies, social movements and strong neighborhood identity that shape San Antonio’s Westside.

Taylor Eighmy, UT San Antonio President

Woven into San Antonio’s Cultural Fabric UTSA's presence within the city's center goes far beyond the Downtown Campus proper. These additional locations create vital connections that link the university with the broader San Antonio community.


Student ambassadors assist local Westside residents

Westside Community Partnerships

UTSA is working to amplify the economic and cultural strengths of the Westside by marshaling UTSA talent and resources to engage in strategic community partnerships and connecting directly with local leaders at the university’s Westside Community Center.

Learn more about the Partnerships initiative

Institute of Texan Cultures

Institute of Texan Cultures

The Institute’s extensive collection of items tied to Texas’ rich and diverse history will soon be housed in a temporary location in Frost Tower as UTSA works diligently to finalize a future permanent home for the museum.

Read more about future plans

UTSA Southwest Campus

UTSA Southwest Campus

In 2022, UTSA proudly added the Southwest School of Art as its fifth campus as part of a merger of the two schools. This Southwest Campus is part of an expanded new school focused on advancing arts education.

Learn about the Southwest campus

Paying Homage to our Hometown

San Antonio connections are highly visible within UT San Antonio’s. The building’s landscaping includes an area for sculptures that speak to the work being done inside the building and its relationship to San Antonio’s Westside. Two exterior murals add visual interest and cultural connections to the city’s rich history, while showcasing the work of local artists.

Downtown Campus Development Milestones

November 3, 2023

O. Henry residence to relocate to UT San Antonio Downtown Campus

October 27, 2023

UT San Antonio updates community on ITC visioning scenarios with release of evaluative report

October 19, 2023

San Pedro II groundbreaking highlights connections to San Antonio’s technology workforce

September 8, 2023

UT San Antonio, Centro San Antonio partner to support Football and downtown small businesses

August 24, 2023

San Pedro II design continues focus on sustainable future for San Antonio

August 21, 2023

San Pedro I awarded prestigious LEED green building certification

June 15, 2023

Eighmy discusses UT San Antonio’s investment in local infrastructure, workforce

May 4, 2023

New murals by local artists to be installed at San Pedro I

February 2, 2023

Eight incredible research projects underway at UT San Antonio’s San Pedro I

January 30, 2023

UT San Antonio partners with Centro San Antonio to enhance downtown campus environment

January 9, 2023

UT San Antonio hosts grand opening of San Pedro I, an epicenter for high-tech education and research

November 17, 2022

UT San Antonio continues downtown development with San Pedro II

July 5, 2022

UT San Antonio completes integration with Southwest School of Art

June 28, 2022

Southwest School of Art employees join UT San Antonio

June 7, 2022

San Pedro I leverages UT San Antonio's academic strengths to uplift San Antonio

May 31, 2022

UT San Antonio launches national search for the director of new art school

May 27, 2022

UT San Antonio College of Liberal and Fine Arts shares update on new arts school

April 13, 2022

UT San Antonio School of Data Science to welcome 400 students when it opens in January 2023

February 2, 2022

UT San Antonio and Southwest School of Art advance planning, community programming

November 18, 2021

UT San Antonio and Southwest School of Art approve agreement to proceed with combining programs

August 23, 2021

UT San Antonio and Southwest School of Art sign letter of intent to combine programs

July 12, 2021

UT San Antonio marks progress of School of Data Science and National Security Collaboration Center Building with beam signing

May 19, 2021

UT San Antonio names David Mongeau to lead new School of Data Science

May 17, 2021

UT San Antonio names Texas-based agency to oversee ITC Centennial 2068 community process

March 24, 2021

Alvarezes gift $20 million to advance College of Business research, programs

January 29, 2021

UT San Antonio reaffirms commitment to the Institute of Texan Cultures through new community visioning process

January 25, 2021

UT San Antonio holds virtual groundbreaking for School of Data Science and National Security Collaboration Center

December 14, 2020

UT San Antonio, Port San Antonio partner to bolster region’s cyber and data innovation

December 2, 2020

UT San Antonio surpasses $100 million in total research expenditures

November 19, 2020

UT San Antonio officially launches Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute

November 6, 2020

University making strides toward Downtown Campus expansion

May 27, 2020

U.S. Department of Energy selects UT San Antonio to lead Cybersecurity Manufacturing Innovation Institute

February 27, 2020

Regents approve acquisition of land for Downtown Campus expansion

December 18, 2019

Charles Butt Foundation awards $344K grant to Urban Education Institute

December 16, 2019

San Antonio’s top arts high school is moving to UT San Antonio’s Downtown Campus

December 6, 2019

UT San Antonio students to build smart home on Downtown Campus

September 10, 2019

UT San Antonio launches Westside Community Partnerships Initiative to shape neighborhood programs and services, aligned to campus master plan

August 26, 2019

UT San Antonio, VIA partnership provides free transportation with U-Pass

July 25, 2019

President Eighmy provides update on Downtown Campus Initiatives

July 10, 2019

UT San Antonio names Brigadier General (Ret.) Guy M. Walsh as Executive Director of National Security Collaboration Center

May 24, 2019

Congressman Hurd visits the UT San Antonio National Security Collaboration Center

May 17, 2019

Texas House lauds UT San Antonio with cybersecurity resolution

April 24, 2019

New UT San Antonio initiative to focus on Institute of Texan Cultures

March 26, 2019

President Eighmy Named Dealmaker of the Year

January 23, 2019

UT San Antonio launches Urban Education Institute at Downtown Campus

October 23, 2018

Bexar County Commissioners Court approves land transfer to support UT San Antonio Downtown Campus vision

October 18, 2018

City of San Antonio approves land transfer for UT San Antonio Downtown Campus initiative

September 18, 2018

UT San Antonio receives $15 million gift and parcels of land downtown for construction of proposed School of Data Science and National Security Collaboration Center

September 17, 2018

UT San Antonio Student Union expands to Downtown Campus

September 6, 2018

UT San Antonio receives a $70 million commitment from the University of Texas System Board of Regents for expansion of the Downtown Campus, for a National Security Collaboration Center and for a proposed School of Data Science

June 12, 2018

UT San Antonio Downtown students will have new housing options