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UTSA Housing and Residence Life staffs and operates five on-campus properties - Alvarez Hall, Chaparral Village, Chisholm Hall, Guadalupe Hall and Laurel Village.

We are finally offering official housing tours! During a tour with us you will get to tour Guadalupe Hall , Alvarez Hall and one of our Villages (Chaparral or Laurel). 

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2024 UTSA Dorm Tours and Info

What percent of freshman live on campus.

According to our research, 39.0% of freshman live on campus at UTSA?

What type of housing does UTSA provide?

The below table outlines the different housing options available at UTSA, and how what percent of students are estimated to live in each type of university housing.

What are the dorms like at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) | Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design?

You’ll have to watch the CampusReel videos to see for sure. However, The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) | Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design dorms are similar to most college housing options. Most on-campus residence halls include singles, double, and suites. Floor plans vary from residence hall to residence hall. CampusReel hosts dorm tours of The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) | Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design, and every one is different. As you’ll see, every dorm room is decorated in a unique and fun way - students are creative with their setups to make The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) | Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design feel like home!

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What are the dimensions of The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) | Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design dorm rooms?

The The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) | Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design dorms dimension depend on the residence hall. This information is usually contained in one of the dorm room tours of The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) | Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design on CampusReel. Supposedly the average dorm room size in the U.S. is around 130 square feet, and The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) | Klesse College of Engineering and Integrated Design likely has dorms bigger and smaller than this.

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New campus map showcases UTSA’s unique features in an immersive digital experience

MARCH 23, 2023 — Wondering how far the Sombrilla is from the Main Building? Or where the closest water refill station is near the Ximenes Parking Garage? Maybe you need to meet someone at the NPB but have no idea where it is or what that abbreviation stands for?

Campus visitors, students, faculty and staff can now find answers to these questions—and many more—in one convenient location thanks to the new interactive UTSA Campus Map .

The map includes each of UTSA’s five campuses and is accessible online on any smartphone and computer without an app. Users can easily find buildings, amenities and points of interest through the search bar or by navigating through categories.

The new UTSA Campus Map allows users to easily find points of interest through the search bar or by navigating through categories. 

The project is an example of the university’s commitment to strategic growth and innovation. As UTSA continues to expand its student body and physical footprint, the map will ensure our campuses remain easy to navigate and welcoming.

“Whether you are exploring UTSA for the first time or an alumnus returning to campus, our interactive map makes it easy to find your way around our five campuses,” said UTSA Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President for Business Affairs Veronica Salazar . “It’s an exciting new resource that will help current and future students, families and visitors navigate our university.”

The new UTSA Campus Map provides additional insights about buildings around campus, such as the Science and Engineering Building.

The new UTSA Campus Map offers a robust set of features, including:

• Wayfinding with turn-by-turn directions to anywhere on campus
• Custom print maps
• Visibility of road closures and construction areas
• Explanations of building abbreviations and a variety of fun facts
• Full integration with UTSA’s virtual campus and housing tours for additional insights into the university experience

“The map is a useful information hub for all aspects of campus life,” said Anne Peters , UTSA associate vice president for university marketing and special projects. “With events like move-in day, graduation, game day activities, and arts performances, the map will help streamline information and instructions.”

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UTSA Today is produced by University Communications and Marketing , the official news source of The University of Texas at San Antonio. Send your feedback to [email protected] . Keep up-to-date on UTSA news by visiting UTSA Today . Connect with UTSA online at Facebook , Twitter , Youtube and Instagram .

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UTSA Day of Service

UTSA Day of Service is an annual tradition where volunteers from UTSA come together give back to community partners across the San Antonio area.

2024 San Antonio Book Festival

A free, open and all-day event, the Book Festival features national, regional, local and emerging authors in presentation, signings, panel discussions and more.

UTSA Football Fiesta Spring Game

The UTSA Football Fiesta Spring Game, an official Fiesta San Antonio event, will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 13. Admission is free. Doors will open to the public at 1 p.m.

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This community event is hosted by the UTSA Mexican American Studies Program. It is a lecture/performance that examines the contributions of Tejana musicians to the evolution of Mexican American music. 

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This workshop will introduce participants to the basics of text analysis using Python and Jupyter Notebook on the Constellate Lab platform. We will create datasets in Constellate to analyze patterns, trends, and relationships of contents and more.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through research and discovery, teaching and learning, community engagement and public service. As an institution of access and excellence, UTSA embraces multicultural traditions and serves as a center for intellectual and creative resources as well as a catalyst for socioeconomic development and the commercialization of intellectual property - for Texas, the nation and the world.

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The UTSA Honors College is a diverse family of 1,700 hardworking, achievement-oriented, conscientious students. Our experiential approach helps students of all majors become leaders, develop as professionals, and intellectually achieve beyond coursework. Our Ambassadors are excited for you to learn the benefits of UTSA’s Honors College, meet and greet Honors faculty and staff, and tour Guadalupe Hall, the newest Honors Residential Hall during this visit.

Location & Parking

UTSA Welcome Center Bauerle Road Garage (BRG 0.316) first floor One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX, 78249

Visitor parking is located in the Bauerle Road Garage. Parking is offered at $2.50 per hour. Please note we are not able to provide parking validation. Be sure to bring your parking ticket with you once you exit your vehicle. Payment will be due at one of the university pay stations prior to your departure. For driving directions and to view our excuse letter policy, please visit our Welcome Center page .

Located on the Ground Floor of the Bauerle Road Garage, the UTSA Welcome Center serves as the starting point for your campus experience. We recommend that you check-in at least 15 minutes prior to your tour.

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After 2 years of applying for the NYC housing lottery, she finally won her bid. Now she pays $1,000 in rent for her Manhattan apartment.

• A millennial woman won the New York City affordable-housing lottery after applying for two years.
• Nkenge Brown, 30, now pays about $1,000 in monthly rent for her one-bedroom Manhattan apartment.
• It's been almost a year since she moved in, and she's turned her place into a cozy, eclectic home.

Nkenge Brown first heard about the New York City housing lottery system four years ago while she was at work.

"Someone told me that they won a lottery apartment, and I was like, 'What's that?'" Brown, 30, told Business Insider. Back then, Brown was working in the tech industry and lived at home with her mother in Upper Manhattan .

"Once they told me about it, I ended up going online to search the website, but I didn't really pay too much attention to it at the beginning," Brown said.

Fast-forward two years, and Brown was ready to move out and live on her own.

"That's when I started to apply. But, of course, with these things, I know they take time, so I was hoping for the best," Brown said.

It would take her another two years and more than 130 applications before she finally succeeded in her bid for an apartment, she said.

It couldn't have come at a better time. Brown had just quit her job to become a freelance photographer and content creator . She was also living in a different apartment after moving out of her mom's house, and her rent was getting too expensive .

Rent was about $1,940, and if she had stayed for another year, it would have been more than $2,000, she said.

"This place literally came just in time, like a few months before my second-year lease ended," Brown said.

A long, drawn-out process

The affordable-housing lotteries are run by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, or HPD, and the Housing Development Corporation.

Both rental units and homeownership units are available, and application is free.

To qualify for a lottery apartment, each household must meet specific income and size requirements, and these vary across the developments depending on unit size and location.

The New York Times reported in 2020 that since 2013, there had been more than 25 million applications submitted for about 40,000 units. In 2018, the odds of winning the housing lottery were 1 in 592, the Times reported. The HPD didn't respond to a request for comment from BI.

Applying for the housing lottery was a long process that required a lot of patience and paperwork, and Brown ran into a few hiccups along the way.

"It took me maybe over a year before I started hearing back from different properties that I applied to," Brown said. "Some of them I ended up not qualifying for, some of them I didn't provide enough documentation for."

Some of the paperwork included pay stubs, tax returns, as well as receipts for rent and recent gas or electric bills from where she'd been living before.

Even after getting the news that she qualified for an apartment, it took another three months before she was able to move in at the start of May last year.

"I started submitting documents at the beginning of February and getting things rolling in terms of being accepted by the place," Brown said.

Brown's one-bedroom apartment is in Chelsea, a neighborhood on the west side of Manhattan , and her rent is stabilized . It's a two-year lease with an option for renewal.

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Her apartment costs $1,081 a month, but since she gets a utility allowance of $85, she ends up paying $996 for rent, as well as an additional $54 monthly for amenity fees.

The median monthly rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Chelsea is $5,232, according to the latest April data from RentHop.com.

"The day I moved in, I was super excited. I felt blessed," Brown said. "It was like things were coming together, with the opportunity for me to take my business to the next level in a way where I don't feel stressed out about bills and all the things that adulting has to offer."

Her apartment came with some standard appliances , including a washer and dryer, a dishwasher, and a refrigerator, although she says that's not always the case.

"There are a wide range of apartments that offer different things, so it's just up to you as the applicant to apply for the ones that you want or that you're open to," Brown said.

Although the housing-lottery website has a list of amenities displayed for each apartment block, it doesn't specify which appliances each apartment within the block has, she says.

"For example, in this building that I'm in, there are quite a few apartments available," Brown said. "So one of them may not have a washer and dryer, whereas another one. But they don't tell you in detail which of these apartments they are."

Additionally, potential tenants have to submit all their documents even before they can view the apartment in person, she says.

"So there is a chance that you may not even want the place, but you still have to submit your documents first," she said.

A space of one's own

Brown's home is a reflection of her personality and all the things she loves, with bright colors, eclectic furniture, and more than 40 houseplants .

"Plants have a way of really transforming your space," Brown said. "I mean not only in terms of health benefits, with oxygen and everything, but also in nurturing your plant and taking care of them."

She brought most of her furniture and decor over from her old apartment and succeeded in turning her new space into the cozy, airy home she had always envisioned .

Aesthetics aside, most of her furniture pieces double as storage space, she says.

"I have a lot of things, so I always try to find ways to hide them away but, at the same time, make the space look comfortable," Brown said. "For example, I have a couple of Ottomans that have storage — you just open up the top. The ottomans themselves look very cute, and you can sit on them. They don't take up too much space."

It's hard to pick a favorite spot in the home, but if she had to choose, it'd be the corner by her southeast-facing window.

The pink and yellow curtains, together with her plants and a little seated area by the window, remind her of a café.

"I'm really inspired by cafés, especially the ones in Paris. And I know a lot of those would have the chairs facing outward, and I really liked that. So if anything, I was just bringing that into my home as well," Brown said.

"This is my little corner where I can drink some tea or read a book and just enjoy the sun coming in, because the sun does rise in this area," Brown added.

Brown has one suggestion for those who are interested in applying for the housing lottery.

"I actually encourage people to apply to as many as they want because I would say you have a higher chance of succeeding," Brown said.

She added that she also signed up for email alerts, so she'd be notified whenever new properties get listed on the portal.

Being able to have an affordable apartment in the heart of the city is like a dream come true, Brown says.

"I mean to call this space my own. I've also felt inspired. There's always so much going on in the city and it's nice to be able to have access to all of these areas while living here," she added. "I'm just very, very grateful."

Correction: April 11, 2024 — An earlier version of this article misstated the name of the website that collates rental data for apartments in Chelsea. It is RentHop.com, not RentCafe.com.

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