Eligible freshmen applicants who demonstrate financial need can submit an application fee waiver to cover the application fee.
A submission request does not guarantee that your application fee will be waived. Students that submit an application fee waiver request must meet eligibility by submitting the correct documentation to support the request. UT San Antonio’s Office of Undergraduate Admission will review your request. If your application fee waiver request is denied, you will be required to pay the application fee.
International, Transfer, Readmits, Special Undergraduate, and Graduate applicants are not eligible for application fee waivers.
Application Fee Waiver Eligibility
Domestic Freshman applicants are eligible for an application fee waiver if any of the following criteria below applies, and the supporting documentation is submitted for review:
- Freshmen applicant is a ward of the state or an orphan.
- Freshmen applicants’ annual family income falls within the Income Eligibility Guidelines set by the USDA Food and Nutrition Service.
- Freshmen applicant lives in federally subsidized public housing, a foster home or is homeless.
- Freshmen applicants’ family receives public assistance such as TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families).
Other criteria that may qualify Freshman applicants for a fee waiver may include:
- ACT and/or College Board SAT application fee waiver form
- NACAC fee waiver form with supporting documentation listed in Step 2 below
- Students who submit a NACAC fee waiver form without supporting documentation can qualify for an application fee deferral. See details below.
How to Submit an Application Fee Waiver
To request an admission application fee waiver, there are two steps to complete:
- Designate an application fee waiver request on your application if you’re applying on Common App. If you’re applying on ApplyTexas, proceed to step 2.
- Using UT San Antonio’s Document Uploader, submit any of the following supporting documentation to verify Fee Waiver Request.
- Upload* ACT and/or College Board SAT application fee waiver form.
- Upload* documentation that student is a ward of the state or orphan.
- Upload* documentation that the student lives in subsidized public housing, a foster home or is homeless.
- Upload* documentation that the student’s family received public assistance – TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families).
- Upload* the IRS transcript reflecting the total family income is at or below the federal economic index for free/reduced lunch eligibility requirements. You must provide a Tax Transcript from the IRS. A photocopy of your tax return will not satisfy this requirement.
*Documents should be uploaded through our Document Uploader after you have activated your myUTSA ID. Once you have logged in, read the instructions, and click on “Upload a new document,” select “Undergraduate Admissions,” select the term you have applied to select “Application Fee Waiver” category, select the appropriate document name, attach your document then press “upload.” We advise that you do not e-mail anything that has your social security number displayed.
Fee Deferment Eligibility
Eligible domestic freshmen or domestic transfer applicants who demonstrate financial hardship but who may not qualify for an application fee waiver can submit an application fee deferral request to defer the application fee to be paid at a later date.
Please note: a submission does not guarantee that your application fee will be deferred. Supporting documents should be submitted with deferral request. UT San Antonio’s Office of Undergraduate Admission will review your request to determine eligibility. If your fee deferral request is denied, you will be required to pay the application fee in order to complete your application.
Eligible domestic freshman who submit an NACAC fee waiver form but do not have supporting documentation to qualify for an application fee waiver will have their application fee deferred to be paid at a later date.
International, Readmits, Special Undergraduate, and graduate applicants are not eligible for application fee deferral.
Application Fee Waivers FAQs
This means that UT San Antonio needs additional documents to review your application fee waiver. If this item shows on your admission checklist, we received your request but we still need your documents. Please check the list of allowed documents above under How to Submit an Application Fee Waiver.
Application fee payments do not show up right away. Please wait up to 3 business days to see the payment on your account. A business day is a weekday (not a weekend or a holiday). If your fee still doesn’t show on your account after 3 business days, email a copy of your payment receipt to [email protected].
Fee waivers are not applied right away. Please allow 1–2 weeks for the update to appear on your account. Processing times might be longer during busy periods. Don’t forget to double check that you submitted all required documents listed on that page.
No. Transfer, international, readmit, special undergraduate and graduate students are not eligible for application fee waivers. Only eligible domestic freshman students who show financial need may receive a fee waiver to cover the application fee.
No. International, transfer, readmit, special undergraduate and graduate students are not eligible for application fee waivers. Only eligible domestic freshman students who show financial need may receive a fee waiver to cover the application fee.
Free College Application Week FAQs
Applications that are submitted between 12 a.m. CT on October 13, 2025, through 11:59 p.m. CT on October 19, 2025, through ApplyTexas will be free.
Texas Residents can submit their undergraduate program applications with no application fee during Free College Application Week. The fee waiver currently applies only to undergraduate applications submitted through ApplyTexas. Both first-time freshmen and transfer admission applicants can participate in Free College Application Week.
The waiver for Free College Application Week does not apply to:
- Graduate program admissions applications
- International admissions applications
- Non-Texas resident admissions applications
Yes, students may submit applications to any available semester if the application is submitted by 11:59 p.m. CT on October 19, 2025.
No, we will only honor the fee waiver if an application has not previously been submitted for the term. If you’re a freshman, you can review the information on this page to pursue our regular process. If you’re not a freshman, you can pay your fee on your myUTSA Admissions portal.
Yes, you can learn more information about our admissions application fee waiver process and who is eligible on this page.
We will use the submission timestamp in ApplyTexas to determine if a student qualifies. Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. CT on October 19, 2025, to be eligible for free status. Applications created but not submitted will not be eligible.
Once you submit your application, you will receive a thank you email from ApplyTexas. It can take up to two business days for us to receive and download your application once it is submitted.
Once we receive your application, you will receive an email from our One Stop Enrollment Center (UT San Antonio One Stop) confirming the receipt of your application along with your next steps.
Application fee waivers only apply if you applied through ApplyTexas during College Application Week. This is a short time when application fees are free. It starts at 12:00 a.m. CT on the first day and ends at 11:59 p.m. CT on the last day. You must be an undergrad student, which means you are working on your first college degree. You must also be a Texas resident. A Texas resident is someone who lives in Texas and meets state rules. You may need to provide additional documentation to prove you are a resident of Texas.
If you did not apply during Free College Application Week, you may still have options. You can read about other fee waiver choices on this page.
Fee waivers during Texas Free College Application Week are only for Texas residents and they only work during that week. If your record says you are not from Texas and you think that is wrong, you can ask for a review. Go to the Texas Residency page on the One Stop website to see which steps you need to follow. You may need to send extra documents to help prove that you live in Texas.