Our Lady of the Lake University budget cuts end 16 degree programs; nearly 200 students affected, 19 professors let go

On Feb. 7, close to 200 Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) students received an email saying their current degree path would soon come to an end.

“Your field of study is one area that will be impacted,” an email from the university stated. “We will not be accepting new students into the program starting in Fall 2025.”

The university, on San Antonio’s West Side, enrolls approximately 2,100 students. That means nearly 10% of the student body were affected by these changes.

On Friday, a OLLU representative confirmed to KSAT that 16 degree programs were discontinued, leaving affected students less than six months to realign their academic plans.

Twenty-six faculty members, a mix of tenured and non-tenured professors, were affected by the changes. Nineteen of which were left without a j