Where students live
Almost everything students rent is on two roads. UTSA Boulevard runs along the campus edge and carries Prado, Campus Edge, Oasis and Avalon Place, most of them a walk rather than a drive. Babcock Road, a little further out, holds Tetro Student Village and Villas at Babcock — Tetro is the first stop on the campus shuttle, which is why it can be cheaper without being inconvenient. Beyond those two roads you are into ordinary San Antonio apartments off Loop 1604, which are unfurnished and priced by the unit.
This is a by-the-bed market close in and a per-unit market further out, and the two are easy to confuse when you are comparing headline numbers. Watch for it at Avalon Place in particular, where the published range does not say which it is. Several properties here also hide their pricing behind a contact form, so a phone call is unavoidable if you want to compare properly.
Apartments & rentals students actually use
| Community | Distance | Units & rates | Furnished? | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tetro Student Village 15502 Babcock Rd | ~2.1 mi, first shuttle stop | 2-4BR from $625 per bed; 840-1,731 sq ft | Furnished | tetrostudentvillage.com |
| Villas at Babcock 14333 Babcock Rd | Across the street | 1BR and 4BR/4.5BA townhomes, ~$485-$529 per bed (aggregator figure, unverified) | Furnished | americancampus.com |
| Campus Edge on UTSA Blvd 6802 UTSA Blvd | Across the street | 1-4BR, $724-$1,509 per bed; 829-1,545 sq ft | Furnished | americancampus.com |
| Prado Student Living 7114 UTSA Blvd | Across the street | Studio to 5BR, $869-$1,479 per person; 488-1,815 sq ft | Unfurnished | pradostudentliving.com |
| Oasis San Antonio 6023 UTSA Blvd | On UTSA Blvd | 2BR/2BA and 4BR/4BA, private locking bedrooms; rates by phone; 897-2,000 sq ft | Furnished | oasissanantonio.com |
| Avalon Place 6676 UTSA Blvd | Adjacent to campus | 1, 2 and 4BR, $1,450-$3,640 — ask which basis; 576-1,842 sq ft | Furnished | avalonplaceutsa.com |
| The Row 7302 University Row | Off UTSA Blvd | 1-2BR, $1,019-$1,414 per unit; 610-1,125 sq ft | Unfurnished | Aggregator listings only |
| Onyx at Oslo Loop 1604 W access road | ~17 min | Studio to 2BR, $837-$1,429 per unit; 360-769 sq ft | Unfurnished | onyxatoslo.com |
Compiled from property sites and public listings, August 2026. Rates move every lease season and several properties here publish nothing at all — verify with the property before you sign.
Getting to campus without a car
The Runner, UTSA’s own shuttle, is free and GPS-tracked, and its first stop off campus is Tetro on Babcock Road. More usefully, every UTSA student gets a free unlimited VIA U-Pass for San Antonio’s city buses — a digital pass in the goMobile+ app, activated with your UTSA email. The Roadrunner Express (route 93) links the main and downtown campuses in about 35 minutes, and VIA Link runs on-demand around both. The Little Runner downtown circulator is paused and returns in an enhanced form in autumn 2026.
How it compares to a dorm
What you’ll need
Most rentals here come furnished — use the checklist’s furnished filter and focus on bedding, kitchen and bath.
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