University of the Incarnate Word Partners with iGrad to Offer Financial

Education to Large Non-Traditional Student Population

San Diego, CA, May 03, 2018 --(PR.com)-- The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) is partnering
with iGrad to offer a comprehensive and adaptive financial education platform to its largely
non-traditional student population.

iGrad, a private company based in San Diego, is a leading provider of interactive and adaptive online
financial wellness platforms for universities, companies and financial institutions. Its financial wellness
education platform for college students, also called iGrad™ is used at more than 600 colleges and
universities nationwide.

Located in San Antonio, the University of the Incarnate Word is a private Catholic university with over
8500 domestic undergraduate and graduate students, including a large non-traditional population.

Cristen Alicea, UIW financial aid assistant director, said that preventing student loan defaults is a primary
motivator in offering iGrad's financial literacy platform.

“Our student population is over 50 percent Hispanic, and 99 percent of our students receive financial aid,”
she said. “Studies show that 44 percent of Latino borrowers default or are delinquent on their student
loans. Since financial literacy relates to the default number, iGrad works together with our default
management program.”

Included in the iGrad platform is a student loan tracking tool which aggregates student loan balances and
estimates monthly payments, helping to prepare students for these payments after graduation.

"We are excited about our partnership with UIW,” said iGrad Executive Vice President Kris Alban. “The
student demographic is very compelling. Non-traditional students are at the biggest risk for default. iGrad
can have a lifelong impact and create change in their financial behavior. We will be watching their usage
and knowledge gain on the platform."

Designed around a proprietary behavioral algorithm, iGrad personalizes financial information for each
student's situation and needs. It also offers tools, quizzes, videos, articles and a library of multimedia
content.

With the large UIW student population of active-duty military and veterans, graduate professionals, adult,
evening, weekend and online students, iGrad's comprehensive and adaptive content appeals to a broad
demographic.

iGrad adapts to each student's specific circumstances, even providing interactive educational content on
retirement and mortgages to those who need it.

iGrad is a three-time winner of Education Program of the Year (The Institute for Financial Literacy), Best

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Product award for three years running (University Business Magazine), as well as the Outstanding
Consumer Information Award (AFCPE). For more information, visit http://schools.igrad.com/

About UIW
With over 130 years of tradition, the University of the Incarnate Word is committed to educational
excellence in a context of faith in Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Word of God. UIW programs constitute a
liberal education that fosters a well-grounded intellectual resilience, a disposition toward lifelong
learning, and an acceptance of responsibility for the ethical consequences of our ideas and actions. UIW
is the largest Catholic university in the state and the fourth largest private university in Texas. The main
campus is in the heart of San Antonio's Alamo Heights, with additional locations throughout San
Antonio, South and Central Texas, two campuses in Mexico and a European Study Center in Heidelberg,
Germany. UIW is a leader in international education, with 140 “sister schools” in 44 countries. UIW is a
sponsored ministry of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word. For more information about UIW,
visit http://www.uiw.edu/

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Contact Information:
iGrad
Jennifer Wezensky
269-274-4071
Contact via Email
http://schools.igrad.com
UIW Media Contact:
Margaret Garcia
Associate director of communications & marketing
210.829.6001
mlgarci2@uiwtx.edu

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