University of Texas at Arlington

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 5,500,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%)
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 283 (90% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 24,407
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 98%
From Region 0%
Athletes 246 (1.1%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 39%
White 21%
Asian 15%
Black 15%
International 5%
Mixed 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs 157 46% 24% 9% 6% 52% 3% $66,312 33 -0.20 67 89%
Architecture 133 — 53% 23% 9% 5% 53% 3% $67,915 46 -0.02 70 89% — — — —
Interior Design 20 — 5% 35% 10% 10% 40% 5% $55,952 9 -1.39 43 — — — — —
Sustainable Design/Architecture 4 — 25% 0% 0% 25% 75% 0% $64,820 30 -0.37 64 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 1,374 51% 19% 19% 10% 46% 4% $77,851 67 -0.50 82 95%
Information Systems 222 — 71% 18% 39% 13% 19% 8% $94,788 46 -0.17 93 96% — — — —
Accounting 155 — 51% 21% 17% 7% 48% 5% $82,990 44 -0.26 86 94% — — — —
Business Analytics 12 — 67% 25% 17% 17% 33% 8% $77,099 18 -0.88 81 — — — — —
Business Statistics — — — — — — — — $78,410 20 -0.80 82 — — — — —
Economics 28 — 68% 25% 18% 11% 32% 4% $75,594 18 -0.84 80 90% — — — —
Finance 240 — 59% 19% 16% 7% 52% 4% $80,637 21 -0.64 84 94% — — — —
International Business 29 — 24% 14% 17% 7% 62% 0% $70,856 36 -0.57 74 94% — — — —
Logistics 11 — 73% 36% 18% 9% 27% 9% $69,206 6 -1.33 72 97% — — — —
Management 326 — 40% 19% 14% 12% 51% 2% $69,206 36 -0.44 72 97% — — — —
Management Information Systems 66 — 65% 14% 30% 12% 38% 3% $77,245 18 -0.87 81 94% — — — —
Managerial Economics 27 — 70% 22% 7% 15% 52% 0% $80,693 28 -0.65 85 97% — — — —
Marketing 229 — 33% 17% 14% 7% 58% 2% $68,930 22 -0.67 71 97% — — — —
Real Estate 29 — 48% 24% 10% 7% 55% 3% $76,810 18 -0.80 81 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 123 6% 24% 5% 10% 58% 2% $83,215 80 +3.30 86 100%
Education 123 — 6% 24% 5% 10% 58% 2% $83,215 99 +3.30 86 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering 908 78% 22% 22% 7% 35% 10% $102,453 95 -0.27 96 96%
Aerospace Engineering 54 — 83% 33% 26% 6% 26% 2% $103,120 60 +0.07 96 98% — — — —
Architectural Engineering 40 — 50% 35% 5% 8% 42% 8% $62,620 0 -4.24 60 — — — — —
Biomedical Engineering 51 — 57% 20% 20% 14% 27% 14% $81,500 3 -1.47 85 96% — — — —
Civil Engineering 115 — 76% 28% 16% 10% 37% 6% $91,015 40 -0.19 91 97% — — — —
Computer Engineering 51 — 78% 27% 22% 10% 31% 8% $114,688 58 -0.11 98 93% — — — —
Construction Engineering 128 — 77% 13% 5% 3% 77% 0% $104,896 98 +1.79 97 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 70 — 83% 23% 21% 13% 34% 6% $102,813 19 -0.67 96 99% — — — —
Industrial Engineering 32 — 88% 38% 22% 6% 31% 3% $90,997 4 -1.46 91 98% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 89 — 87% 30% 19% 4% 35% 7% $94,695 28 -0.57 93 98% — — — —
Computer Science 205 — 79% 11% 36% 6% 16% 25% $117,789 48 -0.21 99 92% — — — —
Computer Software Engineering 73 — 82% 27% 32% 8% 22% 8% $114,688 43 -0.30 98 93% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Liberal Arts 933 38% 30% 7% 17% 37% 2% $54,740 3 -0.11 40 91% 5.4%
English 71 — 23% 37% 7% 18% 32% 0% $55,745 70 +0.41 42 91% — — — —
French 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $52,381 31 -0.50 33 91% — — — —
General Studies 281 — 43% 30% 9% 22% 30% 3% $57,655 62 +0.03 47 91% — — — —
History 67 — 66% 40% 3% 4% 43% 0% $60,438 76 +0.34 55 93% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 4 — 0% 50% 0% 25% 0% 0% $58,725 66 +0.13 50 96% — — — —
Language Interpretation and Translation 12 — 25% 8% 0% 0% 83% 8% $44,702 7 -1.19 15 89% — — — —
Linguistics 9 — 33% 33% 11% 11% 22% 0% $44,702 7 -1.19 15 88% — — — —
Modern Languages — — — — — — — — $44,702 7 -1.19 15 88% — — — —
Philosophy 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $51,791 24 -0.73 31 — — — — —
Spanish 9 — 11% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $52,381 31 -0.50 33 91% — — — —
Anthropology 17 — 35% 59% 6% 6% 24% 0% $46,409 6 -0.95 18 89% — — — —
Applied Sociology 7 — 29% 29% 14% 14% 43% 0% $49,418 18 -0.68 25 94% — — — —
Communication 79 — 33% 27% 4% 22% 37% 5% $47,709 6 -1.32 21 91% — — — —
Communication 43 — 28% 26% 2% 16% 42% 2% $58,332 39 -0.33 49 — — — — —
Intercultural and International Studies 16 — 12% 31% 0% 12% 50% 0% $65,510 32 -0.38 65 83% — — — —
Journalism 19 — 37% 21% 0% 21% 47% 5% $56,079 25 -0.70 43 — — — — —
Organizational Communication 7 — 14% 29% 14% 29% 14% 14% $64,186 27 -0.68 63 94% — — — —
Political Science 50 — 38% 26% 8% 18% 46% 0% $53,757 5 -1.36 37 89% — — — —
Sociology 15 — 13% 13% 7% 40% 40% 0% $49,418 18 -0.68 25 94% — — — —
Art History 11 — 18% 45% 9% 9% 27% 0% $52,195 62 +0.03 32 91% — — — —
Digital Communication 20 — 40% 35% 15% 15% 25% 5% $54,840 56 -0.06 40 89% 5.4% — — —
Fine Arts 46 — 43% 17% 17% 24% 33% 4% $52,195 77 +0.58 32 91% — — — —
Music 34 — 50% 29% 9% 12% 38% 0% $58,852 96 +1.30 50 96% — — — —
Music Management 5 — 40% 40% 0% 40% 0% 0% $56,779 93 +1.08 45 — — — — —
Music Performance 11 — 36% 18% 9% 9% 55% 9% $58,852 96 +1.30 50 96% — — — —
Studio Art 63 — 37% 25% 6% 11% 49% 2% $52,195 77 +0.58 32 91% — — — —
Theatre 31 — 39% 45% 0% 16% 29% 0% $39,068 26 -0.54 7 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Nursing and Health Innovation 3,041 20% 31% 13% 17% 34% 1% $97,101 93 +0.87 94 96% 2.9%
Clinical Laboratory Science 6 — 17% 17% 33% 0% 33% 0% $79,664 63 +0.17 84 — — — — —
Kinesiology 197 — 47% 21% 16% 11% 46% 1% $60,845 48 -0.11 56 95% — — — —
Nursing 2,635 — 18% 33% 12% 17% 32% 1% $103,225 87 +1.09 96 97% 2.6% — — —
Public Health 200 — 18% 14% 21% 25% 36% 1% $53,220 12 -1.11 35 93% 6.6% — — —
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 3 — 0% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $59,332 85 +0.72 52 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Science 604 30% 25% 22% 15% 31% 3% $60,760 12 -0.42 55 93%
Data Science 18 — 39% 11% 28% 17% 17% 22% $87,068 15 -1.09 89 — — — — —
Chemistry 16 — 62% 38% 31% 0% 19% 0% $65,015 21 -0.63 64 100% — — — —
Geosciences 12 — 42% 42% 0% 8% 42% 0% $76,504 90 +1.03 81 100% — — — —
Mathematics 25 — 68% 52% 12% 4% 24% 4% $63,569 16 -0.82 62 94% — — — —
Physics 19 — 89% 37% 5% 11% 26% 16% $83,020 51 -0.04 86 89% — — — —
Biochemistry 13 — 38% 15% 38% 0% 38% 0% $63,045 15 -0.75 61 96% — — — —
Biology 246 — 28% 21% 30% 18% 25% 2% $62,786 32 -0.43 60 93% — — — —
Microbiology 23 — 39% 17% 30% 0% 39% 0% $59,131 9 -1.50 51 95% — — — —
Environmental Science 11 — 36% 27% 9% 27% 36% 0% $70,164 92 +1.45 73 93% — — — —
Psychology 221 — 18% 25% 14% 17% 39% 2% $52,537 37 -0.38 33 92% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Social Work 379 19% 22% 4% 22% 49% 0% $56,078 4 +0.00 43 93%
Social Work 216 — 12% 25% 3% 26% 42% 0% $52,485 42 -0.09 33 93% — — — —
Criminal Justice 163 — 28% 19% 5% 16% 58% 0% $60,841 59 +0.13 56 92% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,555
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $31,471
Est. In-State Cost $16,241
Est. Out-of-State Cost $40,711
ROI Percentile 86th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 34%
6-Year Graduation Rate 54%
Transfer-Out Rate 24%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 40.4% 3,038 20% 31% 13% 17% 33% 1% $97,138 94 +0.87 94 96% 2.9%
Business & Economics 15.3% 1,152 47% 19% 16% 9% 51% 3% $74,587 39 -0.57 79 95% —
Social Sciences 9.2% 693 21% 26% 7% 20% 40% 2% $52,712 22 -0.50 34 92% —
Engineering 8.4% 630 77% 25% 16% 8% 42% 5% $96,046 21 -0.29 94 98% —
Computer Science 6.9% 518 75% 16% 36% 10% 18% 15% $106,427 43 -0.24 97 94% —
Humanities 6.1% 459 41% 32% 7% 17% 35% 2% $57,005 62 +0.06 46 91% —
Arts 5.0% 378 42% 27% 9% 11% 43% 3% $57,975 75 +0.20 48 91% 5.4%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.8% 282 29% 21% 30% 16% 27% 2% $62,500 26 -0.53 59 93% —
Professional 2.2% 163 28% 19% 5% 16% 58% 0% $60,841 30 +0.13 56 92% —
Education 1.6% 123 6% 24% 5% 10% 58% 2% $83,215 100 +3.30 86 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.0% 72 68% 43% 12% 6% 26% 6% $71,179 29 -0.27 75 95% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.1% 11 36% 27% 9% 27% 36% 0% $70,164 90 +1.45 73 93% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $72.3M #69 45% $3.2M 85 #42 429 41
Physical Sciences & Math $23.5M #118 51% $0.4M 20 #124 229 18
Health Sciences $12.2M #129 42% $0.2M 5 #183 55 3
Computer Science $11.2M #80 40% $0.3M 17 #58 179 6
Humanities & Social Sciences $10.0M #151 28% $0.1M 16 #200 47 1
Life & Natural Sciences $9.4M #164 41% $0.1M 10 #149 69 5
Business & Economics $3.8M #120 1% $0.1M 13 #102 — —
Education $2.3M #166 54% $0.0M 7 #364 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.3M #198 0% $0.0M 4 #81 24 1
Total $145M #142 43% $4.5M 177 #123 1,032 75

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 74 $927K $927K $0
Baseball 39 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Basketball 18 $2.5M $2.5M $0
Golf 9 $352K $352K $0
Tennis 8 $374K $374K $0
Total 130 $5.3M $5.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 65 $954K $954K $0
Softball 25 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Volleyball 18 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Basketball 13 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Tennis 8 $480K $480K $0
Golf 6 $472K $472K $0
Total 116 $6.2M $6.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 139 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Baseball 39 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Basketball 31 $4.6M $4.6M $0
Softball 25 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Volleyball 18 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Tennis 16 $854K $854K $0
Golf 15 $824K $824K $0
Total 246 $18.7M $18.7M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 81%
Yield (non-ED) 24%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 81% 81% 81%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 82%
SAT Range 1010 – 1240
SAT Math Range 500 – 620
SAT RW Range 510 – 620