The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX · Public · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · UT Arlington · UTA
Public institution in Arlington, TX · 30,834 undergraduates · 81% acceptance rate · $63,199 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 2%Undergraduates
- Top 12%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 22%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 23%Median graduate debt
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $15,235700th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $11,728740th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $29,6601,231st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $25,265704th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $17,527437th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $63,199428th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $60,902231st highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 56.5%895th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 72.9%1,090th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 81.3%937th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1116640th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 23493rd highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 30,83450th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 23.0:12,007th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 39.6%721st highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 13 mi (DFW)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- RDJul 26
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $75
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 59 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $71,690 | $72,515 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $70,953 | $69,897 |
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $70,829 | $71,225 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $65,711 | $66,461 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $64,493 | $62,534 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $64,493 | $64,824 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $63,253 | $55,693 |
| Information Science/StudiesComputer Science | bachelors | $60,169 | $57,110 |
| Industrial EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $60,023 | $67,202 |
| Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $48,849 | — |
| ChemistryPhysical Sciences | bachelors | $48,432 | — |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $48,225 | $49,136 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1895source
- Athletic nickname: "Mavericks"source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- School colors: Royal Blue and Orange and Whitesource
- Mascot: Blazesource
- Motto: "Disciplina Praesidium Civitatis (Latin)"source
- Formerly known as "Arlington College" (1895–1902)source
- Formerly known as "Carlisle Military Academy" (1901–1913)source
- Formerly known as "Arlington Training School" (1913–1916)source
- Formerly known as "Arlington Military Academy" (1916–1917)source
- Formerly known as "Grubbs Vocational College" (1917–1923)source
- Formerly known as "North Texas Agricultural College" (1923–1949)source
- Formerly known as "Arlington State College" (1949–1967)source
- Athletic conference: WACsource
- A Space-grant institutionsource
- Fight song: ""UTA Fight Song""source
- Notable alum: Kalpana Chawlasource
- Notable alum: Lou Diamond Phillipssource
- Notable alum: Tommy Frankssource
Athletics — 7 sports
NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,584,344 (M $1,425,549 · W $2,158,795)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to The University of Texas at Arlington’s 30,834 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In TX
- The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, TX · 29,675 undergrads
- Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, TX · 32,446 undergrads
- University of North TexasDenton, TX · 33,680 undergrads
- Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, TX · 34,547 undergrads
- The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, TX · 27,026 undergrads
- Austin Community College DistrictAustin, TX · 25,969 undergrads
Elsewhere
- University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN · 30,469 undergrads
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, VA · 30,435 undergrads
- University of GeorgiaAthens, GA · 31,310 undergrads
- University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, MD · 30,246 undergrads
- Purdue University GlobalWest Lafayette, IN · 31,502 undergrads
- University of Colorado BoulderBoulder, CO · 31,578 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteuta.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 228769)
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