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The University of Texas at Arlington Overview

The University of Texas at Arlington is a public institution situated in Arlington, Texas. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is The University of Texas at Arlington Known For?

8,673 Undergraduate Awards
$35,142 Avg Cost After Aid
88% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at UT Arlington is the doctor's degree.
  • In 2017-2018, 62% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from UT Arlington with a bachelor's degree make about $48,700 a year. That's 19% more than those who graduate from other schools.

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The University of Texas at Arlington Rankings

Out of the 137 colleges in Texas, UT Arlington is ranked at #18.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UT Arlington.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#4 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#6 Most Popular Public & Social Service Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#20 Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#23 Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#46 Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#51 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#65 Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#69 Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#69 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#112 Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UT Arlington has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#82 Best Registered Nursing Schools College Factual
#83 Best Nursing Schools Nursing Degree Search
#110 Best Nursing Schools College Factual
#112 Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools College Factual
#112 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Schools College Factual
#207 Best Health Professions Schools College Factual

Where Is The University of Texas at Arlington?

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Contact details for UT Arlington are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 701 S. Nedderman Dr., Arlington, TX 76013
Phone: 817-272-2011
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-University-of-Texas-at-Arlington/123889354300036
Twitter: http://twitter.com/utarlington

How Do I Get Into UT Arlington?

You can apply to UT Arlington online at: https://www.applytexas.org/adappc/gen/c_start.WBX

Admission Requirements for UT Arlington

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank required
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program recommended
Recommendations neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores considered but not required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UT Arlington?

88% Acceptance Rate
57% Of Accepted Are Women
78% Submit SAT Scores
UT Arlington has the high acceptance rate of 88%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 89%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.

Average Test Scores

About 78% of students accepted to UT Arlington submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 620. Math scores were between 530 and 630.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for The University of Texas at Arlington  ( 520 to 620 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for The University of Texas at Arlington  ( 530 to 630 )
200
800
UT Arlington received ACT scores from 25% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 27. Math scores were between 19 and 26. Composite scores were between 21 and 27.

ACT English Scores for The University of Texas at Arlington  ( 20 to 27 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for The University of Texas at Arlington  ( 19 to 26 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for The University of Texas at Arlington  ( 21 to 27 )
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36

Can I Afford The University of Texas at Arlington?

$35,142 Net Price
39% Take Out Loans
5.8% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of UT Arlington is $35,142. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UT Arlington, approximately 39% of students took out student loans averaging $5,942 a year. That adds up to $23,768 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UT Arlington is 5.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

The University of Texas at Arlington Undergraduate Student Diversity

19,770 Full-Time Undergraduates
55% Women
64% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 35,064 undergraduate students at UT Arlington, with 19,770 being full-time and 15,294 being part-time.

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There are also 13,008 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 19,770 full-time undergraduates at UT Arlington, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of The University of Texas at Arlington students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 3,011
Black or African American 2,485
Hispanic or Latino 6,249
White 5,448
International Students 1,277
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,300

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at The University of Texas at Arlington. At this time, 30 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 116 countries are represented at UT Arlington. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Nepal.

Online Learning at The University of Texas at Arlington

18,401 Took All Classes Online
26,614 Took At Least One Class Online
4.5% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 13 master’s degree programs available online at UT Arlington. In 2019-2020, 26,614 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UT Arlington has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the most popular in Texas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of UT Arlington

The following table shows how UT Arlington is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Systems Engineering #19 #16
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering #19 #4
Civil Engineering #22 #1
Electrical Engineering #25 #7
Industrial Engineering #25 #4
Mechanical Engineering #25 #1
Social Work #31 #19
Engineering-Related Fields #61 #76

Online Growth Rankings of UT Arlington

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at The University of Texas at Arlington was 4.5%. This is the #1,560 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UT Arlington regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UT Arlington majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Civil Engineering 7%
Criminal Justice & Corrections 3%
Education 5%
Electrical Engineering 2%
Engineering 4%
Health Professions 5%
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 3%
Nursing 1%
Public Administration 1%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UT Arlington ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UT Arlington.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Systems Engineering #32
Industrial Engineering #34
Mechanical Engineering #37
Civil Engineering #46
Electrical Engineering #61
Engineering-Related Fields #100
Social Work #118
Engineering #189
Public Administration #189
Curriculum & Instruction #248
Engineering Technologies #288
Public Administration & Social Service #420
Educational Administration #487

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

The University of Texas at Arlington Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Nursing 0 3,539 112 1,406 64 5,121
Social Work 6 234 15 648 6 909
Business Administration & Management 4 365 21 470 10 870
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 402 0 402
Computer Information Systems 0 0 0 366 16 382
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 312 0 0 0 312
Mechanical Engineering 6 156 40 86 16 304
Educational Administration 0 0 1 278 10 289
Finance & Financial Management 0 279 0 0 0 279
General Biology 0 266 0 11 0 277
Information Science 0 233 0 41 0 274
Marketing 1 254 0 17 0 272
Communication & Media Studies 12 247 0 7 0 266
Health & Physical Education 0 235 0 20 6 261
Civil Engineering 0 105 0 111 27 243
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 196 0 29 0 225
Accounting 0 174 0 44 0 218
General Psychology 0 193 0 22 0 215
Electrical Engineering 2 83 8 71 12 176
Fine & Studio Arts 0 143 0 4 0 147
Industrial Engineering 0 25 0 112 9 146
Computer Science 0 142 0 0 0 142
Computer Engineering 2 95 5 27 5 134
Public Administration 0 0 35 84 14 133
Construction Engineering 0 21 0 82 0 103
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 47 34 2 16 2 101
Biomedical Engineering 0 57 0 33 10 100
History 1 74 4 11 3 93
General Education 0 69 0 22 0 91
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 0 64 0 17 5 86
Mathematics 0 54 1 17 10 82
Public Health 0 78 0 1 0 79
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 77 0 0 0 77
General English Literature 2 64 0 5 3 74
Management Information Systems 0 71 0 0 0 71
Music 0 50 2 14 0 66
Architectural Sciences & Technology 0 0 0 62 0 62
Political Science & Government 0 53 0 7 0 60
Economics 0 41 0 13 0 54
General Architecture 0 51 0 0 0 51
International Business 0 44 0 0 0 44
Romance Languages 5 39 0 0 0 44
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 0 44 0 44
Chemistry 0 21 0 5 17 43
Sociology 0 36 1 3 0 40
Geological & Earth Sciences 8 30 1 0 0 39
Data Analytics 0 0 14 21 0 35
Business/Managerial Economics 0 34 0 0 0 34
Physics 0 28 0 2 3 33
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 31 0 0 0 31
Drama & Theater Arts 0 30 0 0 0 30
Anthropology 4 24 0 0 0 28
Natural Resources Conservation 0 9 0 13 4 26
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 23 0 0 0 23
International Studies 0 23 0 0 0 23
Teaching English or French 20 0 0 1 0 21
Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 0 21 0 21
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 6 13 0 19
Allied Health Professions 0 0 0 16 0 16
Taxation 0 0 0 14 0 14
Materials Engineering 0 0 0 13 1 14
Philosophy 0 12 0 0 0 12
Human Resource Management 0 0 0 11 0 11
Real Estate 0 6 0 5 0 11
Interior Architecture 0 10 0 0 0 10
Architectural Engineering 0 10 0 0 0 10
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 0 0 9 9
Applied Mathematics 0 0 0 9 0 9
Landscape Architecture 0 0 0 7 0 7
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 7 0 0 0 7
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 0 3 0 3
Systems Engineering 0 0 0 3 0 3
Child Development & Psychology 0 0 0 0 3 3
Arts & Media Management 0 2 0 0 0 2
Public Policy 0 0 0 1 0 1
TOTAL 120 8,553 268 4,761 265 13,967

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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