- The Inkwell
- Texas
- The University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson, TXCity: midsizeZIP 75080Founded 1961
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1961
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: very high research activity (R1)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1971
- Website
- www.utdallas.edu
TexasPublic
The University of Texas at Dallas
The University of Texas at Dallas is a public university in Richardson, Texas, with 21,751 undergraduates. It admits 65% of applicants, graduates 79% within six years and costs $15,271 a year after aid.
79%graduate
Admission rate65%
Retention90%
4-year graduation63%
Pell Grant share32%
Federal loans27%
$15,271net price / year
65%admission rate
1286average SAT
79%graduate in 6 years
$74,762median earnings, 10 yrs
$17,567median debt
#281 of 1,704 for earnings#516 of 1,739 for lowest net price#197 of 1,738 for graduation rate#458 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $29,648tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $14,664
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $40,164
- Average net price
- $15,271national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$10,562
$30,001–48,000$10,795
$48,001–75,000$11,404
$75,001–110,000$15,098
$110,001+$25,067
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 65%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1286
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 580–690
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 580–720
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 24–32
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college65%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college90%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college79%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college32%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 79%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 63%
- First-year retention
- 90%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 75%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $62,940
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $74,762middle 50%: $48,456–$112,619
- Median debt at graduation
- $17,567
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$112,619
Median, The University of Texas at Dallas$74,762
Lower quarter$48,456
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 21,751
- Part-time
- 14%
- Women / men
- 44% / 56%
- Average age at entry
- 22.7
- First-generation students
- 31%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 32%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 23 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 75%
- Average faculty salary
- $15,085 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $12,056
- Endowment, end of year
- $858,859,362
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White21%
Hispanic18%
Black5.9%
Asian43%
Two or more races3.7%
U.S. nonresident5.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Unknown3.3%
18 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Computer & information sciences27%
Business & management19%
Engineering12%
Biological & biomedical sciences10%
Psychology6.8%
Visual & performing arts6.6%
Health professions5.9%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies4.2%
keep comparing
Similar colleges
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| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX | $6,803 | 51% | $54,599 |
| Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX | $14,788 | 56% | $56,877 |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX | $4,858 | 55% | $52,947 |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX | $9,872 | 52% | $60,704 |
| Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX | $20,525 | 49% | $56,673 |
| University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX | $9,828 | 30% | $57,404 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN | $16,003 | 80% | $70,105 |
| University of Delaware Newark, DE | $16,337 | 78% | $83,800 |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK | $15,531 | 75% | $66,905 |
| Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN | $14,851 | 84% | $80,082 |
| University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA | $14,794 | 86% | $96,197 |
| University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA | $16,807 | 84% | $82,568 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 228787. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1781394.