- The Inkwell
- Texas
- The University of Texas at Tyler
Tyler, TXCity: midsizeZIP 75799Founded 1971
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1971
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1973
- Website
- www.uttyler.edu
- Member of
- APLU
TexasPublic
The University of Texas at Tyler
The University of Texas at Tyler is a public university in Tyler, Texas, with 7,440 undergraduates. It admits 94% of applicants, graduates 47% within six years and costs $13,476 a year after aid.
47%graduate
Admission rate94%
Retention77%
4-year graduation38%
Pell Grant share46%
Federal loans31%
$13,476net price / year
94%admission rate
1114average SAT
47%graduate in 6 years
$58,622median earnings, 10 yrs
$17,000median debt
#873 of 1,704 for earnings#390 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,146 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,331 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
- $25,905tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $9,736
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $25,184
- Average net price
- $13,476national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$11,531
$30,001–48,000$11,728
$48,001–75,000$11,008
$75,001–110,000$16,182
$110,001+$23,037
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 94%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1114
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 510–610
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 500–590
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 20–26
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college94%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college77%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college47%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college46%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 47%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 38%
- First-year retention
- 77%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 63%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $55,651
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $58,622middle 50%: $39,615–$85,849
- Median debt at graduation
- $17,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$85,849
Median, The University of Texas at Tyler$58,622
Lower quarter$39,615
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
- 7,440
- Part-time
- 25%
- Women / men
- 61% / 39%
- Average age at entry
- 24.8
- First-generation students
- 39%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 46%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 17 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 78%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,385 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $27,629
- Endowment, end of year
- $212,481,451
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White48%
Hispanic29%
Black11%
Asian4.0%
Two or more races3.7%
U.S. nonresident2.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.5%
Unknown1.8%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions33%
Business & management14%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies10%
Engineering7.4%
Computer & information sciences6.0%
Psychology5.2%
Education4.1%
Biological & biomedical sciences3.7%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL | $14,505 | 48% | $61,351 |
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| Augusta University Augusta, GA | $12,017 | 48% | $52,071 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 228802. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q212528.