The University
of Texas at Arlington
Public Research University in Arlington, TX. Six-year graduation rate 54%. Median 10-year earnings $63,199.
Ten-year median earnings of $63,199 are the headline number here, and they are strong ones. 54% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Graduates carry a median of $17,527 in debt — in line with the national norm. On economic mobility, 2.6% of students travel from the bottom income quintile to the top.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.28 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
An acceptance rate of 80% puts The University of Texas at Arlington on the accessible end — a realistic target for a broad range of applicants. The applicant pool is large — 24,623 in the most recent cycle — so the published rate reflects genuine competition rather than a small-sample quirk. 26% of those admitted enroll, which is unremarkable in either direction. Read the score bands below as the middle 50% of submitted scores, not a threshold to clear.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | 510–620 | 3,638 (70%) |
| SAT Math | 500–620 | |
| ACT Composite | 19–27 | 599 (12%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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Six-year completion sits at 54%, meaning about one in two students who enroll leave without finishing. First-year retention is 73% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. A 24% transfer-out rate accounts for part of that gap: those students left for another institution rather than dropping out, and the graduation rate above counts them as non-completers here. Retention drops to 29% for part-time students, a gap worth weighing if full-time study is not realistic.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 30,834 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $13,755 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Aid is steeply need-based: families in the $0–30k band pay $11,893 while those at $110k+ pay $24,692. About 67% get grants averaging $9,807, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 31% of students take federal loans, a middling borrowing rate.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 4,706 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $11,893 |
| $30–48k | $12,003 |
| $48–75k | $12,612 |
| $75–110k | $16,371 |
| $110k+ | $24,692 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 9,706 of these 30,834 students, totalling $64,357,105 — an average of $6,631 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Tarrant County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)