The University
of Texas at Tyler
Public Research University in Tyler, TX. Six-year graduation rate 54%. Median 10-year earnings $57,053.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $57,053 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. The six-year graduation rate is 54%, meaning about one in two students who start do not finish. Graduates carry a median of $17,137 in debt — in line with the national norm. On economic mobility, 2.1% 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 0.30 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Admission is not the constraint here: 94% of applicants are accepted. 5,603 students applied in the most recent cycle — a mid-sized pool drawn mostly from the surrounding region. Yield sits at 27% — the remainder of admitted students enroll elsewhere or not at all. The score bands below rest on the 35% of enrolled first-years who submitted an SAT score — a self-selected group, and not a cutoff.
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 | 510–610 | 491 (35%) |
| SAT Math | 500–590 | |
| ACT Composite | 20–26 | 185 (13%) |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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54% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. First-year retention is 77% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 39% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. A 17:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 7,009 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $14,476 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. The income table below is the number that matters — $10,307 at $0–30k versus $22,126 at $110k+. Grant aid reaches 71% of students at an average of $8,875. Federal borrowing reaches 33% of students.
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 · 1,098 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 | $10,307 |
| $30–48k | $10,456 |
| $48–75k | $12,958 |
| $75–110k | $17,475 |
| $110k+ | $22,126 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 2,331 of these 7,009 students, totalling $16,056,918 — an average of $6,888 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Smith 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)