The University of Texas at Arlington

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for The University of Texas at Arlington

The University of Texas at Arlington operates as a public institution located in Arlington, Texas (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 32,294 students of which 37,751 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. The University of Texas at Arlington is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 79.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,124 and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $13,951, with published in-state tuition of $11,950 and a Pell grant recipient share of 42.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $17,527, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 55.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 72.9%. Graduates earn a median of $63,199 ten years after enrolling, compared with $60,902 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 1312500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 74.3% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.