The University of Texas at Dallas

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

The University of Texas at Dallas operates as a public institution located in Richardson, Texas (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 21,751 students of which 22,824 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 Dallas 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 65.1%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,286. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $18,267, with published in-state tuition of $14,644 and a Pell grant recipient share of 30.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $18,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 75.3%, and the first-year retention rate is 90.0%. Graduates earn a median of $68,227 ten years after enrolling, compared with $57,249 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 422600.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 76.1% 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.