The University of Texas at Tyler

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

The University of Texas at Tyler operates as a public institution located in Tyler, Texas (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 7,440 students of which 8,600 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 Tyler is categorized as “16” 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 94.0%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,114 and an ACT midpoint of 22. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $13,323, with published in-state tuition of $9,736 and a Pell grant recipient share of 39.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $17,137, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 50.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 76.8%. Graduates earn a median of $57,053 ten years after enrolling, compared with $49,355 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 252000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 74.9% 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.