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The University of Texas at Dallas

The University of Texas at Dallas is a public campus in Richardson proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. International students are a visible presence at The University of Texas at Dallas — 5.5% of its 21,751 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$11,089

family income
under $30k

$11,910

$30–48k

$14,813

$48–75k

$21,886

$75–110k

$25,491

over $110k

Average net price

$18,2672023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at The University of Texas at Dallas rose from $12,144 (2008) to $18,267 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$12,144
2009	$11,030
2010	$9,873
2011	$10,615
2012	$11,395
2013	$12,050
2014	$12,940
2015	$13,343
2016	$14,763
2017	$14,336
2018	$15,232
2019	$15,526
2020	$17,033
2021	$16,987
2022	$17,435
2023	$18,267

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$29,8072024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at The University of Texas at Dallas rose from $21,248 (2009) to $29,807 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$21,248
2010	$19,574
2011	$20,743
2012	$21,430
2013	$22,381
2014	$22,713
2015	$23,133
2016	$23,211
2017	$24,154
2018	$24,429
2019	$26,401
2020	$27,120
2021	$28,002
2022	$28,456
2023	$28,210
2024	$29,807

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$3,287	$8,447
2001	$3,417	$8,481
2002	$3,935	$9,167
2003	$4,220	$9,884
2004	$5,276	$11,469
2005	$5,904	$12,528
2006	$7,570	$15,820
2007	$8,554	$16,364
2008	$9,050	$18,000
2013	$10,864	$26,038
2014	$10,864	$26,894
2015	$10,864	$26,894
2016	$11,192	$28,808
2017	$11,528	$29,656
2018	$13,034	$36,876
2019	$13,442	$38,168
2020	$13,992	$38,970
2021	$14,564	$39,776
2022	$14,564	$39,776
2023	$14,564	$40,064

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

The University of Texas at Dallas reports tuition of $14,644 for in-state students and $40,144 for out-of-state students. Check The University of Texas at Dallas’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

The University of Texas at Dallas is a big school: 21,751 undergraduates at last count.

75.7% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at The University of Texas at Dallas within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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75.7%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at The University of Texas at Dallas rose from 38.4% (entered 1991) to 75.7% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	38.4%
1992 cohort	47.3%
1993 cohort	51.4%
1994 cohort	51%
1995 cohort	55.3%
1996 cohort	52.3%
1997 cohort	57%
1998 cohort	56.1%
1999 cohort	55.9%
2000 cohort	54.6%
2001 cohort	55.5%
2002 cohort	59%
2003 cohort	63.1%
2004 cohort	63.1%
2005 cohort	60.8%
2006 cohort	63.8%
2007 cohort	62.9%
2008 cohort	70.6%
2009 cohort	66.4%
2010 cohort	67.5%
2011 cohort	69.2%
2012 cohort	72.3%
2013 cohort	69.8%
2014 cohort	69.2%
2015 cohort	71.7%
2016 cohort	69.6%
2017 cohort	70.8%
2018 cohort	75.7%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$11,000	$5,815
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$10,804	$7,497
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$10,500	$5,800
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$10,740	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$11,550	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$12,442	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$13,103	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$14,250	$5,276
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$15,530	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$16,200	$5,539
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$16,758	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$18,338	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$18,750	$6,466
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$18,554	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$18,750	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$18,750	$6,106
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$18,548	$6,251
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$18,000	$7,280
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$18,250	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$18,613	$7,399
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$18,700	$6,960
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$18,000	$7,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$57,249

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$64,228

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$68,227

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

The University of Texas at Dallas admitted 20,704 of 31,789 applicants in Fall 2024. The 65.1% rate describes that application pool.

65.1%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $14,564 in-state tuition · 2023–24 21,751 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1160–14101600

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, The University of Texas at Dallas received 31,789 applications and admitted 20,704 (65.1%), with 4,196 enrolling.

The University of Texas at Dallas reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For The University of Texas at Dallas’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 580–690 and Math was 580–720 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1160–1410 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	580	630	690
SAT Math	580	650	720
ACT Composite	24	28	32

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

Acceptance rate

65.1%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	60.1%
Fall 2002	49.2%
Fall 2003	58.1%
Fall 2004	53.1%
Fall 2005	51%
Fall 2006	51.1%
Fall 2007	55.6%
Fall 2008	53.5%
Fall 2009	51.7%
Fall 2010	49.9%
Fall 2011	53.4%
Fall 2012	52%
Fall 2013	58.6%
Fall 2014	61.9%
Fall 2015	61.5%
Fall 2016	68%
Fall 2017	76%
Fall 2018	69.2%
Fall 2019	78.6%
Fall 2020	79.4%
Fall 2021	87.2%
Fall 2022	84.7%
Fall 2023	65.5%
Fall 2024	65.1%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1160–1410Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	1050	1290
Fall 2002	1090	1330
Fall 2003	1110	1340
Fall 2004	1130	1340
Fall 2005	1120	1370
Fall 2006	1140	1360
Fall 2007	1120	1360
Fall 2008	1140	1370
Fall 2009	1080	1350
Fall 2010	1130	1370
Fall 2011	1140	1360
Fall 2012	1160	1390
Fall 2013	1150	1370
Fall 2014	1140	1370
Fall 2015	1160	1370
Fall 2016	1140	1380
Fall 2017	1220	1430
Fall 2018	1220	1440
Fall 2019	1240	1460
Fall 2020	1220	1450
Fall 2022	1170	1430
Fall 2023	1170	1410
Fall 2024	1160	1410

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

24–32Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	22	28
Fall 2002	22	28
Fall 2003	23	29
Fall 2004	24	29
Fall 2005	24	29
Fall 2006	24	29
Fall 2007	24	29
Fall 2008	24	30
Fall 2009	24	30
Fall 2010	25	30
Fall 2011	25	30
Fall 2012	26	31
Fall 2013	25	31
Fall 2014	25	31
Fall 2015	25	31
Fall 2016	25	31
Fall 2017	26	32
Fall 2018	25	32
Fall 2019	26	33
Fall 2020	26	33
Fall 2022	24	32
Fall 2023	25	32
Fall 2024	24	32

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

21,751Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at The University of Texas at Dallas rose from 7,905 (Fall 2002) to 21,751 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	7,905
Fall 2003	8,647
Fall 2004	9,017
Fall 2005	9,353
Fall 2006	9,347
Fall 2007	9,241
Fall 2008	9,381
Fall 2009	9,773
Fall 2010	10,619
Fall 2011	11,740
Fall 2012	12,026
Fall 2013	13,042
Fall 2014	14,300
Fall 2015	15,559
Fall 2016	17,339
Fall 2017	18,375
Fall 2018	19,837
Fall 2019	20,972
Fall 2020	21,186
Fall 2021	21,416
Fall 2022	21,586
Fall 2023	21,317
Fall 2024	21,751

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

90%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at The University of Texas at Dallas rose from 80% (Fall 2003) to 90% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	80%
Fall 2004 cohort	82%
Fall 2005 cohort	80%
Fall 2006 cohort	81%
Fall 2007 cohort	82%
Fall 2008 cohort	83%
Fall 2009 cohort	86%
Fall 2010 cohort	83%
Fall 2011 cohort	85%
Fall 2012 cohort	88%
Fall 2013 cohort	86%
Fall 2014 cohort	84%
Fall 2015 cohort	87%
Fall 2016 cohort	88%
Fall 2017 cohort	88%
Fall 2018 cohort	89%
Fall 2019 cohort	90%
Fall 2020 cohort	88%
Fall 2021 cohort	87%
Fall 2022 cohort	88%
Fall 2023 cohort	90%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about The University of Texas at Dallas

30% of The University of Texas at Dallas's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes The University of Texas at Dallas as a primarily residential campus of 21,751 undergraduates — and 90% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

The University of Texas at Dallas's SAT section-percentile sums are 1160–1410 — their midpoint is above the TX four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on The University of Texas at Dallas's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How The University of Texas at Dallas compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

The University of Texas at Dallas65.1%

Texas median84.5%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

The University of Texas at Dallas$14,644

Texas median$13,498

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

The University of Texas at Dallas's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

The University of Texas at Dallas$68,227

Texas median$54,132

National median$53,781

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The University of Texas at Dallas, Texas and national reference values
Metric & basis	The University of Texas at Dallas	Texas median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	65.1%	84.5%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$14,644	$13,498	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$68,227	$54,132	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For The University of Texas at Dallas, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

The University of Texas at Dallas federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 35 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer Engineering	$112,666
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	$104,448
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$103,603
Mechanical Engineering	$90,102
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$87,420
Finance and Financial Management Services	$86,484
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$85,717
Accounting and Related Services	$82,629
Economics	$75,479
Marketing	$73,732
Mathematics	$69,383
International Business	$69,370
Business/Commerce, General	$66,880
Human Resources Management and Services	$66,719
Public Policy Analysis	$66,209
Political Science and Government	$65,869
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$65,617
Chemistry	$63,472
History	$61,321
Health and Medical Administrative Services	$60,602
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	$59,498
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$58,840
Biology, General	$58,540
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$57,864
Public Administration	$55,467
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$54,985
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$53,828
Criminology	$52,244
Psychology, General	$51,459
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$50,432
Research and Experimental Psychology	$50,248
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$49,834
Design and Applied Arts	$47,186
Sociology	$46,551
Visual and Performing Arts, General	$37,825

These 35 fields listed for The University of Texas at Dallas measure earnings after completion. The $68,227 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 11 additional The University of Texas at Dallas fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does The University of Texas at Dallas report?

The University of Texas at Dallas's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1160–1410 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is The University of Texas at Dallas's acceptance rate?

65.1% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 20,704 admitted from 31,789 applicants.

How much does The University of Texas at Dallas cost?

In-state tuition is $14,644; out-of-state students pay $40,144. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does The University of Texas at Dallas report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $68,227. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Texas

The University of Texas at Arlington — 79.9% admitted
Southwestern Adventist University — 78.4% admitted
Texas Tech University — 72.6% admitted
Texas Wesleyan University — 69.2% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.