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The University of Texas at Tyler

The University of Texas at Tyler is a public campus in Tyler proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The institution reports a hospital in its federal directory record.

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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

$11,040

family income
under $30k

$10,398

$30–48k

$13,583

$48–75k

$19,056

$75–110k

$21,450

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$13,3232023–24Skip 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 Tyler rose from $10,556 (2008) to $13,323 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$10,556
2009	$11,076
2010	$9,916
2011	$10,760
2012	$12,259
2013	$13,016
2014	$15,162
2015	$12,369
2016	$13,363
2017	$14,193
2018	$10,974
2019	$11,968
2020	$11,223
2021	$13,381
2022	$13,931
2023	$13,323

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$24,5052024–25Skip 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 Tyler rose from $16,092 (2009) to $24,505 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$16,092
2010	$17,025
2011	$17,866
2012	$18,287
2013	$19,366
2014	$19,552
2015	$21,164
2016	$17,915
2017	$20,118
2018	$19,690
2019	$20,371
2020	$20,730
2021	$21,156
2022	$22,535
2023	$23,669
2024	$24,505

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
2001	$2,852	$9,242
2002	$2,648	$7,880
2003	$2,872	$8,536
2004	$3,304	$9,496
2005	$3,459	$10,083
2006	$4,114	$10,714
2007	$4,476	$11,076
2008	$4,764	$11,508
2013	$7,222	$17,842
2014	$7,312	$18,172
2015	$7,312	$19,236
2016	$7,602	$20,082
2017	$7,822	$20,872
2018	$8,292	$21,282
2019	$8,742	$22,752
2020	$9,146	$23,736
2021	$9,596	$25,142
2022	$9,855	$25,693
2023	$9,920	$25,198

IPEDS Published price 2001–02 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

The University of Texas at Tyler reports published tuition by residency: $9,736 in-state versus $25,494 out-of-state — a $15,758 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

The University of Texas at Tyler reports 7,440 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

54.1% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at The University of Texas at Tyler 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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54.1%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 Tyler rose from 43.8% (entered 1998) to 54.1% (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
1998 cohort	43.8%
1999 cohort	54.7%
2000 cohort	40%
2001 cohort	37.5%
2002 cohort	31.9%
2003 cohort	35.3%
2004 cohort	37.8%
2005 cohort	40.1%
2006 cohort	40.7%
2007 cohort	44.1%
2008 cohort	44.9%
2009 cohort	40.7%
2010 cohort	38.9%
2011 cohort	42.4%
2012 cohort	45.2%
2013 cohort	41.9%
2014 cohort	43.4%
2015 cohort	42.2%
2016 cohort	44%
2017 cohort	46.8%
2018 cohort	54.1%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1998–2018

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)	$10,500	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$10,710	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$11,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$11,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$10,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$10,962	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$11,000	$4,653
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$11,000	$5,000
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$11,867	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$13,625	$5,415
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,225	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$14,770	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$15,000	$8,000
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$17,463	$7,750
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$17,209	$6,034
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$17,280	$6,250
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$18,061	$6,469
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$18,500	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$18,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$17,750	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$17,750	$6,878
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$17,495	$6,682
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$17,137	$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

$49,355

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$51,479

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$57,053

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 Tyler admitted 5,268 of 5,603 applicants in Fall 2024. The 94% rate describes that application pool.

94%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $9,920 in-state tuition · 2023–24 7,440 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1010–12001600

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Admissions

The University of Texas at Tyler reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For The University of Texas at Tyler’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 510–610 and Math was 500–590 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1010–1200 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	510	560	610
SAT Math	500	540	590
ACT Composite	20	23	26

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).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, The University of Texas at Tyler received 5,603 applications and admitted 5,268 (94%), with 1,423 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

94%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	45.3%
Fall 2002	54.1%
Fall 2003	56.5%
Fall 2004	79.5%
Fall 2005	75.3%
Fall 2006	75.8%
Fall 2007	80%
Fall 2008	80%
Fall 2009	74.3%
Fall 2010	48.1%
Fall 2011	69.1%
Fall 2012	79.5%
Fall 2013	82%
Fall 2014	83.6%
Fall 2015	64.5%
Fall 2016	69.3%
Fall 2017	65%
Fall 2018	78.3%
Fall 2019	83.2%
Fall 2020	91.6%
Fall 2021	93.9%
Fall 2022	93.9%
Fall 2023	91.5%
Fall 2024	94%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1010–1200Fall 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	940	1134
Fall 2002	970	1160
Fall 2003	930	1160
Fall 2004	968	1170
Fall 2005	970	1180
Fall 2006	950	1150
Fall 2007	950	1170
Fall 2008	960	1170
Fall 2009	960	1190
Fall 2010	910	1140
Fall 2011	960	1160
Fall 2012	960	1170
Fall 2013	960	1158
Fall 2014	953	1150
Fall 2015	970	1160
Fall 2016	950	1150
Fall 2017	1070	1240
Fall 2018	1080	1280
Fall 2019	1070	1240
Fall 2020	1030	1220
Fall 2021	1040	1250
Fall 2022	1000	1220
Fall 2023	1010	1220
Fall 2024	1010	1200

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

20–26Fall 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	21	26
Fall 2002	20	24
Fall 2003	20	25
Fall 2004	20	25
Fall 2005	20	25
Fall 2006	20	25
Fall 2007	20	25
Fall 2008	20	25
Fall 2009	20	25
Fall 2010	20	25
Fall 2011	20	25
Fall 2012	21	25
Fall 2013	21	25
Fall 2014	20	25
Fall 2015	20	25
Fall 2016	20	25
Fall 2017	21	26
Fall 2018	21	27
Fall 2019	21	27
Fall 2020	20	26
Fall 2021	19	25
Fall 2022	19	24
Fall 2023	19	25
Fall 2024	20	26

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

7,440Fall 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 Tyler rose from 2,987 (Fall 2002) to 7,440 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	2,987
Fall 2003	3,829
Fall 2004	4,137
Fall 2005	4,649
Fall 2006	4,856
Fall 2007	5,058
Fall 2008	5,072
Fall 2009	5,035
Fall 2010	5,051
Fall 2011	5,111
Fall 2012	5,226
Fall 2013	5,338
Fall 2014	5,550
Fall 2015	6,059
Fall 2016	6,473
Fall 2017	6,699
Fall 2018	6,732
Fall 2019	6,616
Fall 2020	6,840
Fall 2021	6,752
Fall 2022	6,568
Fall 2023	7,009
Fall 2024	7,440

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

77%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 Tyler rose from 57% (Fall 2003) to 77% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	57%
Fall 2004 cohort	60%
Fall 2005 cohort	59%
Fall 2006 cohort	65%
Fall 2007 cohort	65%
Fall 2008 cohort	64%
Fall 2009 cohort	64%
Fall 2010 cohort	64%
Fall 2011 cohort	64%
Fall 2012 cohort	66%
Fall 2013 cohort	61%
Fall 2014 cohort	62%
Fall 2015 cohort	58%
Fall 2016 cohort	64%
Fall 2017 cohort	62%
Fall 2018 cohort	71%
Fall 2019 cohort	64%
Fall 2020 cohort	62%
Fall 2021 cohort	61%
Fall 2022 cohort	73%
Fall 2023 cohort	77%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about The University of Texas at Tyler

Faculty pay at The University of Texas at Tyler averages $124,620 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes The University of Texas at Tyler as a primarily residential campus of 7,440 undergraduates — and 76.8% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

The University of Texas at Tyler's SAT section-percentile sums are 1010–1200 — their midpoint is near the TX four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on The University of Texas at Tyler'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 Tyler 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 Tyler94%

Texas median84.5%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

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

The University of Texas at Tyler$9,736

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 Tyler's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

The University of Texas at Tyler$57,053

Texas median$54,132

National median$53,781

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The University of Texas at Tyler, Texas and national reference values
Metric & basis	The University of Texas at Tyler	Texas median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	94%	84.5%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$9,736	$13,498	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$57,053	$54,132	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

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

View 22 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	$95,295
Construction Management	$91,845
Mechanical Engineering	$88,562
Civil Engineering	$88,102
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$83,201
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$79,754
Finance and Financial Management Services	$72,905
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$67,980
Accounting and Related Services	$61,206
Business/Commerce, General	$59,459
Marketing	$58,325
Human Resources Management and Services	$55,705
Biology, General	$55,434
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$52,101
Communication and Media Studies	$50,247
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$48,928
English Language and Literature, General	$48,397
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$48,369
History	$47,813
Music	$45,651
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$44,607
Psychology, General	$43,908

These 22 fields listed for The University of Texas at Tyler measure earnings after completion. The $57,053 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 16 additional The University of Texas at Tyler fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

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

The University of Texas at Tyler's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1010–1200 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

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

94% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 5,268 admitted from 5,603 applicants.

How much does The University of Texas at Tyler cost?

In-state tuition is $9,736; out-of-state students pay $25,494. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

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

Median earnings ten years after entry: $57,053. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Texas

The University of Texas at El Paso — 99.9% admitted
Texas A&M University-Kingsville — 90.9% admitted
Texas Lutheran University — 95.7% admitted
The University of Texas Permian Basin — 94.9% 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.