Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Arlington, TX
Population 5,500,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20%)
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 283 (90% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 24,407
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 98%
From Region 0%
Athletes 1.3%

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 39%
White 21%
Asian 15%
Black 15%
International 5%
Mixed 4%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Architecture, Planning and Public Affairs 157 46% / 54% 3% $64,712 71 96%
Architecture 133 53% / 47% 3% $65,024 72 96%
Interior Design 20 5% / 95% 5% $62,642 67
Sustainable Design/Architecture 4 25% / 75% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 1,374 51% / 49% 4% $71,775 81 94%
Information Systems 222 71% / 29% 8% $88,036 93 95%
Accounting 155 51% / 49% 5% $74,733 83 94%
Business Analytics 12 67% / 33% 8% $70,081 79
Business Statistics $72,152 81
Economics 28 68% / 32% 4% $80,616 88 92%
Finance 240 59% / 41% 4% $70,645 79 95%
International Business 29 24% / 76% 0% $61,898 66 86%
Logistics 11 73% / 27% 9% $65,384 72 93%
Management 326 40% / 60% 2% $65,384 72 93%
Management Information Systems 66 65% / 35% 3% $69,994 79 98%
Managerial Economics 27 70% / 30% 0% $78,971 87 98%
Marketing 229 33% / 67% 2% $63,136 68 92%
Real Estate 29 48% / 52% 3% $82,734 89
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 123 6% / 94% 2% $83,215 90 100%
Education 123 6% / 94% 2% $83,215 90 100%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering 908 78% / 22% 10% $98,433 97 97%
Aerospace Engineering 54 83% / 17% 2% $88,655 93 95%
Architectural Engineering 40 50% / 50% 8% $91,234 94
Biomedical Engineering 51 57% / 43% 14% $65,656 73 98%
Civil Engineering 115 76% / 24% 6% $89,097 93 96%
Computer Engineering 51 78% / 22% 8% $115,825 99 96%
Construction Engineering 128 77% / 23% 0% $104,897 98 100%
Electrical Engineering 70 83% / 17% 6% $95,351 96 98%
Industrial Engineering 32 88% / 12% 3% $96,681 96 95%
Mechanical Engineering 89 87% / 13% 7% $87,047 92 95%
Computer Science 205 79% / 21% 25% $107,518 98 96%
Computer Software Engineering 73 82% / 18% 8% $115,825 99 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Liberal Arts 933 38% / 62% 2% $52,526 42 92%
Anthropology 17 35% / 65% 0% $45,577 22 85%
Applied Sociology 7 29% / 71% 0% $54,485 48 86%
Communication 43 28% / 72% 2%
Communication 79 33% / 67% 5% $47,709 28 91%
English 71 23% / 77% 0% $52,435 42 83%
French 2 50% / 50% 0% $51,242 39 92%
General Studies 281 43% / 57% 3% $55,806 52 94%
History 67 66% / 34% 0% $57,377 56 95%
Intercultural and International Studies 16 12% / 88% 0% $54,780 49 90%
Interdisciplinary Studies 4 0% / 100% 0% $58,525 59 96%
Journalism 19 37% / 63% 5%
Language Interpretation and Translation 12 25% / 75% 8% $44,703 20 89%
Linguistics 9 33% / 67% 0% $44,703 20 88%
Modern Languages $44,703 20 88%
Organizational Communication 7 14% / 86% 14% $57,140 55 94%
Philosophy 4 25% / 75% 0% $53,522 45
Political Science 50 38% / 62% 0% $59,781 61 98%
Sociology 15 13% / 87% 0% $54,485 48 86%
Spanish 9 11% / 89% 0% $51,242 39 92%
Art History 11 18% / 82% 0% $47,866 28 87%
Digital Communication 20 40% / 60% 5%
Fine Arts 46 43% / 57% 4% $47,866 28 87%
Music 34 50% / 50% 0% $53,089 44 100%
Music Management 5 40% / 60% 0% $51,297 39
Music Performance 11 36% / 64% 9% $53,089 44 100%
Studio Art 63 37% / 63% 2% $47,866 28 87%
Theatre 31 39% / 61% 0% $35,604 6 90%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Nursing and Health Innovation 3,041 20% / 80% 1% $91,416 94 96%
Clinical Laboratory Science 6 17% / 83% 0% $80,759 88
Kinesiology 197 47% / 53% 1% $56,866 55 93%
Nursing 2,635 18% / 82% 1% $96,960 96 96%
Public Health 200 18% / 82% 1% $53,221 44 93%
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 3 0% / 100% 0% $58,778 59
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Science 604 30% / 70% 3% $56,840 55 93%
Data Science 18 39% / 61% 22% $80,270 88
Chemistry 16 62% / 38% 0% $62,421 67 84%
Geosciences 12 42% / 58% 0% $53,216 44 100%
Mathematics 25 68% / 32% 4% $58,021 57 100%
Physics 19 89% / 11% 16% $79,557 87 91%
Biochemistry 13 38% / 62% 0% $52,660 43 91%
Biology 246 28% / 72% 2% $58,876 59 92%
Microbiology 23 39% / 61% 0% $58,508 59 90%
Environmental Science 11 36% / 64% 0% $70,166 79 93%
Psychology 221 18% / 82% 2% $49,783 34 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Social Work 379 19% / 81% 0% $51,290 39 92%
Social Work 216 12% / 88% 0% $48,310 30 92%
Criminal Justice 163 28% / 72% 0% $55,239 50 92%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,555
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $31,471
Est. In-State Cost $16,241
Est. Out-of-State Cost $40,711
ROI Percentile 87th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 34%
6-Year Graduation Rate 54%
Transfer-Out Rate 24%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Health Sciences 40.4% 3,038 20% / 80% 1% $91,449 94 96%
Business & Economics 15.3% 1,152 47% / 53% 3% $68,642 77 94%
Humanities & Social Sciences 15.3% 1,152 29% / 71% 2% $52,129 41 92%
Engineering 8.4% 630 77% / 23% 5% $93,462 95 97%
Computer Science 6.9% 518 75% / 25% 15% $99,392 97 96%
Arts 5.0% 378 42% / 58% 3% $54,786 49 93%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.8% 282 29% / 71% 2% $58,559 59 92%
Professional 2.2% 163 28% / 72% 0% $55,239 50 92%
Education 1.6% 123 6% / 94% 2% $83,215 90 100%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.0% 72 68% / 32% 6% $63,881 70 94%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.1% 11 36% / 64% 0% $70,166 79 93%

Research R1

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $72.3M #69 45% $3.2M 85 #42 429 41
Physical Sciences & Math $23.5M #118 51% $0.4M 20 #124 229 18
Health Sciences $12.2M #129 42% $0.2M 5 #183 55 3
Computer Science $11.2M #80 40% $0.3M 17 #58 179 6
Humanities & Social Sciences $10.0M #151 28% $0.1M 16 #200 47 1
Life & Natural Sciences $9.4M #164 41% $0.1M 10 #149 69 5
Business & Economics $3.8M #120 1% $0.1M 13 #102
Education $2.3M #166 54% $0.0M 7 #365
Agriculture & Food Science $0.3M #198 0% $0.0M 4 #81 24 1
Total $145M #142 43% $4.5M 177 #123 1,032 75

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 24%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 72% 72% 72%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 82%
SAT Range 1010 – 1240
SAT Math Range 500 – 620
SAT RW Range 510 – 620