The University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson, Texas
- Public
- City
- 21,751 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 65%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $15,271per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 77%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $74,76210 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Under the Comet Promise, Texas residents with a family income of $100,000 or less have tuition and fees covered through scholarships, grants, and institutional funding.
UT Dallas offers a guaranteed tuition plan that locks in tuition rates for four consecutive years to guard against rate increases.
The Comet Promise program covers tuition and mandatory fees for eligible students by combining federal, state, and institutional funding.
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 65%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1160–1410Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 24–32Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From The University of Texas at Dallas's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2024–25, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
- Admit rate in this report
- 65%20,704 admitted of 31,789 first-year applicants
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1170–139078% of first-years sent SAT scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 24–3213% of first-years sent ACT scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 40%70% were in the top quarter. Based on the 57% whose school ranks.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- GPA
Considered
- A talent or ability
Not considered
- Interview
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Where you live
- Living in the state
- Religious affiliation
Where you'd stand
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Sources: The University of Texas at Dallas Common Data Set 2024–25. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $15,271full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $29,648sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $14,664Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $40,164Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 77%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 90%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $74,76210 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $17,567federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 21,751Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 32%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 31%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX — admits 100%
- Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX — admits 90%
- University of Iowa Iowa City, IA — admits 84%
- Temple University Philadelphia, PA — admits 80%
Also worth a look
- University of North Texas Denton, TX — admits 72%
- University of Delaware Newark, DE — admits 71%
- The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX — admits 80%
- University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK — admits 77%
- University of North Georgia Dahlonega, GA — admits 68%
- Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX — admits 90%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for The University of Texas at Dallas, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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