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The University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler, Texas · Midsize city

94.0%
Admit rate
$13,323
Avg net price
54%
Graduation rate
$57,053
Median earnings

The University of Texas at Tyler is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Tyler, Texas (midsize city setting), enrolling 7,440 undergraduates.

PublicMidsize · 7,440 undergradsMidsize cityAccessible · 94% admitNCAA Division II without football

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against The University of Texas at Tyler's admitted students.

Admit rate
94.0%
SAT (mid 50%)
1010–1200
Avg GPA (est.)
3.18

Enter a test score to see where you land against The University of Texas at Tyler's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and The University of Texas at Tyler's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Tyler, Texas

Tyler is a city in and the county seat of Smith County, Texas, United States. Legal recognition of Tyler was initiated by an act of the state legislature on April 11, 1846. The Texas government created Smith County and authorized a county seat. In addition to the city's role in the rose-growing industry, Tyler is the headquarters for Brookshire Grocery Company, which operates Brookshire's, Fresh, Super 1 Foods, and Spring Market supermarkets in the Ark-La-Tex and parts of Dallas–Fort Worth. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
177 miles
Nearest airport
9 miles to Tyler Pounds (TYR)

How The University of Texas at Tyler compares

Selectivity94.0%

More selective than 15% · #60 most selective of 77 in Texas

SAT average1114

Higher than 34%

Graduation rate54%

Higher than 49% · #29 of 87 in Texas

First-year retention77%

Higher than 51%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$57,053

Higher than 60% · #31 of 94 in Texas

Average net price$13,323

Cheaper than 79% · #27 cheapest of 88 in Texas

Median debt at graduation$17,137

Lower than 86%

Student–faculty ratio17 : 1

Lower than 23%

Undergraduate enrollment7,440

Larger than 84%

Percentiles compare The University of Texas at Tyler with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Texas.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

10,119students
  • Undergraduate7,44074%
  • Graduate2,67926%

Undergraduates by gender

7,440undergrads
  • Women4,45760%
  • Men2,98340%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White48%
  • Black11%
  • Hispanic29%
  • Asian4.0%
  • Other or multiracial8.3%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
7,440
Graduate enrollment
2,679
Student–faculty ratio
17 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
40%
First-generation students
39%
Students over 25
21%
Median family income
$33,582
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$93,465
Endowment
$212,481,451

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 1,324 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Texas97%
  • Other U.S. states1.2%
  • International1.8%

Most first-years stay in state — The University of Texas at Tyler draws overwhelmingly from Texas.

2% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
94.0%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1010–1200
SAT average
1114
SAT reading
510–610
SAT math
500–590
ACT composite
20–26
Average GPA (estimated)
3.18

Cost

In-state tuition
$9,736
Out-of-state tuition
$25,494
Room & board
$13,756
Books & supplies
$2,920
Total cost of attendance
$24,505
Average net price
$13,323

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
54%
Graduated on time (4 years)
44%
First-year retention
77%
Transferred to another college
9%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$49,355
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$57,053
Median debt at graduation
$17,137
Students with federal loans
32%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
53%

About 10% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
44%
Low-income (Pell)
53%
First-generation
53%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
1,924
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
26%
Housing charge (year)
$5,656
Meal plan (year)
$4,528
Application fee
$60
Athletics
NCAA Division II without football
Varsity athletes
415 (207 men · 208 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (10)

Soccer75
Track and Field (Indoor)67
Track and Field (Outdoor)67
Baseball49
Basketball40
Softball29
Cross Country26
Volleyball25
Tennis20
Golf17

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.2 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
25
Property offenses (2022–2024)
11

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 4 campuses (10,362 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

12reported offenses a year
8.3 violent a year3.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
4.7
Aggravated assault
2.7
Burglary
2.7
Fondling
1.0
Motor vehicle theft
1.0

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$10,307
$30–48k
$10,456
$48–75k
$12,958
$75–110k
$17,475
$110k+
$22,126

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$55,452

$12,958/year × about 4.3 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

75%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$5,626
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 75% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $5,626. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 975 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$57,053
Typical debt at graduation
$17,137
Debt vs. one year's pay
30%
Out-earn a HS grad
71%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$51,687
Men
$65,810

Men out-earn women by $14,123 (27%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
94°F
Winter low
38°F
Annual rain
47.7″
Annual snow
0.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tyler, TX US station (2.6 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.