The University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson, TX
The University of Texas at Dallas is a public research university in Richardson, Texas, a midsize city, with 21,751 undergraduates. Computer science is its signature field: 21% of its bachelor's degrees, about four times its share across the colleges we cover. 76% of students finish within six years, and former students who are working earn a median of $68,227 ten years after starting.
The University of Texas at Dallas admitted 25,115 of 36,353 applicants for the fall 2025 entering class (69.1%).
- Acceptance rate
- 69.1%
- Fall 2025 class
- In-state tuition
- $14,644
- $40,144 out of state
- Paid after aid
- $18,267
- Average, students with aid
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1170–1390
Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, compiled by GoodGoblin, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2025 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.
What The University of Texas at Dallas is known for
Measured by the 5,289 bachelor's degrees it awarded in 2022–23, and what its graduates went on to earn.
Computer science
21.4%
of its bachelor's degrees: about four times the 5.6% share across the colleges we cover.
- Computer and Information Sciences1,13121.4% of degrees$103,603+12% vs $92,374 nationally
- Biology3737.1% of degrees$58,540About the $57,214 national median
- Visual and Performing Arts3536.7% of degrees$37,825−9% vs $41,688 nationally
- Psychology3296.2% of degrees$51,459About the $50,706 national median
- Finance and Financial Management Services2675.0% of degrees$86,484About the $83,343 national median
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences2394.5% of degrees$59,498−5% vs $62,451 nationally
Source: the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), field-of-study data. Degrees are bachelor's degrees awarded in 2022–23. Earnings are the median for 2017–18 and 2018–19 graduates, in 2024 dollars, working and not enrolled, four years after graduating. Shares across the colleges we cover count every bachelor's degree at the colleges with a page here.
The place
Where it is, how big it is, and how students live.
Setting
Midsize city
Richardson, TX
Undergraduates
21,751
Fall 2024
Type
Public
Doctoral university, very high research activity
Living on campus
A quarter to half
of undergraduates live on campus
Students per faculty member
23 to 1
Fall 2024
International students
6%
of undergraduates, fall 2024
Source: the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), including the Carnegie Classification and the federal locale code it publishes.
What stands out at The University of Texas at Dallas
Two things The University of Texas at Dallas published, ranked by how much each could change what you actually do, not by how impressive it looks. Every one describes a class that has already enrolled.
The University of Texas at Dallas files test scores under “important”.
That is the school’s own placement on the grid it publishes every year. 79% of the enrolled class sent an SAT.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Families paid $18,267 on average after aid.
Averaged across students who received federal aid: the price after grants and scholarships, not the sticker price.
Source: the College Scorecard
Every figure, in full
The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.
Acceptance rate
69.1%
25,115 admitted of 36,353 applicants
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
SAT, middle 50%
1170–1390
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
ACT, middle 50%
24–32
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Enrolled students who sent an SAT
79%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Enrolled students who sent an ACT
12%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Where do you actually stand at The University of Texas at Dallas?
The figures on this page describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores, activities and budget, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.
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What The University of Texas at Dallas costs
The published price first, then what students who received aid actually paid, by family income.
In-state tuition and fees for 2024–25 were $14,644 ($40,144 out of state), and the full in-state cost of attendance, with housing, food and books, was $29,807. After grants and scholarships, students who received financial aid paid $18,267 a year on average.
In-state tuition and fees
$14,644
2024–25 school year
Out-of-state tuition and fees
$40,144
2024–25 school year
Full cost, in state
$29,807
Tuition, fees, housing, food and books
Paid after aid
$18,267
Average, students who received aid
What students paid, by family income
Each bar is that figure as a share of the $29,807 full cost.
- Under $30k$12,814Typical public university: $10,013
- $30k–$48k$13,510Typical public university: $10,847
- $48k–$75k$14,030Typical public university: $13,703
- $75k–$110k$19,892Typical public university: $17,979
- Over $110k$26,596Typical public university: $22,475
Source: the federal College Scorecard. Tuition and cost of attendance are for the 2024–25 school year; colleges usually raise them each year. What students paid is the average net price for first-year students who received federal financial aid. Typical public university: the median across the 338 public universities on GoodGoblin, for in-state students, compiled by GoodGoblin from the same federal data.
Where it leads
Who finishes, who stays, and what they earn and owe afterwards.
Finish within six years
76%
Our colleges' median: 63%
Return for a second year
90%
Our colleges' median: 79%
Earnings after 10 years
$68,227
Our colleges' median: $57,440
Median debt at graduation
$18,000
Our colleges' median: $23,725
Source: the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education). Six-year completion describes students who started in fall 2018; second-year return describes students who started in fall 2023; earnings describe students who started in 2009–10 and 2010–11, measured in 2020 and 2021, in 2022 dollars; debt describes federal loans of students who graduated in fiscal years 2020 and 2021. Medians are across the 1,034 colleges with a page here.
What The University of Texas at Dallas says it weighs
The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.
- Course rigorvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- GPAvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Class rankvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Essayimportant
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Test scoresimportant
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Recommendationsimportant
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Not considered
- Legacy
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Published deadlines
Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.
- Early ActionDecember 1, 2026
Verified July 13, 2026
- Regular DecisionMay 1, 2027
Verified July 13, 2026 · Source
More colleges on the record
Each of these pages carries the same measured figures and sources.
Other colleges in Texas
Closest acceptance rates in the same state.
- Texas Tech University69.1%
- University of North Texas70.9%
- University of Dallas73.4%
- Abilene Christian University63.9%
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Closest acceptance rates anywhere in the country.
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