The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas · Public · 32,294 undergraduates · uta.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
80%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1010 to 1240
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$32,560Est.Estimate
$48,430 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at The University of Texas at Arlington
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
80% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$48,430
a year in 2027-28, from a $48,430 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1130
Send your score
About 21% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1000, and yours is above it.
Source: College Navigator (federal data on fall 2024 freshmen)
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
Source: First-Year Students - Admissions - The University of Texas at Arlington · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Feb15Priority deadline · February 15, 2027Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Who gets in
80%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 1010 to 1240
Reading and Writing 510 to 620
Math 500 to 620
ACT composite 19 to 27
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$32,560
a year, in state
$48,430
a year, out of state (tuition $28,430)
- Tuition (in state)$12,560
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$15,732
- $30,001 to $48,000$15,713
- $48,001 to $75,000$15,552
- $75,001 to $110,000$17,814
- Over $110,000$25,369
Financial aidEstimate
61%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
88%
of freshmen receive grants
$12,127
average grant to freshmen
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Presidential Honors Scholarship
$13,000 a year
Competitive · No separate application
Deadline: March 1, 2027. To keep it: a 3.0 college GPA, stay a full-time student (12 credit hours each fall and spring), and pass 30 credit hours each year.
DetailsPresidential Scholarship
$10,000 a year
Competitive · No separate application
Deadline: March 1, 2027. To keep it: a 3.0 college GPA, stay a full-time student (12 credit hours each fall and spring), and pass 30 credit hours each year.
DetailsMaverick Academic Scholarship
$1,000 to $8,000 a year
Competitive · No separate application
Deadline: March 1, 2027. To keep it: a 3.0 college GPA, stay a full-time student (12 credit hours each fall and spring), and pass 30 credit hours each year.
Details
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
36 of 36
Earn credit with a score of 3
36 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,260Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 1305 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 1306 |
| African American Studies | 3 | AAST 4350 | |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ART 1309 or ART 1310 |
| Biology | 3 | 6 | BIOL 1333 & 1334 or BIOL 1441 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 1426 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MATH 1426 & 2425 |
| Chemistry | 3 | CHEM 1441 | |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | CHEM 1441 & 1442 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 2 | 8 | CHIN 1441 & 1442 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 11 | CHIN 1441, 1442 & 2313 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 14 | CHIN 1441, 1442, 2313 & 2314 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CSE 1310 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 1307 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1301 |
| English Language and Composition | 5 | 6 | ENGL 1301 & 1302 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 2303 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | ENVR 1301 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST 2312 |
| French Language and Culture | 2 | 8 | FREN 1441 & 1442 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 11 | FREN 1441, 1442 & 2313 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 14 | FREN 1441, 1442, 2313 & 2314 |
| German Language and Culture | 2 | 8 | GERM 1441 & 1442 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 11 | GERM 1441, 1442 & 2313 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 14 | GERM 1441, 1442, 2313 & 2314 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 2302 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 2 | 8 | MODL 1441 & 1442 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 11 | MODL 1441, 1442 & 2313 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 14 | MODL 1441, 1442, 2313 & 2314 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 2 | MODL 1441, 1442 | |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | MODL 1441, 1442, 2313 | |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | MODL 1441, 1442, 2313, 2314 | |
| Latin | 3 | 8 | LATN 1441 & 1442 |
| Latin | 4 | 14 | LATN 1441, 1442, 2313 & 2314 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2305 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2306 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | PHYS 1441 | |
| Physics 2 | 3 | PHYS 1442 | |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1444 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1443 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | MATH 1324 | |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 1315 |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1301 |
| Seminar | 5 | 6 | ENGL 1301 & 1302 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 2 | 8 | SPAN 1441 & 1442 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 11 | SPAN 1441, 1442 & 2313 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 14 | SPAN 1441, 1442, 2313 & 2314 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | SPAN 3320 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 1308 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 2311 |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIST 1301 & 1302 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 2322 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
51%
Come back for a second year
73%
Typical earnings
$72,508
a year, 10 years after starting here
- The University of Texas at Arlington$104,180
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 44 majors here have earnings data.
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