The University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson, Texas · Public · 21,751 undergraduates · utdallas.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
69%
of 36,353 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1170 to 1390
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$36,120Est.Estimate
$62,540 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at The University of Texas at Dallas
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
69% 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
$62,540
a year in 2027-28, from a $62,540 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1290
Send your score
About 12% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1170, and yours is above it.
Named scholarships you may qualify for (1)
National Merit Scholarship Program & Package
Full tuition
You meet the GPA and score minimums. Also needs National Merit Finalist standing.
1 more award needs a higher GPA or score. See every tier
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.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
- Classic Learning Test (CLT) scores listed as an accepted optional submission alongside SAT/ACT.
Source: Application Process - Office of Admission and Enrollment | The University of Texas at Dallas · Checked October 16, 2026
Application deadlines
- Dec1Priority deadline · December 1, 2026Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
- May1Regular Decision · May 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
69%
of applicants were admitted: 25,115 of 36,353 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 79% of them sent SAT scores and 12% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1170 to 1390
Reading and Writing 580 to 690
Math 580 to 710
ACT composite 24 to 32
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160025%
- 1200 to 139946%
- 1000 to 119925%
- 800 to 9994.1%
- 600 to 7990.1%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
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
$36,120
a year, in state
$62,540
a year, out of state (tuition $37,370)
- Tuition (in state)$10,950
- Fees$4,140
- Food and housing$15,680
- Books and supplies$1,230
- Transportation and other$4,120
The University of Texas at Dallas published $35,096 in state for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
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$10,562
- $30,001 to $48,000$10,795
- $48,001 to $75,000$11,404
- $75,001 to $110,000$15,098
- Over $110,000$25,067
Financial aid
74%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$15,610
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
24%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $10,636 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 1/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
UT Dallas Top 10% Scholarship
$5,000 a year
Automatic · In-state students · No separate application
- top 10% of Texas high school class, Texas resident; fall admit immediately after high school; not awarded AES
To keep it: a 3.0 GPA each semester and a 3.0 overall college GPA at the end of each year, stay a full-time student, stay on pace to graduate in 4 years (15 credit hours a semester, 30 a year), follow the student code of conduct, and stay a Texas resident.
DetailsAcademic Excellence Scholarship (AES)
Competitive · No separate application
Amount varies by student and class; 'sometimes up to or exceeding full tuition'; any AES level qualifies non-residents for in-state tuition and fees
Deadline: December 1, 2026. To keep it: a 3.0 GPA each semester and a 3.0 overall college GPA at the end of each year, stay a full-time student, stay on pace to graduate in 4 years (15 credit hours a semester, 30 a year), and follow the student code of conduct; it pays for up to 8 semesters.
DetailsEugene McDermott Scholars Program
Full cost of attendance
Competitive · Application required
- 3.60+ GPA, 1490+ SAT or 34+ ACT, minimum weighted 4-point GPA 3.6 and SAT 1490 or ACT 34; invited application, recorded and live interviews
Deadline: December 1, 2026.
DetailsNational Merit Scholarship Program & Package
Full tuition
National Merit · No separate application
- National Merit Finalist listing UT Dallas as first choice with NMSC by its deadline; complete admission file by Dec 1
Deadline: December 1, 2026. To keep it: a 3.0 GPA each semester and a 3.0 overall college GPA at the end of each year, stay a full-time student, stay on pace to graduate in 4 years (15 credit hours a semester, 30 a year), follow the student code of conduct, and go to the scholarship information session 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
34 of 34
Earn credit with a score of 3
34 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,100Est.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 | |
| 2-D Art and Design | 4 | 3 | ARTS 2380 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | |
| Art History | 4 | 3 | AHST 2331 |
| Biology | 3 | 3 | |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BIOL 2312 + 2112, BIOL 2311 + 2111 |
| Biology | 5 | 10 | BIOL 2311 + 2111, BIOL 2312 + 2112, BIOL 2281 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | MATH 2312 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 7 | MATH 2312 + 1325 or MATH 2312 + 2413 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 7 | MATH 2312 + 1325 or MATH 2312 + 2413 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH 2312 + 2417 or MATH 1325 + 1326^ or MATH 2413 + 2414 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 3 | |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | Chem 1311 & Lab |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | CHEM 1311/1312 + Lab |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | CHIN 1311, 1312 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | CHIN 1311, 1312, 2311 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | CHIN 1311, 1312, 2311, 2312 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 7 | CS 1436, 1337 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | |
| Drawing | 4 | 3 | ARTS 1316 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | RHET 1301 |
| English Language and Composition | 5 | 6 | RHET 1301, 1302 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | RHET 1301 |
| English Literature and Composition | 5 | 6 | RHET 1301, 1302 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | GEOS 2302 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST 2360 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | FREN 1311, 1312 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | FREN 1311, 1312, 2311 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | FREN 1311, 1312, 2311, 2312 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | GERM 1311, 1312 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | GERM 1311, 1312, 2311 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | GERM 1311, 1312, 2311, 2312 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 2303 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | LANG 1311, 1312 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | LANG 1311, 1312, 2— |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | LANG 1311, 1312, 2— |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | JAPN 1311, 1312 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | JAPN 1311, 1312, 2311 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | JAPN 1311, 1312, 2311, 2312 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECO 2301 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECO 2302 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUSI 2328 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 1301 + 1101 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 3 | |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 4 | PHYS 1302 + 1102 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 3 | |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHYS 2326 + 2126 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 3 | |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHYS 2325 + 2125 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | MATH 1306 or 1314 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 3 | MATH 1306 or 1314 or 1316 or 2312 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY 2301 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPAN 1311 & 1312 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | SPAN 1311, 1312 & 2311 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | SPAN 1311, 1312, 2311 & 2312 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPAN 1311, 1312 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 9 | SPAN 1311, 1312, 2311 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 12 | SPAN 1311, 1312, 2311, 2312 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | |
| Statistics | 4 | 3 | STAT 1342 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | GOVT 2305 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIST 1301 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HIST 1301 and HIST 1302 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 2322 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
79%
Come back for a second year
90%
Typical earnings
$74,762
a year, 10 years after starting here
- The University of Texas at Dallas$112,493
- All colleges$98,966
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 35 majors here have earnings data.
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