The University of Texas at Tyler
Tyler, Texas · Public · 7,440 undergraduates · uttyler.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test recommended
Scores encouraged, not required
Admit rate
95%
of 5,476 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
990 to 1190
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$30,400Est.Estimate
$46,410 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at The University of Texas at Tyler
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
95% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, but your GPA is in the bottom quarter of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$46,410
a year in 2027-28, from a $46,410 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1080
Send your score
About 50% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1000, and yours is above it.
Named scholarships you may qualify for (1)
Academic Excellence Scholarship
$2,000 a year
You meet 3.00+ GPA. Also needs a class rank in the top 25%.
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 recommended
Scores aren't required, but the college encourages you to send them.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Incoming Freshman Requirements · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Dec1Other deadline · December 1, 2026
Who gets in
95%
of applicants were admitted: 5,194 of 5,476 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. 39% of them sent SAT scores and 14% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 990 to 1190
Reading and Writing 500 to 610
Math 480 to 580
ACT composite 20 to 25
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16001.4%
- 1200 to 139922%
- 1000 to 119951%
- 800 to 99924%
- 600 to 7992.2%
- 400 to 5990.2%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.24
- 4.03.4%
- 3.75 to 3.9931%
- 3.50 to 3.7426%
- 3.25 to 3.4917%
- 3.00 to 3.2410%
- 2.50 to 2.995.7%
- Below 2.506.6%
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
$30,400
a year, in state
$46,410
a year, out of state (tuition $23,450)
- Tuition (in state)$7,440
- Fees$2,580
- Food and housing$14,150
- Books and supplies$3,000
- Transportation and other$3,230
The University of Texas at Tyler published $29,550 in state for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
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$11,531
- $30,001 to $48,000$11,728
- $48,001 to $75,000$11,008
- $75,001 to $110,000$16,182
- Over $110,000$23,037
Financial aid
40%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$12,579
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
12%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $3,840 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: 3/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Academic Excellence Scholarship
$2,000 a year
Automatic · No separate application
- 3.00+ GPA, top 25% of high school class
- 3.50+ GPA, homeschool, non-ranking high schools, and international students
- 1160+ SAT or 24+ ACT, alternative criteria: ACT 24+ or SAT 1160
Deadline: December 1, 2026 (admission). To keep it: a 3.0 college GPA, file the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) every year, stay a full-time student making progress toward your degree, and stay in good academic standing (not on academic probation); it lasts 4 years total.
DetailsHonors Scholars Scholarship
$10,000 a year
Competitive · Application required
- 3.75+ GPA, Honors Scholarship application, transcripts, 500-word essay; interview for selected students
- 1350+ SAT or 29+ ACT, alternative criteria: ACT 29+ or SAT 1350
Deadline: December 1, 2026. To keep it: a 3.2 college GPA, stay a full-time student making progress toward your degree, and stay in good standing in the Honors Program; it lasts 4 years total.
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
29 of 29
Earn credit with a score of 3
29 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $740Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ART 2303 |
| Art History | 4 | 6 | ART 2303, 2304 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1306, 1106 |
| Biology | 5 | 8 | BIOL 1306/1106, 1307/1107 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 2413 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 4 | MATH 2413 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH 2413, 2414 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 1311, 1111 |
| Chemistry | 5 | 8 | CHEM 1311/1111, 1312/1112 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 12 | CHIN 1611, 2611 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | COSC 1336 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 1311 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1301 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 2322 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | BIOL 1360 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 12 | FREN 1611, 2611 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | GERM 1401, 1402 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 11 | GERM 1401, 1402, 2301 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 14 | GERM 1401, 1402, 2301, 2302 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 1313 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 12 | JAPN 1611, 2611 |
| Latin | 3 | 12 | LATN 1301, 1302, 2301, 2302 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2301 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2302 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUSI 1311 |
| Music Theory | 5 | 6 | MUSI 1311, 1312 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1302, 1102 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHYS 2326, 2126 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1301, 1101 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHYS 2325, 2125 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | MATH 2312 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 1301 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 12 | SPAN 1611, 2611 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 12 | SPAN 1611, 2611 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 1342 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 2305 |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIST 1301, 1302 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 6 | HIST 2321, 2322 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
47%
Come back for a second year
77%
Typical earnings
$58,622
a year, 10 years after starting here
- The University of Texas at Tyler$83,292
- All colleges$90,887
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 22 majors here have earnings data.
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