by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
The University of Texas at Tyler was awarded 218 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is counseling psychology.
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UT Tyler landed the #905 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when UT Tyler held the #964 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
UT Tyler is also ranked #47 out of 115 schools in Texas.
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With an acceptance rate of 94%, The University of Texas at Tyler is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn't mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.
About 41% of students accepted to UT Tyler submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 520 and 630. Math scores were between 520 and 620.
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The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At The University of Texas at Tyler, this ratio is 17 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at The University of Texas at Tyler is 74%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At The University of Texas at Tyler this rate is 62%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 25% for first-time, full-time students at UT Tyler, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 7,237 undergraduates at UT Tyler with 4,834 being full-time and 2,403 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $7,212 | $8,007 | $12,165 | $17,275 | $18,435 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UT Tyler, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UT Tyler, approximately 32% of students took out student loans averaging $5,892 a year. That adds up to $23,568 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UT Tyler is 4.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for UT Tyler are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 3900 University Blvd, Tyler, TX 75799-6699 |
| Phone: | 903-566-7000 |
| Website: | https://www.uttyler.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/uttyler |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/uttyler |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 630 | $61,382 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 241 | $35,528 |
| Health & Physical Education | 105 | $26,367 |
| General Psychology | 98 | $27,302 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 97 | $61,933 |
| Business Administration & Management | 72 | $39,934 |
| Computer Information Systems | 68 | $40,402 |
| General Biology | 66 | $27,606 |
| Civil Engineering | 65 | $63,925 |
| General Business/Commerce | 62 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 7,435 students took at least one online class at The University of Texas at Tyler. This is a decrease from the 8,394 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 7,435 | 2,992 |
| 2019-2020 | 8,394 | 3,582 |
| 2018-2019 | 5,951 | 2,547 |
| 2017-2018 | 6,991 | 3,070 |
| 2016-2017 | 6,555 | 2,983 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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