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The University of Texas at Dallas

Acceptance Rate

Fall 2021 admitted students

87.2%

Application Fees

Fall 2021

$50

Undergraduate

$50

Graduate

Applicants Stats

The following table details the number of students who applied, admitted, and enrolled in UT Dallas during the Fall 2021 enrollment season.

Total Men Women
Applicants 18,838 9,469 9,369
Admitted students 16,429 8,056 8,373
Enrolled students 4,042 2,207 1,835
Acceptance rate 87% 85% 89%
Yield rate 25% 27% 22%
    • Total Applicants

      During the Fall 2021 enrollment season, UT Dallas received a total of 18,838 applications. These applications included 9,469 male applicants and 9,369 female applicants.
    • Admitted Students

      Out of the 18,838 applicants, UT Dallas admitted 16,429 students. Among the admitted students, there were 8,056 males and 8,373 females who received offers of admission.
    • Enrolled Students

      Among the admitted students, 4,042 students chose to enroll at UT Dallas. This means that 4,042 students accepted the admission offers and officially registered to attend the university for the Fall 2021 term. Among the enrolled students, 2,207 were male and 1,835 were female.
    • Acceptance Rate

      The acceptance rate is the percentage of applicants who were offered admission. In this case, UT Dallas had an overall acceptance rate of 87% for the Fall 2021 enrollment season. When we break it down by gender, the acceptance rate for male applicants was 85% while the acceptance rate for female applicants was 89%.
    • Yield Rate

      The yield rate is the percentage of admitted students who actually chose to enroll at the university. UT Dallas had an overall yield rate of 25% for the Fall 2021 term. The yield rate for male admitted students was 27%, and for female admitted students, it was 22%.

Admission and Enrollment Trends

The following table presents the application, admission, and enrollment statistics for UT Dallas over the past 7 years.

Applicants Admitted Students Acceptance Rate Enrolled Students Yield Rate
Year Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women
2015 11,237 5,978 5,259 6,909 3,794 3,115 62% 64% 59% 2,728 1,602 1,126 40% 42% 36%
2016 12,686 6,832 5,854 8,625 4,716 3,909 68% 69% 67% 3,229 1,932 1,297 37% 41% 33%
2017 11,791 6,403 5,388 8,965 4,907 4,058 76% 77% 75% 3,177 1,854 1,323 35% 38% 33%
2018 15,326 8,193 7,133 10,609 5,750 4,859 69% 70% 68% 3,862 2,244 1,618 36% 39% 33%
2019 14,327 7,530 6,797 11,260 5,995 5,265 79% 80% 78% 4,073 2,381 1,692 36% 40% 32%
2020 15,411 8,011 7,400 12,230 6,396 5,834 79% 80% 79% 3,476 1,980 1,496 28% 31% 26%
2021 18,838 9,469 9,369 16,429 8,056 8,373 87% 85% 89% 4,042 2,207 1,835 25% 27% 22%

Admission Requirements

Fall 2021

The University of Texas at Dallas uses the following list of admission requirements and recommended documents when evaluating students' applications. All documents listed under the Required sections must be submitted with your application, but those listed under the Recommended section are optional.

Please double-check with the school to verify the current and complete admission requirements.

Required

  • Secondary school record
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)

Recommended

  • Secondary school GPA
  • Secondary school rank
  • Completion of college-preparatory program
  • Test scores (SAT/ACT)

Neither required nor recommended

  • Recommendation letters
  • Formal demonstration of competencies
  • Other tests (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)

Accepted Credits

Fall 2021

The following is a list of college preparatory work and life experience that are accepted at The University of Texas at Dallas.

  • Credit for life experiences

    Not Accepted
  • Advanced placement (AP) credits

    Accepted
  • Dual credit (college credit earned while in high school)

    Accepted