Key differences on Getting in

1
U. Texas at Arlington's yield is 14 pts higher than U. California-Riverside's
Yield rate
2
U. California-Riverside admits 76% vs. 80% at U. Texas at Arlington
Acceptance rate

Admissions

Getting in, fall 2024

Acceptance and yield, test score ranges, test policy, and what each college weighs.

The funnel

Acceptance rate

U. Texas at Arlington80%

U. California-Riverside76%Most selective

Applicants

U. Texas at Arlington24.6K

U. California-Riverside58KMost

Admitted

U. Texas at Arlington19.7K

U. California-Riverside44.3KMost

Yield rate

U. Texas at Arlington26%Highest

U. California-Riverside12%

Quad's selectivity

U. Texas at ArlingtonAccessible
U. California-RiversideSelective

Men and women

Acceptance rate for men and women who applied, where a college reports admissions by sex.

Women admitted

U. Texas at Arlington81%

U. California-Riverside80%

Men admitted

U. Texas at Arlington79%

U. California-Riverside72%

Test scores

SAT total,

U. Texas at Arlington

1010–1240

U. California-RiversideTest-blind–

Axis runs 900–1600. The dark tick marks the national median midpoint.

ACT composite,

U. Texas at Arlington

19–27

U. California-RiversideTest-blind–

Axis runs 15–36. The dark tick marks the national median midpoint.

Submitted SAT

U. Texas at Arlington70%

U. California-RiversideNot reported

Submitted ACT

U. Texas at Arlington12%

U. California-RiversideNot reported

Test policy

U. Texas at ArlingtonTest-optional
U. California-RiversideTest-blind

How they read a record

U. Texas at Arlington
GPA and the high school record are required; class rank and a college-prep program are considered.
U. California-Riverside
and GPA are both very important. 51% of first-years who sent test scores had a 3.75 or higher, so and rarely sets an applicant apart; the courses behind it carry more of the weight.

What they look at

Factor	U. Texas at Arlington	U. California-Riverside
High school GPA	Required	Very important
High school record	Required	Required
Class rank	Considered	Not considered
College-prep program	Considered	Required
Recommendations	Not considered	Not considered
Essay	Not considered	Very important
Legacy status	Not considered	Not considered
Work experience	Not considered	Not considered
Demonstration of competencies	Not considered	Not considered
English proficiency test	Required	Required
Other tests	Not considered	Not considered

All admissions numbers in the table

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, most recent releaseAbout the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why