Key differences on Getting in

1
U. Texas at Arlington's yield is 2 pts higher than U. North Texas's
Yield rate
2
U. Texas at Arlington's SAT midpoint is 20 points higher than U. North Texas's
SAT midpoint
3
U. North Texas admits 72% 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. North Texas72%Most selective

Applicants

U. Texas at Arlington24.6K

U. North Texas38.5KMost

Admitted

U. Texas at Arlington19.7K

U. North Texas27.8KMost

Yield rate

U. Texas at Arlington26%Highest

U. North Texas24%

Quad's selectivity

U. Texas at ArlingtonAccessible
U. North TexasAccessible

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. North Texas75%

Men admitted

U. Texas at Arlington79%

U. North Texas69%

Test scores

SAT total,

U. Texas at Arlington

1010–1240

U. North Texas

980–1230

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

ACT composite,

U. Texas at Arlington

19–27

U. North Texas

19–27

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

Submitted SAT

U. Texas at Arlington70%

U. North Texas43%

Submitted ACT

U. Texas at Arlington12%

U. North Texas9%

Test policy

U. Texas at ArlingtonTest-optional
U. North TexasTest-optional

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. North Texas
and GPA are both very important; class rank is important.

What they look at

Factor	U. Texas at Arlington	U. North Texas
High school GPA	Required	Very important
High school record	Required	Required
Class rank	Considered	Important
College-prep program	Considered	Required
Recommendations	Not considered	Not considered
Essay	Not considered	Not considered
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 release;University of North Texas Common Data Set 2023–24, Fall 2025 applicantsAbout 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