Students
Who's on campus
A very large campus of 32,294 undergrads, where 42% receive Pell Grants, a high share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.75
Economic access
Campus size
23% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 32% take some
Where first-years come from
5,202 first-time students
0.9% came from other states and 6.5% from abroad; 93% are from Texas. Fewer from other states than at 90% of colleges.
- In-state (Texas)93%
- Other states0.9%
- Abroad6.5%
Top home states
- Texas(home state)93% 4,818
- California0.1% 6
- Arkansas0.1% 5
- Illinois0.1% 4
- Louisiana0.1% 4
From 23 states (counting DC).
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
4,311
new transfer students, 45% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 78% of colleges.
2,497 full-time, 1,814 part-time.
Going on to another college
24%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 2,710 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
Many adult students31% of undergrads study part-time.
59% women
Another gender: Not collected by this college.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 9,531 students.
Housing
Beds
9,531
About 30 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Up to 28 meals a week
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I · Western Athletic Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays basketball, baseball, cross country/track (no football).
Recent move: Moved from the Sun Belt Conference to the Western Athletic Conference, 2023–24
How the Western Athletic Conference comparesROTC
Army, Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- On-campus child care for students' children
- 4% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Faith communities · 2
- Christian 1
- Nonreligious and secular 1
Nonreligious and secular
Freethinkers of UTA at University of Texas Arlington
Greek life
Councils and chapters
3listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
LGBTQ+ center or office
Policies
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
State law for public colleges
Texas public colleges may not have diversity, equity, and inclusion offices, including offices for programs designed around gender identity or sexual orientation; courses, research, and registered student groups are exempt.
Texas Education Code §51.3525 (Texas SB 17 (2023)), in effect since January 1, 2024. Lists can lag changes on campus, so a center listed above may have changed since the list was read.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not collected by this college.
Gender unknown: 0
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;State laws on public colleges, In effect since January 1, 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)