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The University of Texas at Tyler

Tyler, TX 7,440 Undergrads 58.4% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$24,505
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$13,323
After Aid
Median Earnings
$68,633
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$13,323
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$68,633
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$57,053
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate58.4%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age24.8
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients40.8%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time74.6%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS76.5%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
94.0%
SAT Avg
1,114
SAT Reading
25th: 51057575th: 610
SAT Math
25th: 50057075th: 590
ACT Composite
25th: 202275th: 26

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$603k
+$136k
+$119k
Median Cost$13k/yr
+$555k
+$89k
+$71k
Full Cost$25k/yr
+$515k
+$48k
+$31k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
31
∞
Median Cost$13k/yr
38
148%
Full Cost$25k/yr
48
35%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
  • Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
  • NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return163%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return-4%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$61,206
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$13k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$15,875
Earnings (4yr)
$55,434
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$34k
Median Debt
$16,250
Earnings (4yr)
$67,980
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$59,459
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
-$971
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$18,750
Earnings (4yr)
$88,102
Natl Median: $86,517
Lifetime Value Added
+$220k
Median Debt
$14,704
Earnings (4yr)
$50,247
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
Median Debt
$21,422
Earnings (4yr)
$79,754
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$156k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$91,845
Natl Median: $95,124
Lifetime Value Added
+$248k
Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
$44,607
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$124k
Median Debt
$18,500
Earnings (4yr)
$95,295
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
+$275k
Median Debt
$18,804
Earnings (4yr)
$48,397
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$72,905
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$104k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$18,625
Earnings (4yr)
$48,928
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$17,962
Earnings (4yr)
$47,813
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$97k
Median Debt
$18,375
Earnings (4yr)
$55,705
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$15,400
Earnings (4yr)
$58,325
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,788
Earnings (4yr)
$88,562
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$223k
Median Debt
$17,424
Earnings (4yr)
$48,369
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$45,651
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$115k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$50,747
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$14,750
Earnings (4yr)
$43,908
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$130k
Median Debt
$17,483
Earnings (4yr)
$83,201
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$182k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$30,771
Natl Median: $53,366
Lifetime Value Added
-$233k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$16,124
Earnings (4yr)
$52,101
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$61k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$101,727
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$231k
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biotechnology
MastCIP: 2612
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,682
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$35,469
Earnings (4yr)
$103,302
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$245k
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $98,323
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$31,316
Earnings (4yr)
$63,015
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,714
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (4yr)
$58,447
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$151k
Median Debt
$18,152
Earnings (4yr)
$67,987
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$98,896
Natl Median: $125,651
Lifetime Value Added
+$206k
Median Debt
$29,378
Earnings (4yr)
$59,336
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
-$143k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
MastCIP: 5132
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$98,997
Natl Median: $100,487
Lifetime Value Added
+$207k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,149
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$30,739
Earnings (4yr)
$82,432
Natl Median: $83,558
Lifetime Value Added
+$62k
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $115,974
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$80,315
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
+$43k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,751
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$38,076
Earnings (4yr)
$127,762
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$457k
Median Debt
$23,712
Earnings (4yr)
$64,946
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$92k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,073
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$155k

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $110,734
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$109,690
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$118k

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.