The University of Texas at Tyler Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Midsize city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
7,440 students
Larger than 85% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 46.4%
- TypePublic
- ClassR2 research university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division II
Nearby college towns
- Hawkins19.3 mi
- Kilgore22.8 mi
- Jacksonville23.3 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at The University of Texas at Tyler, the largest reported group is White (47.6%), followed by Hispanic (29%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| Asian | 4% | 17.2% |
| Black | 11.1% | 4.9% |
| Hispanic | 29% | 7.6% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.1% |
| White | 47.6% | 60% |
| Two or more races | 3.7% | 0.3% |
| Non-resident | 2.3% | 6% |
| Unknown | 1.8% | 3.7% |
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- 94%The University of Texas at Tyler admitted 3,358 of 3,577 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 33.1%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 1,113 of 3,358.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $13,476average net price after grants for aided students, against $25,184 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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