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What SAT score do you need for The University of Texas at Dallas? (Middle 50%: 1170–1390)

First-year students at The University of Texas at Dallas who sent an SAT scored 1170–1390, with a median of 1280 (Common Data Set 2024–25). The University of Texas at Dallas admits 65% of applicants.

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Where your score lands at The University of Texas at Dallas

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1170–1390, median 1280

Middle 50% of admitted students Median

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The University of Texas at Dallas by the numbers

Admit rate
65%
Middle 50% SAT
1170–1390
Median SAT
1280
About on the ACT
24–31
Sent an SAT
78%

Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2024–25; admit rate from it or IPEDS

The University of Texas at Dallas admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 183%, from 11,237 in 2015 to 31,789 in 2024, and The University of Texas at Dallas's admit rate went from 61% to 65%.

  1. 61%
  10. 65%
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FallAppliedAdmittedAdmit rate
202431,78920,70465%
202329,36619,22465%
202221,50018,22085%
202118,83816,42987%
202015,41112,23079%
201914,32711,26079%
201815,32610,60969%
201711,7918,96576%
201612,6868,62568%
201511,2376,90961%

In fall 2024, 4,196 of the 20,704 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at The University of Texas at Dallas

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?*
  1. Under 1120Far reachHold
  2. 1120–1160ReachHold
  3. 1170–1270TargetHold
  4. 1280–1380TargetSend
  5. 1390 and upLikelySend

Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.

The University of Texas at Dallas SAT sections, ACT and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test25thMedian75th
SAT Math580650720
SAT Reading and Writing580630690
SAT total117012801390
ACT composite242832

Of enrolled first-year students, 78% sent an SAT and 13% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2024–25.

Top 10% of their class
40%
of new students who reported a rank

The University of Texas at Dallas cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price
$18,267
per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years
76%
Median earnings
$68,227
10 years after starting
Undergraduates
23,289

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1170–1390, and the median was 1280. At 1280 or higher you're above half of them. The University of Texas at Dallas admits 65% of applicants.

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