Enrollment Trends at UT Arlington

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 45,722 where 44,956 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 48,635 students in 2020 and was lowest at 41,988 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 41,988 to 44,956 students, a net gain of 2,968 (7.1%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at The University of Texas at Arlington since 2015.

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Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	41,988	30,633	12,162	18,471	11,355	4,868	6,487
2016-17	45,282 3,294	32,775 2,142	12,587 425	20,188 1,717	12,507 1,152	4,916 48	7,591 1,104
2017-18	46,497 1,215	33,307 532	12,989 402	20,318 130	13,190 683	4,737 -179	8,453 862
2018-19	47,899 1,402	34,472 1,165	13,288 299	21,184 866	13,427 237	4,608 -129	8,819 366
2019-20	48,635 736	34,820 348	13,434 146	21,386 202	13,815 388	4,631 23	9,184 365
2020-21	48,072 -563	35,064 244	13,308 -126	21,756 370	13,008 -807	4,093 -538	8,915 -269
2021-22	45,949 -2,123	32,962 -2,102	12,583 -725	20,379 -1,377	12,987 -21	4,389 296	8,598 -317
2022-23	43,946 -2,003	30,791 -2,171	12,264 -319	18,527 -1,852	13,155 168	5,172 783	7,983 -615
2023-24	43,992 46	31,112 321	12,684 420	18,428 -99	12,880 -275	5,088 -84	7,792 -191
2024-25	44,956 964	32,545 1,433	13,448 764	19,097 669	12,411 -469	4,461 -627	7,950 158
Average	45,722	32,848	12,875	19,973	12,874	4,696	8,177

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 32,848 where 32,545 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at The University of Texas at Arlington since 2015.

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• By Gender Chart
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Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	30,633	16,416	8,000	8,416	14,217	4,162	10,055
2016-17	32,775	16,679	8,047	8,632	16,096	4,540	11,556
2017-18	33,307	17,819	8,559	9,260	15,488	4,430	11,058
2018-19	34,472	19,326	8,935	10,391	15,146	4,353	10,793
2019-20	34,820	19,441	9,048	10,393	15,379	4,386	10,993
2020-21	35,064	19,770	8,901	10,869	15,294	4,407	10,887
2021-22	32,962	19,010	8,291	10,719	13,952	4,292	9,660
2022-23	30,791	18,902	8,358	10,544	11,889	3,906	7,983
2023-24	31,112	20,324	9,141	11,183	10,788	3,543	7,245
2024-25	32,545	22,278	9,944	12,334	10,267	3,504	6,763
Average	32,848	32,848	8,722	10,274	32,848	4,152	9,699

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 12,874 where 12,411 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at The University of Texas at Arlington since 2015.

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• By Gender Chart
• By Status Chart
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Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
		Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	11,355	4,778	2,902	1,876	6,577	1,966	4,611
2016-17	12,507	4,758	2,874	1,884	7,749	2,042	5,707
2017-18	13,190	4,271	2,533	1,738	8,919	2,204	6,715
2018-19	13,427	4,544	2,422	2,122	8,883	2,186	6,697
2019-20	13,815	4,375	2,300	2,075	9,440	2,331	7,109
2020-21	13,008	3,889	1,854	2,035	9,119	2,239	6,880
2021-22	12,987	4,722	2,445	2,277	8,265	1,944	6,321
2022-23	13,155	5,932	3,233	2,699	7,223	1,939	5,284
2023-24	12,880	5,651	2,943	2,708	7,229	2,145	5,084
2024-25	12,411	5,085	2,471	2,614	7,326	1,990	5,336
Average	12,874	12,874	2,598	2,203	12,874	2,099	5,974

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 22.85% and the percentage of black students is 14.18% at The University of Texas at Arlington. 12.26% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 33.70% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 38.49% to 22.85%. Asian enrollment grew from 9.70% to 12.26%. Black student enrollment increased from 13.68% to 14.18%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 21.07% to 33.70%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7980 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.7785 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at The University of Texas at Arlington over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

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Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	118	4,071	5,746	8,847	87	16,161	1,201
2016-17	127	4,406	6,294	10,162	87	16,906	1,363
2017-18	123	4,607	6,598	11,020	59	16,864	1,492
2018-19	116	4,893	6,771	12,062	54	16,972	1,574
2019-20	112	5,218	6,690	12,777	63	16,412	1,546
2020-21	128	5,455	6,899	13,245	48	15,681	1,640
2021-22	102	5,328	6,440	13,222	47	13,593	1,608
2022-23	74	5,085	5,904	13,686	41	11,252	1,449
2023-24	72	5,203	5,736	14,328	21	10,416	1,426
2024-25	67	5,510	6,375	15,151	28	10,272	1,504
Average	104	4,978	6,345	12,450	54	14,453	1,480