After The University of Texas at Arlington: graduation, pay and debt
Arlington, Texas · Public · 32,294 undergrads
57% of The University of Texas at Arlington students finish within six years, the typical student earns $72,508 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $17,534 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$72.5k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
57%
finish within six years.
35%
finish in four years.
73%
of first-years come back for year two.
$17.5k
median federal debt at graduation.
57%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
35%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
57%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
73%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
53%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
60%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
3,153
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
54%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
32%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
2,777
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
23%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$64,532
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$72,508
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
74%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$17,534
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$11,791
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,500
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$10,834
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
57%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
63%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
71%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers