University of Texas at Arlington
Texas, United States | Public
Public University
About
Founded in 1895, University of Texas at Arlington fondly called as UT Arlington or UTA, is a public research university located in the state of Texas. Even though the university is part of the same group, ‘University of Texas’, the institution is ranked pretty low in the US of A. With the likes of the extremely ambitious Texas Austin and TAMU, followed by the hot favourite Texas at Dallas, Arlington looses out on the big league of Institutions. In spite of this, the college is preferred by a lot of Asians, especially Indians, with just an about average profile for Electrical and Telecomm courses majorly.It ranks #446 according to U.S. News' 'Best Global Universities Ranking' list.
Cost
Reasonable
$16,376
Average Living Expenses (Bachelors)
$17,484
Average Living Expenses (Masters)
Rankings
#471
#601-800
Admissions
80%
Avg acceptance rate (Bachelors)
$75 - $90
Application Fee
Scholarships
Texas Public Education Grant
28/06/20
Masters
$NaN
Need based
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Maverick Academic Scholarship
14/02/21
Bachelors
$2,000
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Presidential Scholars
03/12/19
Bachelors
$10,000
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Courses
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Campus
Location
As the name suggests, the university is situated in the city of Arlington, Texas. Arlington is approximately 20 miles (approximatey 32 kilometers) from the Dallas and is the seventh largest city in Texas. Being a large city and surrounded by many institutions in the nearby vicinity, Arlington is generally preferred by students from all backgrounds.
Campus
The university is spread over 420 acres and covers round about 100 odd buildings. There are a few main libraries which cover thousands of volumes of all the possible courses. Many recreational centers, coffee houses, bars and students study centre completes the infrastructure of the UTA.
Residing Options
Fortunately, Arlington is not one of the places which are expensive for housing and boarding. The rent charges within the campus is roughly about $3000 but most the graduate students prefer to stay off campus where the apartments are pretty luxurious and not heavy on the pocket as well. Generally, the rental charge for a year is around $4,000 to $6,000 depending upon the size of the room.
Faculty
Well, the faculty at UTA is pretty renowned for their achievements till date. You definitely meet a lot of Nobel laureates andPhD holders. Some professors can be a littledifficult to work with, but thats the case in any university. Most of the professors are busy doing excellent research, hence it is advised that students should approach the respective professor for relevant work.
Jobs and placements
One of the states where the country’s economy runs through is Texas. Hence, you can expect to see a lot MNC’s situated within hundreds of cities of this state. Though most of the companies prefer students from Dallas and Austin, the legacy of the name TEXAS follows it to Arlington as well. Roughly, the pay package starts from anything around $35,000.
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