The University of Texas at Arlington

What is the cost of studying for a year at The University of Texas at Arlington?

For the 2025-26 academic year, reported full-time undergraduate tuition and required fees at UT Arlington totaled about $11,950 for Texas residents and $26,588 for nonresidents. Those amounts are tuition and fees, not a complete annual budget.

• Texas-resident undergraduate tuition: $9,206, plus $2,744 in required fees.
• Nonresident undergraduate tuition: $26,838, plus $2,744 in required fees.
• Reported room and board: about $11,436 for the academic year.
• Reported books and supplies: about $1,000.

Adding the listed tuition, fees, room and board, and books produces roughly $24,386 for a resident or $42,018 for a nonresident before transportation, personal expenses and other applicable costs. These are illustrative sums using 2024-25 figures, not UTA's full individualized cost-of-attendance estimate. A commuter's housing costs may differ substantially from the reported room-and-board amount, and residency classification can materially change the bill.

Published charges are also different from net price, which reflects aid. Reported average net price for students from families with annual income of $48,000 or less was $12,003; individual offers can differ. Eligible students may combine federal grants, Texas aid, institutional scholarships and, if needed, federal loans. Filing the FAFSA and checking UTA's scholarship and priority-deadline instructions are practical steps toward an individualized aid offer. Reported aid receipt was 92%, but receiving aid does not mean that all costs were covered.

What are the work-study opportunities at The University of Texas at Arlington?

UT Arlington students can pursue part-time campus jobs, and eligible students may be offered Federal Work-Study as part of a financial aid package. Work-Study is not an automatic job assignment: students generally must qualify for the aid and then apply for an available position.

Ordinary student jobs may be open to applicants regardless of whether they have a Work-Study award, while Work-Study positions operate under aid-program rules. Pay from either kind of job is earned through hours worked, unlike a grant applied to a student account. Students can look for openings through UTA's student employment and career resources and should verify whether a posting requires Work-Study eligibility.

UTA's career services also offer individual career planning, résumé assistance, interview preparation, job-search resources and employer events. These services can help students explore internships and post-graduation roles, but access to a career fair or interview workshop is not an employment outcome. Not every undergraduate major requires an internship.