UT Tyler Celebrates Spring Enrollment Highlights

February 14, 2025 | Hannah Buchanan

University sees growth across academic programs, student retention rates

The University of Texas at Tyler celebrated a preliminary 8.49% enrollment increase for spring 2025, with a total enrollment of 10,015 students. This marks the highest spring enrollment in institutional history.

“This unprecedented growth in our spring enrollment reflects the efforts of our unwavering commitment to academic excellence and student success,” said UT Tyler President Julie V. Philley, MD.

Undergraduate enrollment is 7,196, which is a 5.45% increase (372 students) over the previous year, while graduate enrollment rose to 2,819, a 17.12% increase (412 students) over the previous spring semester. UT Tyler’s First-Time-In-College (FTIC) fall-to-spring retention rate rose to 93.15%, a 1.5% increase, while the transfer fall-to-spring retention rate improved to 87.46%, a 1.41% increase.

“We are delighted by the historic enrollment this spring as every UT Tyler academic college saw increased undergraduate enrollment,” said Dr. Amir Mirmiran, UT Tyler provost and vice president for academic affairs. “We also recorded 109,885 semester credit hours, which is the highest for any spring term in university history.”

Among the largest academic units, the Soules College of Business saw a 15.03% increase in spring enrollment, with a total of 857 students, while the School of Nursing also achieved the largest spring enrollment in program history with a 39.03% increase (242 students) over last spring, with 862 students.

“We are committed to providing an exceptional educational experience for students and are excited to continue building on this success," said David Barron, UT Tyler vice president for enrollment management.

With a mission to improve educational and health care outcomes for East Texas and beyond, UT Tyler offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 10,000 students. Through its alignment with UT Tyler Health Science Center and UT Health East Texas, UT Tyler has unified these entities to serve Texas with quality education, cutting-edge research and excellent patient care. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News & World Report as a national university, UT Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.