UT Tyler Ranked Among America’s Best Colleges for 2025 by Wall Street Journal 

TYLER, Texas (September 5, 2024) – The University of Texas at Tyler is ranked in the top 500 nationwide by the Wall Street Journal as noted on the publication’s America’s Best Colleges for  2025 list. The ranking aims to guide prospective students across the nation while recognizing the  colleges doing an outstanding job in higher education. 

America’s Best Colleges ranks undergraduate institutions by the value they provide to their students. This value is assessed based on the learning environment, years to pay off the net price, degree completion rates and post-graduation success. 

“We are honored to be recognized by such a highly esteemed publication like the Wall Street  Journal,” said Dr. Amir Mirmiran, UT Tyler provost and executive vice president for academic affairs.  “Being named one of America’s best colleges highlights UT Tyler’s value and position as a leading  college in the nation. I want to thank our deans and faculty for their commitment to student  success and to a quality education here in East Texas.” 

Results are derived from official data from the U.S. Department of Education and the Census Bureau, along with a nationwide survey of roughly 110,000 undergraduate students and recent alumni who graduated within the past five years. 

Students and alumni were anonymously surveyed by College Pulse in cooperation with WSJ and Statista, a leading statistics portal and industry ranking provider. Survey topics included career preparation, learning opportunities and campus life. The ranking combines students’ experience in a learning environment with an exhaustive analysis of student outcomes. For more information,  visit WSJ.com. 

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 nearly 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.