University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
About
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center is a public academic health science center in Dallas, Texas. With approximately 23,000 employees, more than 3,000 full-time faculty, and nearly 4 million outpatient visits per year, UT Southwestern is the largest medical school in the University of Texas System and the State of Texas.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 29 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 25 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing4 · 13.8%
- No Data25 · 86.2%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 11
Action history · 20
- Jul 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs
- Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: OtherSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Apr 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Jul 2024Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, students received in Pell grants, alongside $27.3M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 242 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (0.4%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at UTSMC
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus59
- Public property6
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
UTSMC vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions UTSMC selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectUniversity of Texas Southwestern Medical Center | — | — | 2,549 | — | — |
| — | — | 1,216 | — | — | |
| — | — | 3,246 | — | — | |
| — | — | 2,942 | — | — | |
| — | — | 5,098 | — | — | |
| — | — | 3,101 | — | — | |
| — | — | 4,938 | — | — | |
| — | — | 3,786 | $25,137 | — | |
| — | — | 3,241 | — | — | |
| — | — | 3,485 | — | — | |
| — | — | 3,007 | — | — | |
| — | — | 6,636 | — | — | |
| — | — | 1,489 | — | — | |
| — | — | 3,988 | — | — | |
| — | — | 3,680 | — | — | |
| Peer group median | — | — | 3,246 | $25,137 |
Institutions like UTSMC
Explore the federal data for institutions in UTSMC's comparison group.
- Virginia
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,216Net price—View data - South Carolina
Medical University of South Carolina
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,246Net price—View data - Oregon
Oregon Health & Science University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,942Net price—View data - Texas
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,098Net price—View data - Tennessee
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,101Net price—View data - Texas
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,938Net price—View data - Texas
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,786Net price$25,137View data - Texas
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,241Net price—View data - Arkansas
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,485Net price—View data - California
University of California-San Francisco
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,007Net price—View data - Maryland
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,636Net price—View data - Massachusetts
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,489Net price—View data - Nebraska
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,988Net price—View data - Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,680Net price—View data
UTSMC Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Accreditation, and Assessment serves as a central administrative support system that facilitates UTSW’s commitment to excellence, accountability, and continuous quality improvement in the academic enterprise.
Visit IR office pageResearch funding
External research funding from NSF, NIH, HERD, and federal spending sources.
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Notable alumni of UTSMC (7)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Bruce BeutlerMedicine
- Linda B. BuckMedicine
- Joseph L. GoldsteinMedicine
- Thomas C. SüdhofMedicine
- Robert CadeMedicine
- Xiaodong WangBiochemistry
- Norman ThagardSpace exploration
Frequently asked questions about University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
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