BSW Student -
Sebastian Molina
U.S. Army Veteran, Sebastian joined UTA as an engineering student but became a BSW student to help the veteran community.
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The University of Texas at Arlington School of Social Work was created in 1967 and we enrolled our first class of 26 graduate students in September 1968. Today we have more than 2,000 Bachelor of Social Work (BSW), Bachelor of Science and Substance Use Treatment (BSSUT), Master of Social Work (MSW), and PhD in Social Work students. As one of the largest schools of social work in the country, our enrollment this year is at a historic high with one of the most diverse student bodies in the country.
Our Students Thriving
Self-identified racial/ethnic make-up of our student population is:
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 9 | 0.3% |
| Asian | 70 | 3.2% |
| Black/African American | 612 | 27.8% |
| Hispanic | 687 | 31.4% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 2 | 0.1% |
| Foreign | 54 | 2.5% |
| Multiple Ethnicities | 88 | 4.2% |
| White | 651 | 29.3% |
| Unknown/Not Reported | 22 | 1.0% |
More than 10% of our social work students are military veterans or immediate family members of veterans.
Self-identified gender make-up of our student population is:
| Female | 1,940 | 87.5% |
| Male | 255 | 12.5% |
The mean cumulative GPA for students from our most recent graduating class was:
| Undergraduates | 3.65 |
| Graduates | 3.83 |
| PhD | 3.92 |
Residency:
| Foreign | 49 | 2.3% |
| Out-of-State | 142 | 6.6% |
| Resident | 1,963 | 91.1% |
Military Status:
| Non-Veteran | 1,805 | 83.8% |
| Self-Reported Veteran | 135 | 6.3% |
| Current/Previous Benefits Recipient | 214 | 9.9% |