UT Arlington Boosts Retention for First-Years by 24% and Total Undergrad by 2% with Modo
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UT Arlington Boosts Retention for First-Years by 24% and Total Undergrad by 2% with a Unified Campus App and Desktop Experience
At the University of Texas at Arlington, digital experience is a student success strategy. By launching MyUTA—a unified mobile and desktop experience—UTA centralized academic tools, advising, finances, and engagement resources into one intuitive hub.
Discover how UT Arlington streamlined access, personalized engagement, and turned its digital campus experience into real retention results.
A modern digital experience can directly impact student success. At UT Arlington, MyUTA delivered measurable outcomes:
- 24.5% boost in first-year student retention
- 2% increase in undergraduate retention among app users
- 90% student adoption, driven by app-authenticated registration access
- 1.15 million logins in one term, making MyUTA a daily-use platform
- 75% reduction in screen clutter, simplifying navigation and reducing friction
- Fully integrated enterprise systems, including TouchNet (finances), Civitas (advising), library research tools, room reservations, and homegrown academic tools
UT Arlington unified its campus app and desktop experience with MyUTA, achieving 90% adoption and a 24% increase in both first-year retention and 2% in undergraduate retention. By centralizing systems and personalizing engagement, the university transformed its digital experience into a measurable driver of student success.
Why Download This Case Study?
Digital friction costs students time—and sometimes persistence. By centralizing systems, personalizing dashboards, and tracking engagement patterns, UT Arlington turned its campus app into a measurable student success engine.
Get the insights you need to take action. Inside this case study, you’ll learn how UTA achieved campus-wide adoption, improved retention outcomes, and built a scalable digital strategy that supports students from registration through graduation.
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