University of North Texas
QuickFacts
- Leading university of the Dallas-Fort Worth region
- Fourth-largest university in Texas (more than 30,000 students)
- 98 bachelor's, 123 master's and 47 doctoral degree programs; many nationally recognized
- A doctoral/research university, UNT ranks in the top 4 percent of U.S. colleges and universities classified by the Carnegie Foundation
- More nationally accredited programs than any other university in the Metroplex
- 17:1 student-faculty ratio
- Library system designated a major research library by the U.S. Department of Education (2 million cataloged holdings)
- More students named Barry M. Goldwater Scholars than any other Texas university three years in a row
- More computers per student than any university in the Dallas-Fort Worth region
- Home of the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, the nation's first accelerated residential program for gifted teens
- Flagship university of the UNT System, which includes the UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth and the UNT Dallas Campus, 8915 S. Hampton Road
- 300-acre property north of campus being renovated to house new UNT Research Park and College of Engineering
- Developing a new campus in the I-20 corridor of southern Dallas, with construction expected to begin within a few years; UNT-Dallas will be the first public university inside the Dallas city limits
- Quality of a private university at a lower cost
- Named one of the top 100 colleges for Hispanic students and one of the nation's 100 best colleges for African American students
- More graduate students than any other university in the Metroplex
