University Of Texas - Arlington - College, University, and Career School Profiles

University Of Texas - Arlington



701 S. Nedderman Drive Arlington, TX 76019
A member institution of The University of Texas System, the University of Texas - Arlington, was founded in 1895 as Arlington college. Since then, it has grown into a public, coeducational school that is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. With its 400-acre in central Arlington, the University of Texas - Arlington also has a 20-acre campus in Fort Worth. As of autumn 2005, the university had over 25,000 students - from 150 different countries - enrolled. Of the student body, 11.9 percent are international students, and over 30 percent are non-white. Thanks to this diversity, the University of Texas - Arlington more than 240 student organizations that represent a variety of social, cultural, academic, religious, and professional interests. The university also has the Center for Multicultural Cooperation, which aims to foster the recruitment, retention, and matriculation of minority students. Members of the student body regularly volunteer for the center, by making presentations at local schools and encouraging students to stay in school.

Quick Facts:
In 2004, the university's student newspaper, The Shoehorn, was the only college newspaper in newspaper in the state to win a Crown Award for general excellence from the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. The University of Texas - Arlington has had its distance education programs in education, engineering, and business declared among he best in the nation by U.S. News & World Reports. The university's planetarium is the newest, as well as one of the largest in the state of Texas. With 325 students enrolled, the university's School of nursing, has one of largest master of science in nursing programs in the country. The university has an honors college that is devoted to exceptional students. The University of Texas - Arlington offers 11 colleges and schools to choose from - including a School of Architecture. The university's cheerleaders placed into the semi-finalists in the national collegiate cheering competition in 2004.

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