800 West Campbell Road
Richardson, TX 75080-3021

The University of Texas at Dallas comprises seven schools, offers an array of interdisciplinary degree programs, and features a student population as diverse as its areas of study.

With an enrollment of nearly 16,000 students and a world-class faculty that includes a Nobel laureate, members of the National Academics of Sciences and engineering, and active, news-making researchers, UT Dallas joins UT Austin, Texas A&M, and Rice as one of the academically outstanding universities in Texas.

The University has opened an $85 million Natural Science and Engineering Research Laboratory and started work on $220 million in additional campus construction. Projects include: a Math, Science and Engineering Teaching-Learning Center; a complete renovation of Founders Hall; and a Student Services Building that will house many of the primary departments serving students' administrative needs. UT Dallas has also launched a $30 million campus enhancement program, raised the academic rankings of its programs, introduced living-learning communities to residential housing, and raised more than $200 million in private funds.

Quick Facts

·       At the University of Texas at Dallas, over 45% of undergraduate degrees are awarded to first-generation college graduates.

·       More than 68,000 degrees have been conferred by UT Dallas.

·       UT Dallas was ranked among the top 100 "Best Value" colleges in the United States, according to Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine.

·       The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science at UT Dallas launched the first accredited telecommunications engineering degree in the nation, and is one of only a handful of institutions offering a software engineering degree.

·       UT Dallas confers a higher percentage of science, engineering and business degrees (82%) than all other Texas public doctoral-granting institutions (56%).

·       36% of freshmen ranked in the top 10% of their high school class.

·       The fastest-growing program at UT Dallas, arts and technology, went from zero to close to 800 students in just a little more than five years.

·       25% of undergraduate students live in University housing, including the new Residence Hall for freshmen.

 



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