University of North Texas at Dallas

Public · Moderately Selective · TX

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School data & stats

TypePublic

LocationTX · South

SettingUrban

Undergrads2,878

Student:faculty19:1

Outcomes

4-yr grad rate30%

6-yr grad rate41.6%

Drop-out rate34.6%

Study abroad—

Cost

In-state tuition$10k

Out-of-state tuition$22k

Application fee—

Community

Racial diversity91.6%

Gender diversity65.1%

International0.7%

Identity—

Overview

The University of North Texas at Dallas is the only public university based within Dallas city limits, a relatively young campus built specifically around expanding college access in southern Dallas. It serves a largely first-generation and minority student population, and its identity is built around access and practical career preparation rather than a traditional campus experience.

Academics

Business, education, criminal justice, and public leadership form the core of the academic offerings, all oriented toward direct career entry, and the university's affiliated law school in downtown Dallas, UNT Dallas College of Law, gives the campus an unusual professional-school presence for its size and age.

Campus & student life

The campus is compact and still growing, with most students commuting rather than living on campus, and social life is less central to the university's identity than academic and career access. Its location in southern Dallas puts it close to the city's job market without the cost or scale of a downtown campus.

Getting in

Admissions is access-oriented rather than selective, with a mission explicitly built around serving first-generation and underserved students in the Dallas area.

Worth knowing

The downtown law school is a distinct, separate program from the undergraduate campus but gives UNT Dallas a professional-school profile unusual for such a young institution, and prospective students should understand this is fundamentally a commuter, access-focused university rather than a traditional residential college.

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Admissions

Acceptance rate84.5%

Enrolled mid-50%SAT 846–1096

Test policyoptional

Rec letters0

Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

AdmissionRolling

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