The University of Texas at Dallas Overview

Located in Richardson, Texas, The University of Texas at Dallas is a public institution. The location of UT Dallas is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is The University of Texas at Dallas Known For?

• The 5% student loan default rate at UT Dallas is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The highest award offered at UT Dallas is the doctor's degree.
• In 2017-2018, 73% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, UT Dallas bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $53,100 a year. That's about 30% more than their peers at other schools.

The University of Texas at Dallas Rankings

UT Dallas holds the #22 spot on the Best Colleges in Texas ranking.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UT Dallas.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best International Business Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#11	Most Popular Mathematics & Statistics Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#13	Most Popular Computer & Information Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#14	Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#34	Best History Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#34	Best History Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#39	Most Popular Biological & Biomedical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#51	Most Popular Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UT Dallas has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#82	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#99	Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools	College Factual
#105	Best Computer & Information Sciences Schools	College Factual
#130	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#183	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual
#226	Best Health Professions Schools	College Factual

Where Is The University of Texas at Dallas?

Contact details for UT Dallas are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	800 West Campbell Road, Richardson, TX 75080-3021
Phone:	972-883-2111
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/utdallas
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/ut_dallas

How Do I Get Into UT Dallas?

You can apply to UT Dallas online at: www.utdallas.edu/enroll/freshman/application-process/

Admission Requirements for UT Dallas

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	recommended
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UT Dallas?

The acceptance rate at The University of Texas at Dallas is 79%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 52% of accepted students are men and 48% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 80%, and the acceptance rate for women is 79%.

Average Test Scores

About 84% of students accepted to UT Dallas submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 600 and 710. Math scores were between 620 and 740.

UT Dallas received ACT scores from 39% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 25 and 34. Math scores were between 26 and 32. Composite scores were between 26 and 33.

Can I Afford The University of Texas at Dallas?

The overall average net price of UT Dallas is $40,478. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UT Dallas, approximately 26% of students took out student loans averaging $6,704 a year. That adds up to $26,816 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UT Dallas is 4.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

The University of Texas at Dallas Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 21,187 undergraduate students at UT Dallas, with 17,979 being full-time and 3,208 being part-time.

There are also 7,482 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 17,979 full-time undergraduates at UT Dallas, 56% are male and 44% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of The University of Texas at Dallas students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	7,102
Black or African American	913
Hispanic or Latino	3,070
White	4,928
International Students	763
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,203

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at The University of Texas at Dallas. At this time, 44 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 103 countries are represented at UT Dallas. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Taiwan.

Online Learning at The University of Texas at Dallas

In 2019-2020, 27,260 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UT Dallas has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 65th most popular in Texas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of UT Dallas

The following table shows how UT Dallas is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Criminology	#22	#25
Accounting	#51	#94

Online Growth Rankings of UT Dallas

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at The University of Texas at Dallas was 1.8%. This is the #1,640 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UT Dallas regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

The University of Texas at Dallas Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Computer Information Systems	714	14	525	33	1,286
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	113	89	839	11	1,052
Accounting	265	0	275	0	540
Information Science	0	54	413	0	467
Business Administration & Management	0	1	397	0	398
General Biology	292	29	0	0	321
Electrical Engineering	145	0	108	35	288
Mechanical Engineering	217	0	45	15	277
Computer Engineering	211	0	54	6	271
Communication Sciences	116	0	121	17	254
General Psychology	239	0	0	0	239
Health & Medical Administrative Services	110	32	86	0	228
Finance & Financial Management	215	0	0	0	215
Marketing	148	0	59	0	207
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	193	0	0	11	204
General Business/Commerce	192	0	0	0	192
Design & Applied Arts	187	0	1	0	188
General Visual & Performing Arts	155	0	4	4	163
Applied Mathematics	0	0	154	0	154
Biomedical Engineering	102	0	38	8	148
Health Sciences & Services	148	0	0	0	148
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	116	0	3	0	119
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	102	0	0	0	102
Child Development & Psychology	59	0	34	5	98
Cognitive Science	24	0	69	0	93
Mathematics	56	7	20	6	89
Political Science & Government	61	0	12	7	80
Economics	58	0	17	4	79
Criminology	57	0	14	4	75
Systems Engineering	0	15	44	0	59
Physics	27	0	23	7	57
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	56	0	0	0	56
Public Administration	25	5	19	7	56
Public Policy	25	3	17	6	51
International Business	34	0	11	2	47
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	1	23	20	44
Chemistry	29	0	2	13	44
Geological & Earth Sciences	15	0	19	5	39
History	33	0	3	0	36
Human Resource Management	34	0	0	0	34
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	30	0	0	0	30
Geography & Cartography	10	2	13	5	30
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences	0	0	12	11	23
Statistics	2	0	14	4	20
Materials Engineering	0	0	8	10	18
Sociology	13	0	1	0	14
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	0	0	12	0	12
General Social Sciences	0	0	10	0	10
Biotechnology	0	0	9	0	9
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	2	5	0	7
Philosophy	5	0	0	0	5
Area Studies	4	0	0	0	4
Biological & Physical Science	0	0	4	0	4
Fine & Studio Arts	0	0	4	0	4
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	1	0	1
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	4,637	254	3,542	256	8,689

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Stan9999 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.