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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?

4,637 Undergraduate Awards
$40,478 Avg Cost After Aid
79% Acceptance Rate
  • 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.

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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?

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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?

79% Acceptance Rate
48% Of Accepted Are Women
84% Submit SAT Scores
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.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for The University of Texas at Dallas  ( 600 to 710 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for The University of Texas at Dallas  ( 620 to 740 )
200
800
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.

ACT English Scores for The University of Texas at Dallas  ( 25 to 34 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for The University of Texas at Dallas  ( 26 to 32 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for The University of Texas at Dallas  ( 26 to 33 )
1
36

Can I Afford The University of Texas at Dallas?

$40,478 Net Price
26% Take Out Loans
4.9% Loan Default Rate
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

17,979 Full-Time Undergraduates
44% Women
66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 21,187 undergraduate students at UT Dallas, with 17,979 being full-time and 3,208 being part-time.

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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.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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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

138 Took All Classes Online
27,260 Took At Least One Class Online
1.8% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
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.

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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