University of Dallas Overview

University of Dallas is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Irving, Texas. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is University of Dallas Known For?

• The student loan default rate at UD is 3%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at UD.
• In 2017-2018, 62% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, UD bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $47,400 a year. That's about 16% more than their peers at other schools.
• It takes the average UD student 4.1 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

University of Dallas Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#10	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#19	Most Popular Theological & Ministerial Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#23	Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#23	Most Popular Liberal Arts & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#23	Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#25	Most Popular Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#28	Most Popular Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#34	Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#65	Best Computer & Information Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#65	Most Popular Theology & Religious Vocations Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

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

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Pre-Theology/Pre-Ministerial Studies Schools	College Factual
#9	Best Information Technology Management Schools	College Factual
#32	Best Computer & IS Security Schools	College Factual
#40	Best Information Technology Schools	College Factual
#102	Highest Paid Computer & Information Sciences Graduates	College Factual
#152	Best Computer Science Schools	Computer Science Degree

Where Is University of Dallas?

Contact details for UD are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1845 E Northgate Drive, Irving, TX 75062-4736
Phone:	972-721-5000
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/udallas?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=button&utm_campaign=udhomepagebuttons
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/UofDallas

How Do I Get Into UD?

You can apply to UD online at: udallas.edu/applynow/index.php

Admission Requirements for UD

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UD?

The acceptance rate at UD is 54%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 38% of accepted students are men and 62% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 54%, and the acceptance rate for women is 54%.

Average Test Scores

About 61% of students accepted to UD submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 690. Math scores were between 550 and 660.

UD received ACT scores from 46% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 23 and 33. Math scores were between 22 and 27. Composite scores were between 23 and 30.

Can I Afford University of Dallas?

The overall average net price of UD is $36,041. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UD, approximately 53% of students took out student loans averaging $7,275 a year. That adds up to $29,100 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UD is 2.6%. 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.

University of Dallas Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,447 undergraduate students at UD, with 1,424 being full-time and 23 being part-time.

There are also 1,042 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 1,424 full-time undergraduates at UD, 45% are male and 55% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	89
Black or African American	30
Hispanic or Latino	354
White	843
International Students	38
Other Races/Ethnicities	70

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at University of Dallas. At this time, 38 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 47 countries are represented at UD. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, Nigeria, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at University of Dallas

In 2019-2020, 482 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 116th 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 UD

The following table shows how UD 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
Entrepreneurial Studies	#21	#21
Religious Education	#30	#30
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	#58	#58
International Business	#60	#60
Information Technology	#72	#72

Online Growth Rankings of UD

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Dallas was -4.5%. This is the #1,924 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UD regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UD ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UD.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Information Technology	#343

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%.

University of Dallas Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	67	104	145	4	320
Theological & Ministerial Studies	32	9	23	0	64
Information Technology	0	0	62	0	62
General English Literature	36	0	5	2	43
General Biology	33	0	0	0	33
Political Science & Government	25	0	4	1	30
General Psychology	19	0	6	0	25
Fine & Studio Arts	11	0	12	0	23
Accounting	0	0	22	0	22
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	0	21	0	21
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	21	0	21
Economics	17	0	0	0	17
Classical Languages & Literature	10	0	4	0	14
History	14	0	0	0	14
Finance & Financial Management	0	0	11	0	11
Teacher Education Grade Specific	11	0	0	0	11
Philosophy	7	0	4	0	11
Pastoral Counseling & Specialized Ministries	5	1	5	0	11
Romance Languages	9	0	0	0	9
Computer Science	8	0	0	0	8
General Education	0	0	8	0	8
Physics	8	0	0	0	8
Drama & Theater Arts	7	0	0	0	7
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	6	0	0	0	6
Mathematics	6	0	0	0	6
Area Studies	0	0	2	0	2
Applied Mathematics	0	0	2	0	2
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	2	0	0	0	2
Chemistry	2	0	0	0	2
Germanic Languages	1	0	0	0	1
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Human Resource Management	0	0	0	0	0
International Business	0	0	0	0	0
Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0	0
Educational Administration	0	0	0	0	0
Other Education	0	0	0	0	0
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	0	0	0	0	0
Accounting & Computer Science	0	0	0	0	0
Religious Education	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	336	114	357	7	814

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.