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Fast Facts
Founded: 1969
Colors: Flame orange and eco green
Enrollment: 18,864
Academic Programs: 132 academic programs across seven schools
Top Schools and Programs: U.S. News & World Report (2013) ranked the Naveen Jindal School of Management's Full-Time MBA program 12th among public universities, and the part-time MBA was 13th among public universities, with both programs taking spots in the top 40 among all U.S. programs.
The School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences's Callier Center has two programs nationally ranked by U.S. News & World Report—graduate audiology ranked No. 3 and graduate speech—pathology ranked No. 11.
The Princeton Review, in conjunction with GamePro magazine, cited UT Dallas as among the top 50 undergraduate and graduate programs for video design. Game design is part of the University's innovative arts and technology offerings in the School of Arts and Humanities.
Graduate programs offered through the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, are ranked by U.S. News & World Report. Graduate program rankings include criminology (27th), public affairs (104th) and political science (72nd).
The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science launched the first accredited telecommunications engineering degree in the United States, and is one of only a handful of institutions offering a software engineering degree. The school's undergraduate programs are ranked 60th by U.S. News & World Report among the nation's public schools of engineering, while its graduate programs rank 41st nationally among public schools of engineering.
Value: UT Dallas was ranked 46th in the top 100 "Best Value" public colleges in the United States, according to Kiplinger's Personal Finance in 2012.
World rank: The University of Texas at Dallas has been ranked 29th out of 100 schools named to a new Times Higher Education magazine list of the world's most outstanding young universities, of institutions younger than a half century.
Average Class Rank: Nearly 39 percent of freshmen ranked in the top 10 percent of their high school class; 75 percent were in the top 25 percent.
Financial Aid: Almost 81 percent of UT Dallas undergraduates receive assistance in paying for their education through need-based aid, merit scholarships, and other financial aid.
Housing: 23 percent of undergraduate students live in University housing.
Student Life: More than 203 student organizations
Student/Faculty Ratio: 19-to-1
Alumni: UT Dallas has 70,421 alumni who have earned more than 77,424 degrees from the University.
Recruiting: Of the 20 Most Profitable Companies as reported online by Fortune 500, 16 recruit UT Dallas students.
Employment: As reported to the UT Dallas Career Center, 88.4% of the graduating class of 2011 secured employment or were continuing education.
