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#485 of 14,131 In the World
#178 of 2,597 In North America
#155 of 2,496 In the United States
#12 of 119 In Texas
#65 of 2,673 For Computational Linguistics
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Acceptance rate
85%
Average SAT
1300
Average ACT
28
Aid receiving
75%
Undergraduates
21,617
Graduates
9,953
Male:Female Ratio
56:44
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree

University of Texas at Dallas Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

University of Texas at Dallas has an acceptance rate of 85% and is in the middle in terms of the difficulty of admission among universities in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 85% 83% 87%
Applicants 21,500 10,818 10,682
Admissions 18,220 8,963 9,257
Freshmen enrolled full time 3,933 2,113 1,820
Freshmen enrolled part time 285 179 106

11,036 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

185 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
3,320 or 79%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1170
or below

75% of them
had 1430
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Texas at Dallas are 1170-1430 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
793 or 19%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 24
or below

75% of them
had 32
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in the University of Texas at Dallas are 24-32 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Secondary school GPA Considered but not required
Secondary school rank Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

Asian 10013 (32%)
White 7004 (22%)
Nonresident Alien 6929 (22%)
Hispanic 4232 (13%)
Black or African American 1464 (5%)
Two or more races 1009 (3%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 873 (3%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 16 (0.1%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 14 (0%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$14,858
Students receiving aid
75%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $14,564$15,088
Tuition in-state $14,564$15,088
Tuition out-of-state $39,776$29,252

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 5,543
Combined charge for room and board $12,142
Room charge $7,970
Meal charge $4,172

University of Texas at Dallas majors

University of Texas at Dallas has granted 4,995 bachelor's degrees across 46 programs, 2,358 master's across 52 programs, and 268 doctorate degrees across 30 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Texas at Dallas.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Computer and Information Sciences, General 688 303 26
Business Administration and Management, General 190 371
Accounting 215 185
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 344
Neuroscience 249 65 14
Digital Arts 300 11 1
Psychology, General 293
Information Technology 290
Mechanical Engineering 231 44 13
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other 284
Finance, General 261
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 125 57 30
Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General 209
Information Science & Studies 209
Management Science 67 119 12
Health & Health Care Administration & Management 95 69
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 154 7
Computer Software Engineering 108 41 7
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 99 25 14
Computer Engineering, General 91 28 6
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General 107 5
Biochemistry 100
Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 95
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 93 2
Mathematics, General 64 9 18
Financial Mathematics 87
Political Science and Government, General 67 10 2
International Business & Trade & Commerce 59 15 4
Chemistry, General 33 7 20
Criminology 47 11 2
Economics, General 56
Comparative Literature 34 16 1
Public Administration 10 34 7
Physics, General 22 11 17
Developmental and Child Psychology 35 12
Mathematics and Statistics 41
Organizational Leadership 39
Visual and Performing Arts, General 32 3 1
Actuarial Science 27 4
Cognitive Science, General 29
History, General 25 4
Human Resources Management & Personnel Administration, General 27
Systems Engineering 26
Molecular Biology 24
International Policy Analysis 17 6
Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology 13 6
Humanities & Humanistic Studies 3 16
Public Policy Analysis, General 5 5 9
Statistics, General 15 4
Materials Engineering 8 10
Geology & Earth Science, General 6 8 2
Experimental Psychology 12 3
Audiology & Audiologist 13
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 10 1 2
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 10 2
Philosophy 11
Bioinformatics 10
Sociology, General 10
Biotechnology 8
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies 7
Mathematics Teacher Education 7
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods 7
Applied & Public Sociology 6
Biological and Physical Sciences 6
Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance 6
Telecommunications Engineering 4 1
Game and Interactive Media Design 4
American & United States Studies & Civilization 3
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 1
Grand Total 4,995 2,358 268

University of Texas at Dallas has a graduation rate of 70%, which is among the 23% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 70% 66% 76%
  • Full-time retention rate - 87%
  • Part-time retention rate - 69%

Publications & Citations

University of Texas at Dallas is a world-class research university with 36,509 scientific papers published and 909,550 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Quantum and Particle physics, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Environmental Science, Mathematics, and Materials Science.

Publications
36,509
Citations
909,550

Publication / Citation count by topic

Engineering
22,750 / 582,828
Computer Science
21,061 / 484,167
Physics
19,920 / 527,673
Biology
16,469 / 522,088
Chemistry
15,203 / 457,087
Quantum and Particle physics
14,967 / 398,945
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
14,648 / 336,824
Environmental Science
12,781 / 331,347
Mathematics
10,986 / 242,743
Materials Science
9,922 / 314,225
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
9,764 / 199,247
Medicine
9,169 / 246,172
Electrical Engineering
8,348 / 195,905
Business
8,228 / 192,545
Philosophy
8,225 / 182,213
Psychology
7,973 / 232,076
Statistics
7,944 / 184,907
Organic Chemistry
7,580 / 263,994
Geology
7,265 / 196,311
Political Science
6,725 / 170,080
Geography and Cartography
6,539 / 149,948
Law
6,468 / 167,578
Optical Engineering
6,021 / 162,382
Biochemistry
5,951 / 190,359
Telecommunications
5,921 / 113,917
Genetics
5,364 / 143,019
Computer Networking
5,144 / 106,659
Economics
5,000 / 131,851
Management
4,724 / 114,888
Linguistics
4,667 / 100,907
Machine Learning
4,505 / 104,078
Sociology
4,304 / 109,220
Nanotechnology
4,139 / 173,344
Paleontology
3,992 / 124,355
Neuroscience
3,919 / 131,785
Ecology
3,902 / 98,655
Metallurgical Engineering
3,681 / 149,080
Mechanical Engineering
3,675 / 84,720
Computer Vision
3,651 / 80,454
History
3,586 / 89,046

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 218 1922
1992 229 2006
1993 197 2089
1994 219 2188
1995 214 2440
1996 222 2628
1997 249 2928
1998 257 2945
1999 223 3156
2000 269 3579
2001 299 3981
2002 648 5897
2003 564 6283
2004 664 7679
2005 767 9959
2006 826 11829
2007 874 13563
2008 950 15398
2009 1090 17884
2010 1176 20432
2011 1262 24380
2012 1352 29228
2013 1488 34655
2014 1619 38753
2015 1667 43282
2016 1957 47592
2017 2061 51734
2018 2128 60045
2019 2062 68805
2020 2164 77265
2021 2258 88191
2022 1930 87263
2023 2105 88650
Academic rankings

University of Texas at Dallas alumni

  1. Ross Ulbricht

    Ross Ulbricht
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1984-.. (age 40)
    Occupations
    hackercomputer scientist
    Biography

    Ross William Ulbricht is an American serving life imprisonment for creating and operating the darknet market website Silk Road from 2011 until his arrest in 2013. The site operated as a hidden service on the Tor network and facilitated the sale of narcotics and other illegal products and services. Ulbricht ran the site under the pseudonym "Dread Pirate Roberts", after the fictional character from The Princess Bride.

  2. Aziz Sancar

    Aziz Sancar
    Born in
    Turkey Flag Turkey
    Years
    1946-.. (age 78)
    Occupations
    university teacherscientistbiochemistmolecular biologistgeneticist
    Biography

    Aziz Sancar is a Turkish-American molecular biologist specializing in DNA repair, cell cycle checkpoints, and circadian clock. In 2015, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with Tomas Lindahl and Paul L. Modrich for their mechanistic studies of DNA repair. He has made contributions on photolyase and nucleotide excision repair in bacteria that have changed his field.

  3. Katrina Pierson

    Katrina Pierson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1976-.. (age 48)
    Enrolled in the University of Texas at Dallas
    In 2006 graduated with Bachelor of Science in biology
    Occupations
    political adviserpolitical campaign staffconsultant
    Biography

    Katrina Lanette Pierson is an American activist and communications consultant. She was the national spokesperson for Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.

  4. Naveen Jindal

    Naveen Jindal
    Born in
    India Flag India
    Years
    1970-.. (age 54)
    Occupations
    international forum participantpolitician
    Biography

    Naveen Jindal is an Indian billionaire industrialist, philanthropist, and a former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Kurukshetra, Haryana in the 14th and 15th Lok Sabha. He currently serves as the Chairman of Jindal Steel and Power Limited and Chancellor of O. P. Jindal Global University.

All 28 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names UT Dallas
Founded 1969
Motto Disciplina Praesidium Civitatis
Education, the Guardian of Society
Colors green, orange
Academic calendar August to May (August - December; January-May). Also Summer Session (May-August)
Total FTE staff 3,606
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 800 West Campbell Road
Richardson, Texas, 75080-3021
United States
City population 119,000
Phone 9728832111

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