The University Of Texas At Dallas

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

The University of Texas at Dallas, also referred to as UT Dallas or UTD, is a public, coeducational, research university located in Richardson (a suburb of Dallas), Texas, United States. It was established on June 13, 1969. The University, along with its associated schools and colleges, stretches over approximately 455 acres of suburban land.

The University of Texas at Dallas comprises the following schools and colleges:

• School of Arts and Humanities
• School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences
• School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences
• School of Interdisciplinary Studies
• School of Management
• School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
• The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science

The University campus is home to a number of Greek-letter fraternities and sororities.

The University's sports teams are called the UTD Comets. The official mascot is Comets. The University sponsors flag football, football, billiard, chess, tennis, softball, basketball, and volleyball.

Notable alumni of the University include David Hanson, robotics and AI researcher, he created the world's first expressive walking humanoid robot; and Yury Shulman, Chess Grandmaster.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in business and management, computer science and engineering, and fine arts.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• High male/female ratio.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Intensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

UT Dallas participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 81% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 14,913 in 2009-2010 (12,591 full-time equivalent).

About 56% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 44% of the class.

Undergrads are 61% of enrolled students and graduate students are 39%.

Students under 25 years old represent 53% of the student body. About 8% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 97% are full-time and 3% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

UT Dallas provides on-campus housing for 4,350 of its 12,591 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the American Southwest Conference for major sports.

Graduate School Focus

UT Dallas offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is STEM Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (58 awarded)

• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,515 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Logistics and Materials Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (427 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Software Engineering
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Information Science/Studies

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (8 awarded)

• Mathematics Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (261 awarded)

• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (93 awarded)

• Public Administration
• Public Policy Analysis

FINE ARTS (141 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LIBERAL ARTS (651 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Cartography
• Comparative Literature
• Economics
• Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
• Geography
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (44 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics
• Statistics

MEDIA (0 awarded)

• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (29 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (159 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences
• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MEDICINE (53 awarded)

• Neuroscience

SCIENCE (309 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Bioinformatics
• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Biotechnology
• Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Molecular Biology
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (58 awarded)

• Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (273 awarded)

• Cognitive Science
• Communication Disorders
• Developmental and Child Psychology
• Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology
• Psychology