Back to Colleges

University of Texas at Dallas

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Dallas, TX
Population 5,500,000
Website http://www.utdallas.edu/
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 21,317
Men / Women 56% / 44%
Asian 36%
White 23%
Hispanic 20%
Black 6%
International 6%
Mixed 3%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 37%
Business & Economics 23%
Life & Natural Sciences 17%
Humanities & Social Sciences 15%
Arts 7%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $14,644
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $40,144
Est. In-State Cost $18,943
Est. Out-of-State Cost $51,930
10-Year ROI $231,000
ROI Percentile 90th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 90%
4-Year Graduation Rate 59%
6-Year Graduation Rate 76%
Transfer-Out Rate 15%

Weather

Comfortable Days 95 (20th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 283 (90th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 19%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $83M #78
Life & Natural Sciences $76M #127
Humanities & Social Sciences $7M #152
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 113 #48
Life & Natural Sciences 80 #238
Humanities & Social Sciences 44 #276

Honors College

Name Hobson Wildenthal Honors College
Students 1,200 (6%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 93%
SAT Range 1,160 – 1,410
ACT Range 24 – 32

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science 1,774 77% / 23% 5% $117,922
Biomedical Engineering 80 — 54% / 46% 5% $85,423
Computer Engineering 83 — 87% / 13% 5% $129,503
Computer Science 911 +1 80% / 20% 5% $123,145
Computer Software Engineering 117 +1 78% / 22% 3% $129,503
Electrical Engineering 117 +1 84% / 16% 3% $105,967
Information Technology 304 +2 62% / 38% 5% $123,145
Mechanical Engineering 162 — 81% / 19% 3% $89,143
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Naveen Jindal School of Management 1,067 49% / 51% 3% $100,210
Accounting 195 — 45% / 55% 3% $91,773
Business Administration 204 — 55% / 45% 2% $136,193
Business Analytics 24 — 46% / 54% 12% —
Business Analytics 52 — 67% / 33% 17% $104,241
Finance 251 +3 69% / 31% 3% $84,401
Health Administration 100 +1 32% / 68% 1% $92,094
Human Resources Management 39 +1 13% / 87% 0% —
International Business 41 — 12% / 88% 5% $88,754
Marketing 161 +2 42% / 58% 1% $96,144
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Arts, Humanities, and Technology 450 48% / 52% 1% $50,728
American Studies 3 — 67% / 33% 0% —
Comparative Literature 40 — 38% / 62% 0% $55,348
History 26 — 65% / 35% 0% $72,023
Latin American Studies 2 — 0% / 100% 0% —
Philosophy 11 — 64% / 36% 9% —
Digital Arts 327 — 50% / 50% 1% $48,626
Digital Media 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $66,345
Visual and Performing Arts 39 +2 23% / 77% 0% $48,626
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences 865 26% / 74% 2% $61,820
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 193 — 24% / 76% 1% $70,113
Neuroscience 193 — 39% / 61% 2% $60,918
Speech-Language Pathology 74 +1 9% / 91% 1% $60,470
Cognitive Science 30 +5 40% / 60% 3% $77,959
Developmental and Child Psychology 30 +62 3% / 97% 3% $55,526
Psychology 345 +10 25% / 75% 1% $57,120
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences 234 50% / 50% 2% $62,875
Economics 29 — 79% / 21% 0% $73,399
Economics 19 — 68% / 32% 5% $73,399
Criminology 68 — 47% / 53% 0% $54,574
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 9 — 78% / 22% 0% —
International Policy Analysis 15 — 33% / 67% 7% $44,504
Political Science 67 — 43% / 57% 3% $70,633
Public Administration 11 — 27% / 73% 0% $69,422
Public Policy 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $44,504
Sociology 10 — 10% / 90% 0% $48,211
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Interdisciplinary Studies 87 37% / 63% 0% $60,203
Interdisciplinary Studies 78 — 41% / 59% 0% $60,203
Education 9 — 0% / 100% 0% —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics 522 49% / 51% 4% $68,449
Data Science 35 — 66% / 34% 11% —
Mathematics 43 +4 63% / 37% 12% —
Mathematics and Statistics
Physics 20 — 80% / 20% 10% —
Biochemistry 56 — 55% / 45% 4% $61,129
Biology 288 +2 39% / 61% 3% $68,068
Chemistry 33 — 61% / 39% 0% —
Geosciences 12 — 67% / 33% 8% —
Molecular Biology 17 — 35% / 65% 6% $61,129
Actuarial Science 18 — 83% / 17% 0% $104,241

Rankings

My Tribe

Tiger Mom Heaven Most Asian-Americans
Majority-Minority

Engineering, Computing & Math

No, I Can't Fix Your Printer Computer Science
10k-Student Server Crashers
The "I Understand Interstellar" Elite Physics & Astronomy
String Theorists
No Words Allowed Pure Mathematics
Sigma Grindset
Half-CS, Half-EE, Full Depression Computer Engineering
Embedded and Exhausted
Resistance Is Not Futile Electrical Engineering
Pragmatic Plug-and-Players
Is It a Solid? Is It a Liquid? Yes. Materials Engineering
Composite Crew
WD-40 & Duct Tape Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
The Kinetic Energy Cartel

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
The Control Group
Breaking Bad Chemistry
Kinetics & Dynamics Club

Business & Economics

PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings Business Administration
Tech Incubators
Pivot Tables & Missing Pallets Business Analytics
SQL Slingers
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro Economics
Math Masochists & Stata Sorcerers
Wolf of Wall Street Prep Finance
Quants

Humanities & Social Sciences

Model UN Generation Government & Politics
Grassroots