The Princeton Review named UNT a "Best in the West" university, and Forbes included UNT on its 2011 Best College list. Founded in 1890, UNT has built on its legacy of excellence to gain national and international recognition. The choice of about 36,000 students, UNT offers 97 bachelor's, 88 master's, and 40 doctoral degree programs.

UNT provides the quality of a private university at an affordable cost and is located in Denton, a student-friendly college town about 40 miles north of Dallas and Fort Worth. The nation's fourth-largest metropolitan region includes seven major museums, the Dallas Market Center, and numerous galleries and alternative exhibition venues.

UNT is the flagship university of the UNT System. Its library system includes 6 million cataloged holdings in five libraries.