The UNT advantage
WHY UNT?
Take control of your future and increase your chances of attaining the career you deserve. Enroll in a student-centered public research university, the University of North Texas.
Founded in 1890, the University of North Texas has built on its legacy of excellence to gain national and international recognition. The flagship of the UNT System features 11 colleges and schools and offers 99 bachelor's, 104 master's and 49 doctoral degree programs.
UNT is one of the largest universities in Texas, enrolling 34,000 students. Taking pride in its outstanding faculty, high academic standards and diverse student body, UNT provides abundant opportunities for graduate students to discover the power of ideas.
The university is:
- Recognized – offers many nationally ranked, acknowledged and accredited programs
- Wireless – allows connection to UNT's network in most buildings on campus
- Online – provides an increasing variety of graduate courses and programs via the web
- Extensive – offers far more graduate degree choices than any other university in the Dallas-Fort Worth region
- Flexible – offers more than 50 graduate academic certificates, which can be a good option for those unsure of their degree path or needing to meet a short-term goal
FACTOID
The UNT campus in Denton is 867 acres, including Discovery Park, UNT's nearly 290-acre research facility 4.5 miles north of campus.
Take advantage of a true graduate university
Large graduate student body
UNT offers the advantages of a large, diverse university in which graduate students have a major presence. Numbering more than 6,900, graduate students comprise 20 percent of UNT's student body.
Supportive learning environment
UNT places learners at the center of the educational community and is committed to their development. The rich learning environment, involvement in scholarship and openness to individual discovery help graduate students achieve their goals.
To accommodate graduate students who work while attending school, UNT offers a wide range of graduate classes in the evenings and online.
DIVERSITY
Students from all 50 states and more than 140 nations enroll at UNT, creating a rich campus atmosphere.
UNT encourages diversity and seeks students from all cultural, racial and ethnic groups. The university's vision statement also emphasizes diversity: "UNT will be a diverse and inclusive institution creating the knowledge and innovations that will shape our future, while cultivating excellence in the next generation of scholars and leaders for the global community."
UNT is annually listed among the nation's top 100 universities that award the most master's and doctoral degrees to Hispanics.
The university is a member of Project 1000, a national consortium of about 90 institutions created to assist underrepresented students in applying to graduate school.
