FACT SHEET - FALL 1999
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS

The University of North Texas is a four-year public Class I Doctorate-Granting Institution founded in 1890 as a normal and teacher-training institute. Its name changed from North Texas State University in 1988. UNT is located in Denton, a city of approximately 73,050 and in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex area of over 4.9 million. The university is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees. UNT is the 4^th largest university in Texas and among the 50 largest in the United States.

FALL 1999 FACTS

Alumni: Approximately 140,653 active alumni with about 87,425 residing in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex area.

Budget: $307,030,746 (budgeted expenses 1998-99)
            Endowments: $29.9 million - UNT Foundation (market value)
                                     $8.4 million - UNT
            Sponsored Project Awards (FY99): $24,516,086

Chief Executive Officer: Dr. Alfred F. Hurley (1982-present); President of the University of North Texas and Chancellor of UNT and the UNT Health Science Center at Fort Worth.

Colleges and Schools: College of Arts & Sciences; College of Business Administration; School of Community Service; College of Education; School of Library & Information Sciences; School of Merchandising & Hospitality Management; College of Music; School of Visual Arts; and the Toulouse School of Graduate Studies.

Cost (Estimated) of Attendance (Fall and Spring Semesters combined):
        Average cost for in-state students: (1) living at home or with relatives without dependents - $10,250; (2) living at home or with relatives with dependents - $10,250; (3) living on-campus $9,400; and (4) living off-campus - $11,750.
        Average cost for out-of-state students: (1) living at home or with relatives without dependents -$16,450; (2) living at home or with relatives with dependents - $16,450; (3) living on-campus - $15,600; and (4) living off-campus -$17,950. [Source: UNT Office of Financial Aid]

Degrees Awarded: (August 1998; December 1998; and May 1999)
Baccalaureate - 3,313         Master's - 1,112             Doctoral - 174             Total – 4,599
Total degrees granted since 1919 – 161,596.

Degree Programs:
Bachelor's - 103 Master's - 136 Doctoral - 47

Enrollment:

Student Classification: (Total Enrollment – 26,493)
Undergraduate        Total – 20,449
Graduate                  Total - 6,044 (Post Baccalaureate - 1,495 Master's - 3,329 Doctorate - 1,220)
First-time freshmen – 3,034                                     New Undergraduate transfers - 2,835

FTE:
Undergraduate FTE – 16,749                 Graduate FTE – 3,505                 Total FTE – 20,254

Full-time:
Undergraduate (12 hours) - 15,665 (87.7%)                 Graduate (9 hours) - 2,198 (12.3%)

Average age:
Undergraduate – 22.5                      Graduate - 32.8                     Total student enrollment – 24.9

Ethnicity of Students: 72.1% White, 2.4% unknown, 8.6% African-American, 7.6% Hispanic, .8% Native American and Alaskan Native, 3.8% Asian or Pacific Islander and 4.7% non-resident alien. African-American enrollment increased 32.0% since 1990 and Hispanic enrollment increased 70.0%.

Faculty: Full-time - 769; Part-time - 289; Modified Service - 31; Teaching fellows - 306; Teaching assistants - 465; Total - 1,860. [Source: Provost's Office]

Gender of Students: Fall 1999; 54.7% female and 45.3% male.

Graduation Rate: 35.5% of 1992 first-time full-time freshmen graduated in 6 years from UNT and another 12.3% from other Texas institutions. Total = 47.8%. [Source: THECB]

Housing (Campus): 10 residence halls; 52 units for married/family housing; no faculty/staff housing; 4,500 students lived in residence halls, Fall 1999.

Retention Rates (Full-time Freshmen, Fall 98 to Fall 99): Full-time first-time freshmen (new to college) 69.3%.
Fall 97 to Fall 98 rate was 71.8%.

Staff: Non-teaching, regular, full-time equivalent personnel as of November 1998, was 1,650.4. Headcount as of November 30, 1999 was 1,597 full-time, 116 part-time, total 1,713. [Source: UNT Human Resources Office]

Student-Faculty Ratio: 16:1 based on THECB definition [as reported on report of performance measures].

Tuition and Required Fees: (Based on 12 hours Undergraduate and 9 hours Graduate; semester rate); instructional fees are additional cost.
Undergraduate Resident $1,120.60 Non-resident - $3,712.60
Graduate Resident $1,094.20 Non-resident - $3,038.20