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Fact Book: 2001 - 2002

FACT SHEET - FALL 2001 
 
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
 

 

The University of North Texas is a four-year public Doctoral/Research University – Extensive (For an institution to have this Carnegie Classification, they must have awarded 50 or more doctoral degrees per year across at least 15 disciplines.) The institution was 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 80,000 and in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex area of over 5.1 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 4th largest university in Texas and among the 50 largest in the United States.

  

              FALL 2001 FACTS  

Admissions Information:  

SAT recentered UNT (2001)- 1093 Texas - 992 National - 1020
ACT UNT (2001) - 22.5 Texas -20.3 National - 21.0

Alumni:  Approximately 144,897 active alumni with about 91,037 residing in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex area.

Budget: Total Budget: $344,169,552 (budgeted expenses 2001-02)

Endowments:  


Sponsored Project Awards (FY2000): 

$32.2 million - UNT Foundation (market value)
$ 09.4 million -  UNT

$24,951,067  

                                                                                                                                  
Chancellor of University of North Texas System: 
      Dr. Alfred F. Hurley
                                                                               
Chancellor/President (1982-October 15, 2000)
                                                                                Chancellor (October 15, 2000 – Present) 
       
President of the University of North Texas:
                Dr. Norval  F. Pohl (October 15, 2000 – present) 

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

Cost (Estimated) of Attendance (Fall 01 and Spring 02 Semesters combined): 

Average cost for students from: In-state Out-of-State
   

  

(1)  living at home or with relatives without dependents  $10,620   $16,820
(2)  living at home or with relatives with dependents $10,620   $16,820 
(3)  living on-campus $10,600 $16,800
(4)  living off-campus   $12,500  $18,700

[Source:  UNT Office of Financial Aid – Oct.15, 2001]                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                   


Degrees Awarded: (December 2000; May 2001, and August 2001;)

Baccalaureate - 3,671 Master's - 1,121  Doctoral - 145 Total – 4,937
Total degrees granted since  1919 – 171,392.

                                                                

 
D
egree Programs:   Bachelor's - 97                  Master's - 124                         Doctoral - 46

Enrollment  

US Citizens

         Permanent Residents

N/R Aliens

Residence

Totals

Texas  24,383 685 0 25,068 (90.0%)
Out-of-State 1,288

29

0 1,317 (4.7%)
N/R Aliens 0 0 1,473 1,473 (5.3%)

University Total (Per IPEDS Definition)

25,671 714 1,473 27,858 (100.0%)

  

Student Classification:   Breakdowns of Interest:
Total Enrollment 27,858   New From High School    3,115
Undergraduate Total:    21,675     New Undergraduate Transfers    2,892
Graduate Total:   6,183 Post Bac - 1,608            Master - 3,383            Doctoral - 1,192    

                                                                                                                                                      
                                                 
                                         
           
                                                         

Full/Part Time and  FTE:   Full

                Part

      Total

  FTE

Undergraduate   16,935 4,740 21,675 18,346
Graduate    2,175 4,008   6,183 2,926
Total 19,110 8,748 27,858 21,272

 Average age: 

Undergraduate – 22.5  

    Graduate – 33.0    

Total student enrollment – 24.8


                                                                           
 
 

Ethnicity of Students:  White 70.1%, African-American 9.2%, Hispanic 8.2%, Native American/ Alaskan  0.8%, Asian and Pacific Islander 4.0%, Non-Resident Alien 5.5%, Unknown 2.4%. African-American enrollment increased 47.9% since 1990 and Hispanic enrollment increased 93.0%.
(Per IPEDS Definition)

Faculty:  Full-time: Denton-844; Part-time: Denton-262 ; Modified Service: Denton-2; Teaching fellows: Denton-289; Teaching assistants: Denton-473 Total - 1,870.  [Source:  Human Resources] 

Gender of Students:  Fall 2001;  56.6% female and 43.4% male – Total Enrolled. 
 

Graduation Rate:  36.0% of 1994 first-time full-time freshmen graduated in 6 years from UNT and another 10.7% from other Texas institutions.  Total = 46.7%.  [Source: THECB]

Housing (Campus):  10 residence halls; 52 units for married/family housing; no faculty/staff housing; 4,547 students lived in residence halls, Fall 2001 (Includes Bruce, Clark, The College Inn, Crumley Hall, Kerr Hall, Maple Hall, McConnell Hall, Mozart Square, Santa Fe Square, West Hall)

Retention Rates (Full-time New From High School, Fall 99 to Fall 00):  Full-time, first-time new from high school enrolled Fall 00 and returning Fall 01, 69.3%,  Fall 99 to Fall 00 rate was 69.6%.

Staff:  Non-teaching, regular, retirement eligible as of September 2001, Secretarial/Clerical -501, Professional -634, Service Maintenance -287, Technical/Para-Professional -283,  Skilled Crafts -107, Executive/Admin./Managerial –101, Total –1913. [Source:  UNT Human Resources Office]

Student-Faculty Ratio:  16.8:1 based on THECB definition [as reported on report of performance measures].

Tuition and Required Fees:  Semester rate based on 12 hours for undergraduates and 9 hours for graduates (instructional fees are additional cost).

Undergraduate: Resident   $1,354.90 Non-resident $3,886.90
Graduate: Resident  $1,273.30   Non-resident $3,172.30