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Chestnut Hall
(opened January 2007)

This 74,000-square-foot building houses the Student Health and Wellness Center, Chestnut Hall the Career Center, the Student Money Management Center, and Counseling and Testing Services.

Honors Hall
(opened August 2007)

Exclusively for Honors College students, this 200-bed residence hall includes music practice rooms.

Legends Hall
(opened August 2007)

Open to all students, this 276-bed residence hall features semi-private and private rooms.

Life Sciences Building
(opens in 2009)

This $33.2 million, 81,000-square-foot facility will include 24,000 square feet of research labs and will connect with the Biology Building.

Business Leadership Complex
(opens in 2011)

Flexible classroom spaces and cutting-edge technology will allow a global learning emphasis and will be the hallmarks of this $60 million building for business students.

UNT is located in Denton, a student-friendly college town only 35 miles north of the nation's fourth-largest metropolitan area, Dallas-Fort Worth, with an abundance of jobs, internship opportunities, entertainment, culture, shopping and professional sports.

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You want to get your college degree from a university that is widely respected. The University of North Texas is a student-centered public research institution with a legacy of excellence. It gives you more options than any university in the Dallas-Fort Worth region, offering 99 bachelor's, 104 master's and 49 doctoral degree programs.

UNT is the flagship of the UNT System and leads Texas with the number of Goldwater Scholars in math and science.

UNT provides a traditional college experience and the quality of a private university at an affordable cost. It has been named one of America's 100 Best College Buys® for 12 consecutive years, one of the nation's top 100 colleges graduating the most African Americans and one of the top 100 colleges for Hispanic students.

Some of our nationally recognized academic programs are:

UNT is a respected university - but is it right for you?

You probably want to choose a place where people will care about you and help you if you need it.

Unsure of your academic path?

Many entering freshmen are undecided or undeclared. Professional academic advisors are available to help you select your major and to help guide you in course selection each year.

Busy life?

UNT offers flexible class schedules so you can plan around work and other activities. UNT offers literally thousands of classes each semester — including hundreds that are online.

Concerned about jumping in by yourself?

Staff will walk you through the online registration process (and lots of other things) during freshman orientation. The First Year Experience provides mentors and a virtual community for transitioning to college and developing online friends.

Need assistance?

Special help is available in a wide range of areas, including counseling, disability accommodation, health and wellness services, legal services, study skills development and tutoring. The Learning Center offers a free 24/7 online tutoring service.

Founded: 1890

Location: Denton, Texas (population 100,000)

Enrollment: More than 34,000, including students from 50 states and more than 140 countries (53 international exchange agreements with universities around the world)

Campus: 866 acres

Degrees offered: 99 bachelor's, 104 master's, 49 doctoral degree programs

Famous alumni: Grammy winner Norah Jones, self-help expert Dr. Phil McGraw, Pulitzer Prize winner Larry McMurtry, renowned granite sculptor Jesús Moroles, among others

Colors: Green and white

Athletic nickname: Mean Green; Mascot: Eagle

Athletic conference: Sun Belt (football champions 2001-2004, basketball champions 2007)

Student-faculty ratio: 20:1 (although class sizes vary, especially for freshmen)

Average SAT score for entering freshmen: 1,092 (exceeding national average of 1,017 and Texas average of 999)

Minimum SAT score for students in the Honors College: 1200

Ethnicity of student body: 64.9 percent white, 12.6 percent African American, 11.2 percent Hispanic, 4.8 percent Asian, 6.5 percent other

Student organizations: 300 - plus a student newspaper, radio station and cable television station

Students living on campus: 6,030 in 14 residence halls - two new halls for Fall 2007

Cost of attending: $6,767 for Texas residents enrolled in 15 semester credit hours for two semesters in 2008-09 ($15,107 for non residents), plus fees related to instruction; room and board, $6,028

Scholarships awarded annually: $16.8 million

Financial aid awarded annually: $202 million

Web classes: Largest provider of online credit courses among Texas public universities

Research and services centers: 60, including several in the 285-acre Discovery Park just north of campus

Play therapy: Largest training facility in the world

Center for Spanish Language Media: One of the nation's first comprehensive training and research programs for Spanish language media

Library system: 6 million cataloged items in five facilities

Music: One of the nation's best music schools

Logistics and supply chain management: One of the largest programs in the Southwest

Chemistry Building: 107,000 square feet of classrooms and labs built in 2004 at a cost of $30 million

Chestnut Hall (opened January 2007)

Honors Hall (opened August 2007)

Legends Hall (opened August 2007)

Life Sciences Building (opens in 2009)

Business Leadership Complex (opens in 2011)