University of North Texas

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#624 / #194
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
#1391
Most Desirable School
Public research university based in Denton, TX, USA

University of North Texas at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#194
Acceptance rate (fall 2024)
72%
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$11,309
Graduation rate
63%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
34,341

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University of North Texas Featured Rankings

About University of North Texas

According to Wikipedia, The University of North Texas is a public research university in Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. UNT's main campus is in Denton, Texas, and it also has a satellite campus in Frisco, Texas. It offers 112 bachelor's, 94 master's, and 38 doctoral degree programs. Established in 1890, UNT has achieved remarkable growth and is now counted among the largest universities in the nation. In the fall semester of 2023, it achieved a record enrollment of 46,940 students. UNT is the largest university in Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex and the third largest university in Texas, following Texas A&M and UT Austin.

University of North Texas's Online Degrees

Certificate in Digital Retail Merchandising
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Completion Time: 1 year or less
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Archival Management
  • Required Credits: 15
  • Completion Time: 1 year or less
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Digital Content Management
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Completion Time: 1 year or less
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Digital Curation and Data Management
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Completion Time: 1 year or less
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Event & Tourism Management
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Completion Time: 1 year or less
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Hospitality Management
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Completion Time: 1 year or less
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Advanced Data Analytics
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Merchandising
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
MBA in Business Administration
Degree Concentrations
  • Marketing
  • Marketing Analytics
  • Org. Behavior & Human Resource Mgmt.
  • Strategic Management
  • Supply Chain Analytics
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Hospitality Management
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Criminal Justice
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4-5 years
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Criminal Justice, Justice Policy and Admin.
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Learning Technologies
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4-5 years
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Educational Diagnostician
  • Required Credits: 27
  • Completion Time: 1 year or less
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Gifted and Talented Education
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Completion Time: 1 year or less
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Teacher Certification, Secondary Education
  • Required Credits: 18
  • Completion Time: 1 year or less
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Teaching Technical Writing
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Completion Time: 1 year or less
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in School Library
  • Required Credits: 27
  • Completion Time: 1 year or less
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Special Education, Autism Intervention
  • Required Credits: 15
  • Completion Time: 1 year or less
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Superintendent Certification
  • Required Credits: 15
  • Completion Time: 1 year or less
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Texas Principal as Instructional
  • Required Credits: 21
  • Completion Time: 1 year or less
  • Format: Fully online
PhD in Learning Technologies
  • Required Credits: 69
  • Completion Time: 4-5 years
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Learning Technologies
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
MEd in Curriculum and Instruction
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
MEd in Educational Leadership
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
MEd in Higher Education
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
MEd in Special Education
Degree Concentrations
  • Autism Intervention
  • Education Diagnostician
  • High-Incidence Disabilities
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
MEd in Teaching
Degree Concentrations
  • Elementary Education
  • Middle School Education
  • Secondary Education
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Early Childhood Education
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
BA in Integrative Studies
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 4-5 years
  • Format: Fully online
BAAS in Applied Arts and Sciences
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4-5 years
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Adv. Mgmt. in Libraries and Info. Agencies
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Completion Time: 1 year or less
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Required Credits: 24
  • Completion Time: 1 year or less
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Storytelling
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Completion Time: 1 year or less
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Volunteer and Community Resource Mgmt.
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Completion Time: 1 year or less
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Youth Services in Libraries & Info. Settings
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Completion Time: 1 year or less
  • Format: Fully online
MA in Applied Anthropology
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
MA in Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Library Science
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Digital Communication Analytics
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
MA in Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Required Credits: 30
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Rehabilitation Studies
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4-5 years
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Specialist in Aging
  • Required Credits: 15
  • Completion Time: 1 year or less
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Health Services Administration
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Rehabilitation Counseling
  • Required Credits: 21
  • Completion Time: 1 year or less
  • Format: Fully online
Certificate in Undergraduate Rehabilitation Counseling
  • Required Credits: 12
  • Completion Time: 1 year or less
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Rehabilitation Counseling
  • Required Credits: 60
  • Completion Time: 3.5-4.5 years
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Ed. Psych., Family Policy and Program Admin.
  • Required Credits: 33
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Ed. Psychology, Gifted and Talented
  • Required Credits: 33
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Ed. Psychology, Learning and Development
  • Required Credits: 33
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Ed. Psychology, Research & Evaluation
  • Required Credits: 33
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online
BS in Information Science and Applied Technology
  • Required Credits: 120
  • Completion Time: 4-5 years
  • Format: Fully online
MS in Information Science
  • Required Credits: 36
  • Completion Time: 2-3 years
  • Format: Fully online

University of North Texas Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Annual ApplicationsAcceptanceRetention RateGraduation RateMedian SAT ScoreMedian ACT Score
36,80772%77%63%110523

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does University of North Texas Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$11,309
Average Net Price by Family Income (2021–22)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$12,866
30K - 48K$12,814
48K - 75K$12,645
75K - 110K$15,983
110K+$23,964

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do University of North Texas Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former University of North Texas students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $59,434 a year, and 92% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

University of North Texas's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-GradsGraduates
52,66837,18215,486

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is University of North Texas?

University of North Texas is located at 1501 W.Chestnut Ave., Denton, TX 76203-1277.

How Safe is University of North Texas?

Relative to its enrollment, University of North Texas has a violent crime rate of 0.06% and a property crime rate of 0.11%. Denton has a violent crime rate of 0.23% and a property crime rate of 1.88%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is University of North Texas Known For?

University of North Texas is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

University of North Texas's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much University of North Texas's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Communications
#413
World Rank
#419
Historical Rank
#124
USA Rank

University of North Texas ranks #124 in the U.S. and #413 worldwide for influence in Communications.

communications Degrees
Business
#436
World Rank
#437
Historical Rank
#147
USA Rank

University of North Texas ranks #147 in the U.S. and #436 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Philosophy
#489
World Rank
#545
Historical Rank
#148
USA Rank

University of North Texas ranks #148 in the U.S. and #489 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.

philosophy Degrees
Criminal Justice
#245
World Rank
#251
Historical Rank
#151
USA Rank

University of North Texas ranks #151 in the U.S. and #245 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Computer Science
#584
World Rank
#590
Historical Rank
#156
USA Rank

University of North Texas ranks #156 in the U.S. and #584 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Social Work
#365
World Rank
#366
Historical Rank
#156
USA Rank

University of North Texas ranks #156 in the U.S. and #365 worldwide for influence in Social Work.

social-work Degrees
Engineering
#752
World Rank
#778
Historical Rank
#159
USA Rank

University of North Texas ranks #159 in the U.S. and #752 worldwide for influence in Engineering.

engineering Degrees
History
#452
World Rank
#467
Historical Rank
#161
USA Rank

University of North Texas ranks #161 in the U.S. and #452 worldwide for influence in History.

history Degrees
Literature
#481
World Rank
#535
Historical Rank
#169
USA Rank

University of North Texas ranks #169 in the U.S. and #481 worldwide for influence in Literature.

literature Degrees
Education
#710
World Rank
#714
Historical Rank
#182
USA Rank

University of North Texas ranks #182 in the U.S. and #710 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Chemistry
#836
World Rank
#865
Historical Rank
#185
USA Rank

University of North Texas ranks #185 in the U.S. and #836 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.

chemistry Degrees
Biology
#683
World Rank
#712
Historical Rank
#191
USA Rank

University of North Texas ranks #191 in the U.S. and #683 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Psychology
#471
World Rank
#492
Historical Rank
#195
USA Rank

University of North Texas ranks #195 in the U.S. and #471 worldwide for influence in Psychology.

psychology Degrees
Economics
#993
World Rank
#1001
Historical Rank
#205
USA Rank

University of North Texas ranks #205 in the U.S. and #993 worldwide for influence in Economics.

economics Degrees
Mathematics
#828
World Rank
#833
Historical Rank
#206
USA Rank

University of North Texas ranks #206 in the U.S. and #828 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.

math Degrees
Medical
#728
World Rank
#732
Historical Rank
#212
USA Rank

University of North Texas ranks #212 in the U.S. and #728 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Political Science
#859
World Rank
#866
Historical Rank
#217
USA Rank

University of North Texas ranks #217 in the U.S. and #859 worldwide for influence in Political Science.

political-science Degrees
Physics
#941
World Rank
#974
Historical Rank
#221
USA Rank

University of North Texas ranks #221 in the U.S. and #941 worldwide for influence in Physics.

physics Degrees
Anthropology
#787
World Rank
#805
Historical Rank
#257
USA Rank

University of North Texas ranks #257 in the U.S. and #787 worldwide for influence in Anthropology.

anthropology Degrees
Sociology
#1007
World Rank
#1016
Historical Rank
#285
USA Rank

University of North Texas ranks #285 in the U.S. and #1007 worldwide for influence in Sociology.

sociology Degrees
Religious Studies
#2268
World Rank
#2292
Historical Rank
#514
USA Rank

University of North Texas ranks #514 in the U.S. and #2268 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.

religious-studies-hub Degrees

Who Are University of North Texas's Most Influential Alumni?

University of North Texas's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Criminal Justice, Social Work, and Communications. Here are some of University of North Texas's most famous alumni:

Bill Moyers
Bill Moyers
An American journalist.
Anne Rice
Anne Rice
An American writer.
Robert Longo
Robert Longo
An American artist.
Don Henley
Don Henley
An American singer, lyricist, producer and drummer.
Samuel S. Wilks
An American mathematician .
Valter Longo
A Cellular biologist.
Masood Ashraf Raja
Masood Ashraf Raja
A Pakistani scholar.
David Hanson
David Hanson
An American robotics designer and researcher.
Roy Orbison
An American musician.
Pat Boone
Pat Boone
An American singer .
Magnus L. Kpakol
Magnus L. Kpakol
An Economist.
Samir Husni
A Lebanese-American magazine industry analyst.

Who Are University of North Texas's Most Influential Faculty?

University of North Texas's most influential faculty include professors in the fields of Criminal Justice, Social Work, and Communications. Here are some of University of North Texas's most famous faculty:

Saraju Mohanty
Saraju Mohanty
An American academic.
Rada Mihalcea
A Researcher.
Bryan Coker
Bryan Coker
An American academic administrator.
Jacquez Green
An American football player and coach .
Corey Marks
An American writer.
Adrian Arrington
Adrian Arrington
An American football player and coach .
Samer Hassan
Samer Hassan
A Spanish/Lebanese activist and researcher specialized in decentralized collaboration.
Candi Whitaker
An American basketball coach.