University of North Texas (Denton, TX) — Cost, Earnings & Admissions

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price: $14,352624th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
In-state tuition & fees: $11,164700th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees: $21,244936th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
Cost of attendance: $25,470715th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
Median graduate debt: $19,250569th lowest of 1,880 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $57,010687th highest of 1,969 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $46,304778th highest of 1,964 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year): 59.6%794th highest of 2,031 reporting
Full-time retention: 77.0%847th highest of 1,853 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate: 72.5%678th most selective of 1,608 reporting
Average SAT: 1109665th highest of 1,024 reporting
Median ACT: 23494th highest of 954 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates: 33,68035th largest of 2,162 reporting
Student-faculty ratio: 23.0:12,024th smallest of 2,159 reporting
Pell Grant share: 36.1%885th highest of 2,140 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 22 mi (DFW)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member: Yes
Application fee: $75
Personal essay: Optional / not required
Writing supplement: No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 78 reported programs.

Field	Level	1 yr	2 yr
Electrical Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology	bachelors	$76,460	$72,762
Computer EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$74,576	$70,680
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$68,422	$68,219
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science	bachelors	$66,566	$62,260
Construction Engineering TechnologiesEngineering Technology	bachelors	$65,320	$69,338
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology	bachelors	$63,005	$55,964
Management Information Systems and ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$59,390	$58,673
Mechanical EngineeringEngineering	bachelors	$59,124	$58,866
InsuranceBusiness	bachelors	$53,894	$60,230
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness	bachelors	$52,498	$50,693
Air TransportationTransportation	bachelors	$52,107	$56,415
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness	bachelors	$50,506	$50,693

Campus facts

Founded in 1890source
Athletic nickname: "Mean Green"source
DATCU Stadium seats about 30,850source
Competes in NCAA Division Isource
School colors: Green and Whitesource
Mascot: Scrappy the Eaglesource
Campus size: about 1,063 acressource
Formerly known as "{{Collapsible list |framestyle=border:none; padding:0; |title=Former name list |1=Texas Normal College and Teacher Training Institute (1890–1894) |2=North Texas Normal College (1894–1901) |3=North Texas State Normal College (1901–1923) |4=North Texas State Teachers College (1923–1949) |5=North Texas State College (1949–1961) |6=North Texas State University (1961–1988) }}"source
Athletic conference: The Americansource
A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
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Football rivalry: Safeway Bowl (since 1922)source
Fight song: ""Fight, North Texas""source
Notable alum: Anne Ricesource
Notable alum: Thomas Haden Churchsource
Notable alum: Roy Orbisonsource
Notable alum: Meat Loafsource
Notable alum: Stone Cold Steve Austinsource

Athletics — 9 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $6,511,401 (M $3,550,794 · W $2,960,607)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.