University of North Texas
Denton, TX · Public · Midsize city · Carnegie R1/R2 · Mean Grean · North Texas · UNT
Public institution in Denton, TX · 33,680 undergraduates · 72% acceptance rate · $57,010 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 2%Undergraduates
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 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $11,164698th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $21,244928th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $25,470715th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $19,250565th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $57,010684th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,304777th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 59.6%790th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 77.0%841st highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 72.5%670th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1109663rd highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 23493rd highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 33,68035th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 23.0:12,007th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 36.1%874th highest of 2,122 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
- A Space-grant]]}} institutionsource
- 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)
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of North Texas’s 33,680 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In TX
- Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, TX · 34,547 undergrads
- Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, TX · 32,446 undergrads
- The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, TX · 30,834 undergrads
- University of HoustonHouston, TX · 37,175 undergrads
- The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, TX · 29,675 undergrads
- The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, TX · 27,026 undergrads
Elsewhere
- San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, CA · 33,654 undergrads
- University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla, CA · 33,787 undergrads
- University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI · 33,488 undergrads
- University of FloridaGainesville, FL · 34,102 undergrads
- California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, CA · 34,131 undergrads
- University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA · 33,073 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteunt.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 227216)
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