Ranked a Tier One research institution by the Carnegie Classification, UNT is the flagship of the UNT System and is located in Denton, Texas. With 242 degree programs and a thriving community of nearly 44,000 students, UNT serves the North Texas region and helps drive the state’s economy through groundbreaking research, educational excellence focused on career readiness, and a spirit of creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Across its Denton and Frisco campuses, UNT students earned more than 13,000 degrees last year.
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Academic programs ranked among the nation’s Top 100
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U.S. News & World Report rankings in the Top 100
$1.65B
Economic impact generated in Dallas-Fort Worth annually
Top 100 Rankings by College and School
- First jazz studies program in the U.S.
- First undergraduate emergency administration and planning program in the U.S.
- First bachelor’s degree in digital retailing and in consumer experience management in the U.S. and first Master of Science program in merchandising offered completely online
- First retail program in the U.S. to integrate courses in merchandising, digital retailing, store operations, finance and retail strategy
- First school library certification program in the U.S. offered completely online
- First graduate applied anthropology program in the U.S. offered completely online
- First undergraduate program in applied behavior analysis in the U.S. and first accredited master’s program in behavior analysis in the world
- First and only Ph.D. program in art education in Texas
- World’s first graduate program in environmental philosophy and world’s first field station in environmental philosophy, science and policy at Cape Horn, Chile
- First master’s program in international sustainable tourism in the U.S. and the first to require a year abroad
- First standalone M.S. program in artificial intelligence in Texas
- First university in Texas named a Bee Campus USA
- Ranked a Tier One research university by the Carnegie Classification, one of 187 in the nation
- Named the 128th member of the Association of Research Libraries, a nonprofit made up of top research libraries in Canada and the U.S.
- 19 U.S. News & World Report rankings in the nation’s Top 100
- Named an America’s Top College by Forbes for 18 consecutive years
- Named one of America’s Best Colleges by The Wall Street Journal
- Named a Best College by Money magazine
- Named an America’s Top Online College by Newsweek
- Named a Best in the Southwest college by The Princeton Review
- Ranked 2nd in Texas, 34th in the nation for social mobility by U.S. News & World Report
- UNT Libraries' Government Documents Collection named best website in the Federal Depository Library Program for 2025 by the U.S. Government Publishing Office
- Named a Green College by The Princeton Review
- Named a Tree Campus Higher Education institution by the Arbor Day Foundation for 16 consecutive years
- Named a Top National University by Washington Monthly
- Named a First-Generation Forward institution by NASPA's Center for First-Generation Student Success for efforts dedicated to serving first-generation students
- Named one of America’s Best-in-State Employers by Forbes
- Named a Texas Mother Friendly Worksite through the Texas Department of State Health Services
- Named a Best Bang for the Buck in the South by Washington Monthly
- Denton named one of the Best College Towns in Texas by BestColleges.com
- Named one of the Safest College Campuses in the nation by Alarms.org four years in a row
- Named a Top Public College by Buffalo Business First
- Named a Purple Heart University by the Military Order of the Purple Heart Chapter #1315
- UNT's Mean Greens dining hall received an A+ rating and Dean's List status for the sixth straight year on the 2019 Vegan Report Card by Peta2.com
- Listed as a member of the Phi Theta Kappa Excellence in Community College Transfer Honor Roll three years in a row
- Ranked 2nd in the nation for accelerated online master’s programs by BestMastersPrograms.org
- Ranked 1st in Texas for best college food by Niche.com
- Ranked 2nd in the nation as a college with the best food by Delish.com
- Kitchen West is Texas' only dining hall certified free from gluten and the "Big 9" food allergens by Kitchens with Confidence
- Denton ranked 4th in the nation as a Top College Music Scene by The University Network
- Ranked 5th in the nation for the best financial aid counseling program by Lendedu.com
- UNT's climbing wall in the Pohl Recreation Center ranked 5th in the nation by CollegeOutside.com
- Ranked 6th in the nation as a public university on the rise by CollegeGazette.com
- Murchison Performing Arts Center ranked 6th in the nation by BestCollegeReviews.org
- Ranked among the Top 50 college financial literacy programs in the nation by Lendedu.com
- Ranked one of the nation's top colleges for enrolling transfer students by U.S. News & World Report
- Ranked 9th in the nation for communications/journalism and related degrees earned by Hispanic students, 29th for total bachelor's degrees earned and 45th for total master's degrees earned by Hispanic Outlook on Education magazine
- Ranked 17th in the nation for most affordable online master’s programs by BestMastersPrograms.org
- Ranked 29th in the nation as a Best College by Military Times
- Ranked 18th in the nation as a Top Hispanic-Serving Institution by SteppingBlocks.com
- Ranked 38th in the nation, 2nd in Texas for experiential learning by Forage.com
- Ranked 33rd in the nation for undergraduate degrees awarded to minorities by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine
- Ranked 49th in the nation for total enrollment at a 4-year university by Hispanic Outlook on Education magazine
- Pohl Recreation Center ranked 47th in the nation by GreatValueColleges.net
- Ranked 5th in Texas for best online universities by EDsmart.org
- Ranked 15th in Texas for post-graduation salaries by GradReports.com
- Online graduate education programs ranked 3rd in the nation by U.S. News & World Report
- Online master's in curriculum and instruction programs ranked 17th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report
- Graduate supply chain management program ranked 2nd in Texas, 23rd in the nation by U.S. News & World Report
- Online bachelor's programs ranked 25th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report
- Ranked 27th globally for education and educational research by U.S. News & World Report
- Master’s in data science program ranked 2nd in the nation by Fortune magazine
- Undergraduate logistics and supply chain management program ranked 4th in North America by Gartner Inc.
- Online master’s in gifted and talented education (educational psychology) program ranked 1st in the nation by TopCounselingSchools.org
- Online graduate criminal justice program ranked 1st in the nation for affordability by Collegechoice.net
- Online master's in hospitality management program ranked 4th in the nation by BestCollegeReviews.org
- Undergraduate communication design (graphic design) program ranked 2nd in Texas, 2nd in the Southwest and 4th in the nation among public universities by Animation Career Review
- Undergraduate journalism program ranked 3rd in the nation for best value by CollegeFactual.com
- General music program ranked 8th in the nation for best value by CollegeFactual.com
- Online master’s in data science and analytics ranked 17th in the nation by BestMastersPrograms.org
- Undergraduate mathematics program ranked 27th in the nation for best value by CollegeFactual.com
- UNT is one of the nation's largest public research universities, enrolling more than 46,000 students.
- UNT has been named a Fulbright Hispanic-Serving Institution Leader three years in a row by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
- With 240 degree programs, UNT is Dallas-Fort Worth’s most dynamic university.
- UNT is one of the nation’s most diverse universities, with more than 11,600 Hispanic students and more than 7,300 African American students.
- UNT leads Texas universities in the number of Goldwater Scholars in math, science and engineering, with 73 named since 1996.
- UNT’s global alumni network has 480,000 members, with 324,000 alumni living and working in Dallas-Fort Worth.
- UNT generates an economic impact of $1.65 billion in Dallas-Fort Worth annually.