Career orientation
highcomputing, engineering, business, behavioral science, data science, arts technology, and sciences create visible professional pathways.
COLLEGE FIT GUIDE
Evidence checked · 2026-10-06
The University of Texas at Dallas
UT Dallas is a public research university with a technology-centered identity with strengths in computing, engineering, business, behavioral science, data science, arts technology, and sciences. A diverse suburban campus emphasizes academics and career access more than traditional football-centered university culture.
- University Career Center
- Academic choices and structure
- Separate institutional opportunity from individual access
QUICK READ
- Location
- Richardson, Texas · Suburban metropolitan setting
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 21,751
- Aggregate admission rate
- 65.1%
- Average net price
- $18,267
FIT SNAPSHOT
How this environment may feel
These are directional interpretations of the college environment, not a score or universal verdict.
Learning by doing
highResearch, internships, design teams, entrepreneurship, and employer partnerships connect students with Dallas technology industries.
Community closeness
neutralThe campus setting supports recurring contact and a recognizable community.
Academic intensity
highA concentrated technical curriculum supports demanding, cumulative work.
WHY IT MAY FIT
Consider The University of Texas at Dallas if…
- You want computing, engineering, or business.
- You want Dallas technology access.
- You want an academically focused culture.
- You want a diverse research university.
POSSIBLE TENSIONS
It may not fit if…
- You do not want a classic football culture.
- You do not want a small liberal-arts college.
- You do not want a rural campus.
- You do not want minimal career emphasis.
WHAT STANDS OUT
The environment behind the name
University Career Center
Research, internships, design teams, entrepreneurship, and employer partnerships connect students with Dallas technology industries.
Source: University Career Center
Academic choices and structure
Programs in computing, engineering, business, behavioral science, data science, arts technology, and sciences sit within a public research university with a technology-centered identity, with the campus setting influencing access, community, and daily life.
Source: Academics
A setting that shapes the experience
Richardson, Texas gives students a distinct context for campus life, work, community, and recreation.
Source: University Career Center
LOOK CLOSER
Questions worth asking before you decide
Use these prompts during a visit, an information session, or a conversation with a current student.
- 1
Separate institutional opportunity from individual access
UT Dallas documents substantial opportunities, but availability can differ by program, timing, prerequisites, capacity, and student initiative.
Source: University Career Center
- 2
Interpret scale and selectivity carefully
Federal data report 21,751 undergraduates and an aggregate admission rate of 65.1%. These figures describe the institution, not an individual applicant’s probability or a particular program’s experience.
Source: The University of Texas at Dallas institutional data
- 3
Use the current price for your circumstances
Federal data report an average net price of $18,267. This historical average is not a quote; residency, income, housing, aid eligibility, and program costs can materially change what a family pays.
Source: The University of Texas at Dallas institutional data
FEDERAL CLERY DATA
Campus safety statistics, with context
Federal Clery records describe reported incidents within defined campus geography. They are not a measure of crime prevalence or an overall safety rating.
2024 reported on-campus offenses:25
Per 1,000 enrolled:0.8
Reporting campuses:1
COMPARE THE TRADEOFFS
Schools that sharpen the question
A useful comparison for students evaluating UT Dallas across academics, setting, scale, and student experience.
A useful comparison for students evaluating UT Dallas across academics, setting, scale, and student experience.
A useful comparison for students evaluating UT Dallas across academics, setting, scale, and student experience.
EVIDENCE
Sources and method
View the reviewed sources
- University Career Center - The University of Texas at Dallas (official, retrieved 2026-10-06)
- Academics - The University of Texas at Dallas (official, retrieved 2026-10-06)
- The University of Texas at Dallas institutional data - U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (federal, retrieved 2026-10-06)
Navastra interprets UT Dallas’s documented academic environment, setting, opportunities, and federal reference fields through preference dimensions. The page describes documented structures, not every student’s experience. It does not calculate an individual fit score, predict admission, or estimate a financial-aid award. Read the methodology →
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PERSONALIZE THE QUESTION