by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
University of Dallas was awarded 3 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general business administration and management.
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UD landed the #656 spot in College Factual's 2025 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,152 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
UD is also ranked #28 out of 115 schools in Texas.
The acceptance rate at University of Dallas is a competitive 59%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.
About 26% of students accepted to UD submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 590 and 720. Math scores were between 580 and 680.
At UD, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Dallas is 64%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 77% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like University of Dallas enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor's degree is typically four years. This rate at UD for first-time, full-time students is 62%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 1,447 undergraduates at UD with 1,424 being full-time and 23 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,398 | $13,181 | $18,957 | $23,848 | $33,774 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UD, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UD, approximately 55% of students took out student loans averaging $7,796 a year. That adds up to $31,184 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for UD are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1845 E Northgate Drive, Irving, TX 75062-4736 |
| Phone: | 972-721-5000 |
| Website: | https://udallas.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/udallas?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=button&utm_campaign=udhomepagebuttons |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/UofDallas |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 182 | $40,057 |
| Information Technology | 76 | NA |
| Political Science & Government | 46 | $41,639 |
| General Biology | 40 | $30,920 |
| Theological & Ministerial Studies | 39 | NA |
| General Psychology | 34 | $34,302 |
| General English Literature | 33 | $35,038 |
| Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods | 30 | NA |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 28 | NA |
| Accounting | 19 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2022-2023, 792 students took at least one online class at University of Dallas. This is a decrease from the 1,232 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 792 | 417 |
| 2021-2022 | 1,232 | 581 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,243 | 603 |
| 2018-2019 | 607 | 348 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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