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University of North Texas Data & Information Overview

438 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
81% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is University of North Texas Ranked?

#280 Best Colleges in Nation
#14 Best Colleges in TX
General Studies Highest Ranked Major
Quality Badge

2024 Rankings

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University of North Texas was awarded 438 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general studies.

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, UNT is ranked #280 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 15% of all schools in the nation. UNT has maintained this ranking for at least two years in a row.

Out of the 115 colleges in Texas, UNT is ranked at #14.

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Is It Hard to Get Into UNT?

81% Acceptance Rate
58% Of Accepted Are Women
45% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

University of North Texas has an acceptance rate of 81%, which makes it somewhat selective. Make sure it's not the only school you apply to, even if it's your school of choice. Whether you get in or not will largely depend on how you compare to other applicants.

Average Test Scores

About 45% of students accepted to UNT submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 630. Math scores were between 500 and 610.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of North Texas  ( 510 to 630 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of North Texas  ( 500 to 610 )
200
800
UNT received ACT scores from 15% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 19 and 26.

ACT Composite Scores for University of North Texas  ( 19 to 26 )
1
36

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University of North Texas Faculty

25 to 1 Student to Faculty
74% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

At University of North Texas, the student to faculty ratio is 25 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at University of North Texas is 74%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  74 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at University of North Texas

79% Freshmen Retention
35% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 79% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like University of North Texas 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.

Freshmen Retention Rate  79 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At UNT this rate is 35%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.

On-Time Graduation Rate  35 out of 100
0
100

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University of North Texas Undergraduate Student Diversity

26,353 Full-Time Undergraduates
53.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
54.1% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 32,814 undergraduates at UNT with 26,353 being full-time and 6,461 being part-time.

How Much Does University of North Texas Cost?

$14,122 Net Price
36% Take Out Loans
$20,300 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of UNT is $14,122. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for UNT

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$6,387 $6,401 $14,132 $17,970 $20,660

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 UNT, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UNT, approximately 36% of students took out student loans averaging $5,075 a year. That adds up to $20,300 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UNT is 5.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do UNT Graduates Make?

$51,232 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from UNT make around $51,232 per year during the early years of their employment. That's great news for UNT students since it is 21% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of University of North Texas

Texas State
26,353 Full-Time Undergraduates
Midsize City Campus Setting
Located in Denton, Texas, University of North Texas is a public institution. Denton is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

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Contact details for UNT are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1501 W.Chestnut Ave., Denton, TX 76203-1277
Phone: 940-565-2000
Website: www.unt.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/northtexas
Twitter: https://twitter.com/untnews

University of North Texas Majors

97 Majors With Completions
7,976 Undergraduate Degrees
2,431 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 97 majors graduated from University of North Texas. Of these students, 7,976 received undergraduate degrees and 2,431 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 836 $44,703
Liberal Arts General Studies 560 $34,682
General Psychology 501 $29,073
General Biology 426 $29,298
Computer Information Systems 341 $65,613
Journalism 274 $31,877
Business Administration & Management 274 $48,695
Marketing 269 $43,444
Health & Physical Education 262 $30,787
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 218 $24,606

Learn more about the majors offered at University of North Texas along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at UNT

62% Take At Least One Class Online
15% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 26,467 students took at least one online class at University of North Texas. This is a decrease from the 29,658 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 26,467 6,273
2019-2020 29,658 5,648
2018-2019 19,118 4,067
2017-2018 17,722 3,902
2016-2017 15,821 3,563

Learn more about online learning at University of North Texas.

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Notes and References

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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