The University of Texas at Dallas: Rankings, Courses & Admissions

The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) is a public research university in Richardson, Texas, USA. It is ranked 351-400th in THE (2022) and 521-530 in the QS world university rankings (2023). The University's inception was Geophysical Services Inc (future Texas Instruments) in 1941. The year 1961 saw the Graduate Research Center of the Southwest. 

August 1969 saw the Texas Legislative Session passing the HB 303 bill for setting up the University of Texas at Dallas. The institution is accredited by the SACSCOC. It has 29,000+ students throughout 7 schools along with 132,000 graduates. 29,689 students enrolled in Fall 2021, 72% of whom were undergraduate students and 28% of them were graduate students. Students at the institution come from 100+ countries. The student-faculty ratio is 24:1. 

The University has its campus in Richardson, Texas. It also has its Office of Research and Innovation and several research centers, including the Centre for Asian Studies, Ackerman Centre for Holocaust Studies, Centre for Translation Studies, and many others. 

UT Dallas offers 146 academic courses, including 56 bachelor's, 59 master's, and 30 Ph.D. courses. There is a professional doctorate program as well. The university has seven schools covering various disciplines such as accounting, interdisciplinary studies, natural sciences and mathematics, economic, political, and policy sciences, behavioral and brain sciences, arts, humanities and technology, and more. 

Notable alumni include Brian Livingston, the chief financial officer at Firebird Restaurant Group; Chad Schieber, the director of client services at The Beck Group; and Dan Healy, chief executive officer at Civitas Capital Management LLC. Other alumni include Indian businessman-politician Naveen Jindal and politician-physician Michael C. Burgess. 

The University has its own Career Center, which offers varied services for students and alumni. There are interview preparation tips, resume-building assistance, Handshake for virtual career appointments, events, and internship/job searches. There are various types of internships, other learning opportunities, and student employment opportunities on campus. Career resources are readily available for students, along with assessments, guides, and much more. The UCC Connect platform is another hub for career-related queries, networking, collaborative discussions, and much more. UT Dallas has several employer partners as well.