by our College Data Analytics Team
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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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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%.
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.
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%.
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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.
| $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.
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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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 |
| 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 |
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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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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