University Of Texas At Dallas

The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD or UT Dallas) is a public research university in the University of Texas System. The main campus is located in the Richardson, Texas, Telecom Corridor, 18 miles (29 kilometers) north of downtown Dallas. The institution, established in 1961 as the Graduate Research Center of the Southwest and later renamed the Southwest Center for Advanced Studies (SCAS), began offering undergraduate programs in 1969 and became known as the University of Texas at Dallas in 1971.

UT Dallas offers more than 140 academic programs across its eight schools and hosts more than 50 research centers and institutes. It is classified among “R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity”. The Carnegie Classification also designates UT Dallas as a “Higher Research Activity” university. In 2019, UTD was ranked tied at number 113th place among all national universities by U.S News & World Report rankings and tied at 63rd place among all public national universities