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University of North Texas

Denton, Texas · Midsize city

72.2%
Admit rate
$15,649
Avg net price
61%
Graduation rate
$57,010
Median earnings

University of North Texas is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Denton, Texas (midsize city setting), enrolling 34,341 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).

PublicLarge · 34,341 undergradsMidsize cityAccessible · 72% admitNCAA Division I-FBS · American Athletic Conference

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against University of North Texas's admitted students.

Admit rate
72.2%
SAT (mid 50%)
980–1230
Avg GPA (est.)
3.21

Enter a test score to see where you land against University of North Texas's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and University of North Texas's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Denton, Texas

Denton is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Denton County. Denton's formation is closely tied to that of Denton County. White settlement of the area began in the mid-1800s when William S. Peters of Kentucky obtained a land grant from the Texas Congress and named it Peters Colony. The educational services, health and social services, manufacturing, and general retail sectors employ over 20,000 people in Denton. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
269 miles
Nearest airport
23 miles to Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) · major hub

How University of North Texas compares

Selectivity72.2%

More selective than 60% · #29 most selective of 77 in Texas

SAT average1109

Higher than 33%

Graduation rate61%

Higher than 61% · #21 of 87 in Texas

First-year retention77%

Higher than 51%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$57,010

Higher than 60% · #32 of 94 in Texas

Average net price$15,649

Cheaper than 70% · #37 cheapest of 88 in Texas

Median debt at graduation$19,250

Lower than 79%

Student–faculty ratio25 : 1

Lower than 4%

Undergraduate enrollment34,341

Larger than 98%

Percentiles compare University of North Texas with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Texas.

University of North Texas campus

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

46,747students
  • Undergraduate34,34173%
  • Graduate12,40627%

Undergraduates by gender

34,341undergrads
  • Women18,83655%
  • Men15,50545%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White34%
  • Black17%
  • Hispanic30%
  • Asian8.1%
  • Other or multiracial11%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
34,341
Graduate enrollment
12,406
Student–faculty ratio
25 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
38%
First-generation students
35%
Students over 25
13%
Median family income
$40,028
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$99,828
Endowment
$327,779,886

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 6,926 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Texas90%
  • Other U.S. states4.0%
  • International5.8%

Most first-years stay in state — University of North Texas draws overwhelmingly from Texas.

6% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
72.2%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
980–1230
SAT average
1109
SAT reading
500–630
SAT math
480–600
ACT composite
19–27
Average GPA (estimated)
3.21

Cost

In-state tuition
$11,309
Out-of-state tuition
$21,149
Room & board
$11,194
Books & supplies
$1,120
Total cost of attendance
$26,243
Average net price
$15,649

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
61%
Graduated on time (4 years)
43%
First-year retention
77%
Transferred to another college
10%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$46,304
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$57,010
Median debt at graduation
$19,250
Students with federal loans
36%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
50%

About 17% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
43%
Low-income (Pell)
54%
First-generation
53%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
6,419
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
19%
Application fee
$75
Athletics
NCAA Division I-FBS
Football conference
American Athletic Conference
Varsity athletes
566 (310 men · 256 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (9)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)234
Football165
Soccer33
Basketball32
Swimming and Diving (combined)29
Volleyball23
Softball22
Golf20
Tennis8

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.6 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
137
Property offenses (2022–2024)
94

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 3 campuses (46,864 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

77reported offenses a year
46 violent a year31 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
24
Fondling
19
Burglary
16
Motor vehicle theft
13
Aggravated assault
3.0
Arson
2.0

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$12,311
$30–48k
$12,668
$48–75k
$14,473
$75–110k
$19,576
$110k+
$22,943

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$64,096

$14,473/year × about 4.4 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

69%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$6,380
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 69% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $6,380. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 6,224 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$57,010
Typical debt at graduation
$19,250
Debt vs. one year's pay
34%
Out-earn a HS grad
68%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.4 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$54,638
Men
$60,747

Men out-earn women by $6,109 (11%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
96°F
Winter low
34°F
Annual rain
38.4″
Annual snow
0.1″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.54.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Denton 2 SE, TX US station (2.6 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.