ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ by the numbers
Top 20%
of national universities
(U.S. News & World Report 2024)
No. 1
Dallas-area schools
(U.S. News & World Report 2024)
31.9
Average ACT score of incoming first-years in 2023
Best
Undergraduateteaching
(U.S. News & World Report 2023)
11,842
Students representing 50 states and 87 countries
No. 46
Best Graduate Schools
Dedman School of Law
(U.S. News & World Report 2024)
No. 33
Best Graduate Schools
Cox School of Business
full-time MBA
(U.S. News & World Report 2024)
No. 49
Best Graduate Schools
Simmons School of Education
and Human Development
(U.S. News & World Report 2024)
Excellent results
71%
The average salary for ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ grads is 71% more than the average salary nationwide for college graduates with bachelor’s degrees.
(College Factual 2023)
No. 33 worldwide
for alumni employment among 20,531 institutions
(ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ for World University Rankings)
Top 7%
of best colleges for salary potential
(PayScale College Salary Report)
Top performer
- Social mobility
(U.S. News & World Report 2023)
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½’s entry into the ACC on July 1, 2024, highlights ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Athletics as a nationally recognized competitive program that complements the University’s outstanding academic reputation.
Football
Ranked in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2023
Received votes in 2022
Men’s Basketball
Ranked or received votes in 8 of the last 10 seasons
9
Team national championships
100+
Individual national championships
17
Since 2017, ALL 17 sports have advanced to postseason
5
Straight
Bowl berths
67%
Cumulative GPAs of 3.0 or higher
33%
Cumulative GPAs of 3.5 or higher
91%
Graduation rate
16
Different sports have won conference titles in the past 10 years
150+
NCAA top 10 team finishes
Almost 200
Conference titles
Over $250 million invested
In championship-caliber facilities since 2013
Excellent location
No. 4
U.S. metro area
Dallas-Fort Worth is projected to become the third largest (surpassing Chicago) sometime in the 2030s
2
Major airports:
DFW International
and Love Field
20+
Dallas area is home to 20+ Fortune 500 companies – placing us among the top 5 U.S. metro areas
No. 1
Dallas is the Best Sports Business City
(Sports Business Journal 2023)
Find your place
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ has myriad resources for students to tap into unique internship opportunities and utilize the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ alumni network throughout Dallas-Fort Worth to succeed in the workplace.