Ranked a Tier One research institution by the Carnegie Classification, the University of North Texas is one of the nation’s largest public research universities with more than 46,000 students who push creative boundaries to become the leaders, doers and thinkers of tomorrow. Our nationally and internationally recognized programs span all disciplines and provide unmatched service, leadership and experiential learning opportunities. With a focus on academic excellence and career readiness, ºÚÁÏÍø has served as a catalyst for creativity since its founding in 1890, continually fueling progress, entrepreneurship and innovation for the state of Texas and beyond.

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Academic programs ranked among the nation’s Top 100
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U.S. News & World Report rankings in the Top 100
$1.65B

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  • First jazz studies program in the U.S.
  • First undergraduate emergency administration and planning program in the U.S.
  • First bachelor’s degree in digital retailing and in consumer experience management in the U.S. and first Master of Science program in merchandising offered completely online
  • First retail program in the U.S. to integrate courses in merchandising, digital retailing, store operations, finance and retail strategy
  • First school library certification program in the U.S. offered completely online
  • First graduate applied anthropology program in the U.S. offered completely online
  • First undergraduate program in applied behavior analysis in the U.S. and first accredited master’s program in behavior analysis in the world
  • First and only Ph.D. program in art education in Texas
  • World’s first graduate program in environmental philosophy and world’s first field station in environmental philosophy, science and policy at Cape Horn, Chile
  • First master’s program in international sustainable tourism in the U.S. and the first to require a year abroad
  • First and only standalone M.S. program in artificial intelligence in Texas
  • First university in Texas named a Bee Campus USA