University of North Texas

Denton, TX · Public · 34,341 undergrads (large, city) · website ↗

30% Hispanic undergrads
Test-optional
$75 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$12,311
$30,000 – $48,000	$12,668
$48,000 – $75,000	$14,473
$75,000 – $110,000	$19,576
Over $110,000	$22,943
All incomes (average)	$15,649

Sticker tuition and fees: $11,309 in-state, $21,149 out-of-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use University of North Texas's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$11,531
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$11,934
Books and supplies	$1,120
Other expenses, on campus	$4,272
Other expenses, off campus	$6,049

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (6,224 of them) in 2022–23; 91% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	83%	$11,142
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	44%	$5,617
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	69%	$6,380
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	43%	$5,181

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1109
Median ACT: 23
Students with Pell grants: 38%
Graduation rate (6yr): 61%
Freshman retention: 77%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $57,010
Median debt at graduation: $19,250
International undergrads: 1,307 (3.9%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: $75
Students per faculty member: 25 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 72%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 500–630
SAT Math: 480–600
ACT composite: 19–27

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Considered if submitted
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Not considered
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Not considered
Personal statement or essay	Not considered
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 36,807
Admitted: 26,671
Enrolled: 6,926

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Business19%

Visual & Performing Arts9%

Psychology8%

Computer Science7%

Communications & Media6%

Biology & Life Sciences6%

Criminal Justice4%

Health & Nursing3%

Education3%

Social Sciences3%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (68)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Psychology, General	618	$34,477	$46,917national $50,706	$17,665
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	557	$54,449	$58,004national $55,693	$17,492
Computer and Information Sciences, General	368	$75,552	$104,024national $92,374	$19,500
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	367	$43,139	$55,562national $53,072	$18,750
Biology, General	363	$35,592	$56,561national $57,214	$18,250
Marketing	296	$48,780	$66,673national $69,303	$15,000
Fine and Studio Arts	279	$31,935	$47,639national $41,367	$21,000
Education, General	264	$53,900	—national $49,808	$19,104
Finance and Financial Management Services	229	$60,242	$77,061national $83,343	$16,898
Accounting and Related Services	223	$68,872	$79,124national $76,194	$17,008
Criminal Justice and Corrections	222	$39,952	$53,453national $55,378	$15,500
Journalism	221	$44,594	$57,461national $56,278	$17,750
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	202	$37,616	$54,578national $54,562	$17,750
Music	198	$43,561	$55,705national $42,892	$21,399
Business Administration, Management and Operations	183	$57,358	$75,657national $68,257	$19,500
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	179	$32,522	$40,972national $50,497	$19,000
Business/Commerce, General	154	$48,600	$71,695national $68,407	$16,316
History	151	$40,336	$55,906national $50,680	$18,162
English Language and Literature, General	143	$37,268	$52,576national $48,590	$18,595
Design and Applied Arts	126	$46,011	$57,753national $51,490	$19,199
Public Health	100	—	—national $58,808	$15,000
Hospitality Administration/Management	97	$44,287	$57,255national $56,726	$20,101
Human Resources Management and Services	96	$56,393	$60,456national $68,069	$19,250
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	83	$46,968	$55,878national $59,631	$18,750
Communication and Media Studies	82	$39,052	—national $56,359	$18,000
Political Science and Government	82	$38,092	$57,852national $63,293	$17,500
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	79	$43,314	$69,210national $61,027	$18,500
Information Science/Studies	78	$61,401	$69,097national $85,294	$15,375
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	75	$36,975	$45,354national $55,792	$19,125
Data Analytics	72	—	—	$17,500
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	71	$33,041	$57,888national $58,928	$14,942
Mechanical Engineering	70	$71,075	$87,257national $92,135	$23,784
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	69	$31,638	$42,362national $39,775	$19,347
Social Work	67	$41,123	$50,579national $51,790	$17,750
International/Globalization Studies	58	$43,869	$50,139national $59,972	$15,250
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	53	$36,155	$51,368national $48,842	$19,500
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	52	$35,715	$48,172national $48,568	$18,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	51	$53,134	—national $51,389	$17,500
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	50	$66,649	$80,138national $82,073	$20,630
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	49	$40,251	$54,621national $50,468	$20,000
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	48	$76,514	$95,294national $100,647	$22,750
Sociology	48	$38,898	$49,257national $52,657	$20,000
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	47	$38,901	$60,655national $65,466	$14,500
Mathematics	46	$48,160	$62,465national $69,562	$25,000
Anthropology	44	$30,013	$45,664national $46,676	$19,827
Geography and Cartography	40	$44,237	$52,712national $57,853	$20,700
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	35	$57,968	$88,484national $93,451	$21,750
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	35	$41,366	$46,468national $50,523	$16,000
Real Estate	35	$51,642	$71,473national $84,821	$19,500
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	33	$41,175	$55,259national $55,000	$16,125
Chemistry	33	$46,208	$61,473national $65,120	$15,000
Computer Engineering	28	$73,721	$109,151national $109,015	$19,500
Homeland Security	27	$45,906	$63,622national $70,193	$17,750
Economics	26	$50,735	$66,040national $82,686	$18,750
Social Sciences, General	25	$48,652	$56,026national $53,366	$19,500
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	22	$68,982	$92,524national $93,843	$19,296
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	21	—	$37,441national $49,984	—
Insurance	21	$62,426	$75,438national $88,472	—
Air Transportation	20	$51,717	$78,166national $85,825	—
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	19	$54,081	—national $63,560	—
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	19	$73,156	—national $75,975	—
Philosophy	15	—	—national $54,455	$18,000
Business/Managerial Economics	15	$51,997	$78,740national $77,981	—
Materials Engineering	14	$73,476	$78,250national $91,449	—
Dance	13	—	$49,063national $39,980	—
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	9	$23,681	—national $51,642	—
Management Information Systems and Services	0	—	$91,514national $83,290	—
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	—	$66,212	$78,629national $86,176	$14,000

Master's degrees (37)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Computer and Information Sciences, General	1,376	$111,807	—national $124,201	—
Statistics	431	$99,597	—national $123,816	$20,500
Data Analytics	356	—	—	$29,765
Information Science/Studies	348	$58,925	$55,765national $112,705	$40,039
Business Administration, Management and Operations	320	$87,816	$106,253national $103,485	$27,010
Library Science and Administration	238	$52,986	$57,395national $56,301	$32,493
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	133	$61,013	$75,626national $65,184	$25,000
Educational Administration and Supervision	88	$64,237	$64,846national $71,685	$27,000
Music	77	$32,542	$44,040national $48,285	$37,080
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	74	$56,496	$57,966national $75,122	$34,050
Accounting and Related Services	67	$71,778	$105,657national $95,833	$21,967
Education, General	64	$57,364	$54,223national $65,824	—
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	56	$48,768	$59,173national $60,111	$39,162
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	45	$60,550	$62,162national $67,030	$36,036
Taxation	42	$72,619	$88,087national $114,810	$18,413
Special Education and Teaching	34	$60,606	$63,310national $64,397	—
Public Administration	32	$59,645	$77,071national $81,408	$30,584
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	30	$74,717	—national $106,375	—
Mechanical Engineering	30	$84,705	—national $115,974	—
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	28	$52,356	—national $62,033	$35,067
Business/Commerce, General	28	$62,080	—national $125,988	$32,504
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management	27	$48,765	$56,796national $57,803	$19,843
Educational/Instructional Media Design	26	$75,666	$82,284national $70,644	$31,500
Hospitality Administration/Management	26	$63,841	—national $74,856	—
Curriculum and Instruction	24	$63,684	—national $63,399	$26,518
Health and Medical Administrative Services	23	$62,907	—national $89,981	$40,349
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	22	$56,254	$53,401national $71,416	$37,887
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	21	$60,878	—national $75,972	$28,181
Fine and Studio Arts	20	—	$53,802national $49,079	—
Journalism	16	$53,015	—national $69,034	—
Criminal Justice and Corrections	14	$53,340	—national $66,714	$32,828
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	12	$66,820	—national $63,707	—
Social Work	12	$52,075	—national $65,123	—
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	0	—	$80,536national $55,035	—
Anthropology	0	$63,696	—national $61,276	—
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	—	$91,548	—national $124,807	—
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	0	$60,615	—national $123,713	—

Doctoral degrees (5)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Music	51	$46,394	$64,315national $59,592	$41,032
Educational/Instructional Media Design	24	$98,169	—national $89,809	$71,641
Educational Administration and Supervision	20	$92,626	$106,934national $100,573	$40,146
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	20	$84,570	$103,267national $99,878	$27,925
Curriculum and Instruction	6	$68,358	—national $83,031	—

Graduate certificates (2)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Information Science/Studies	53	$49,624	$52,761national $74,146	$36,376
Library Science and Administration	29	$56,097	$56,119national $60,763	—

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 116 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 1501 W.Chestnut Ave., Denton, TX 76203-1277
Phone: (940) 565-2000
Institutional accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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