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University of North Texas at Dallas

TX · Public · Large city · 3,939 applicants 2023

94% admit rate SAT 820–990 $16,040/yr at $110k+ income
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🎯 Parent/student verdict

Likely

Accessible for most applicants. Affordable for in-state families — net price averages ~$6,420/yr. Major value play for in-state residents.

✅ Best for

  • In-state residents (tuition ~$9,595 — major value play)
  • Students drawn to Business, Management, & Marketing or Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (the two biggest majors)
  • Families wanting a small undergraduate experience

🎯 The reality

  • Bottom-quartile academic profile if: SAT below 820, or ACT below 14 (admitted-class quartiles; GPA floor is a calibrated heuristic where CDS not yet on file)

Verdict is composed from this college's structured data (admit rate, SAT bands, net price by income, Carnegie classification, scholarship grids) using transparent rule thresholds — not a chat-bot's opinion.

🏛️ Institutional snapshot

What kind of college is this?

Carnegie classification
M1: Master's - Larger Programs
Total enrollment
2,878
1,000 - 4,999
In-state tuitionThe published full price before any aid. Families who don't qualify for need-based aid — common above ~$110K income — pay this, minus any merit scholarships.
$9,595
sticker, before aid
Out-of-state tuition
$21,894
+$12,299 vs in-state
Admit rateThe share of applicants a college accepts. Useful context, but your student's odds depend on their own grades and scores, not the average.
93.9%
Accepts the majority
SAT middle 50%The middle half of enrolled students scored in this range — a quarter scored BELOW the low end and still got in, and a quarter scored above the high end. Above the top number is a genuine strength; below the bottom isn't automatic rejection.
820–990
EBRW + Math composite
ACT middle 50%The middle half of enrolled students scored in this range — a quarter scored BELOW the low end and still got in, and a quarter scored above the high end. Above the top number is a genuine strength; below the bottom isn't automatic rejection.
14–21
composite
Test policyApplicants choose whether to send SAT/ACT scores. At many such colleges, students who submit strong scores are still admitted at higher rates.
Test-optional
2023

Source: federal IPEDS Admissions 2023 for scores + admit rate; federal College Scorecard (20260606 vintage) for earnings + outcomes. SAT/ACT bands are the 25th–75th percentile of enrolled submitters.

📊 Outcomes & cost

What graduates actually earn, finish, and owe.

Federal College Scorecard data. Earnings are median annual income measured years after entering. Debt is for federal-aid borrowers only (cash-pay students aren't counted).

Earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$51,716
4-year completionThe share of students who finish a bachelor's in four years. Nationally barely half do — and a fifth year quietly adds a full extra year of cost to the real price.
42%
Median debt (completers)The federal-loan balance of the typical graduating borrower. Families who pay cash aren't counted, so read it as "among those who borrowed."
$18,606

💰 The real cost

What families at your income actually pay

Above $110K income — where most Reach families sit — aid-receiving families average $16,040/yr at University of North Texas at Dallas; families who don't qualify for aid pay the full ~$20,064/yr. Lower brackets pay less — the full ladder is below. One caveat, once: every bracket figure here averages only the families in that bracket who received aid — it says nothing about whether your family will qualify.

🔎 Earning over $110K? You're above the top federal bracket — the median family headed by a 45-to-54-year-old (the prime college-parent years) earned about $134K in 2024, and the federal data lumps everyone from $110K to $1M+ into one row.

Whether you'll get need aidGrant money based on your family's finances (via FAFSA and the college's own forms), not your student's stats. at this income is entirely college-specific: a few heavily-endowed schools meet full need well past $150K, while many others give little above the brackets shown — there, merit scholarships, where offered, become the realistic lever.

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Family income $110k+ most Reach families
$16,040/yr
Family income $75-110k
$14,171/yr
Family income $48-75k
$7,725/yr
Family income $30-48k
$5,743/yr
Family income $0-30k
$4,713/yr

Source: College Scorecard (NPT41–NPT45; Title IV first-time, full-time undergraduates; suppressed brackets = small cohorts; the $110K+ ceiling is a federal data limitation — the brackets haven't been refreshed since the early 2010s). Payoff multiple = (10-yr median earnings × 10) ÷ (4-yr cost); full price is the published cost of attendance, largely in-state for publics; earnings are 10 years after enrollment, all majors combined.

📚 What students study here

Most popular majors at University of North Texas at Dallas

Top 5 fields of study by bachelor's degrees awarded (most recent IPEDS Completions). Use this to see what University of North Texas at Dallas actually graduates — not just what it markets.

1. Business, Management, & Marketing
200 degrees · 33.8%
Broad set of corporate roles. Finance + consulting pay top, accounting + HR pay middle, sales spread is wide.
2. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
172 degrees · 29.1%
Often paired with another field (data + biology, design + tech). Outcomes match the second discipline.
3. Psychology
106 degrees · 17.9%
Most undergrad psych grads go into non-clinical roles. Clinical/counseling psych requires a master's or doctoral.
4. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
63 degrees · 10.6%
Many bio majors → med school / grad school. Direct-employment bio roles are lower-paid than that pipeline.
5. Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, & Firefighting
51 degrees · 8.6%
Public-sector careers in law enforcement, corrections, security. Strong pensions, modest base.

💼 What those majors earn here

Median earnings 4 years after entry, by major — University of North Texas at Dallas's own graduates, not national averages.

Major (CIP) Credential Cohort 1-yr earnings 4-yr earnings
Accounting and Related Services. Bachelor's Degree 54 — $61,083
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. Bachelor's Degree 229 — $58,293
Business/Commerce, General. Bachelor's Degree 86 — $55,051
Sociology. Bachelor's Degree 30 — $53,689
Criminal Justice and Corrections. Bachelor's Degree 83 — $49,534

Sources: IPEDS Completions (C2023_a; bachelor's-level first majors, 2-digit CIP family — share is of the top 5 only) · College Scorecard program-level outcomes (PP-FOS). Full college-vs-major comparison: /college-outcomes →

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💰 Lower full price
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$13,989/yr full price (in-state) · $6,075 less before aid

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