	The University of Texas at Dallas 2016 University Academic Rankings
The University of Texas at Dallas is a public research university in the University of Texas System. The main campus is in the Richardson, Texas, Telecom Corridor, 18 miles (29 km) north of downtown Dallas. The institution, established in 1961 as the Graduate Research Center of the Southwest and later renamed the Southwest Center for Advanced Studies (SCAS), began as a research arm of Texas Instruments. In 1969, the founders bequeathed SCAS to the state of Texas officially creating The University of Texas at Dallas. The Carnegie Foundation classifies the university as a doctorate granting & a "Highest Research Activity" institution in the United States. Research projects include the areas of Space Science, Bioengineering, Cybersecurity, Nanotechnology, Behavioral and Brain Sciences. The University of Texas at Dallas offers more than 138 academic programs across its eight schools and hosts more than 50 research centers and institutes. With a number of interdisciplinary degree programs, its curriculum is designed to allow study that crosses traditional disciplinary lines and to enable students to participate in collaborative research labs. The school has a Division III athletics program in the American Southwest Conference and fields 13 intercollegiate teams. The university recruits worldwide for its chess team and has a nationally recognized debate team. For spring 2015 commencement, the university granted 1,779 bachelor's degrees, 1,685 master's degrees and 89 PhDs for a total of 3,553 degrees. History \| Establishment The UT Dallas founders, Eugene McDermott, Cecil Howard Green and J. Erik Jonsson, purchased Geophysical Service Incorporated (GSI) on December 6, 1941, the day before the attack on Pearl Harbor. With the increase in defense contracts the General Instrument Division of GSI grew to the point it was reorganized as Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) in 1951 with GSI a wholly owned subsidiary. Qualified personnel required by TI were not readily available in the Dallas-Fort Worth area because the region's universities did not provide enough graduates with advanced training in engineering and physical sciences. TI was forced to recruit talent from other states during its expansion and the founders observed in 1959 that "To grow industrially, the region must grow academically; it must provide the intellectual atmosphere, which will allow it to compete in the new industries dependent on highly trained and creative minds". To compensate for this shortage they established the Graduate Research Center of the Southwest in 1961. The institute initially was housed in the Fondren Science Library at Southern Methodist University. Land for the center was acquired by Jonsson, McDermott, and Green in Richardson in 1962 and the first facility, the Laboratory of Earth and Planetary Science (later named the Founders Building), opened on the grounds of the present-day UTD campus in 1964. The Graduate Research Center of the Southwest was renamed the Southwest Center for Advanced Studies (SCAS) in 1967 and in 1969 the founders transferred the land and assets of SCAS to the State of Texas. On June 13, 1969 Governor Preston Smith signed the bill adding the institution to the University of Texas System and creating the University of Texas at Dallas. In 1969 the school accepted its first students. Physics, biology and geological sciences were the first PhD degrees offered. Francis S. Johnson served as interim president and William B. Hanson was named the director of the Division of Atmospheric and Space Sciences now known as the William B. Hanson Center for Space Sciences. Expansion and growth In July 1971, Bryce Jordan became the university's first president and served until 1981. At that time the campus consisted of only one facility, the Founders Building. During Jordan's 10-year tenure the university received 275 acres (111 ... [more on wikipedia]

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The University of Texas at Dallas Details

The University of Texas at Dallas Details
detail	value
state	Texas
conference	American Southwest Conference
public	Public
scores	1870/1247/28
level	Good
rank	[70
overall ROI rank	[55
size	medium
undergrads	14300
grads	8795
price	41156
drop	37
stem	33
research	89
scores valid	True

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What are the academic rankings for The University of Texas at Dallas?

1. number 70 for Academics.

2. number 55 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to The University of Texas at Dallas?

1. Stony Brook University

2. Drexel University

3. University of Connecticut

4. University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

5. University of Virginia

6. University of Illinois at Chicago

7. University of Alabama at Birmingham

National Academic Rankings

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The University of Texas at Dallas National Academic Rankings

The University of Texas at Dallas National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	70	110	101	59	75	88	127	80	55
All	82	76	73	59	73	68	72	43	68
All Nonivy	73	70	69	51	66	65	69	42	62
Public	29	20	25	24	35	49	83	39	22
Stem Low	53	58	65	41	52	56	70	56	53
South West Region	3	7	9	3	5	9	17	33	8
State of Texas	3	3	4	3	4	5	6	22	5
Top Ten Top250	70	110	101	59	75	88	127	80	55
Top Ten South West Region	4	5	6	3	5	8	9	6	4
Top Ten State of Texas	3	3	4	3	4	5	6	5	3

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

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The University of Texas at Dallas Peer Universities, Similar Universities to The University of Texas at Dallas

The University of Texas at Dallas Peer Universities, Similar Universities to The University of Texas at Dallas
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
92.45	Stony Brook University	New York	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Good	62	109
92.31	Drexel University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	AboveAverage	120	134
91.85	University of Connecticut	Connecticut	Big East Conference	Public	Good	87	139
91.75	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Pennsylvania	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	50	75
85.78	University of Virginia	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	32	27
85.70	University of Illinois at Chicago	Illinois	Horizon League	Public	AboveAverage	159	111
85.44	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Alabama	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	153	148
84.95	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	Good	96	88
84.93	University of Kansas	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	172	130
84.79	University at Buffalo	New York	Mid American Conference	Public	AboveAverage	124	190
84.54	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	137	54
83.93	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	75	40
83.51	Brigham Young University-Provo	Utah	Other / West Coast Conference	Private	Good	72	27
82.89	University of Houston	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	89	60
82.41	The University of Texas at Austin	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Good	38	51
81.81	University of Central Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	103	141
79.92	University of North Florida	Florida	Atlantic Sun Conference	Public	AboveAverage	219	214
79.59	SUNY at Binghamton	New York	America East	Public	Excellent	65	125
79.53	Montana State University	Montana	Big Sky Conference	Public	AboveAverage	217	168
79.39	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	Massachusetts	America East	Public	AboveAverage	247	275
79.10	Mississippi State University	Mississippi	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	130
78.94	Rowan University	New Jersey	New Jersey Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	306	392
78.86	Clemson University	South Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	98	51
78.54	University of Miami	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	44	93
78.21	University of Missouri-Kansas City	Missouri	Western Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	155
78.11	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Nebraska	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	119	98
78.05	University of Wyoming	Wyoming	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	250	152
77.95	Auburn University	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	139	79
77.73	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	116	188
77.62	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Massachusetts	Mid - American Conference / At...	Public	AboveAverage	88	144
77.37	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	143	139
77.36	Virginia Commonwealth University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	178	207
77.32	University of Utah	Utah	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	142	86
77.26	University of Cincinnati	Ohio	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	202	106
76.92	University of Colorado Boulder	Colorado	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	79	59
76.86	University of Maryland-College Park	Maryland	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	34	60
76.79	University of California-Davis	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	AboveAverage	58	142
76.55	University of California-Los Angeles	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	29	84
76.49	Purdue University	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	57	20
76.44	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Good	55	66
76.44	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Wisconsin	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	33	25
76.24	University of Florida	Florida	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	43	38
76.23	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	24	17
75.72	Arizona State University-Tempe	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	101	82
75.68	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	53	84
75.46	Ohio State University	Ohio	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	40	43
75.39	United States Military Academy	New York	Division I-A Independents / Pa...	Public	Good	145	78
74.95	University of Tulsa	Oklahoma	American Athletic Conference	Private	Good	139	75
72.97	Northeastern University	Massachusetts	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	Elite	40	109
72.93	Syracuse University	New York	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	172	216

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The University of Texas at Dallas Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to The University of Texas at Dallas

The University of Texas at Dallas Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to The University of Texas at Dallas
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
96.15	Colorado School of Mines	Colorado	Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference	Public	Good	84	24
95.96	Lehigh University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	69	32
95.42	Brigham Young University-Provo	Utah	Other / West Coast Conference	Private	Good	72	27
95.24	University of Georgia	Georgia	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	82	65
94.50	University of Iowa	Iowa	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	68	79
94.46	Polytechnic Institute of New York University	New York	No Reported Affiliation	Private	Good	76	72
94.42	Stony Brook University	New York	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Good	62	109
93.74	SUNY at Binghamton	New York	America East	Public	Excellent	65	125
93.28	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Massachusetts	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Excellent	73	40
92.87	University of Connecticut	Connecticut	Big East Conference	Public	Good	87	139
92.38	United States Air Force Academy	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	Excellent	91	30
91.85	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	75	40
91.60	Florida State University	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	76	104
91.46	Wake Forest University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	66	50
91.21	Oberlin College	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	81	55
90.63	Reed College	Oregon	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	106	144
90.05	College of William and Mary	Virginia	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	Excellent	54	60
89.90	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Massachusetts	Mid - American Conference / At...	Public	AboveAverage	88	144
88.60	Texas A & M University-College Station	Texas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	71	22
88.55	University of Colorado Boulder	Colorado	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	79	59
88.53	Vassar College	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Elite	82	177
88.50	Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art	New York	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	109	69
88.24	Haverford College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	97	182
88.02	Carleton College	Minnesota	Midwest Conference	Private	Elite	84	43
87.79	Wesleyan University	Connecticut	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	73	137
86.81	New England Small College Ath Conf (Average)	-	New England Small College Ath Conf	-Conf-	Elite	-	144
84.93	Swarthmore College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	67	48
84.81	Pomona College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	52	125
84.42	Harvey Mudd College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	49	19
82.09	Franklin W Olin College of Engineering	Massachusetts	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Elite	48	53

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