Higher Education
Seven public universities and eight independent universities in the region totaled enrollment of 148,219 in fall 2012 (preliminary, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board). The universities, among them University of Texas campuses (Arlington and Dallas), offer programs from engineering to business and degrees from bachelor's to medical doctorates.
In addition to their degree programs, many of these colleges and universities offer business consulting, employee training specific to a company's skill demands, community health care services, economic and land development research, computer and information services and library facilities open to the community.
Public and Private Universities in Dallas-Fort Worth
| University |
City |
~Miles from
central
Grand Prairie |
2012 preliminary
fall enrollment |
| University of Texas at Arlington |
Arlington |
7 |
33,267 |
| University of Texas at Dallas |
Richardson |
25 |
19,626 |
| Texas Woman's University |
Denton |
50 |
14,909 |
| University of North Texas |
Denton |
50 |
35,836 |
| University of North Texas Health Science Center |
Fort Worth |
21 |
3,900 |
| University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center |
Dallas |
15 |
4,966 |
| Dallas Baptist University |
Dallas |
5 |
5,622 |
| Amberton University |
Garland |
25 |
1,381 |
| Paul Quinn College |
Dallas |
18 |
193 |
| Southern Methodist University |
Dallas |
16 |
10,893 |
| Texas Christian University |
Fort Worth |
20 |
9,725 |
| Texas Wesleyan University |
Fort Worth |
17 |
3,204 |
| University of Dallas |
Irving |
10 |
2,571 |
| The College of St. Thomas More |
Fort Worth |
20 |
20 |
| University of North Texas at Dallas |
Dallas |
19 |
2,106 |
| Total |
|
|
148,219 |
Source: Texas Coordinating Board (www.thecb.state.tx.us)
Public universities
Private universities