University of North Texas
public research university based in Denton, TX, USA
The University of North Texas (UNT) is a public research university in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, United States. Its main campus is in Denton, with a satellite campus in Frisco. It serves as the flagship of the University of North Texas System, which also includes universities in Dallas and Fort Worth. UNT offers 116 bachelor's, 87 master's, and 40 doctoral programs. It was founded in 1890.
UNT is classified as an "R1: Doctoral University – Very high research spending and doctorate production" by the Carnegie system, the highest Carnegie designation for U.S. research institutions. It is designated a Hispanic-Serving Institution and Minority-Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education. UNT is also designated as an Emerging Research University by the State of Texas and is one of four universities supported by the Texas University Fund (TUF), a permanent endowment with a current market value of $6.31 billion as of December 31, 2025, designed to help elevate participating universities into the top tier of national research institutions.
It was the 24th largest university in the United States by enrollment in 2023. As of fall 2024, UNT enrolled 46,180 students, making it the fourth-largest university in Texas.
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Contemporary correspondence, administrative files and participant testimony can test how later narratives organized the event or institution. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 25, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q860527. VIAF identifies the subject as 122573955. The Library of Congress control number is n88007384. Authority coordinates are 33.211, -97.147. 3 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 2 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1890, 2025, 2023 and 2024.
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