University of Texas Arlington

We are Mavericks

An educational leader in the heart of the thriving North Texas region, The University of Texas at Arlington nurtures minds within an environment that values excellence, innovation, and diversity. UTA is dedicated to fostering lifelong learners and critical thinkers our region and nation demand.

A University of World-Class Excellence

UTA is a growing Carnegie Research-1 “highest research activity” powerhouse committed to life-enhancing discovery, innovative instruction, and caring community engagement.

U.S News and World Report's “Best Graduate Schools’ rankings include more than 20 graduate programs at UTA. Our highly ranked academic programs attract the best and brightest scholars from over 100 countries, and our faculty and students consistently receive national and international recognition for their accomplishments. As the sixth most diverse university in the country UTA prides itself on cultural inclusion and opportunity.

The depth of these accolades accentuates UTA’s status as a pre-eminent place for intellectual pursuits and driver of positive change.

State-of-the Art Facilities

More resources. Less competition.

We have some of the most incredible learning environments in the University of Texas System. The students who come here soon realize that they have access to it all. From artists displaying their work in the Gallery at UTA, to the future nurses responding to emergencies in our Smart Hospital, or discovering new ventures in science and medicine in the new Science Engineering Innovation Research building. Our students get the chance to work in spaces that blur the line between the world they learn in and the one they’ll help shape.

Our Alumni are Leaders of the World

We connect students with their careers. We empower our faculty to pursue their interests. And we supply the world with fresh ideas and determined talent. What makes all those things possible is our strong central organization that operates with efficency, clarity and integrity.

Among the University's more than 220,000 alumni are astronauts, nurses, teachers, entrepreneurs, artists, mayors, scientists, and some of the top influencers in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Through their stewardship, enthusiasm, and generous support, they are helping UTA acheive its mission empowering students and faculty to change the world with bold solutions and global impact.

UTA graduates annually contribute an economic impact of $20.7 billion to The State of Texas and $16.1 billion to North Texas. Our alumni work at all 24 Dallas-Fort Worth Fortune 500 companies. We don't follow the world, we advance it to our standards.