University of North Texas (UNT) is a public research institution that was established in the year 1890 as the Texas Normal College and Teacher Training Institute with just 70 students and is located in Denton, Texas, United States. In the 1940s, the college campus served as a military site during World War II.
Joshua C. Chilton is credited with the establishment of the institute as he set up the Texas Normal College and Teacher Training Institute with around 70 students. The Private College then became state-funded in the year 1901. Post the establishment of a library in 1913, more and more students started getting enrolled and four-year degrees were now up for grabs. The institute earned the status of a University in 1961 as it was renamed into North Texas State University. The institute did not become University of North Texas until 1988. By early 2000s, more than 30,000 students were enrolled at the University. This intstute has produced several notable students who later went on to find great acclaim in different fields such as music, sports, broadcast entertainment and media, and so on.
The main mission of UNT is to prepare a student for careers in a rapidly changing and competitive world. The student body of the university is very diverse and has students from all around the world with enrollment over 38,000 and the student-faculty ratio is 26:1. Meanwhile, acceptance rate at UNT is 71%.
UNT offers 53 online programs across various disciplines. UNT majors include Anthropology, Business Management, Criminal Justice, Education, Fine Arts, Information Technology, Psychology, Information Systems and many more.
University of North Texas is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.
University of North Texas is a public university located in Denton, TX. University of North Texas covers an area of 1,200 acres. It was in 1890 when the University of North Texas was founded. University of North Texas is recognised by its official colors, green, white and black. Out of total 40,796 (Fall 2020) students enrolled at UNT, 32,159 belong to undergraduate courses while 7,177 are postgraduate students. To teach various courses to the students, the school has employed a total of 1,063 full-time 145 part-time 10 modified services 382 teaching fellows 548 teaching assistants faculty. Around 53% of the students are females and 47% are males. Notably, University of North Texas is also home to an ethnically diverse student population. At UNT around 42% are white, 26% belong to Hispanic ethnicity, and 14% are Black or African American. Moreover, around 86% of the students are 24 and under. The college has produced several notable alumni including Norah Jones, Phil McGraw, Pat Boone, and Don Henley in its 130 years of existence. University of North Texas's sporting teams are affiliated to NCAA Division I FBS– Conference USA. Like several universities in the country, athletics play an important part here as well. Taking into account all the undergraduate and graduate degrees, including both residential and online, UNT offers around 318 programs. The university also has a long list of accreditations. It has been accredited by ACEJMC (Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication), ALA (American Library Association), APA (American Psychological Association), and ASHA (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association). University of North Texas has around $210 million (2019) in endowment.