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University of Dallas

Irving, Texas Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

University of Dallas is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Irving, Texas. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 2,078 students in fall 2024, including 1,444 undergraduates and 634 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Roman Catholic.

University of Dallas offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 51 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, English Language and Literature, General, and Political Science and Government. It awarded 600 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

77% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 11 to 1.

Key figures

2,078
Students enrolled
77%
First-year retention
600
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
51
Programs and majors
11:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 51

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 9
English Language and Literature 1
Social Sciences 3
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Theology and Religious Vocations 4
Psychology 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 6
Education 4
Visual and Performing Arts 7
History 1
Physical Sciences 2
Mathematics and Statistics 2
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
77%
First-year retention, part-time students
0%
Student-to-faculty ratio
11:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
350
Master's degrees
230
Doctoral degrees (research)
18
Postbaccalaureate certificates
2

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,078
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,444
Graduate students, fall 2024
634
Full-time, fall 2024
75%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,339
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,584
Graduate students, 2024-25
755
Full-time, 2024-25
69%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
49%
Men
51%
White
53%
Hispanic or Latino
24%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
8%
Two or more races
2%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Programs with a fully online option
3
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
17%
Students taking some online courses
24%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference
President
Jonathan J. Sanford, PhD
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Dedicated veterans contact

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