University of Texas at Arlington

The University of Texas at Arlington is a public research university in Arlington, Texas, in the Dallas–Fort Worth area. It opened in 1895 as Arlington College, passed through periods as a vocational and agricultural college, entered the University of Texas System in 1965, and took its present name in 1967. It occupies about 420 acres as a large commuter and residential campus between Dallas and Fort Worth.

Colleges include engineering, business, nursing and health innovation, science, liberal arts, education, social work, and architecture, planning and public affairs. Graduate students use the University of Texas at Arlington Research Institute and engineering and nursing laboratories on campus. Master’s and doctoral demand is strongest in engineering, nursing, business, and urban planning.

Enrollment is about 40,000 students, with more than 10,000 graduate students and a large international enrollment, especially in engineering. Faculty number more than 1,000. Alumni work in North Texas industry, nursing, and public administration.

Doctoral and master’s study mixes research supervision with structured coursework. Professional master’s degrees in engineering, business, and nursing sit beside Ph.D. programs. The calendar is semesters plus summer. Students typically live in Arlington or commute across the Metroplex; Dallas and Fort Worth are each about a 20-minute trip from campus.

In the Grad School Navigator directory, University of Texas at Arlington lists 1 doctoral program, in earth & environmental sciences.