Facts about UD

Founded: 1956

Character: Private, Catholic, co-educational, residential liberal arts university with Phi Beta Kappa chapter

Location: Irving, Texas, (pop.:190,000) on NW boundary of Dallas

Enrollment: 1,233 undergraduate; 1,739 graduate

Undergraduate Students: From 44 states and 10 countries; 27% minority; 76% Catholic

Academic Profile Class of 2009: Mid-range scores (25th - 75th percentiles) SAT: V 550-680; M 520-650; ACT 24-29

Faculty: 125 full-time, 88% hold a doctorate or highest degree in their field

Undergraduate Student/Faculty Ratio: 14:1

Average Undergraduate Class Size: 16

Academic Programs: 27 majors, 23 concentrations

Degrees Offered: B.A., B.S., M.A., M.S., M.M., M.B.A., M.F.A., Ph.D., Five-year M.B.A. program.

Post-graduate Record: Approximately 80% attend graduate school; over 85% of pre-med and over 90% of pre-law graduates are accepted by their first-choice professional school

Student Life: Over 40 clubs and organizations; varsity, club and intramural sports; lectures, films, exhibitions, concerts, plays; campus-wide annual celebrations

Irving Campus and Facilities: 30 buildings on 744-acre landscaped campus include new Haggerty Art Village, a five-building complex with studios, galleries, and classrooms; 500-seat Church of the Incarnation; newly expanded athletic fields and facilities; Haggar University Center; 80-seat Jonsson Theater; eight residence halls plus on-campus apartments; Maher Athletic Center and Athletic Complex

Rome Campus and Facilities: 12-acre Due Santi campus includes classroom, housing, tennis courts, swimming pool, library, amphitheatre, working vineyards and olive groves

• Youngest university in the 20th century to be granted a Phi Beta Kappa chapter
  
  
• Top 10 Colleges for American Values based on the Intercollegiate Studies Institute's (ISI) Choosing the Right College
  
  
• The Harvard Business Review in May 2005 in an article titled, "How Business Schools Lost Their Way", recognized the university as one of four business schools in the nation that had retained its professional focus and was an example of best practices
  
  
• The undergraduate class of 2005 contained nine Fulbright Scholars
  
  
• One percent of all MBAs in the world received their degree from UD
  
  
• Recognized by the Princeton Review for being "one of the best private school bargains in the nation" and in the top 20 for having outstanding professors
  
  
• Recognized by the Princeton Review for being one of the top 10 universities in the nation where students pray on a regular basis and students are most nostalgic for Ronald Reagan
  
  
• UD has maintained a campus in Rome, Italy for over 35 years where virtually all of our undergraduate students attend for a semester
  
  
• UD alumni are represented in over 150 countries around the world
  
  
• Third highest SAT scores in Texas for incoming freshmen behind Rice and Trinity
  
  
• First university in America to be accredited by the American Academy of Liberal Education
  
  
• The only Ph.D. program in the United States with a core curriculum in the great books
  
  
• The Fiske Guide to Colleges states that the University of Dallas is without a doubt the best Catholic-affiliated school south of Washington, D.C.
  
  
• Recognized by the Dallas Business Journal as being the number one choice for graduate management education for working adults in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex
  
  
• The National Review ranks the University of Dallas as one of the top 50 liberal arts schools in the nation
  
  
• UD is "the best Catholic College in America" with "the most demanding and rewarding&core curriculum in the country." George Weigel, Official Biographer of John Paul II
  
  
• "Few institutions in America perform these tasks better than the Univ. of Dallas. Here the mind runs broad, deep, and high. Here truth is a high calling." Dr. Leon Kass, Former Chair, Council on Bioethics
  
  
• "I have long been a fan of the Univ. of Dallas. Its seriousness of purpose, excellence of scholarship and commitment to teaching are exemplary." Bruce Cole, Chair, National Endowment for the Humanities

Majors

• Art History
  
• Biochemistry
  
• Biology
  
• Business Leadership
  
• Chemistry
  
• Classical Philology (Greek, Latin)
  
• Classics (Greek, Latin)
  
• Comparative Literary Traditions
  
• Drama
  
• Economics
  
• Economics and Finance
  
• Education
  
• English
  
• French
  
• German
  
• History
  
• Mathematics
  
• Philosophy
  
• Physics
  
• Politics
  
• Psychology
  
• Spanish
  
• Studio Art (Ceramics, Painting, Printmaking and Sculpture)
  
• Theology

Pre-professional programs

• Business
  
• Pre-architecture
  
• Pre-dentistry
  
• Pre-engineering
  
• Pre-law
  
• Pre-medicine
  
• Pre-physical therapy
  
• Pre-seminary
  
• Pre-veterinary medicine
  
• Teaching certification