Our highly ranked academic programs attract the best and brightest scholars from around the world and our faculty and students consistently receive national and international recognition.
UTA was awarded R-1: Doctoral Universities—Very High Research Activity designation by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, the definitive list for the top doctoral research universities in the United States. This puts the University in an elite group of 131 institutions, including Harvard, MIT, and Johns Hopkins.
In its 2019 list of the top national universities, Washington Monthly magazine ranked UTA No. 1 in North Texas and No. 111 in the U.S. The University is also No. 2 in Texas and No. 63 nationwide for best universities for adult learners and No. 23 for “Best Bang for the Buck” in the southern U.S.
Hispanic Outlook on Education magazine ranked UTA among its top 100 universities nationwide for Hispanic students. It was No. 5 in architecture degrees, No. 24 in total graduate degrees, and No. 26 in total enrollment.
The Association for Women in Mathematics honored UTA’s AWM student chapter in 2017 with its inaugural national award for fundraising and sustainability.
Study.com ranked UTA the No. 41 best online accredited college in the country.
U.S. News & World Report ranked UTA No. 20 on its list of the “Top Performers on Social Mobility” among national universities.
The Princeton Review named UTA as one of the "Best of the West" in its 2019 Best Colleges: Region by Region rankings.
Times Higher Education ranked UTA No. 126 on its list of the Best Universities in the United States for 2018.
UTA was ranked among the nation’s top “Cool Schools” in 2017 by Sierra, the national magazine of the Sierra Club. Sierra annually evaluates schools on a broad range of sustainability metrics, including transportation, waste disposal, energy, food, and campus innovation.
UTA ranks No. 148 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 High School Counselor Rankings, for which guidance counselors are asked which national universities and national liberal arts colleges they think offer the best undergraduate education to their students.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education ranks UTA among the top universities in the country for conferring degrees to minority students. For 2018, UTA was No. 1 in Texas and No. 11 in the country for bachelor’s degrees awarded to African-American students; No. 1 in Texas and No. 23 nationally for master’s degrees awarded to African-American students; No. 3 in Texas and No. 18 in the country for master’s degrees awarded to Hispanic graduate students; No. 1 in North Texas and No. 19 in the country for bachelor’s degrees awarded to Hispanic students; No. 1 in Texas and No. 22 in the country for master’s degrees awarded to all minority students; and No. 1 in North Texas, No. 3 in Texas, and No. 15 in the country for bachelor’s degrees conferred to all minority students.
UTA was designated a 2010-2020 Carnegie Community Engaged Campus by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching for service to the community and the public school system.
The American Society of Civil Engineers’ Structural Engineering Institute honored UTA’s ASCE Graduate Student Chapter as its graduate student chapter of the year in 2019 and 2017.
UTA came in 36th in the “Environment Pillar” of the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Ranking 2017. The pillar considers the makeup of the student body at each campus, helping students understand whether they will find themselves in a diverse, supportive, and inclusive environment while they are at college.
Forbes ranked UTA No. 191 on its 2018 Best Value Colleges list.
In its pioneering University Impact Rankings, Times Higher Education ranked UTA No. 4 in the United States and No. 70 worldwide among universities for its success in delivering the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
UTA is No. 9 on Great Value Colleges' 2017-18 ranking of the "50 Best Colleges for Adult Education."
A report from the Brookings Institution ranks the University of Texas at Arlington among the nation’s top public universities in providing a high-quality college education to students from all income levels.
Hispanic Network Magazine ranked UTA among the nation's Best of the Best Schools for 2018.
College Consensus ranked UTA No. 18 in the country on its 2019 "Most Innovative Online Colleges" list.
UTA was named one of the "Best Schools for Latinos" by Latino Leaders magazine.
UTA ranks No. 9 as a “Military Friendly” university for 2018 by Victory Media, which evaluates higher-education institutions for exhibiting leading practices in recruiting and supporting post-military students.
Winds of Change magazine named UTA to its 2018-19 list of top 200 schools for Native American students pursuing STEM degrees, the fourth consecutive year it has been recognized.
In 2018 UTA was named one of the best online colleges for nontraditional students by OnlineColleges.com. It came it at No. 8 on the list.
ValueColleges.com ranked UTA No. 42 on its list of the Best Value Online Graduate Schools of 2017.
College Consensus named UTA as one of the best online colleges for return on investment on its 2019 list. UTA is No. 1 in North Texas and No. 34 nationally.
College Factual ranked UTA in the top 15% of U.S. colleges and universities for veteran friendliness. The ranking is based on educational outcomes to veterans, active-duty military students, and their families.
ValueColleges.com ranked UTA among the top 50 Best Value Graduate Schools for 2017. The evaluators said UTA’s location gives students access to one of the nation’s leading economic centers.
Military Advanced Education & Transition Magazine named UTA a "Top School" for military culture, financial assistance, flexibility, and general, online, and on-campus student support in 2018.
UTA is one of only 63 institutions nationwide named to Phi Theta Kappa’s 2017 Transfer Honor Roll, which recognizes excellence in community college transfer pathways.
U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 “Best Graduate Schools” rankings include more than 20 graduate programs at UTA.
U.S. News & World Report ranked UTA sixth among national universities for undergraduate ethnic diversity in 2020.
UTA ranks No. 1 nationally on the 2020 “Best for Vets: Colleges” list.
A University of Texas System survey on post-graduation earnings for baccalaureate graduates working in Texas found that UTA graduates have the highest first-year median wage of any non-medical UT System institution.
The Chronicle of Higher Education’s Almanac (2019) ranked UTA as the third fastest-growing doctoral public institution in the country.
UTA is No. 1 in Texas for the number of transfer students enrolled, according to U.S. News & World Report. The University had 6,693 transfer students in 2017.
The SR Education Group ranked UTA No. 20 on its list of the best online colleges for 2019. The rankings use recent alumni salary data from PayScale and tuition rates across degree levels and programs to provide a list of the schools offering the best value to students.
On its 2018 "Most Hired" list, Design Intelligence ranked UTA No. 2 in Texas and No. 12 in the U.S. among landscape architecture schools that produce less than 20 graduates. It also ranked the University No. 2 in Texas and No. 16 in the U.S. among architecture schools that produce between 70-99 graduates.
U.S. News & World Report ranks CAPPA’s public affairs graduate program No. 123 in its 2020 “Best Graduate Schools” list.
UTA was ranked No. 13 on OnlineU’s 2019 list of the Most Affordable Online Colleges for MPA Programs.
The Master of Public Administration was ranked 15th in ValueColleges.com’s 2019 list of the best value online MPA programs.
Several College of Business master's programs are ranked among the nation's best in Eduniversal's 2019 Best Master's Rankings. The college's MS in Business Analytics is No. 20, the MS in Economic Data Analytics is No. 39, the MS in Information Systems and MS in Human Resource Management are both No. 40, the MS in Taxation is No. 43, the MS in Marketing Research is No. 45, the MS in Real Estate is No. 48, and the EMBA and MS in Accounting are both No. 50.
CEO Magazine named the College of Business’ Executive Master of Business program No. 21 among Global MBA programs, No. 16 in the United States, and No. 1 in Texas. Its MBA program was named to the Tier 1 North American rankings.
The Master of Science in Taxation program ranked No. 7 in the nation by TaxTalent.com for 2017-18.
CollegeChoice ranked the Master of Science in Human Resource Management degree program No. 5 in the nation for 2019. The MBA in Human Resource Management degree program ranked No. 6.
TFE Times ranked the College of Business' master's program in finance No. 2 in Texas and No. 40 in the nation for 2019.
The College of Business’ Part-Time MBA program is ranked No. 127 on U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 “Best Graduate Schools” list.
The College of Business’ chapter of the Beta Gamma Sigma honor society received “Highest Honors” recognition for the 2016-17 academic year.
The Online Master's program in Curriculum and Instruction was ranked No. 1 in the nation by College Choice.
The College of Education was named one the nation’s top teacher prep programs in the first edition of Start Here to Become a Teacher, a new book from the National Council on Teacher Quality. UTA is in the 97th percentile, making it one of the top programs in Texas. The council also gave UTA an A+ grade.
U.S. News & World Report ranks the College of Education No. 118 in its 2020 “Best Graduate Schools” list.
The College of Education’s online graduate education program ranked No. 46 nationally in U.S. News & World Report's 2019 rankings.
The College of Education was ranked No. 4 on CollegeChoice’s list of the 50 Best Online Master’s in Education Degrees for 2017.
The Center for Online Education ranked UTA No. 6 on its 2018 list of the Best Online Master’s in Educational Leadership Degree Programs.
UTA was ranked No. 5 on College Choice’s “Best Elementary Education Degrees” for 2017.
U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 “Best Graduate Schools” list ranks the College of Engineering No. 82 in the nation. The graduate program in aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical engineering is ranked No. 45, biomedical engineering/bioengineering No. 93, civil engineering No. 89, computer engineering No. 73, electrical/electronic/communications engineering No. 82, industrial/manufacturing/systems engineering No. 60, mechanical engineering No. 94, and materials engineering No. 78 in the nation.
The SR Education group ranked UTA No. 9 on its list of "Best Online Colleges Offering a Master's in Civil Engineering" for 2019.
OnlineMasters.com ranked UTA No. 28 on its list of the Best Online Master in Electrical Engineering Programs for 2019. It was one of only two Texas universities in the top 40. The site also ranked UTA's Online Master in Industrial Engineering No. 25, the highest of any North Texas university.
U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 “Best Graduate Schools” list ranks the English graduate program No. 116 in the nation. The fine arts graduate program is No. 131, and history is No. 132.
U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 “Best Graduate Schools” list ranks the College of Nursing and Health Innovation’s master's program No. 56 in the nation and its doctor of nursing practice program No. 84.
The online Master of Science in nursing degree program is ranked No. 7 nationally and second in Texas among nursing schools with hybrid or fully online MSN programs, according to Best Health Care Degrees.
The College of Nursing and Health Innovation is ranked No. 3 in the nation for veteran friendliness by College Factual. The 2019 rankings look for colleges that produce quality outcomes in nursing and offer support and resources to help veterans and active-duty military students thrive.
U.S. News & World Report ranked UTA No. 75 among 170 online graduate nursing programs across the country in its 2019 list.
The College of Nursing and Health Innovation is No. 1 in Texas and No. 10 in the country for non-traditional students, according to College Factual's 2019 rankings.
The College of Nursing and Health Innovation was designated a 2019 Center of Excellence in Nursing Education by the National League for Nursing.
UTA’s Online Master of Nursing program was ranked No. 25 on Graduate Program.com’s "2017 Top Graduate Schools” list.
The online Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree is ranked No. 6 on ValueColleges.com's Top 50 Best Value Online RN to BSN list.
The College of Nursing and Health Innovation was ranked No. 7 on the Top 20 Online Nursing Degree Programs list by OnlineSchoolsCenter.com.
U.S. News & World Report’s 2019 “Best Graduate Schools” list ranks the College of Science’s graduate program in biological sciences No. 190, chemistry No. 145, mathematics No. 136, physics No. 119, and earth science No. 111 in the nation.
Best Colleges ranked the UTA School of Social Work No. 10 on its Top 30 Most Affordable Master’s in Social Work Online Programs 2018 list.
U.S. News & World Report ranked the graduate social work program No. 51 in the nation on its 2020 “Best Graduate Schools” list.
The School of Social Work was ranked the No. 28 best Online Master of Social Work degree program in the nation for 2018 by SocialWorkGuide.org.
The MSW program offers the best value in Texas according to HumanServicesEdu.org's list of the Most Affordable CSWE-Accredited Master’s in Social Work Programs for 2019-20.
The SR Education Group ranked UTA No. 2 for its Master’s in Social Work program and No. 11 for its Online Master’s in Social Workprogram in the 2018 rankings.
Best College Reviews ranked UTA No. 2 on its list of the Best Master’s in Social Work Online for 2019.
BestMSWPrograms.com ranked UTA's Online Master of Social Work degree No. 1 in the country for 2018.
College Choice ranked UTA No. 29 on its list of MSW programs in 2018.
The School of Social Work is ranked No. 1 in Texas and No. 3 in the nation for veteran friendliness by College Factual. The rankings look for schools and colleges the produce quality outcomes in social work and offer support and resources to help veterans and active-duty military students thrive.
