Check out why the University of Texas at Dallas received a B- grade in our Report Card below.
The University of Texas at Dallas is a public institution located on 500 acres in suburban Richardson, Texas. It has over 300 registered student clubs and organizations with events held throughout the academic year. Students at the University of Texas at Dallas can join Fun Dallas Tours, visit the Cavanaugh Flight Museum, enjoy Dallas Axe Throwing, or stroll through Historic Downtown Plano. The university is best known for equipping students in entrepreneurship and innovation.
The University of Texas at Dallas offers more than 140 undergraduate degree programs for students to explore. Notable former students include American roboticist David Hanson, physician and U.S. House Representative Michael C. Burgess, NASA astronaut James F. Reilly, and former spokesperson for Donald Trump&#8217;s 2016 presidential campaign, Katrina Pierson.

The University of Texas at Dallas receives a &#8220;C&#8221; grade by <a href="https://www.whatwilltheylearn.com/schools/2820" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What Will They Learn?</a> which takes into account the university’s educational prowess. Factors include composition, literature, foreign language, U.S. government or history, economics, mathematics, and natural science.
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What Will They Learn? Academic Score

The University of Texas at Dallas receives an &#8220;A+&#8221; grade for the Average Salary of Recent Graduates. As of 2021, alumni with 0-5 years of experience after graduating from the University of Texas at Dallas with a bachelor’s degree make $74,300 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payscale</a>.
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Average Salary of Recent Graduates

The University of Texas at Dallas receives an &#8220;A+&#8221; grade for the Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career. As of 2021, alumni with 10+ years of experience after graduating from the University of Texas at Dallas with a bachelor’s degree make $127,100 on average according to <a href="https://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/bachelors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Payscale</a>.
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Average Salary of Graduates Mid-Career

The University of Texas at Dallas receives an &#8220;A+&#8221; grade for the Percent of Graduates with Debt (Federal and Private). In 2020, 34% of graduates accumulated student debt from federal and/or private sources according to <a href="https://ticas.org/interactive-map/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Institute for College Access &amp; Success</a>.
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Percent of Graduates with Debt (Federal and Private)

The University of Texas at Dallas receives a “B-” grade for the Average Debt of Graduates (Federal and Private). In 2020, graduates accumulated $24,319 of debt on average from federal and/or private sources according to <a href="https://ticas.org/interactive-map/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Institute for College Access &amp; Success</a>.
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Average Debt of Graduates (Federal and Private)

The University of Texas at Dallas receives a &#8220;B&#8221; grade for Mandated Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Training for Staff. The <a href="https://institutional-initiatives.utdallas.edu/compliance/education/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> does not appear to have any required equity-based training. However, the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion offers &#8220;<a href="https://odei.utdallas.edu/i-need-education/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Education Resources</a>&#8221; for staff. Resources include the following categories:
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Race &amp; Racial Justice&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Feminism &amp; #MeToo&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Fatness &amp; Body Neutrality&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;LGBTQ+ Experiences &amp; Justice&#8221;</li>
</ul>
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Mandated Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Training for Staff

The University of Texas at Dallas receives an “A” grade for not having a Bias Reporting System or a Bias Response Team. Bias Reporting Systems and Response Teams are systems or teams of faculty, staff, and sometimes law enforcement.
According to <a href="https://speechfirst.org/bias-reporting-systems/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SpeechFirst</a>, students are “encouraged to report ‘bias incidents’ to these boards (or teams) in the name of inclusion and tolerance, but it’s often unclear what the school considers ‘bias’ in the first place. Overly broad or vague definitions of bias put all kinds of speech at risk of being reported – even unpopular speech which is protected by the First Amendment.”
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Bias Reporting System or Bias Response Team

The University of Texas at Dallas receives a &#8220;D+&#8221; grade for the Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs. Out of a list of 20 clubs (10 from each side), the <a href="https://nsm.utdallas.edu/student-clubs-organizations/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> has one right-leaning club compared to four left-leaning clubs. Turning Point USA is the right-leaning club. Pride at UTD, Queer &amp; Trans POC at UTD, Out in STEM at UT Dallas, and The Lavender Club are the left-leaning clubs.
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Ratio of Right-Leaning Clubs to Left-Leaning Clubs

The University of Texas at Dallas receives an &#8220;A&#8221; grade for having an <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tpusa.utdallas/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">active</a> Turning Point USA chapter. Unfortunately, universities and Student Governments around the country often use their power to prevent certain clubs from operating on campus.
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Denied Turning Point USA Chapter

The University of Texas at Dallas receives a &#8220;D&#8221; grade for In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants. The <a href="https://registrar.utdallas.edu/residence/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> classifies students as residents if they
<ul>
<li>&#8220;a. Graduated from a public or accredited private high school in Texas or, as an alternative to high school graduation, received the equivalent of a high school diploma in Texas, including the successful completion of a nontraditional secondary education, and</li>
<li>b. Maintained a residence continuously in Texas for:
<ul>
<li>i. The 36 months immediately preceding the date of graduation or receipt of the diploma equivalent, as applicable; and</li>
<li>ii. The 12 months preceding the census date of the academic semester in which the person enrolls at UT Dallas.&#8221;</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
Additionally, &#8220;The residency affidavit must be filled out by applicants and current students who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents and wish to be classified as a resident based on graduation from a Texas high school and residence in the State (part a, above).&#8221;
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In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants

The University of Texas at Dallas receives an “F” grade for the Amount of Foreign Funding Received. According to <a href="https://sites.ed.gov/foreigngifts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">College Foreign Gift Reporting</a>, the total amount of foreign funding the university has received is $46,929,503.00 per current undergraduate student. Oftentimes, foreign parties will convey their influence by funding certain courses, activities, professors, and organizations on campus. In certain cases, universities must abide by restrictions dictated by foreign parties to receive funding. In addition, there have been <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/top-universities-took-billions-in-unreported-foreign-funds-u-s-finds-11603226953" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reports</a> that claim that universities underreport foreign funding. The figure above only takes into account reported foreign funding.
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Amount of Foreign Funding Received

The University of Texas at Dallas receives a &#8220;B&#8221; grade for Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students. The <a class="waffle-rich-text-link" href="https://catalog.utdallas.edu/2023/undergraduate/curriculum/core-curriculum#:~:text=The%20University%20of%20Texas%20at%20Dallas%20requires%20that%20all%20students,foundation%20for%20the%20undergraduate%20degree." target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> requires students to complete courses from certain categories as part of its Education requirements. Within the Social and Behavioral Sciences category, students can choose to complete &#8220;Introduction to Gender Studies.&#8221; However, this can be bypassed for other classes such as &#8220;Introduction to Psychology,&#8221; &#8220;Lifespan Development,&#8221; or &#8220;Introduction to Sociology.&#8221;
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Required Equity, Diversity, or Inclusion Courses for Students

The University of Texas at Dallas receives a &#8220;B&#8221; grade for Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes. The university has one segregated commencement ceremony (<a href="https://gendercenter.utdallas.edu/lavender-graduation/#:~:text=History%20of%20the%20Ceremony,pain%20felt%20by%20her%20students." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lavender</a> Graduation).
The university does not appear to have any segregated living-learning communities or courses.
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Segregated Dormitories, Graduations, and Classes

The University of Texas at Dallas receives an “A” grade for Protests and Canceling Speakers. Since 2021, no instances of protests, speech cancelations, or violence/attempted violence against speakers have occurred.
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Protests and Canceling Speakers

The University of Texas at Dallas receives an “F” grade for Boycotting, Divesting, and Sanctioning Israel (BDS). According to the <a href="https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/campus-divestment-resolutions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jewish Virtual Library</a>, since the start of the 2013-14 school year, the university’s student body has passed one piece of legislation that would require the university to divest from any Israeli company and from companies that do business with Israel.
Passing this type of legislation often puts a target on Jewish and pro-Israel students and communities, fostering an environment vulnerable to antisemitism.
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Boycotting, Divesting, and Sanctioning Israel

The University of Texas at Dallas receives an &#8220;A&#8221; grade for Mask and Vaccine Mandates. The <a class="waffle-rich-text-link" href="https://www.utdallas.edu/campus-health/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> does not appear to require or encourage any COVID-19 measures. The Campus Health Promotion Health page states:
&#8220;We encourage all faculty, staff, and students to stay home if you have symptoms of contagious illness and to seek medical attention if your symptoms are severe. Currently, standard UTD absence policies and procedures are in effect and the supplemental tracking and reporting of contagious illness incidence in our UTD campus community (COVID-19, flu, or other illnesses) is not required.&#8221;
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Mask and Vaccine Mandates

The University of Texas at Dallas receives a &#8220;B-&#8221; grade for the Percent of Students Graduating with STEM Degrees. According to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Center (<a href="https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPEDS</a>), as of 2020, 9.82% of the current undergraduate student population graduate with a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) degree. Across the United States, students who graduate with STEM degrees tend to earn more on average than their other student counterparts.
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Percent of Students Graduating with STEM Degrees

The University of Texas at Dallas receives a “C-” grade for Crime Rates in University City or Town. According to the <a href="https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2018/crime-in-the-u.s.-2018" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Federal Bureau of Investigation</a>, the Richardson, Texas violent crime rate was 764.94 per 100,000 people in 2018, higher than the 2018 national average of 380.56 per 100,000 people. While campus safety is of utmost importance, it is also pertinent to consider the crime rates of the surrounding town or city as students often tend to venture off campus, especially after their freshman year.
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Crime Rates in University City or Town

The University of Texas at Dallas receives an &#8220;A&#8221; grade for Required Western Civilization Courses for Students. The <a href="https://catalog.utdallas.edu/2023/undergraduate/curriculum/core-curriculum#:~:text=The%20University%20of%20Texas%20at%20Dallas%20requires%20that%20all%20students,foundation%20for%20the%20undergraduate%20degree" target="_blank" rel="noopener">university</a> requires students to take at least 6 credit hours of Western Civilization to fulfill its general education Core Curriculum. Required categories with corresponding courses include:
Creative Arts (6 credits):
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Music in Western Civilization&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Survey of Western Art History: Ancient to Medieval&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Survey of Western Art History: Renaissance to Modern&#8221;</li>
</ul>
American History (6 credits):
<ul>
<li>&#8220;U.S. History Survey to Civil War&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;U.S. History Survey from Civil War&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;Themes and Ideas in American History&#8221;</li>
</ul>
Government/Political Science (6 credits):
<ul>
<li>&#8220;Federal and Texas Constitutions&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;American National Government&#8221;</li>
<li>&#8220;State and Local Government&#8221;</li>
</ul>
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Required Western Civilization Courses for Students

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Check out why the University of Texas at Dallas received a B- grade in our Report Card below.

The University of Texas at Dallas is a public institution located on 500 acres in suburban Richardson, Texas. It has over 300 registered student clubs and organizations with events held throughout the academic year. Students at the University of Texas at Dallas can join Fun Dallas Tours, visit the Cavanaugh Flight Museum, enjoy Dallas Axe Throwing, or stroll through Historic Downtown Plano. The university is best known for equipping students in entrepreneurship and innovation.

The University of Texas at Dallas offers more than 140 undergraduate degree programs for students to explore. Notable former students include American roboticist David Hanson, physician and U.S. House Representative Michael C. Burgess, NASA astronaut James F. Reilly, and former spokesperson for Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, Katrina Pierson.

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