The University of Dallas is dedicated to the pursuit of wisdom, of truth, and of virtue as the proper and primary ends of education. The University seeks to educate its students so they may develop the intellectual and moral virtues, prepare themselves for life and work in a problematic and changing world, and become leaders able to act responsibly for their own good and for the good of their family, community, country, and church.
The University understands human nature to be spiritual and physical, rational and free. It is guided by principles of learning which acknowledge transcendent standards of truth and excellence which are themselves the object of search in an education. The University is therefore open to faculty and students of all denominations, and supports their academic and religious freedom.
The University recognizes the primacy of liberal education in both its undergraduate and graduate programs. The University is committed to the recovery and renewal of the Western heritage of liberal education in its liberal arts programs. The University is equally committed to providing professional programs at the graduate level which are conceived in the spirit of liberal education: that is, professional programs which are capable of fostering critical reflection upon the ends governing the profession, of providing the knowledge and skills required for its practice, and of preparing students for principled and moral leadership in their professions. The University seeks to offer those graduate and professional programs which will address important needs of society, and which can be offered in a manner consistent with the University�s primary institutional commitments.
The University as a whole is shaped by the long tradition of Catholic learning and acknowledges its commitment to the Catholic Church and its teaching.
The University of Dallas is a Catholic institution located in Irving, Texas.
The University of Dallas (founded in 1956) is a Roman Catholic university. The University was started with the assistance of the Sisters of Mary Namur and the Cistercian fathers at Our Lady of Dallas Monastery. The slogan of the university is The Catholic University for Independent Thinkers and its mascot is "The Crusader." The current president of the university is Dr. Frank Lazarus.
Undergraduate students are enrolled in the Constantin College of Liberal Arts or the College of Business. Graduate students enroll in the Braniff Graduate School, the School of Ministry, and the Graduate School of Management (GSM).
The University of Dallas offers thirty-one Bachelor of Arts majors and five Bachelor of Science majors. Students may earn Concentrations in a variety of disciplines (the equivalent of a Minor).
Via the Braniff Graduate School of Liberal Arts, the University of Dallas offers Master's degrees in many disciplines including American Studies, Art, Catholic School Leadership & Teaching, English, Humanities, Philosophy, Politics, Psychology, Religious Education and Theology. The Institute for Philosophic Studies offers three interdisciplinary doctorate degrees: Literature, Philosophy, and Politics.
All undergraduate students at the University of Dallas study a Core Curriculum, a series of specific courses that emphasizes the great ideas, deeds, and works of Western civilization from classical to modern times.
The core curriculum includes four classes in literary tradition (Epic Poetry, Lyrical Poetry, The Play (comedy and tragedy), and The Novel; four classes in history (two American and two Western Civilization); four philosophy (Philosophy and the Ethical Life, Philosophy of Man, Philosophy of Being and a Philosophy elective); two fine arts and one math, or one fine art and two maths. These requirements were recently reduced. Still required are: two of the same foreign language in the intermediate level or higher (modern or classical; German, French, Spanish, Italian; Latin and Greek); two theology classes (Understanding the Bible and Western Theological Tradition); one course in American politics and one course in economics.
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| Percent of Students International: | 11% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 35% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | Yes |
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Basketball (Division III Independents) Baseball (Division III Independents) Track (Division III Independents) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 20,406 | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 19,604 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 802 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,596 | 19% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 3,592 | 29% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 9,637 | 95% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 5,011 | 62% | |
Any Aid: |
98% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 81% (Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 86% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 580, Math: 540 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 700, Math: 650 |
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| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 49% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 23, Verbal: 24, Math: 22 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 29, Verbal: 31, Math: 28 |
| Application Fee: | $ 40.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Recommended |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Recommended |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
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Arlington, Irving or Dallas
20 months ago
Best Answer
Where do you want to go to school? Arlington has UTA, which is a large school with mostly local population that is a division of the UT system. Irving has University of Dallas, a small Catholic private school. Dallas has UT Dallas (a smaller Div III UT campus focused toward math and science) and SMU (Div I) and Dallas Baptist (NAIA). All three have CC campuses too. There are excellent schools in Ft. Worth (TCU and TX Weslyan), in Denton (UNT) and Sherman (Austin College).
All are simply a part of a big city where the campus just happens to be there, as opposed to being a "college town" environment.
Pick your school, then pick where you should live.
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