Catholic liberal arts university in Irving, Texas, emphasizing rigorous Core Curriculum and classical education.
The University of Dallas comprises three academic units: the Constantin College of Liberal Arts, the Satish & Yasmin Gupta College of Business, and the Ann & Joe O. Neuhoff School of Ministry. All undergraduates complete a rigorous Core Curriculum of approximately 20 courses covering philosophy, theology, history, literature, politics, economics, mathematics, science, art, and foreign language, with average class sizes of 16 students. The university offers 27 undergraduate majors and more than 20 graduate programs, including master's degrees in American Studies, art, English, humanities, philosophy, politics, psychology, and theology, plus doctoral programs in English, philosophy, and politics through the Braniff Graduate School of Liberal Arts. A five-year dual-degree program in electrical engineering is available in collaboration with the University of Texas at Arlington.
The 744-acre Irving campus features mid-twentieth-century modernist architecture designed by renowned Texas architect O'Neil Ford, centered around the 187.5-foot Braniff Memorial Tower. The campus includes the award-winning Church of the Incarnation, the Cowan-Blakley Memorial Library, seven residence halls, student apartments, and the Maher Athletic Center hosting 15 NCAA Division III varsity sports. A DART Orange Line light-rail station opened near campus in 2012, providing easy access to downtown Dallas and DFW International Airport. The university also operates a 744-acre Rome campus in the Alban Hills southeast of Rome, where sophomores spend a semester studying classical texts at their historical locations.
The University of Dallas accepts applications through its own application portal and the Common Application for undergraduate admission. Graduate programs have separate application processes for the Braniff Graduate School of Liberal Arts, the Gupta College of Business (including MBA and DBA programs), and the School of Ministry. Daily campus visits are offered Monday through Friday, including a one-hour tour and one-hour information session with admission counselors. The university emphasizes its rigorous liberal arts education and affordable cost compared to other regional universities in the American West.
The Class of 2024 achieved a 99.2% employment or continued education rate within six months of graduation. The university produces scholars at 50–100 times the rate of Ivy League institutions for Fulbright, Goldwater, and National Science Foundation awards. UD is ranked No. 12 among Western regional universities by U.S. News & World Report (2022), No. 225 on Forbes' list of America's Best Colleges (2019), and No. 80 by Washington Monthly for master's programs. The university was awarded a Phi Beta Kappa chapter in 1989, making it the youngest institution ever to receive this honor at that time.