Education & Workforce

Four-Year Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools

DFW enrollment in both public and private 4-year institutions is over 125,000. The DFW area is home to five community college districts,
several of which offer multiple campuses, enrolling just under 135,000 students. (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

 

 
Four-Year Colleges, Universities and Professional Schools
Fall 2006 Enrollments
Name
Undergraduate
 Graduate
Total
Part-Time
Full-Time
Part-Time
Full-Time
Public Institutions
Texas A&M University (TAMU)-Commerce
1,270
4,022
843
1,689
7,824
Texas Woman's University (TWU)
1,664
4,554
1,475
3,335
11,028
Texas A&M Health Science Center - Baylor College of Dentistry
0
58
101
374
533
The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA)
5,434
13,257
1,411
4,209
24,311
The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD)
2,568
6,625
1,124
3,313
13,630
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (UTSW)*
11
90
NA
124
225
University of North Texas (UNT)
6,187
20,411
1,765
3,824
32,187
University of North Texas (UNT) Health Science Center at Fort Worth 0 0 95 1,013 1,108
Public Subtotal
17,123
49,017
6,814
17,881
90,846
Private Institutions
Amberton University
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Dallas Baptist University (DBU)
1,441
2,100
1,069
474
5,153
Devry University
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Northwood University
30
486
210
90
816
Paul Quinn College*
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
Southwestern Adventist University 146 655 411 181
1,393
Southwestern Assemblies of God University 1,300 248
1,548
Southern Methodist University (SMU)
337
5,959
2,585
2,060
10,941
Texas Christian University (TCU)
410
6,857
988
610
8,865
Texas Wesleyan University
527
1,008
447
204
2,186
University of Dallas (UD)
66
1,122
1,366
387
2,941
Private Subtotal
4,623
20,704
7,471
3,819
37,678
Total Public and Private
21,746
69,721
14,285
21,700
128,524
Source: Individual Institutions
*Includes DDS, DO, and MD students enrolled in the health science centers
Definitions:
Part-time: less than 12 semester credit hour load at the undergraduate level and less than 6 hours at the graduate level.
Full-time: greater than 11 semester credit hour load at the undergraduate level and greater than 5 hours at the graduate level.
Post-baccalaureate students are not included.