University of Texas at Arlington
Public research university located in Arlington, Texas, USA
Coordinates: 32°43′51″N 97°06′53″W / 32.7307°N 97.1146°W / 32.7307; -97.1146
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Motto | Disciplina Praesidium Civitatis (Latin) |
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Motto in English | "The cultivated mind is the guardian of democracy" |
Type | Public |
Established | 1895 (1895) (as Arlington College) |
Parent institution | University of Texas system |
Academic affiliations | URA ORAU APLU |
Endowment | $159 million[1] |
Interim president | Teik C. Lim[2] |
Academic staff | 2,165[3] |
Students | 43,863 (Fall 2019)[4] |
Undergraduates | 28,627 (Fall 2019) |
Postgraduates | 14,236 (Fall 2019) |
Location | , , United States |
Campus | Urban, 420 acres (1.7 km2) on main campus[5] |
Newspaper | The Shorthorn |
Colors | Blue, Orange, and White[6] |
Nickname | Mavericks |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I – Sun Belt |
Mascot | Blaze the Bronco |
Website | uta |
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The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA or UT Arlington)[7] is a public research university in Arlington, Texas, midway between Dallas and Fort Worth. The university was founded in 1895 and was in the Texas A&M University System for several decades until joining The University of Texas System in 1965.
The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity."[8] The fall 2019 campus enrollment consisted of 43,863 students making it the largest university in North Texas and fourth-largest in Texas.[4][9] UT Arlington is the third-largest producer of college graduates in Texas and offers over 180 baccalaureate, masters, and doctoral degree programs.[10][11]
UT Arlington participates in 15 intercollegiate sports as a Division I member of the NCAA and Sun Belt Conference. UTA sports teams have been known as the Mavericks since 1971.
- ^ "Private Endowments". UTIMCO. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Lim interim president
was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Chapter 9 Faculty: Faculty by Tenure Status, Rank and Gender". UT Arlington Fact Book. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
- ^ a b https://www.utsystem.edu/sites/default/files/documents/publication/2020/ut-system-smartbook/smartbook-2020-withlinks.pdf
- ^ "Campus". Fast Facts – UT Arlington. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
- ^ "Color: UT Arlington identity system". Uta.edu. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ^ "Abbreviations". Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ^ "Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Center for Postsecondary Education. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
- ^ "Enrollment". Fast Facts. University of Texas at Arlington. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ^ "UTA Fast Facts". Retrieved August 3, 2016.
- ^ http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/reports/PDF/7831.PDF?CFID=54229206&CFTOKEN=20136132
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