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The ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ inspires courageous discovery that empowers our students, campuses, and communities to pursue a brighter vision for tomorrow.

ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ System is the only university system based in and exclusively focused on the Dallas-Fort Worth region.

We embrace our role in creating opportunities through education and developing the workforce of tomorrow for North Texas. 

Purpose
With our heart in North Texas, we transform lives and create economic opportunity through education.

Vision
By 2026, the ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ System is one team, values-driven and customer-focused with an emphasis on excellence, curiosity, and innovation.

Values
Download our core Values and Behaviors: in English or en español.

• Courageous Integrity
• Be Curious
• We Care
• Better Together
• Show Your Fire

ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ System Institutions

Ranked a Tier One research institution by the Carnegie Classification and designated a Hispanic- and Minority-Serving Institution, ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ is the flagship institution of the ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ System and is located in Denton. Boasting 250 degree programs and a thriving community of nearly 47,000 students, ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ serves the North Texas region and helps drive the state’s economy through innovative research, educational excellence focused on career readiness, and a spirit of entrepreneurship. Together, with its branch campus in Frisco, ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ students earned more than 12,000 degrees last year.

ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ Health Science Center in Fort Worth is one university, built on values, defining and producing the healthcare providers of the future. ºÚÁÏÊÓƵHSC is one of the nation’s premier graduate academic medical centers, with more than 2,400 students and six schools that specialize in patient-centered education, research and health care. ºÚÁÏÊÓƵHSC is the top producer of primary care physicians in Texas and is a leader in DNA and aging/Alzheimer’s Disease research.

Through education and community connectedness, ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ Dallas aspires to be the pathway to socioeconomic mobility in its primary market. ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ Dallas is one of the fastest-growing universities in Texas with more than 4,200 students, ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ Dallas’ main campus is located in southern Dallas, while its ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ Dallas College of Law is located in downtown Dallas.

By The Numbers

ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ System Headquarters

ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ System Headquarters, also referred to as ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ System Administration, was founded in 1999 and provides governance and service to ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ System component institutions in the areas of legal, finance, audit, academic affairs and student success, facilities and construction, human resources, information technology and government relations. The purpose of ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ System Headquarters is to lead, serve and inspire. Like its counterpart central administrative offices across Texas, the ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ System:

• Provides executive leadership
• Represents the ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ and its component institutions in all legal matters
• Leads the development of educational mission, policy, and programs and facilitates and coordinates new initiatives and academic and student affairs planning and implementation
• Oversees system-wide financial planning and analysis, including coordination of the annual institution budgets within the ºÚÁÏÊÓƵ System
• Supervises compliance with federal, state, and local laws and with Board of Regents policies
• Provides a full range of professional design, development and management support for facilities planning and construction
• Establishes state and federal legislative and policy priorities for the System in collaboration with the Board of Regents institutional leadership and engages constituencies and stakeholders at all levels of government on issues impacting higher education
• Coordinates relationships with the region’s communities and organizations and other university systems