OWNING EXCELLENCE

Soaring Higher

UNT’s wingspan is so vast and powerful, our students and alumni took flight this year and soared. Our enrollment was record breaking, jumping 5.6% to 44,532 students. Our programs reached big milestones. Marking its 75th anniversary, the jazz studies program was the first of its kind in the nation and it continues to be one of the nation’s best. Our students and faculty won recognitions. From Goldwater Scholar recognitions and Fulbright awards to the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowship, they were praised for their innovative work. Our alumni reached new heights. Musicians Pat Boone and David Hooten received the UNT Presidental Medal of Honor Award for their undeniable impact on the entertainment industry. Filmmaker Donnie F. Wilson’s vision earned the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short for The Queen of Basketball . Fashion designer and model R’Bonney Gabriel took the crown of Miss USA, the first Filipino American woman to do so. Alumna and civil rights activist Opal Lee, who was instrumental in having Juneteenth declared a federal holiday after years of tireless efforts, was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for her lifelong work. With more ideas to create and new goals to achieve, we can only soar higher.

From The President

This has been a tremendous year filled with measureable successes. We not only celebrated our fourth consecutive record-breaking fall for enrolling 44,532 students, making UNT one the fastest growing universities in Texas and the nation, but we again helped 11,000 students earn degrees this past year.

UNT students benefit from a challenging education as well as a diverse and supportive community committed to their success. UNT is proud to be designated a Minority-Serving Institution and one of only 21 Carnegie Tier One research universities designated a Hispanic-Serving Institution, partnering with the others this year to form the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities. More importantly, UNT is proud to have the highest four-year graduation rate in the North Texas region for Hispanic students.

We continue to provide students the best education to succeed and thrive beyond graduation in our complex and ever-changing world. We’re offering and growing much-needed degree programs such as data analytics, biomedical engineering and a complete suite of business options at the bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral levels. UNT also is teaching 2,579 students at its locations in Frisco. In January 2023, the new UNT at Frisco branch campus will open its first building on the 100 acres donated by the City of Frisco to establish convenient access to the opportunities that a UNT education provides for those in Collin County and beyond.

By embracing a caring culture, we’ve been better able to address students’ needs to help transform their lives. We pride ourselves on being a place where students can be themselves to achieve their dreams and reach new heights. With a UNT degree, the opportunities are limitless.

UNT Proud, Neal Smatresk, President

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