AFFORDABILITY AND ACCESS

Improving Financial Wellbeing

For more than 130 years, UNT has transformed the lives of students while leading the charge for increased afordability and access.

Aiding fnancial wellbeing. UNT awards more than $405 million in fnancial aid each year — including more than $60 million in scholarships — and nearly 40% of UNT students graduate with zero debt. But these metrics are just one example of how UNT is holistically reimagining the student experience. Progress continues toward the new Integrated Financial Success Center, which will streamline UNT’s fnancial services to provide students with seamless support and help them navigate the resources they need to improve their fnancial wellbeing and deepen their fnancial literacy. In the classroom, instructors are heeding the call for greater access and afordability by utilizing Open Educational Resources — high-quality digital resources and teaching tools that are free and widely available.

Targeting student success. The Diamond Eagles Society has funded high-impact campus projects to improve student success since 2017, including the UNT Suit Up Closet, which equips students with professional clothing for internship and interview opportunities; Mean Green Gowns for Grads, which ofers free cap and gown rentals for low income and frst-generation college students; and the UNT Food Pantry presented by Kroger. The organization’s 2022 project — marking its ffth anniversary — was the Diamond Eagles Garden at Mean Green Acres, UNT’s hydroponic farm that provides access to fresh, hyperlocal food.

Opening new location. In Spring 2023, UNT at Frisco will celebrate the grand opening of its frst permanent building, Frisco Landing. With four stories and 135,000 square feet of collaborative learning space, the new location will host innovative and immersive programs that give students the opportunity to put their skills into practice on real-world projects with industry partners like the Dallas Cowboys and the PGA.

UNT Athletics celebrated the 50th anniversary of Title IX, legislation that prohibits sex-based discrimination at schools.