Higher Education
The Dallas Region offers a variety of public and private institutions, with robust programming in life sciences, engineering, and the arts. The University of North Texas, the University of Texas at Dallas and the University of Texas at Arlington are among Texas’ seven emerging research universities and are currently expanding program capabilities and funding in an effort to become “tier one” research institutions, which are national recognized for the highest levels of innovation and academic excellence (read more). UT Southwestern Medical Center is among the nation’s best in biology and biochemistry research, boasting countless clinical breakthroughs and innovations.
Higher Education Map
University of Texas at Arlington 
University of North Texas
DFW Higher Education Institutions
- Collin County Community College District
- Dallas Baptist University (DBU)
- Dallas County College
- North Central Texas Community College District
- Navarro College
- Southern Methodist University (SMU)
- Tarrant County College District
- Texas A&M University (TAMU) – Commerce
- Texas A&M University School of Law
- Texas Christian University (TCU)
- Texas Wesleyan University
- Texas Woman’s University (TWU)
- The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA)
- The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD)
- Trinity Valley Community College
- University of Dallas (UD)
- University of North Texas (UNT)
- University of North Texas (UNT) – Dallas
- University of North Texas College of Law – Dallas
- University of North Texas Health Science Center
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- Weatherford College