University of Dallas
Irving, TX
University of Dallas is a private, Catholic university in Irving, Texas, a large city, with 1,403 undergraduates. English and languages are its signature fields: together they make up 18% of its bachelor's degrees, about six times their share across the colleges we cover. 73% of students finish within six years, and former students who are working earn a median of $58,285 ten years after starting.
University of Dallas admitted 2,773 of 3,777 applicants for the fall 2025 entering class (73.4%).
- Acceptance rate
- 73.4%
- Fall 2025 class
- Tuition and fees
- $53,930
- 2024–25 school year
- Paid after aid
- $22,610
- Average, students with aid
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1155–1375
Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, compiled by GoodGoblin, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2025 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.
What University of Dallas is known for
Measured by the 323 bachelor's degrees it awarded in 2022–23, and what its graduates went on to earn.
English
12.1%
of its bachelor's degrees: about seven times the 1.8% share across the colleges we cover.
Languages
6.2%
of its bachelor's degrees: about six times the 1.1% share across the colleges we cover.
- Business Administration, Management and Operations6118.9% of degrees$70,039About the $68,257 national median
- English Language and Literature3912.1% of degrees$50,113About the $48,590 national median
- Biology3912.1% of degrees$53,322−7% vs $57,214 nationally
- Political Science and Government3310.2% of degrees$61,484About the $63,293 national median
- Psychology237.1% of degreesToo few graduates to publish
- Theological and Ministerial Studies185.6% of degrees$49,564+11% vs $44,535 nationally
Source: the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), field-of-study data. Degrees are bachelor's degrees awarded in 2022–23. Earnings are the median for 2017–18 and 2018–19 graduates, in 2024 dollars, working and not enrolled, four years after graduating. Shares across the colleges we cover count every bachelor's degree at the colleges with a page here.
The place
Where it is, how big it is, and how students live.
Setting
Large city
Irving, TX
Undergraduates
1,403
Fall 2024
Type
Private, nonprofit
Master's university, larger programs
Living on campus
Half or more
of undergraduates live on campus
Students per faculty member
11 to 1
Fall 2024
International students
2%
of undergraduates, fall 2024
Source: the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), including the Carnegie Classification and the federal locale code it publishes.
What stands out at University of Dallas
Three things University of Dallas published, ranked by how much each could change what you actually do, not by how impressive it looks. Every one describes a class that has already enrolled.
University of Dallas files the essay under “very important”.
That is the top of the scale the form offers, and the only other factors this school puts there are Course rigor, GPA and Test scores.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
University of Dallas files test scores under “very important”.
That is the school’s own placement on the grid it publishes every year. 28.1% of the enrolled class sent an SAT.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
28.1% of the enrolled class sent an SAT.
The SAT band on this page describes that share of the class, not all of it. Another 15% sent an ACT. University of Dallas files test scores under “very important”.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Every figure, in full
The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.
Acceptance rate
73.4%
2,773 admitted of 3,777 applicants
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
SAT, middle 50%
1155–1375
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
ACT, middle 50%
23–30
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Average GPA of admitted students
3.96
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Enrolled students who sent an SAT
28.1%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Enrolled students who sent an ACT
15%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Where do you actually stand at University of Dallas?
The figures on this page describe a class that already enrolled. GoodGoblin reads them against your own transcript, scores, activities and budget, then builds the balanced list, the essay plan and the deadline calendar around what it finds.
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What University of Dallas costs
The published price first, then what students who received aid actually paid, by family income.
Tuition and fees for 2024–25 were $53,930, and the full cost of attendance, with housing, food and books, was $68,583. After grants and scholarships, students who received financial aid paid $22,610 a year on average.
Tuition and fees
$53,930
2024–25 school year
Full cost of attendance
$68,583
Tuition, fees, housing, food and books
Paid after aid
$22,610
Average, students who received aid
What students paid, by family income
Each bar is that figure as a share of the $68,583 full cost.
- Under $30k$12,711Typical public university: $10,013
- $30k–$48k$15,431Typical public university: $10,847
- $48k–$75k$17,075Typical public university: $13,703
- $75k–$110k$20,384Typical public university: $17,979
- Over $110k$32,608Typical public university: $22,475
Source: the federal College Scorecard. Tuition and cost of attendance are for the 2024–25 school year; colleges usually raise them each year. What students paid is the average net price for first-year students who received federal financial aid. Typical public university: the median across the 338 public universities on GoodGoblin, for in-state students, compiled by GoodGoblin from the same federal data.
Where it leads
Who finishes, who stays, and what they earn and owe afterwards.
Finish within six years
73%
Our colleges' median: 63%
Return for a second year
77%
Our colleges' median: 79%
Earnings after 10 years
$58,285
Our colleges' median: $57,440
Median debt at graduation
$23,117
Our colleges' median: $23,725
Source: the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education). Six-year completion describes students who started in fall 2018; second-year return describes students who started in fall 2023; earnings describe students who started in 2009–10 and 2010–11, measured in 2020 and 2021, in 2022 dollars; debt describes federal loans of students who graduated in fiscal years 2020 and 2021. Medians are across the 1,034 colleges with a page here.
How the rate has moved
Two measured admit rates from the federal survey, the years apart it reports them. A rate that moved, not a forecast.
Over 5 years the admit rate rose from 39% to 54%.
What University of Dallas says it weighs
The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.
- Essayvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Course rigorvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- GPAvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Test scoresvery important
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Class rankimportant
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
- Recommendationsconsidered
Source: their Common Data Set, fall 2025
Essays on this application
5 essay prompts on the application: you would write all 5.
Published deadlines
Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.
- Early ActionNovember 1, 2026
Verified October 10, 2026 · Source
- Rolling AdmissionJuly 31, 2027
More colleges on the record
Each of these pages carries the same measured figures and sources.
Other colleges in Texas
Closest acceptance rates in the same state.
- University of Houston75.8%
- University of North Texas70.9%
- Texas Tech University69.1%
- The University of Texas at Dallas69.1%
Colleges with a similar acceptance rate
Closest acceptance rates anywhere in the country.
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