University of North Texas

Back during Covid, normal Tuesday/Thursday classes were limited to once a week. So naturally I happened to sign up for 2 classes at 10:00am on each of those days. My professor for the Tuesday class then unilaterally decided to make her class back into a Tuesday/Thursday class by making attendance mandatory remotely on Thursday- initially this was presented as an optional, as the material had to do with court cases, and much of the discussion somewhat organic, and could be beneficial. This obviously created a conflict in my schedule - the kicker is that I was not made aware of this until after the sign up deadline had passed. Now being forced to drop the class, and unable to sign up for a replacement, I lost my grant requiring full time attendance for both this and every semester afterwords. So now, even years later I have a wonderful student loan that was completely avoidable if anyone at the university had communicated, or just enforced the class descriptions provided by the university.

When discussing the academic soul of North Texas, the University of North Texas in Denton consistently earns high praise in my social circles for its remarkable ability to blend world-class creative artistry with serious research prowess. From what I’ve gathered through frequent dialogues with local professionals and former students, the campus on Union Circle radiates a distinct energy where innovation in the arts is treated with the same intellectual rigor as breakthroughs in logistics or engineering. Many of my acquaintances who have walked those halls often speak of a "Mean Green" community that is uniquely inclusive, fostering an environment where students feel empowered to take bold risks with their career paths. It is heartening to hear firsthand accounts of how the university's faculty bridges the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application, ensuring that graduates are not just educated, but truly industry-ready. Based on the positive testimonials of friends who have thrived there, the institution manages to maintain a respectful, down-to-earth culture while steadily ascending the ranks of national tier-one research universities. One can't help but be impressed by how many people I trust credit UNT’s collaborative atmosphere for their professional confidence and lifelong networking connections. Ultimately, the consensus among those who know the institution best is that it remains a vibrant, indispensable hub of talent that genuinely celebrates the diverse aspirations of its student body.

Terrible experience with UNT admissions. I hand-delivered my physical transcripts, and they still managed to lose them and waste weeks of my time. The front-counter staff, including the student workers, were unresponsive and seemed uninterested in doing their jobs. Communication was slow, inaccurate, or nonexistent. The entire office feels disorganized and poorly managed. I withdrew my application and will be attending a school that treats students with basic professionalism. Value your time and dignity — don’t beg to be at a university that can’t even manage its own paperwork. Look elsewhere. You and your time are worth far more than what this mediocre university can offer.

I was a Junior level returning student Spring 2025 and barred from signing up for classes until 2 days before classes started. I was already accepted into the Engineering program, but no surprise - there were no classes available by the time I was able to register. UNT lacks academic support. I am much happier at Texas Tech now. Unfortunately, my husband is stuck at UNT and still dealing with their poorly managed advising office. Registration is a mess. I originally transferred to UNT from Texas State and comparing the two, along with Texas Tech - UNT by FAR is the worst school I’ve attended.

I debated between 4 stars and five stars because the college itself is great, but every road around it is completely torn up and destroyed, construction everywhere, roads closed, potholes, and almost suspension destroying roadways galore. But- I love the campus, buildings themselves, and several current and former students.

I completed my MS in Data Analytics at the University of North Texas in 2024, and it was a valuable experience. The program offered a solid balance of theory and practical application, with coursework that covered key areas like data mining, machine learning, and business intelligence. Faculty were knowledgeable and approachable, and the resources available—like career services and research opportunities—really supported my growth. I left the program feeling well-prepared for the industry and would definitely recommend it to anyone looking to advance their career in data analytics.

Lovely university with beautiful landscape. I really enjoyed the water fountain in front of the library! Reminds me of the National Mall in Washington DC. The campus feels very student friendly. And there are lots of good restaurants around in Denton that are frequented by students. Denton is also known as a live music bar city with lots of home-brewed beer. I bet the students take full advantage of that! LOL

Good school. Horrible parking. No free parking anywhere on campus.

UNT was my university as an undergraduate student after graduating from Denton High School in the early 80s; I studied psychology and personnel management - organizational behavior to prepare me for pursuing an MBA and a Ph.D. in Houston at the Melcher College of Business Administration in Houston, Texas; after graduating in December of 1992, I then emigrated to Christchurch, New Zealand and took a junior faculty role teaching and researching in the Department of Economics and Marketing at Lincoln University, an agricultural school in the foothills of the South Island's fabled Alps mountains; our extracurricular sports teams: (Rugby, Soccer, and Cricket) , were known as the DEMWits. Cheers, Mark C. Fearing, BA, Psychology, 1985, Magna cum Laude, MBA, Ph.D., University of Houston, 1992.

I sent in application to one of the graduate programs at UNT and they make it next to impossible to decline or accept your admission. It is almost like as if they are intentionally turning into a more bigger hassle than it is. Plus their admissions system is full of glitches too! Try to put a button where you can defer, accept or decline admissions to the campus UNT. It isn't that hard!

Orientation weekend food for parents was amazing! So impressed with this institution and my alma mater!! The dining services are award winning.

Fraudulent billing. No one will even dignify your written complaints with a response. Your credit will be destroyed for classes you never attended and promptly withdrew from because UNT can't be bothered to field a complaint like any other business in the world. Strongly encourage anyone considering UNT to consider another University that isn't acting like it is too big to fail.

SHE who cashes my retirement check enjoys a return trip to her alma mater (1970s) and good excuse for road trip from Plano, TX. School was on spring break so plenty of parking available but we opted for parking garage near student union. Spoiler: it was free as maintenance was changing software so no ticket available. Lucky us. We got some UNT swag at the union store.

College Gazette has named the University of North Texas the Best Performing Arts College in the United States. According to the authors, "These [ten institutions] are exceptionally prestigious schools that regularly invite major guest artists to campus, are highly selective, and have stellar faculty who are accomplished performing artists themselves." In addition to the significant offerings of the College of Music, the ranking includes our friends in UNT Department of Dance and Theatre along with the extensive UNT Music Library. Read more about it here: https://collegegazette.com/

This is from a commuter's point of view so that's why two stars were knocked right off the bat. I transferred here from TCC and I'll be graduating in December. And what a ride it's been. Quite literally. My first semester started online so I wasn't on campus, and then my second semester I started on campus. The campus is huge of course, stunning too, but let me get into a ramble about the parking. They oversell the parking permits for the eagle lots. You want a good spot? You need to be there by 7:30 in the morning and this is coming from someone who lives in Fort Worth, so waking up at 6AM is already bad enough. I am hoping this is my last semester in person and that I can take my last semester in the fall online because I am fed up with the parking situation. The last thing I will be doing is parking in Lot 20 because of inadequate parking.

If I could give you a zero I would, but I'll give you a one because I want parents and potential students coming in to know that UNT can't deal with serious issues. Cindy Lemos and the whole payroll services is a mess. Miss girl doesn't even know how to do a proper math problem but this is money that comes out of my pocket. How can you not give a proper total? Also Miss girl made the whole issue where the school overpaid me an issue ON MY PART. I'm sorry, how is that my fault?? Keep in mind this supposed overpayment was two years ago in 2022 when I was employed as a RA. ITS 2024 and you decide to audit two years later and didn't catch this mistake what maybe like ever. Also, when I was a RA working for this "#woke" school, I reported a possible sexual assault that another RA in the building did to a resident of theirs (this particular RA had been in trouble previously for sexually harassing a front desk worker, they only got a warning). Both were not sober and one of my residents found out and told me about it. I did what I was supposed to do and reported. I was told it would be investigated and that they would contact me, but I never got a call, email, or even report back from my boss. This is the same for the resident that informed me of the incident. I guess UNT likes to sweep things under the rug or go no contact when things get "hard." I quit that job because I saw how poorly UNT treats its students and residents. If you are a parent reading this please make sure your children are safe. RA's are supposed to be there to help and be friends, not drug up your kids and take advantage of them. I also want to apologize about how I couldn't do more to help that resident who was assaulted. I sincerely apologize that this happened in the first place and that this school failed a student. I will never forget.

I do like the campus. Everyone was very nice. They served us lunch. Had some students playing music for us. Which was great. Seems like they also have the homeless thing under control. Nowadays that's a problem at every university.

The worst advisors I've EVER had the displeasure of dealing with. No sense of urgency, no sense of understanding, and absolutely ZERO care. Maybe if the University paid them more, or hired more staff to support the forty thousand students, WE WOULDN'T TRANSFER. Do not enroll to this college if you value your education.

I've spent more time dealing with their bullshit fines and laziness than I have learning in my classes. Teachers are great but bureaucracy is out of hand.

I have to admit: It seems really freaking weird leaving a review for college. I mean...it's COLLEGE. If you are Yelping colleges, there's a problem bro. Let me give you a quick UNT assessment, alright? Answer yes or no to the following: Do you wish Austin was a college? Do you like long walks to a parking spot? Are you cool with ego trippin' squirrels who will probably jack your bagel? Do you like free t-shirts? All in a Medium? Are you cool with people mistaking you for a Michigan State Spartan before going "Ohhh. Nevermind." If you answered yes to the above, then you've found your tribe. If you answered no to any of the above, then you've also found your tribe, as UNT is also home to a bunch of self hating UNT students. We go here because it's a great value. We go here because the people for the most part are awesome and you can't spit without making a weird friend. There are some definite accurate criticisms listed below on other reviews. Parking can be as horrific as "The Red Wedding" episode of Game of Thrones yo. Not every professor is amazing, but most of them at least have a Ph.D, and they allow a lot of Masters students to teach, giving them real world experience. It's cool to walk around campus and see diversity and meet international students. I would highly recommend you just go visit. Get a slice at crooked crust and sit in for a class (you can talk to the registrar's office to make that happen) and see if it feels like home to you. Go Mean Green!

Admissions process not bad but after that it goes downhill for older students trying to return to school after many years such as myself. First they want you to take a math and English placement test and offer no real help or guidance how to do this and will not even let you register for classes with over 100 previous college credit hours. Then they want you to pay and take time to attend an orientation. I am 49 and just trying to finish a degree online. They will not budge but I will be attending Wichita State in Kansas without having to take some math and English placement tests or pay for and attend any orientation. Plus UNT did not issue any financial aid while Wichita State did. Not the place you want to go to of you are an older adult, working full time, attended college in another state before and just trying to finish a degree. On the plus side the orientation gets you a free t shirt from what I have been told (after I complained to them about all of this).

Crooks. Artificial scarcity, "sold out of semester parking passes" forcing me to buy an annual parking pass. Enrolled and withdrew from a summer class within 3 days, charged a $500 penalty. They over scheduled a physics course, students were sitting on the floor because there wasn't enough seating. The math and science building are in disrepair and roach riddled. All the university cares about is gouging as much money from you as possible.

I transferred here back in 2016 from Houston Community College and it was a very easy process. A lot of people actual transfer to this school so they're very helpful when it comes to making that stress free! I can't and won't speak for the other departments but I was a Visual Arts Studies Major (aka art teacher) and that specific program was pretty beneficial. I originally wanted to come here to pursue an interior design degree but ALL of their design programs (interior, fashion, computer..) require you to start at the freshman level simply because you have to pass end of semester reviews in order to continue in that major. It's really difficult for fashion majors just as a heads up~ They have an AMAZING art building loaded with state of the art equipment for every studio!! Printmaking has one of the nicest studios but their photography classes also have very nice & expensive equipment you can always check out! The campus is veryyyyyy small. I can legit walk across (diagonally) the entire campus in about 15mins or less. Every building is spitting distance which is SOOOO awesome!! Keep in mind that parking at this school in an actual living nightmare. They charge a crazy amount for a parking pass and they keep expanding the campus. How do they expand with it being a landlocked school? They get rid of a perfectly nice parking lot and stick a building on top. The people at this school are very chill. You can't help but be yourself! No one judges anyone. It's a great environment if you've struggled with cliques or fitting in to a "group" in the past. 1 out of every 3 people have crazy dyed/cut hair, at least one tattoo and/or an interesting outfit. It's awesome As far as school spirit...ya it sucks. No one really cares that they're at UNT. Football games and any sporting event isn't a big deal. We aren't very spirited so if you're someone who lovessss to get into the school spirit. You'll definitely stick out Overall very clean and welcoming! PERFECT for any art major!

Syeda Abbas is just rude and unprofessional. You should really be careful who you hire. Just an over all sorry excuse for a behavioral technician.

Amazing. I just started attending this college and I love my dorm and all of my suitmates. I could have gone to baylor with my sister but I would not of been as happy as I would of been if I hadn't attended here. Go Eagles!!

This place has changed tremendously since 2006. Wow!! I can't believe how much bigger the campus has gotten! Right now they are under construction of the new 24 hr union but I'm glad this campus had seen an increase in students. I love my professors here! They are caring bunch of people. The advising team from what I remember was about average for any college advisement team. I had a great experience here and hope others will too!

I have mostly enjoyed UNT, and the people here are pretty chill. Downsides are that they are running low on classrooms and on-campus housing. The campus is lovely though. I enjoyed the College of Business which has a contemporary and comfortable building. In the last four years, there have been more renovations on campus. It has been fun and exciting to be a UNT eagle! Go mean green!

So I called up at the school and the athletic department answered the phone I was asking if they have any cosmetology classes and she said no that most universities don't have cosmetology which was completely understandable.... But where it took a turn is when I asked her if they were located in Denton at unt and she just hung up in my face. This was on July 20th at 2:40

I have really enjoyed my time with the University of North Texas. There is a truth to 'College is what you make of it.' If you go in with a negative attitude and only go to class you will not be happy. The key to enjoying UNT is involvement from attending their fun orientation to joining lots o clubs. I have met so many great people and feel the professors and administration want me to succeed. I will always be grateful for my time at The University of North Texas!

For an education it is good, but you can get an education almost everywhere. Classes are Full to the max, and with the way economy is that will be almost everywhere too. Unless you pay more to go to a private college classes will be full or they will cancel them. Sort of like American Airlines cancels flights at the last minute. It is all about the money. And OMG parking! You have to be rich to afford to park here. For $135.00 you pay for a year of General parking. There are 3 lots to choose from (4 if you count Discovery Park, but then take a bus to campus) and on the biggest lot, around the old stadium, I drove around for 40 minutes until I was the lucky person on the right row, at the right time when someone was actually leaving. I felt like a stalker. I followed one guy to his car for him to just be putting his back pack away, he wasn't leaving. I was following two girls just to learn they were walking through the lot and not going to a car at all. I don't know which one of us was more upset. One of the two was nervous watching me back, she was mad, I saw it in her face. Frustrating. So, include parking on your list of constraints when deciding if this is where you would like to get your next degree. I am glad I only have 1 more year!! UNT officials if you read this please Note: If you want to grow, you really should plan better for it. If all roads lead here. We need somewhere to park. With that being said, Yes, I was even late to class. Sad.

The school ok as far as student experiences go. I'm speaking strictly about dealing with paying bills, and tracking scholarship and financial aid. Dealing with the financial office at this university is absolutely the worst. I've had 3 children go through various different colleges so far and this one has THE MOST INCOMPETENT system for paying bills and getting an account of what was paid/spent. Especially if you have financial aid. They could care less about getting things done correctly. It's a time consuming nightmare at the beginning of each semester. Ugh!

University of North Texas just isn't for me. I'm about to start my second semester at this school, and I find myself dreading it. Which is a shame, because it was the school I really wanted to go to... It's close to home (but not too close), it's full of residents, the academics are pretty good, the traditions are cool, and who can forget the albino squirrel? I live in the dorms, Maple Hall specifically. It's so outrageously priced, and while it's considered cheap, I'm not in the mood to be $100,000 in debt when I graduate. My experience with the advisors aren't the best experiences, and it's extremely hard to find someone to talk to and meet when you know almost nobody at the university. The food kinda sucks. I think it's just because it's so repetitive. The options seem great, CFA, Which Wich, fried chicken, pasta, pizza, Burger King, Taco Bueno. However, the meal card doesn't give you enough flex to eat a meal from those places 3 times a day. The cafeterias serve the same things... always pasta, always pizza. You can choose from other things as well but overall it's extremely mediocre. It sucks to not like the school I've always wanted to go to... But everyone's perspective is different. Parking sucks. It's hard living on campus and not having a car, as well. So I don't know. UNT is a great school, probably just not for you if you're really shy and not very social.

4 stars; because it really is a "hidden gem" for locals! I just graduated with my BS from here, after transferring from Texas A&M, and I adored the environment, academics, and extracurricular activities offered. While each university has it's own personality, I found UNT to have a large liberal, artsy student population. That's not to say that other opinions and views weren't welcome (can't say the same about Texas A&M, an OVERly-conservative campus). Since I transferred in as an upperclassman, it was tough to have that full-fledge experience, but I can say that it was a positive one! Go mean green :)

I very much enjoyed my academic experience and professors at unt, but trying to transfer here from Collin was an absolute NIGHTMARE! The advisors are AWFUL and the financial aid office people are especially AWFUL too. They do not give a damn about helping you and they talk to you as if you're a total burden on their lives. They must hate their jobs or something. Good luck to any transfer student wanting to go here, you will need it to help deal with these folks!

I would highly recommend NOT going to this school. Few years ago I tried to apply to the MA in Education program and NO ONE would get back to me. I emailed, called, and when I did get in touch with someone they were either rude or unhelpful. Now my husband, who took a couple classes there, is trying to transfer to another school and requested to have his transcript sent weeks ago and no one has gotten back to him or his new school. At this point he might miss the application deadline. He finally got ahold of a nice lady at their office and she is trying to help him but said they hardly have any staff in the summer. In my experience, when they are fully staffed they are still terrible. Do yourself a favor and apply to schools who care about their students. I would hate to pay so much for tuition and not get any help.

This is my first semester at UNT in Denton and though I really like the campus. The College of Information Advising Office for Linguistics really set me up for failure when they signed me up for classes. Because they refuse to allow new students to enroll in classes until after orientation (which only occurs either in Dec or Jan) and is either 1 month or a few weeks before Spring semester started all of the 3000 level Linguistic classes I needed were booked by the time I was able to enroll. I have been placed in Intro to Linguistics class as well as upper 4000 level classes at the same time and even the professor's have said they hate it when CI Advising does this. Now I am having to play catch-up in most of my classes because I haven't been taught the fundamentals yet. My advisors have been unhelpful, disengaged and disinterested in me and my success as a UNT student

Came here for college as a freshman in 2012. It was a lot of fun! I am by nature a shy and quiet person but it really helped me break out of my shell. They plan many events that push students together and it is amazing. Like they have a thing called "REAL Communities" which is a dorm floor dedicated to whatever your major is. I stayed in the RTVF one in Kerr and loved it. Everyone was so helpful and it made my college experience so much fun. As for the classes they were very interesting. I took Environment science which was a lot of fun and included a neat little field trip. On campus their was A LOT to do. They frequently had little convocations and events planned for students where local businesses gave away stuff. Even Mary Kay came and gave little good bags filled to the brim with stuff like an eye lash curler, lip gloss, mirror and more. They pretty much use any event to party hard. If you plan on going trying to use a car to get off campus during the weekend of a game DONT it will probably take an hour to leave. The campus is pretty huge and parking is a mess. My advice is to leave your car parked at the dorm you reside and use the free shuttles to get to classes or walk. I've known so many people that got a lot of fines to pay because of this. The dorm food is gross in Kerr avoid at all costs. The vegan cafeteria was always amazing and made me try going vegan for a little bit. Incoming freshman I urge you to PLEASE TAKE AN EARLY ORIENTATION (First if possible). I beg you! It is NOT fun having classes super early and walking around in the scorching heat late July because all the other ones filled up fast. The squirrels are funny little creatures. I literally got attacked by a family of them while I was walking back to my dorm with Taco Bell. I didn't know if I should laugh or cry out of fear. I had an amazing experience here and hope to go back someday! Also please pay close attention to the time of classes and location because the campus is so huge you might not make it on time. You will also see some crazy stuff on campus so be warned.

I'm not exactly sure what people are looking for in a Yelp college review but I'm an alumni and I worked at UNT so I can definitely give an honest review. I think it's more helpful to make a pro's and con's list so here we go. Pros: The people are nice, The squirrel's are friendly, It's cheap, The football games are inexpensive to watch, There is a Chick-Fil-A on Campus, The One-O-Clock Lab band, They serve Starbucks coffee in the Business Building, They serve Brookish coffee in the Library, It's in Denton, The Art Department, The history department, That's about it. Cons: The classes are (generally) terrible, You can learn more in an afternoon of reading wikipedia than a semester of taking a class, The RTVF department, Parking is an absolute nightmare, They let the buildings fall apart and look trashy, Facilities are outdated, They don't prepare you for "the real world", They don't have enough spots in class for all their students, They don't have enough dorms for all their students, They don't have enough advisers for all their students, and They can't find 21 million dollars... I've met a lot of really good people at UNT and I had a good time in Denton, but the fact that I regret getting my degree from UNT makes me really sad. I thought if I persevered it would get better, it didn't. More on facilities: I was an RTVF student starting in 2010 and in the TV studio we literally used a TV monitor that said North Texas State University. That should tell you everything you need to know.

I've seen a few reviews for UNT lately, so I thought I should add my review to the mix. I graduated from UNT in August of 2008 (Bachelors in History, minor in Anthropology, damn close to a minor in French), transferring here from UT Austin in 2004. Yes, I transferred to UNT from UT. Sometimes, when people hear that, they think I might be truly insane or possibly retarded. However, I'm glad I made the change. Yes, UT is an amazing school, but it wasn't the place I needed to be at that time in my life for a variety of reasons. UNT was. It's smaller than UT, cheaper than UT, and I did well here. There are downsides to living in Denton, but these are not specifically related to UNT itself: Yes, housing can suck. I was a transfer student, so I don't know about the policy requiring freshman to live on campus the first year. I lived on campus at UT, so whatever. If that really is a requirement and it really isn't an option for you: go to a community college the first year and then transfer in. Housing in Denton can suck. Either there are student-only apartments.. expensive, pre-furnished, required room-mates (OR no room-mates for 4x the money), ghetto one room apartments with the paint peeling near campus for too much money, slightly nicer places further away from campus... Jobs: yeah, it's a college town, so employment can be hard to come by. Get a car, drive to Lewisville, Flower Mound, Highland Village, etc. to work. I did. Cops: Yes, there are UNT and Denton cops everywhere. Don't speed, don't park where you're not supposed to and you'll be fine. I only got two tickets in Denton in the 4 years I went to school at UNT: one was a parking ticket that I deserved (and it only cost $35ish to fix), and one was an "Illegal right turn on red", which I don't think I deserved, but wasn't too expensive, either. Classes: I thoroughly enjoyed every class I took with one notable exception (summer Sociology course where the instructor treated us like middle-schoolers at best, was way behind in her own syllabus, etc). In every OTHER class I took, the professors/instructors treated us with respect and that we were college students, not kindergartners. Always appreciated. Group projects in my classes were minimal, with the biggest one I can think of being in a UNT-required speech class. All of the professors I had were great about their office hours, answering questions, and ensuring we had earned our grades and our education. Staff: This (and advising) is the main reason why I'm not giving UNT 5-stars. People who work in the cashiers office in the Student Services building were more useless than useful. Other people I had to deal with (registrars, etc) were moderately more useful than cashiers, but still not amazing. Advising was a complete joke for me. I was a transfer student, so I had required advising the first semester I was there, but never again- so I don't know why others were required to go to their advisers every semester. My History adviser was great (Dr Ken Johnson), but the Arts and Science advisers in the GAB were awful- and THEY were the ones responsible for my degree plan audit and THEY were the reason I graduated in August instead of in May. I graduated late because I was short one upper credit ELECTIVE. Despite me going to see them in the fall to make sure that everything was in order for spring.. when I came to them with my application for graduation in February, I was told I wouldn't be graduating in May. Because they missed something. So all of the classes I took here were great (with the one exception), parking was decent (I shelled out for a Premium parking pass the last couple years and it was worth it), the train line now goes from Dallas to Denton, so grab your bike, take the train, and save cash. I learned a lot of cool stuff, I found something to study that I had never thought of before (by a total fluke), and I made friends here. A transfer student living off campus (and later in Lewisville) made friends here and had a decent time. I'm seriously starting to miss being in school, and if I worked damn near-full time and went to school full time before.. Maybe I can do it again for a Master's degree! If I do decide to do that, UNT will most definitely be a top choice for me. Especially since more and more classes are offered online now!

Heather is right; getting a job on campus is pretty difficult. It took me from August 2004 to February 2006 to find a job there. And I applied to almost every freaking thing offered. And I have some pretty decent employment experience. Since I came to UNT after attending UT in Austin, I found it to be a rather relieving experience. Not only did I not have to attend class much to do well, I also never really had to read any of the materials or take notes. There's a handful of amazing professors, most of which I experienced in the history and philosophy department. It's nestled in a small community, so you get to know people and places rather quickly. This can be tiring after a while, however, when you run out of things to do in the immediate area. Unless you really enjoy binge drinking. There's lots of artsy folks around, which can be awesome yet nauseating at the same time. Depending on who you meet, the pretentiousness can get old fast. The quality for the price isn't bad. It's one of the least expensive colleges in DFW, and most of the professors seem pretty knowledgable and willing to help students out. The dorms are outrageously priced. The only one worth it's dollar mark is College Inn. People talk bad about it, but I thoroughly enjoyed living there. For one, I got my own room and I didn't have to pay a bazillion dollars for a meal plan. I only had to share a restroom. You also get to live next to the cool foreign students. And it's more like an apartment. No card to swipe to get into your room. No one monitoring you as you go in and out. All in all I'd say it's worth the experience.

I've been here 3 semesters and I believe its time to rate. I have been to plenty of Universities and Colleges by now to know that this school is not that great. They build this school to be the best school; however, for a school that is not diverse, where a majority of the students are from within the State of Texas, and the administrative respond more to the parents than to the students. The professors are okay; however, be sure to dress up and be cute when going to class otherwise they treat you like crap for wearing comfortable clothes when you're on campus and in class. Not to mention they require you to go to advising every single semester and each time I attend advising my degree plan is very unorganized, the credits that they transferred never really truly transferred, and the advisers give the WORST advice toward how you should go about and graduate as a transfer student. Nothing consistent about transferring between the school's colleges. Each college (business, arts & sciences, etc.) require different requirements (even within the university core). The State of Texas has horrible requirements to graduate under my program including 20 hours of foreign language (a semester and a half), 2 maths, 2 sciences, 4 history/political science government classes, and so forth. I actually miss my old school every time I'm on campus. The students are really something else. They're very divided socially and are completely fake in my opinion. I have met a number of students and if you 1. don't come here as a Freshman to make friends, then you're out of luck for really making any friends as a transfer student. Not to mention the college kids are dumb about life itself. Talking to a majority of them you will realize that they don't really know or experience life outside of Texas. So if you have experience life outside of Texas, traveled to unique places, or in general lived a very usual life by the time you're in college....you'll feel like the odd person out. UNT Police are on a power trip towards students as well. They love giving out traffic violations for the most dumb reasons. If you go to the Municipal Court Monday, Wednesday, etc.....you will see a long line of UNT students who received tickets. Oh and for a school with a power trip the only thing decent about this school is the variety of majors that they have available. They also have an emergency loan to help you until your financial aid comes through, which is also nice. I think that's pretty much it. Um...........yeah Oh and if you like small redneck towns such as Denton, its great for you. Unfortunately this town is nice; however only two types of people live here 1. Originally people from Denton and 2. College kids. So if you are not use to educated white collar professionals, experienced knowledgeable college kids who actually know there's more life outside of Texas,l etc. don't come here.

A good school in a cool city. I got my undergrad in Marketing here in 2004 and landing a job right away thanks to my education and preparation from school. All my success started here and looking at an ROI it would be hard to find a better value. Denton is also a hip place with Fry Street as the hub and plenty of unique shops and restaurants. The music scene is impressive and jazz fest is a major highlight. UNT's One O'Clock Jazz Band is nationally recognized with a number of Grammies. The new stadium and business building are also state of the art, UNT is going places for sure. Hopefully our football team improves at some point.

When I first got to Denton and started classes at UNT for the first time, I wasn't sure how to feel about it. Nothing grabbed my attention at first and I wasn't convinced I was in the right place. After being here for nearly 4 years that attitude has changed completely. Denton has grown on me a lot and has impacted my view towards UNT as well. If you like Denton, you will probably like UNT and vice versa (at least in my own experience). UNT has some truly talented professors and great programs that are nationally recognized. I've felt challenged here and have to say that it can be difficult at times, despite sometimes receiving a bad reputation. Anyone who tells you UNT is an easy school probably didn't finish or didn't have a difficult degree. The one complaint I have about UNT is that it can be tough to get advising appointments. Also, you'll likely have some problem with the registrar's office at some point over credits, which is a pain too. They're not the best at dealing with administrative problems. But, in a more positive light, the school is in a heavy growth period right now and is going to flourish even more in the future. Great things are coming for UNT and I can tell that it has transformed in the past decade alone.

I graduated form UNT May 2009!!! I started in Aug. 2004!!! UNT saved my life!!! I hated high school!!! Hated!!!! It is true what they say you really do meet your best friends and find yourself in college! Major: I was a communication studies major and loved every professor I had! The Comm department is amazing and the professors actually care about you and want to see you succeed in not just school but in life! I still keep in touch with some of my professors... Oh and ps 3010 is the devil!!! That class made me cry daily!!! It was the hardest class I have ever taken in my life, but once you pass it is the greatest feeling in the world!!! Good luck to all my comm majors!!!! Campus life: I was at UNT for 5 years! I loved every sec. of it!!! My freshman and Sophomore year I lived at WEST HALL! I loved dorm life because that is where I meet all my best friends... I am still best friends with the people I meet at West Hall till this day. I would have moved off campus but all my friends decided to stay in West our Sophomore year so I did too. I became an Resident Assistant at Kerr Hall my Junior year and moved across campus! I was an RA at Kerr for 3 years!!!!!!!!! That is a LONG time for an RA (free room and board)!!! Again, I meet a group of friends at Kerr that I consider some of my closest friends in my life. Working at Kerr changed my life! I became a stronger and more well round person. Anything that you do in life is what you make it, so make is fun! You have to live on campus your first year at UNT. (That is how it was when I was there.) I recommend living on campus your first year anyways cus it is a great way to get to know people and your campus! Overall, UNT is a phenomenal school!!!!! I miss it and my friends everyday!!! The real world is great but so far the years I spent at UNT were the best years of my life!!!

I graduated from UNT in August 2010 and I was very pleased with my experience there. I majored in sociology, which was eye-opening and challenged me to grow a lot as a person. I feel like I was actually educated, rather than trained for a job. (Speaking of jobs, I was hired on to a full-time position in marketing with a decent salary and fantastic benefits in January 2011, just a few months after graduation.) It was a pleasure learning from many of the professors in the sociology department, especially Prof. Ignatow. I highly recommend that anyone unsure of what they want to study take a look at the sociology department. You'll learn about a diverse range of topics in school and will be very well-rounded entering the job market after school. And... of course this is more about the "college experience" and less about the university itself, but Denton is a pretty cool college town. I lived in a house off-campus but spent much of my time on campus or around campus. I also enjoyed the nightlife at Fry Street or the Square. You could listen to live music and enjoy dirt cheap drinks almost any night of the week. Denton was definitely unique and I had a lot of fun and made some great memories there. I am thankful to UNT for my education, my degree and the future that awaits me now that I'm a college graduate. UNT helped me achieve a lot and they can help you get there too!

It's so nice I went here twice! I originally attended UNT from 2001-2005 graduating with a BA in History and went back again for my BS in Rehabilitation Studies with a specialization in Addictions and a minor in Psychology from 2009-2011. Each time I can say that I got quality education. I also love that there is vibrant student life, accessible professors, and real age diversity, so if you are coming back after 20 years out, you won't feel alone. My only real issue is that the parking is atrocious! Also, give yourself plenty of time to make it to class. It is so crowded and the campus is so huge that it is easy to be late. I will warn people though that UNT is known for being a school easy to get accepted into, but if you think that you can breeze through the programs, you are madly mistaken. Get ready to work your butt off, but at the end, you absolutely will walk away with a sound education.

4 stars, I'm a fan, that's a pretty apt description. I chose UNT for grad school, among a couple of offers. In my program you choose a graduate program for your fit not only with the program, but also for the professor you will be working with, so that factored into my decision a lot. I have to say that I am definitely still pleased with my fit with the institution overall. As for the school itself, things seem to run efficiently enough. Every school has annoying stuff about financial aid and registration, that's par for the course (this is my third institution of higher education and none of them has been any better than the others in this regard). The lack of diversity mentioned regarding tons of Texas residents is at times frustrating, but also typical for a public institution of higher learning and true of all of the schools I've attended. And, I have never had to "dress up and be cute" when going to class. On a happier note, the campus is beautiful, the architecture appealing and the swinging benches are a definite bonus for me. The weather here is good most of the time, and it's nice to see the seasons change, but not be inundated by them. The nearby food options are a plus when you're on campus late, and the Fry Street pubs/bars just off campus make a Friday, or even a Monday night, more palatable after a hard day of working or studying.

I'm so glad UNT got it's new Science Research Building...My small company performed $10,000.00 worth of labor and materials that "their" general contractor failed to pay me on and even though the job was bonded they are saying they aren't paying non-perfected invoices.....Thanks for the work...I hope y'all choke on the left over funds.

I got a first-rate education here. And I went to 2 other schools before UNT, including one of the "top-rated small liberal arts colleges in the country." And I was honestly more challenged at UNT than that place. My major was in Anthropology, which is in the School of Community Service (slight inconvenience here is that forensic anth is taught through the bio department and archaeology is within geography--yes, geoGRAPHY department.) But I had a wonderful experience at UNT, I guess it was just the right fit for me.

I'm affectionately (hopefully) known among my friends as a college slut. Not because of any sexual exploits, unfortunately, but because I've "been around" when it comes to colleges. UNT is the fourth college/university I've attended, so when I say that UNT is amazing it should carry a bit of weight, because I've seen what other schools have to offer and it wasn't anywhere near as good as UNT. I'm an English major, so obviously I'm most familiar with the English department, which is simply stellar. Every English professor I've had at UNT has been awesome. They know what they're talking about, love to work with students, and know how to make class interesting without digressing from the course material too much. School administration might just be my favorite part. The various departments have all been really helpful when I needed something, from student accounting to student services to financial aid to student advising. They've got all kinds of great amenaties, from a state of the art rec center to free money management and counseling services to a free health and wellness center (a.k.a. a doctor's office and pharmacy). Transferring to UNT was one of the best decisions I've made in my entire life. If you're looking for a great, super affordable school, look no further, because you belong in Denton, TX at the University of North Texas.

I really love UNT. I knew it wasn't the best school when I applied, but as long as you don't expect it to be, then you won't be disappointed. The campus is gorgeous. There are trees everywhere, so watch what you walk under. The birds seem to hate tan or brown shirts. Don't park at the meters.

I decided to attend UNT after my first-choice school did not immediately accept my application, putting me on a wait list. So I spent 4.5 years at UNT and although it wasn't what I wanted at the time, it turned out to be the best decision I could have made. Although I had to spend my first year in Crumley Hall (which I highly recommend you try to avoid), I found my experience at UNT and in Denton to be some of the best years of my life. I was challenged academically and satisfied with the social/nightlife options. I believe that the range and diversity of the history (my major) courses offered were amazing (I highly recommend Nazi Germany - the class) and even found my required core classes to be mostly enjoyable. Although it's not cheap to attend UNT, it's a good deal considering it's much more expensive at some other colleges in the area. Plus, the campus is gorgeous. The school is not perfect, but it was perfect for me.

This feedback is specific to the Professional Development Institute run by the University of North Texas. I took the PHR/SPHR Prep course in the spring with Jana Bates and I was very disappointed. I was looking forward to a hands-on learning experience where an instructor would bring the material to life and help us learn how to apply it in a practical way. Instead Jana showed up to class each week and read word for word from her PowerPoint slides with her back turned the class. Whenever she would take a break from reading slides, she would get sidetracked telling crazy stories from her career in HR. While I did find many of the stories entertaining and interesting, very few of them had any practical application or were even relevant to the material we were learning. Many times she would come across terminology in her own slides and not be able to clearly explain them saying she'd have to research the definition and send it to us later in the week. And often times she would forget to even follow through on that until someone would remind her to do so. I finished that course not feeling any more prepared for the exam than I did before I started. I know I was not the only person who felt this way as I spoke to many classmates throughout the course and we would all commiserate about how we weren't learning anything and didn't feel like we were getting any real preparation for the exam. Several of my classmates said they planned to continue studying and would be reviewing all the material again on their own before they would feel prepared enough to take the exam. One of them took the exam recently and failed. I'm sure she's not the only one. There was another woman in my class who came back to retake the course after failing the test last semester. Jana is a lovely woman with many years of practical HR experience and someone I would love to sit and chat with over lunch so she could regale me with stories that are almost too crazy to believe. But she is not a good instructor. She did a poor job of actually teaching the material and I feel robbed of an opportunity to learn and robbed of $1200 my employer paid to send me to that course. To me a good prep course should leave you feeling confident in your knowledge and ability to pass an exam. But right now I feel lost. My employer will not pay for another prep course and I don't feel ready to take the exam. If you register for this course and see that your professor is Jana Bates, request a refund and go take a prep course elsewhere. That is unless you enjoy wasting thousands of dollars and getting nothing in return.

Facilities are great, administration is absolutely corrupt in handling ethical issues which arise. It is sad to want to like something, but can't--that's my UNT experience in a sentence.

There must be a lot of pissed off people on this thread. I suppose University is a diverse experience, and those who have not had the most positive experience speak the loudest...as they should.....UNT is a Tier 1 research school, with a special emphasis on music, arts, and social sciences. If you like laege schools with a lot of activities, and a variety experiences, then UNT is the school for you. I can't speak for everyone, but as an alumni, in my departments, which was Sociology, Anthropology, and Political Science, there was a lot of love, and a lot to earn. Some groups are too liberal for me, but a school with 40,000 students is going to have some areas which seem like home, and others foreign. University is about learning a variety of experiences.

The University of North Texas is a fantastic school. I attended and graduated from there over 20 years ago. The school has come a very long way and continues to lead in many categories. Unfortunately, football is not one of those. Hopefully one of these days the athletic director will put together the puzzle and get us a football program. Many great things and tons of potential for this University to become a national leader. Go mean green!!

I've had a good experience at this school from professors who care about their students advancement in life and in their content area. There are also great and inspiring students and organizations at this school. However, it is all in spite of an administration that couldn't give two shits about the students. Student resources being avaliable to the growing number of students each year is incongruent. There are to wires for students everywhere that could negatively impact their ability to be successful such as parking. I would suggest exploring other schools before subjecting yourself to a school administration that is apathetic at best towards its students.