Opened in 1956 through the Sisters of Saint Mary of Namur and a group of dedicated lay people in partnership with the Diocese of Dallas, the University of Dallas is a Catholic institution welcoming students of all faiths. Offering a comprehensive list of bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and continuing education programs, the University attracts highly motivated students from throughout the nation and the world.
UD currently enrolls more than 1,300 undergraduate students and 1,200 graduate students from across the U.S. and the world. The University has been consistently ranked as one of the top regional universities and enjoys a spot in the list of the top 10 Catholic colleges in the West by U.S. News & World Report and the top 15 Catholic colleges nationwide by Forbes. UD's summer programs for gifted high school students are ranked in the top 20 in the nation.
Located in Irving, a city of over 200,000 with six global Fortune 500 headquarters, the University's campus is an oasis in the middle of the vibrant Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) metro area. Downtown Dallas is 15 minutes away, and DFW International Airport is also approximately 15 minutes away and reachable by the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) system UD has its stop. Campus facilities include the award-winning Church of the Incarnation, the J.M. Haggar University Center, the Cowan-Blakley Memorial Library, seven residence halls, student apartments, and the Maher Athletic Center, which houses 14 men's and women's NCAA III varsity sports.
The University of Dallas is dedicated to pursuing wisdom, truth, and virtue as the proper and primary ends of education. The University seeks to educate its students so they may develop the intellectual and moral virtues, prepare themselves for life and work in a complex and changing world, and become leaders able to act responsibly for their good and the good of their family, community, country, and Church.
The University understands human nature to be spiritual and physical, rational, and free. It is guided by learning principles that acknowledge transcendent standards of truth and excellence that are themselves the object of search in an education.
The University is primarily dedicated to the pursuit of liberal education in both its undergraduate and graduate programs. In its liberal arts programs, the University is committed to the recovery and renewal of the Western heritage of liberal education. The University is equally committed to providing professional programs at the graduate level.
In a familiar spirit with the University's liberal arts programs, its professional programs are dedicated to reflecting critically upon the ends governing one's profession, fostering principled, moral judgment, and providing the knowledge and skills requisite for professional excellence. Whether professional or liberal, the University is convinced of the priority of the ethical over the technical, of the primacy of persons over things, of the spirit's superiority over matter. The University seeks to offer those graduate and undergraduate programs that will address the essential needs of society, and that can be offered in a manner consistent with the University's primary institutional commitments.
The University as a whole is shaped by the long tradition of Catholic learning and acknowledges its commitment to the Catholic Church and its teaching. The University is dedicated to the recovery of the Christian intellectual tradition and the renewal of Catholic theology in fidelity to the Church and constructive dialogue with the modern world.
It seeks to maintain the dialogue of faith and reason in its curriculum and programs without violating each of the arts and sciences' proper autonomy. The University is open to faculty and students of all denominations, supporting their academic and religious freedom. It thus seeks to provide an academic and collegial community that will help students acquire a mature understanding of their faith, develop their spiritual lives, and prepare themselves for their calling as men and women of faith in the world.
The University of Dallas aspires to be recognized regionally and nationally as a premier Catholic, liberal arts school and a first-choice institution for practice-oriented, professional business education.
The University of Dallas offers 29 undergraduate majors, more than 20 graduate programs, and a wide range of graduate and noncredit certificate programs across four main academic divisions in the arts, humanities, sciences, education, business, and nursing. While all majors and programs are designed to prepare students to address contemporary challenges within their discipline, our curriculum is based on a core that emphasizes the pursuit of truth and virtue in the classical Western tradition and the importance of academic rigor.
The University of Dallas's experience extends far beyond the classroom. Whether you are hanging out with your friends in one of our seven residence halls, hunkering down for a study session in the Blakley Library, meeting new friends through one of our more than 50 student clubs and organizations, cheering on our sports teams, heading over to the UD DART station for a night out in Dallas, celebrating Mass with the campus community in the Church of the Incarnation or exploring Rome during your sophomore semester abroad, you will find yourself becoming a part of a vibrant community where academic, social and spiritual life come together to create transformative experiences.
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