University of Texas at Dallas vs Texas A&M: Which is better?

University of Texas at Dallas vs Texas A&M University- College Station

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University of Texas at Dallas is one of the top public universities in Texas, it’s  overall ranking by QS is #520 out of 1401 globally, #84 out of 191 in USA for the year 2024.Texas A&M University, located in College Station, Texas is one of the largest universities in the United States, it’s overall ranking by QS is #134 out of 1401 globally, #31 out of 191 in USA for the year 2024.

Overview Comparison
University of Texas DallasTexas A&M University
Collegedunia Score5.1 Out of 105.7 Out of 10
ranking (overall)# 596 QS World University 2025
# 115 US News 2024
# 351 Times Higher Education 2024
# 154 QS World University 2025
# 47 US News 2024
# 59 QS World University 2024
Subject Strength# 73 for Engineering by US News 2024
# 501 for Medicine by QS World University 2024
# 39 for Law by Academy Ranking of World Universities 2021
# 10 for Engineering by US News 2024
# 64 for Medicine by US News 2024
# 29 for Law by US News 2024
ProgramsUG Programs -34
PG Programs -48
UG Programs -88
PG Programs -84
Doctorate Programs -7
Acceptance Rate62.0 %67.0 %
Exam ScoreDuolingo-105
IELTS-6.5
PTE-67
TOEFL-80
GMAT-690
IELTS-6
PTE-53
SAT-1140
TOEFL-80
Cost to StudyAverage Tuition Fees   39776
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  36144
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 10369 Per Year
Average Tuition Fees   45645
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  20026
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 16184 Per Year
placement (average package)

Top recruiters: Ebay, IBM, Amazon, Google, Cisco, Samsung, and Microsofty

Base Salaries are given below:

  • MBA: $145,000 
  • Bachelor of Science: $99,000 
  • Masters in Science: $87,000

Average Salaries are as follows:

  • Doctorate : $139,000 
  • PhD : $115,000 
  • Master (Other) : $101,000 
  • Masters in Science: $98,000 
  • Bachelor (Other) : $90,000 
  • Bachelor of Science: $80,000 

application requirements

LORs along with applications are not mandatorily required. Choice of writing an essay on one of the two topics. GPA requirement- 2.5 (77-79%). 

Essay; 3 letters of recommendation; Statement of Purpose; CV

Campuses and B-SchoolsNAMays Business School
CollegeDunia Reviews7.2/10 Read 22 reviews7.7/10 Read 4 reviews

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ranking# 101 for Management by QS World University 2025
# 351 for Management by Times Higher Education 2023
# 95 for Management by QS World University 2024
# 181 for Management by Times Higher Education 2023
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exam scoresGMAT - 690/800GRE - 310/340IELTS - 6.5/9PTE - 67/90TOEFL - 80/120GMAT - 560/800GRE - 299/340IELTS - 6/9PTE - 53/90TOEFL - 80/120
cost to studyTotal Cost (Tuition + Living) -29819Total Cost (Tuition + Living) -30527
application datesOct 15, 2024 (Application Deadline For Summer Intake)
Jan 15, 2025 (Application Deadline For Fall Intake)
May 15, 2025 (Application Deadline For Spring Intake)
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General Facts Comparison
General FactsUniversity of Texas DallasTexas A&M University
Type of UniversityUniversity
University
Established1969
1876
Student:Faculty Ratio25:1
24:1
Male:Female57% Male, 43% Female52% Male, 48% Female
Location Facts

Located in a prime location, one of the largest metropolitan and second-largest state, it is connected with two airports.
Richardson is called the telecom center, is home to various tech companies. As per Fortune 500 reported 10 of these companies as most profitable


Texas A&M’s College Station campus is one of the largest in USA; located in Brazos Valley, also known as Aggieland; a railroad track operated by Union Pacific divides the campus into two parts: east and west side; Other campuses of university are located in Qatar, Galveston and McAllen


Library

Total items: 3,097,715. Physical items: 1,354,580 and Electronic items: 1,743,135. microform: 660,402.e-journals and newspapers: 165,725. 


Ranked 1st among SEC universities and 8th among US public universities by Association of Research Libraries (ARL) in 2017-18; 11,000 databases, 114,000 e-journals, 1.8 million ebooks, 5.8 million volumes and 7 million web views; 5 libraries: Cushing Memorial, Evans Library, Medical Sciences, Policy Science and Economics , Business


Campus Life

There are 300 students organization, sororities, fraternities, sports clubs, recreational clubs, and others. There are various student voluntarism opportunities are available. Various donation drives, such as book drive, hygiene drive, food drive, pet food drive, blood drive, etc are also included as a part of volunteerism.  


University has over 1000 student clubs and organizations including Corps of Cadets, Fraternity & Sorority Life, Student Government, and Music Activities; has a Police and Health Service department for safety and well-being of students; Starbucks, Chick-Fil-A food court, Einstein Bros Bagels are located inside the campus


Hostel#Double Room-Per Sem - $3825
#Single Room - Per Sem - $4725
#Off campus (not with family) - $7780
#On campus - $8404
Famous Alumni

James F. Reilly (NASA Astronaut), Michael Burgess (US Republic Representative), Eric Hansen (Canadian Chess Player), Aziz Sancar (Nobel laureate in Chemistry), Denis Scheck (Literary Critic), Naveen Jindal (Jindal Steel and Power Ltd), etc. 


Rick Perry (US Secretary of Energy); Robert Gates (US Secretary of Defence); Holly Ridings (first woman chief flight director at NASA); John Kimbrough (actor); Gene Stallings (3 Super Bowl title-winning coach); Robert Earl Keen (guitarist); George P. Mitchell (chairman and CEO of Saudi Aramco); Charles E. Toberman (popularly known as Father of Hollywood); 


City Life

The university is located in Richardson, Texas. Some of the major attractions are Chinatown, North Texas Automotive Museum, Eisman Center for the Performing Arts. The cost of living at Richardson is low, and is connected through Forth Worth- Dallas International Airport. The unemployment rate for Richardson is 2.90%


Texas has a deepwater port on Texas Gulf Coast and is known as petroleum refining & petrochemical manufacturing center; Unemployment rate was 2.1% in May 2019; considered as the largest producer of oil, cattle, sheep, minerals, cotton, and wool in the USA


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