ACOI and UT Dallas Reviews

I tried to be very hopeful about having a good experience at this university but mine was anything but great over the course of 4 years as an undergrad.

The administration I ve worked with and have come across have not been open-minded nor trusting of students and are very much so biased in their outlook. This attitude was also present in the Panhellenic council organizations I ve had to work with. Overall, they d made it very difficult for a student to openly express concerns and to know that they ll be heard, and their voices and opinions valued.

Please do not go here if you value your wellbeing, and do value any and all other aspects of your life outside of academics. The university will truly not care..and yes, My experience was bad enough to transfer out even if I were only 4-6 credits away from graduation. My life matters more than my success in attempting to convince close-minded academic personnel and university department admin. about the validity of my struggles despite having already provided evidence and proof of documentation, as stated and required by the law of the United States.

Amazing school. Great faculty and staff. Top notch resources provided by the university. it's worth paying every penny. Great programs and really good job satisfaction rate after college.

Great school with many excellent programs. Campus is well organized with many new buildings including housing.

Transferring here was like pulling teeth. My advisor did nothing but try to talk me into a different major. They make you show up in person for an orientation that tells you nothing. Were as in other university there are more online classes and you could schedule without being there. Note if your a transfer student you have no choice but to check in with your advisor. Horrible decision on my part if you are a transfer student from another state do not go here.

What I like about this school: -Small/Medium size campus -Diversity of the Student Body -Great Business & Engineering Degree Programs -Located in the DFW metroplex -Student activities within campus.

What this school needs or can improve on: -PARKING -Needs a football team and football stadium -Needs a bigger & better performance hall (the university theatre is just not cutting it!) -Can improve on dining choices.

Overall all, I really like this school & I would strongly recommend attending this university.

Wonderful college which is full of events and activities. It is also full of part time and volunteering jobs.

I am studying in the computer science department and this department is top notch. Classes in CS for all professors are to the point and full of details. CS lab is very equipped with computation power. Every week there are many workshops on technologies and latest trends in the computers field.

As a current student I am loving it.

The most beautiful thing about this university for me is that I had some really wonderful professors!!! Sanderson Scott, Elena Katok, and Metin. These professors are really good. If you have the chance to take their classes, strong recommend!

Overall, it's a great school. Lots of events and activities to participate in. It is very academic based so everyone is very focused on their studies (maybe a little too much). Lots of international students, so you get to interact and experience a very diverse environment.

Just like every other college out there, parking is always a problem (not a surprise).

But if you ever want to log into your student account (Galaxy) good luck. 8 out of 10 times the page won't even load. They send out all these alerts about maintenance on the page and outages, and yet after all their "maintenance" it still never works. Smh.

Horrible atmosphere, numskull faculty...one would be better off working fast food.

Except for the parking and the lack of football team, UTD is one of the best universities in Texas..

Great University in a great location. If you are thinking about applying here, go do it. Its a relatively young school, so the facilities are still very clean and at night, the campus almost looks like a block off of a futuristic city. There are lots of events happening on campus, and lots of networking opportunities. Just warning you, this is not a school where you can expect to get laid and party every night and pass. If you plan to go into a serious major such as engineering, science, or business, you will have to focus.

The campus is wonderful, no doubt. What's being taught on the campus, on the other hand, is a tad dubious.

Great school, with tremendous potential, which is a very exciting prospect. Hope it continues to develop into the innovative and top school it aspires to become.

Honestly if you had to pay for college don't chose UTD. If you get a full ride then it is bearable knowing that you don't have to pay for this lowtier school. A couple of things stand out if you are planning on making a decision.

1. UTD gives out scholarships to a bunch of foreign students. In fact I think UTD has the most foreign students when compared to other public texas schools. Foreign students aren't really a problem when integrated with the university but UTD makes a big deal about diversity and how diverse they are when in reality it is the opposite. All the foreign student tend to congregate into their own cultures and societies. Indians hang out with Indians, Chinese with Chinese, etc. etc. In fact this is so prevalent that the clubs garnered for these ethnicity are swollen in size with around 500 in each whether it is the Vietnamese Student Association or the Chinese or etc. You could try to join one of these programs but you will be treated as an outsider, in fact good luck feeling welcome with any ethnicity if you are white. All the activities, all the clubs, all the school sponsored "spirit" has some form of ethnicity attached to it and with around more than 50% of the school being from Asia they tend to congregate and leave anyone else out. If you're from the Asian continent you're in luck, you'll fit right in. Except if you're a non-muslim arab. Good luck trying to join the MSA or fitting in then.

2. Regardless of social life, sexual life is even worse. Good luck finding someone attractive, the girls that were mildly attractive before UTD get inflated in attractiveness due to the rarity of beauty on this campus.

3. It's expensive for nothing. UTD know's it's so lowtier in the system that it tries everything to get up to the UT system of quality. Harder classes, more expensive tuition, more expensive everything with lesser quality. The only reason you should go to this school is if you can't afford good colleges and UTD will pay your tuition for you. Honestly you're better off with a community college degree because they equal to the quality UTD brings to the table.

I finished my undergrad at UTD in Management and I'm now in my 3rd year of my PhD in Strategy, also at UTD. My experiences at UTD have been great - I've been to other schools in the past (both community college and Texas A&M) and have seen all sorts of issues. UTD has its share, but all in all is a fantastic education at a reasonable price. I can't speak to other schools within UTD, for the most part (although I know quite a few people in EPPS and took classes there too, and it seemed really good).

Good state university with generous scholarships, and is quickly improving. Great especially for engineering and business majors, as those schools are probably the strongest. Opportunities are abound, as not many traditions are established, and students are able to make a real impact on the campus if they want to. The construction never seems to stop though as the campus grows, and this place is not the place if you are looking for a party school.

Good place for study. But expensive for a student to live around.

Very good state school in Dallas for engineering education.

Currently in my Jr year and not having a great experience. I call to make an appointment with an advisor I am told to go online, go online and there are no appointments available, call back and am told to "text in" the line. Get there after waiting hours (literally) through the text line and people are walking in, waiting 15 mins and seeing an advisor. The advisors always sound irritated and rushed, they want to give you the quickest answer to get you off the phone asap.
Struggling with financial aid, not receiving any direction from financial aid office or advisors. There's a very "This is just what it is" attitude and it's awful. I am so frustrated with my experience I am really ready to leave this school. I would love for an advisor to take a minute to care about my situation and give me some real ADVICE on what steps to take.

We had an appointment here with the audiologist and had a good experience, the place is clean and service was excellent.

Administration is so incompetent you wonder how anything gets done. Save yourself time and a ton money and go somewhere decent like ut austin or an institution that values you more than simply a source of income.

I am a transfer student and have been at UTD for the past 2 years. The faculty and advisers are beyond helpful and impressive. They do an exceptional job with creating opportunities for students (i.e., career fairs, internships, events with free food and prizes). Through each course, I have enjoyed the curriculum and building substantial relationships with each professor. I am a psychology major in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences and am proud to be a Comet (even though our mascot is terrifying).
I hope you enjoy your time at UTD like I did!
All the best, Lauren.

really nice school except the parking problem and the heat

Parking can be difficult (and expensive) sometimes but overall a good environment and kind people :)

Check out the beehives on the southeast corner of the campus.

This university offers more than 100 undergraduate and 170 graduate degrees. This is by far the best education you are going to find.
Here are some states 67.7% bachelor's degrees, 22.0% master's degrees, 6.4% doctoral degrees, and 3.9% Professional degrees.[61]

Only one thing I have to complain, there are increasing number of Indian students in Engineering School, about 4:1 among total students, 4 indians with 1 other racers. It looks like I am studying in India. Most of faculties from India, it is because the head of school is Indian. where is balance??

The Free Bus rides for students and general public alike is nice :)

Amazing school that gives out amazing scholarships #whoosh

The campus grounds are excellent, and there is always a new building popping up! The coursework is very difficult, but the teachers know what they are talking about! If you're up for a challenge, check it out!

UT Dallas is a growing campus. Some rankings put us ahead of A&M college station as the number 2 university for public institutions in the state of Texas! I have seen the growth of the university first hand in the 3 years that I have been here now. If you join clubs and student organizations and you keep up with your school work and use ratemyprofessor and word of mouth with most things you will do fine at UT Dallas. Our basketball and volleyball teams are phenomenal as well and we have plenty of intramural athletics too.

Their financial aid department is less than pathetic.

No parking is free. It's a confusing maze. Ticket trap to just drive into. Clear crappy side (engineering) and nice new side (business buildings)

While I enjoyed some of my classes and professors at UT Dallas and made a few life-long friends during my time as a student, I was highly disappointed by several aspects of the University.

First, I came to UTD as a transfer student. I knew nothing in regards to the campus or the way in which I was supposed to go about being registered. I spent numerous hours trying to get answers from advisors and administration to no avail. If I went to one advisor, they told me I was in the wrong place and that I really needed to go elsewhere. It was exhausting and frustrating.

Second, once I was accepted to UT Dallas, I had to send in vaccination records. I called to ask how they'd like them to be sent and they told me via USPS. A week went by and I hadn't heard back nor had my enrollment status been updated; I let this go because I just assumed that they were busy with all the incoming students and had an overload of paperwork. Two weeks went by, so I called them again. They claimed to have never gotten the paperwork and told me that the best way to get my paperwork to them was by faxing it over. By the time they sorted this out, I was not able to attend transfer student orientation. I felt completely lost and like I was drowning...and it wasn't even the first day of classes.

Third, because of the fiasco above, I was unable to register for classes until the Friday before classes started. I was panicking and left with a slim number of options for classes. I was less than thrilled about this, but I had to do what I had to do. My advisor seemed to be knowledgeable; however, I would soon find out that she messed up my classes and I would waste an entire semester in a class that I had already taken the equivalent to through DCCCD. This incident never received an apology, and I should have gotten the money back for that class. This little mishap went on to complicate things even further when I had to take an overload of classes my last semester on campus before completing student teaching during my final semester before graduation.

Fourth, do not go to administration for any comments or complaints you have. You will be humiliated and degraded by those in charge. I have never received such a hateful email from someone who is supposed to represent the university as a safe institution for learning and growth, and a university that has taken pride in the fact that they supposedly listen to their students to illicit change. My words were thrown back at me with pure hatred intertwined in the message. Believe me, I got the message loud and clear: don't question my authority, I'll have you obliterated. I'd hate to know what untrue and spiteful remarks this individual has made about me to his colleagues and staff.

Lastly, I would like to mention some other unpleasant occurrences during my years at UTD:
1. Parking is outrageously expensive and it is incredibly difficult to find parking despite having built new garages recently. The parking lots are also in desperate need of repair. If it rains, be prepared to walk through what seems like a lake--literally, I have had to trudge through water mid-calf before. Also, be prepared to ruin any decent pairs of shoes you own because of the water and the mud and the otherwise uneven lots and sidewalks.
2. There is not sufficient lighting in the walkways/sidewalks and parking lots for students who attend classes until 9:45 at night. Sure, they have some students on "patrol," but these students do nothing more than stand with a little orange light talking to one another. If I were seriously in danger, they'd have no idea. Be sure to have pepper spray and take some self-defense classes. I never felt adequately safe when walking to my car at night.
3. This school's focus is business and STEM. If you are in education or literary studies, you have the worst buildings, classrooms, and resources available to you. Classes had to be cancelled on more than one occasion because an animal crawled under the portable buildings, got stuck, and died.

This is good school, has a decent name in the industry, thanks to some of the hard-working guys out there. but a very small campus, hence getting a minimum wage on-campus job is very competitive Graduate Assistantships are totally non-existent. if u r on student visa (F1)/international student, you have to pay the high tuition fees from your pocket, and absolutely minimal chances of getting a TA/RA (stipend+tution waiver) inspite of straight As. Most of the oncampus jobs ensure you get only 19.5 hours a week so that the University system does not have to pay for benefits (if its 20 hrs/week, then Yes) There is a rule that a student qualifies for in-state if they have been TX resident for more than 365 days, and that wont work here, cos UTD makes millions of dollars every year eating up exorbitant tuition funneled in by international Graduate Students. The teaching faculty is alright, but its left to the students to go home and do their reading part, homework and project work. The grad school was set up with all evening classes so that working professionals can take/audit classes. Maybe you want to consider Texas A&M or UT Austin or even UT Arlington, and then come to UT Dallas if no choice. I received my MS in EE from UTD many years ago.

Some of the instructors are great at teaching the courses. Some of the people (They do not deserve to be called instructors) just go page by page through the book and think that is teaching.

UTD has the worst people working for them. Not only are they rude and inconsiderate but they act as if they are doing you a favor when they "help" you out, even though you are paying thousands upon thousands of dollars each semester. When UTD entered my information in the system it has NEVER been accurate, from day one. So when I try to change something as simple as my birth date they tell me I have to take my birth certificate as proof I am giving them the correct information. I'm sorry, why do I have to go out of my way to correctly adjust information that UTD initially messed up?? To go as far as showing my birth certificate. University of Dallas didn't even ask me to do this much and they are a private university. I don't mind having to show proof of my identity but why should I go about rectifying all the mistakes UTD makes in regards to my personal information?? Information that was already "fixed" according to the gentleman I spoke to SEVERAL months prior to this incident.

Seriously, what's a university without a football team? Oh, yeah, a university.

UTD has a campus full of people subdivided into cliques. There's not a whole lot of mixing. There's some fun to be had, but you're going to have to make it yourself.

They gave me a degree after 4 years of me paying for it. I didn't do a whole lot of studying. I played a lot of counter-strike. The cops here are awful! Don't drive anywhere near this place!

Contrary to popular belief, the university is not named after the City of Dallas; rather, it is named after Korben Dallas, the protagonist played by Bruce Willis in the 1997 classic The Fifth Element.

Love this campus and the facilities they have to offer !

It's expensive. I am a international student and as compare to other state universities UTDallas is lot more expensive. I Graduated with Mater's in Mechanical Engineering. Some professor are very much help and majority are not. The grading system is tough. Overall campus is huge and enjoyable.

I studied there, and was very satisfied of the level of education there. They really respect international students and help them!

Horrible school don't go here if you want to graduate in a reasonable time frame classes are very limited. Also almost all international students so their is also that.

I see a lot of reviews saying this school has a beautiful campus and amazing reputation, which it does. Also, the professors are amazing and the students are very bright. However, the administration and politics within this university is abysmal.

Little to no information was given regarding registration for after being accepted into the university for graduate students. When I called and emailed the school, I was transferred numerous times to numerous departments because nobody knew how to answer my question or who could answer it. There seems to be little to no communication between departments.

Parking doesn t exist between 10am-3pm. With how much the cost of Parking, housing, and tuition has increased over the years, I expected improvements in the facilities and organization within this university. I have seen little to no change.

Student life is also quite mundane. The university clearly does not strive to encourage an active and engaged student body. The university s events such as weeks of welcome and guest speakers pale in comparison to every other university in Texas. This includes universities such as UT San Antonio and Texas State, which are significantly cheaper and smaller. Considering UTD s notoriety for having the 4th most unhappy student body among universities in the country, I m surprised the administration can turn a blind eye to student engagement.

I feel like I m just a dollar sign to this university after 4 years as an undergrad and 1 year as a masters student. I would not encourage anyone to come here.

I had a horrible experience with Xianming Dai (faculty). He completely ignores facts and tries to put you down.

He also has a very thick foreign accent which is very hard to understand, if you're going to work here and interact with people maybe work on the English a bit.

I can ignore the accent but he also has this sense of superiority and adds "right" to the end of everything he says, even when he's clearly wrong.
I can't believe that UTD employs this person in a teaching environment.

Maybe he's that way because of his culture, but here in America we treat others with respect and are open to points of view that aren't our own.

I don't recommend this college as long as they employ close minded people like him.

If you go here you will have a bad experience!

If u want to learn something, please dont join in eric jhonson school here. This is the place where electrical students grade computer science students and they don't offer courses you want to do.

Does not provide enough sections for their Software Engineering courses.. They provide plenty for the entry level courses but afterwhich you are left with literally ONE section for every advanced course and elective... At this this point I cannot take the courses I want to and rather have to resort to picking anything I possibly can so I can graduate on time. Very stressful. PLEASE OPEN UP MORE SECTIONS. PAY ATTENTION TO STUDENTS NEEDS AS THEY GET CLOSE TO GRADUATION.

Unnecessarily difficult class, mean grading, low working efficiency, campus construction everywhere

UT Dallas is a wonderful campus. Classes offered are varied and professors all excellent. My experience at UTDallas has been one of great learning and pure pleasure. I continue to take classes and look forward to next semester already.

Great school. Very big and amazing architecture. Dorms are fairly large and offers a lot of differe nt activities. No football team but makes up for it with their world renowned chess team. Slightly biased because sister is attending campus. Go Comets!

Great University and very helpful people. Parking can be a pain so get there early.

I am about to start my freshman year there. I am majoring in Computer Science. I have visited the campus several time. The campus is not like other Texas public colleges campus. UTD has a pretty modern campus. All in all, I like the campus the the environment there.

Great university and continually become better! Faculties are very kind and helpful.

I enjoyed a terrific continuing education course and highly recommend the institution for corporate training. This may be the right place for me to consider pursuing an Exec MBA program.

Got my degree in accounting and had to study on my own for the CPA test. Out of the 120 hours I had to complete less than 25 percent were in accounting and out of the 30 accounting hours maybe 15 hours were useful during my career.
This degree
1. Had very little to do with me passing the CPA.
2. Does not prepare you for the real accounting world.

Being an international student pursuing MS in Computer Science enjoyed my stay at the university. The GA staff Jodie Patterson was very helpful in helping me transfer from CE to CS as I had picked up a wrong branch but they accommodated my request at a very short notice. The on-campus housing is a very big bonus especially for someone who didn't have a car like me. I also was able to secure a RA position 6 months into my 1.5 year course which paid me very well with full tuition waiver (better than many tier1 U). Coursework was challenging with very well learned professors ( Venky, Datta, RaviP, Bastani, Chandra and Latifur Khan) who encouraged application over theory. All helped me secure a job at a top company.

I graduated from here a couple of years ago and recently visited to show the baby brother around. The campus is completely transformed! It's beautiful!

Get ready to pay 140+tax (the cheapest) for parking EVERY semester :( besides that I like UTD

60% is topper in the locality! In general, it has great potential to improve it s education and hopefully their career center.

I went to UTD school for my Master's in Information Technology Management and undergrad in Accounting. The professors at the school have been outstanding. Every other part of the schools administration have been unhelpful. Parking is horrendous even after they built several more parking garages. UTD has so many international student it can be challenging for companies to find U.S. citizens if they are not wanting to sponsor.

Very beautiful campus. Great spot for meetings, too.

my bro studying in this unversity his name is RAVIKANTH PANDEY

lol check your bill because i was charged out of state tuition and was told 'hey no, it's okay, we'll change it' by one person and then 'oh, nope, now you owe 4 grand' by another (also the teaching program is the actual worst)

THIS is the next "Tier One" university in Texas. Not Texas Tech. Not the University of Houston. Not SMU. Watch this institution closely and you'll soon realize that this school is a real academic powerhouse, with a rapidly growing reputation. The research programs are quite strong. Also, the modern architecture is lovely. Everything just oozes "high tech."

This is a academic school zero partying no socializing all about grades. The classes are ok a lot of group work. They make their exams pretty hard. If you want a real college experience rather than just studying all the time go to UNT or UT not this school all about the books. No one really talks in the classes pretty sad. They need a football team think that would help greatly.