University of Texas at Dallas

A Dynamic Past

Created by bold visionaries and tech pioneers, UT Dallas has nurtured generations of innovators in its first 50 years. Our roots go back to the 1960s when the three founders of Texas Instruments — Eugene McDermott, Erik Jonsson and Cecil Green — established the Graduate Research Center of the Southwest as a source of advanced research and trained scientists to benefit the state and the nation. Our creativity and enterprising spirit has been — and will continue to be — UT Dallas’ guiding light.

Bold Leadership

Dr. Richard C. Benson is the University’s fifth president. With purpose and passion, he is leading UT Dallas in its growth as an innovative research university positioned to make a difference around the globe.

President Benson is committed to increasing student enrollment, expanding the research portfolio, strengthening ties across Dallas-Fort Worth and the state, enhancing campus infrastructure, and hiring dynamic and diverse faculty and staff members.

Bright Vision

Our mission statement centers on providing Texas and the nation with excellent, innovative education and research. As a dynamic, young university, our gleaming future outlined in the UTD Strategic Plan, will benefit the region, state, nation, and world.