UNT is one of the largest universities in Texas, currently enrolling over 34,000 students in 96 bachelor's 111 master's and 50 doctoral degree programs. Our library system has been designated a major research library by the U.S. Department of Education, and we are one of only seven universities in the nation with four Goldwater Scholars in math and science.

UNT is located in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area, within thirty miles of the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, one of the busiest and most well-connected airports in the world

Excellent faculty and research facilities in biology, biochemistry, molecular biology and Environmental science make the Department of Biological Sciences (www.biol.unt.edu) one of the most productive departments at UNT.