University of Texas at Arlington

Location

As the name suggests, the university is situated in the city of Arlington, Texas. Arlington is approximately 20 miles (approximatey 32 kilometers) from the Dallas and is the seventh largest city in Texas. Being a large city and surrounded by many institutions in the nearby vicinity, Arlington is generally preferred by students from all backgrounds.

Campus

The university is spread over 420 acres and covers round about 100 odd buildings. There are a few main libraries which cover thousands of volumes of all the possible courses. Many recreational centers, coffee houses, bars and students study centre completes the infrastructure of the UTA.

Residing Options

Fortunately, Arlington is not one of the places which are expensive for housing and boarding. The rent charges within the campus is roughly about $3000 but most the graduate students prefer to stay off campus where the apartments are pretty luxurious and not heavy on the pocket as well. Generally, the rental charge for a year is around $4,000 to $6,000 depending upon the size of the room.

Faculty

Well, the faculty at UTA is pretty renowned for their achievements till date. You definitely meet a lot of Nobel laureates andPhD holders. Some professors can be a littledifficult to work with, but thats the case in any university. Most of the professors are busy doing excellent research, hence it is advised that students should approach the respective professor for relevant work.