The University of North ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ System inspires courageous discovery that empowers our students, campuses, and communities to pursue a brighter vision for tomorrow.
÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ System is the only university system based in and exclusively focused on the Dallas-Fort Worth region.
We embrace our role in creating opportunities through education and developing the workforce of tomorrow for North ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥.
Purpose
With our heart in North ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥, we transform lives and create economic opportunity
through education.
Vision
By 2026, the ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ System is one team, values-driven and customer-focused with an emphasis
on excellence, curiosity, and innovation.
Values
Download our core Values and Behaviors: in English or en español.
- Courageous Integrity
- Be Curious
- We Care
- Better Together
- Show Your Fire
÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ System Institutions
By The Numbers
3 Universities
University of North ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥
(Denton, Frisco)
÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ Health Science Center
(Fort Worth)
÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ Dallas
(southern Dallas, downtown Dallas)
49,060 Student Enrollment
÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥: 46,940
÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥HSC: 2,458
÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ Dallas: 4,230
14,730 Employees
÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥: 11,607
÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥HSC: 1,906
÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ Dallas: 775
÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ System: 442
÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ System Headquarters
÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ System Headquarters, also referred to as ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ System Administration, was founded in 1999 and provides governance and service to ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ System component institutions in the areas of legal, finance, audit, academic affairs and student success, facilities and construction, human resources, information technology and government relations. The purpose of ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ System Headquarters is to lead, serve and inspire. Like its counterpart central administrative offices across ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥, the ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ System:
- Provides executive leadership
- Represents the University of North ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ System and its component institutions in all legal matters
- Leads the development of educational mission, policy, and programs and facilitates and coordinates new initiatives and academic and student affairs planning and implementation
- Oversees system-wide financial planning and analysis, including coordination of the annual institution budgets within the ÷ÈÓ°Ö±²¥ System
- Supervises compliance with federal, state, and local laws and with Board of Regents policies
- Provides a full range of professional design, development and management support for facilities planning and construction
- Establishes state and federal legislative and policy priorities for the System in collaboration with the Board of Regents institutional leadership and engages constituencies and stakeholders at all levels of government on issues impacting higher education
- Coordinates relationships with the region’s communities and organizations and other university systems