Study abroad at Dallas–Fort Worth

The Dallas–Fort Worth Metroplex (DFW) is the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States and the undisputed corporate, financial, aviation, and technology titan of Texas ('The Telecom Corridor' and 'Silicon Prairie'), home to the second-highest concentration of Fortune 500 headquarters in America (including AT&T, ExxonMobil, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, McKesson, Texas Instruments, Toyota North America, and Jacobs Engineering) with Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW - #2 busiest airport in the world). Celebrated for the Dallas Arts District (largest contiguous urban arts district in the US), Fort Worth Stockyards, Reunion Tower, and booming economic prosperity with 0% state personal income tax in Texas, DFW is home to major higher education powerhouses: The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas / UTD - founded in 1969 by founders of Texas Instruments, Carnegie R1 research powerhouse with over 31,000 students, ranked in the US top 50 for computer science and engineering at Erik Jonsson School of Engineering & Computer Science, and Naveen Jindal School of Management - top 30 US MBA), The University of Texas at Arlington (UT Arlington / UTA - Carnegie R1 research titan with over 41,000 students and top-ranked College of Engineering and College of Nursing), Southern Methodist University (SMU - elite private university with Cox School of Business and Dedman School of Law), Texas Christian University (TCU - Neeley School of Business), and the University of North Texas (UNT). Degrees are taught 100% in English with prestigious US accreditations. International students benefit from zero state income tax, massive corporate internship pipelines, high-paying tech jobs, and direct US F-1 / I-20 Student Visa support with 3-year STEM OPT work extensions.

Tuition fees in Dallas–Fort Worth for international undergraduate students at UT Dallas (UTD) range between $38,000 and $41,500 per academic year for Computer Science, AI, Engineering, and Jindal Business (with the competitive Academic Excellence Scholarship AES providing full/partial tuition waivers and automatic in-state tuition rate qualification for eligible international students). At public UT Arlington (UTA) and UNT, undergraduate tuition is lower, ranging between $28,500 and $31,500 per year. Postgraduate Master's and PhD programs range between $16,000 and $32,000 per year (with extensive funded graduate teaching GTAs and research assistantships GRAs). On-campus university residence halls (UTD Canyon Creek Heights, University Commons, UTA Arlington Hall) cost between $750 and $1,350 per month (inclusive of meal plans and utilities), while off-campus student apartments in Richardson, Plano, Arlington, and Uptown Dallas range from $680 to $1,350 per month. General monthly living expenses range between $850 and $1,450.

International students require a US F-1 Student Visa. Upon academic admission and verification of financial documentation (bank statement certifying first-year tuition and living expenses), the International Students and Scholars Office (UTD ISSO / UTA OIE) issues the official Form I-20. The student pays the SEVIS I-901 fee, completes the DS-160 online visa application, and attends the F-1 visa interview at the US Embassy or Consulate. STEM graduates qualify for a 24-month OPT extension (total 36 months of US employment authorization).