Welcome to The University of Texas at Dallas, one of the nation’s fastest-growing universities and home of the Comets! UTD is an R1 Doctoral Research University created by founders of Texas Instruments in the 1960s. Our 31,000-plus students often describe UTD as “different,” “welcoming” and “where your passions can be explored.” Watch and listen as 10 of these Comets bring these words to life!