A public research university in Denton, Texas and one of the nation's largest universities with more than 42,000 students, the University of North Texas offers 113 bachelor's, 94 master's, and 37 doctoral degree programs. The University of North Texas has the advantage of being both a metropolitan area and a college town. Located in Denton, a town of about 136,000 people and 36 miles north of Dallas-Fort Worth, the country's fourth-largest metropolitan area, UNT boasts the best of both worlds.