University of North Texas

The University of North Texas (UNT) is located in Denton, Texas. Founded in 1890 as Texas Normal College and Teacher Training Institute, it became North Texas Normal College in 1894, and North Texas State Normal College in 1901. It has subsequently been known as North Texas State Teachers College (1923), North Texas State College (1949), and North Texas State University (1961), before being renamed UNT in 1988. It is now the largest university in the north Texas area and the fourth largest university in Texas, with more than 32,000 students. It is the flagship for the University of North Texas System, which also includes University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth and the University of North Texas Dallas Campus.

Notable students

• Stone Cold Steve Austin - professional wrestler
• Pat Boone - singer
• Thomas Haden Church - actor
• Bob Dorough - musician, songwriter
• Phyllis George - Miss America 1971, actress and broadcaster
• Toby Gowin - NFL punter
• "Mean" Joe Greene - NFL defensive tackle
• Don Henley - musician and member of The Eagles
• Sarah Hickman - musician
• Norah Jones - musician
• Scott Kurtz - cartoonist
• Meat Loaf - singer and actor
• R.K. Milholland - cartoonist
• Bill Moyers - journalist and public commentator
• Dr. Phil McGraw - TV personality
• Larry McMurtry - author of Lonesome Dove and The Last Picture Show
• Roy Orbison - musician
• Peter Weller - actor in Buckaroo Banzai, Robocop, Naked Lunch, and The New Age