UNT Dallas College of Law

What UNT Dallas College of Law does

UNT Dallas College of Law is the law school component of the University of North Texas at Dallas, a public state university system institution headquartered at 106 S. Harwood St in downtown Dallas, Texas. Founded in 2014 and approved by the American Bar Association, the school offers a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree program and is accredited by SACSCOC at the parent-institution level. It serves prospective and enrolled law students — including first-generation college students and career changers — through an integrated portfolio of academic and student-support services: a Law Library, Academic Success and Bar Readiness programs, a Center for Writing Excellence, the Office of Career and Professional Development (OCPD), the Joyce Ann Brown Innocence Clinic, the Community Lawyering Center, a Law Review with two student-run journals (Accessible Law and On the Cusp), counseling and wellness services, disability accommodations, and student organizations.

The school's technology stack is composed entirely of third-party educational and professional platforms: Canvas for learning management, ExamSoft for examinations, Symplicity for career services, Clio for legal practice management training, Procertas for legal technology training, and LinkedIn Learning for supplemental coursework. It does not operate proprietary technology products or AI-native capabilities. Clinical programs (Innocence Clinic and Community Lawyering Center) provide hands-on practical experience, while Law Review publications extend the institution's external publishing footprint.

UNT Dallas College of Law generates primary revenue through tuition and fees charged to law students for the J.D. program, supplemented by state appropriations as a public institution under the University of North Texas System. Specific revenue figures are not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market motion is sales-led recruitment: prospective students are acquired through recruitment events, virtual meetings, information sessions, and a student ambassador program, with the OCPD facilitating internship and externship connections to employers. The customer base is concentrated in a single segment (J.D. students) with no disclosed B2B or enterprise customers.

Name

UNT Dallas College of Law

Legal name

University of North Texas at Dallas

Website

https://lawschool.untdallas.edu

Company type

Public

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

UNT Dallas College of Law is a public, ABA-approved law school in downtown Dallas, Texas, offering a Juris Doctor (J.D.) program within the University of North Texas at Dallas system. It serves prospective and enrolled law students through affordable tuition, clinical programs, and bar-readiness services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

ABA-Accredited JD-Granting Law Schools (EDAHAIAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Clinical Legal Education & Legal Aid Clinics (Law School–Run) (EDAHAIAG)

Keywords

• Legal education
• Law school
• Juris doctor program
• Bar exam preparation
• Clinical legal training

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas, Texas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: As a public law school within the University of North Texas System, the College of Law generates primary revenue through tuition and fees charged to law students for Juris Doctor degree programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

UNT Dallas College of Law is a public law school offering a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree program with a mission-driven, affordable approach and hands-on learning opportunities. The institution delivers comprehensive legal education through traditional coursework, clinical programs (Joyce Ann Brown Innocence Clinic and Community Lawyering Center), bar readiness preparation, legal writing support, and career development services. Operations are conducted from a single downtown Dallas campus within the University of North Texas System.

Product overview

UNT Dallas College of Law is a law school offering a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree program with a mission-driven approach and affordable tuition. The institution provides a comprehensive portfolio of educational services including the Law Library, Academic Success and Bar Readiness programs, Center for Writing Excellence, and career development services. Students gain practical experience through clinical programs including the Joyce Ann Brown Innocence Clinic and Community Lawyering Center. The school publishes the Law Review with two journals (Accessible Law and On the Cusp). Technology platforms include the Canvas learning management system and Symplicity career services platform. Additional student support encompasses health services, counseling, disability accommodations, and various student organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Accessible Law: A student-run publication of UNT Dallas College of Law Law Review designed to improve legal comprehension and access for members of the public, presenting legal topics in multimedia format including articles, videos, and infographics.
• On the Cusp
• Office of Career and Professional Development (OCPD)

Products and services

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) Program The primary law degree program offering comprehensive legal education leading to a Juris Doctor degree, with a mission-driven approach, affordable tuition, and hands-on learning opportunities including clinics and experiential learning. Targeted at prospective and enrolled law students.
• Law Library Research databases, reference support, and study resources available to law students, faculty, and alumni as part of the academic program.
• Academic Success and Bar Readiness Programs focused on helping students develop skills for law school success, bar exam preparation, and legal practice excellence, including academic success courses, the bar readiness program, and the Trailblazer Bar Study Scholarship.
• Center for Writing Excellence Legal writing resources and support including tutoring, writing workshops, and the CWE Journal, providing extensive resources for legal writing integrated throughout the curriculum from first year until graduation.
• Office of Career and Professional Development (OCPD) Career services including resume writing seminars, interview preparation, mock interviews, professional development programs, internship/externship coordination, career counseling, and personalized career search assistance for law students.
• Joyce Ann Brown Innocence Clinic Clinical program providing students hands-on experience working on actual innocence cases involving wrongfully convicted individuals.
• Community Lawyering Center Clinical program offering practical legal experience through community-based legal work.
• Law Review Student-run legal publication consisting of two journals: Accessible Law (for public legal education via multimedia formats) and On the Cusp (for practicing attorneys covering contemporary legal changes).
• Student Health and Counseling Services Health clinic, counseling and wellness center, mental health resources, case management, and student health insurance plan services for enrolled students.
• Disability Accommodations Services for students with disabilities including accommodations, auxiliary aids, and documentation guidelines following ADA requirements.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• North Texas Food BankminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNT Dallas College of Law partners with the North Texas Food Bank to host Monthly Mobile Distributions offering up to 60 lbs. of nutritious food to the community on the third Friday of each month.
• ECI ManagementminorOthersECI Management is the on-site catering company for campus events. All events at UNT Dallas must utilize ECI Management for catering services.
• North Texas Legal AidminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessor Natalie Brandt volunteers as local counsel for the Appignani Humanist Legal Center and is a volunteer with North Texas Legal Aid, emphasizing pro bono services.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SMU Dedman School of Law: Established private Texas law school in Dallas with much stronger brand and alumni network; draws from the same Dallas legal market and student demographic as UNT Dallas College of Law but at a premium price point and broader program portfolio.
• University of Texas School of Law: Flagship public Texas law school and top-tier national program; overlaps with UNT Dallas in offering an ABA-accredited JD but operates at much larger scale, higher ranking, and premium applicant pool — a broader incumbent in the same state system.

Direct peers

• South Texas College of Law Houston: Independent Texas law school offering ABA-accredited JD programs with a practical-skills and litigation focus, competing with UNT Dallas for Texas applicants seeking hands-on training at a non-flagship price point.
• Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law: Public, HBCU-affiliated Texas law school with a comparable mission-driven focus on access to justice, diversity, and underserved communities — closely mirroring UNT Dallas College of Law's social-mission positioning and tuition profile.
• Texas Tech University School of Law: Public Texas law school with ABA-accredited JD program and a strong bar preparation/reputation built around Texas-focused legal practice, directly comparable to UNT Dallas in scale, tuition positioning, and regional applicant targeting.
• University of Houston Law Center: Public Texas law school in the University of Houston System offering an ABA-accredited JD program with strong clinical and intellectual property offerings, competing head-to-head with UNT Dallas for Texas residents and Houston/Dallas-area applicants.
• Texas A&M University School of Law: Public Texas JD-granting law school within the Texas A&M University System, directly competing with UNT Dallas College of Law for the same regional applicant pool and offering a comparable tuition/pricing profile with similar ABA-accredited JD programs.
• St. Mary's University School of Law: Private, mission-focused Catholic law school in San Antonio with strong advocacy, trial, and access-to-justice programs — directly comparable to UNT Dallas College of Law's mission orientation and Texas-based applicant market.

Regional players

• Baylor Law School: Private Texas law school with a long-standing practice-ready JD program and strong bar passage reputation, competing with UNT Dallas for Texas applicants but primarily anchored in Waco with a different geographic recruitment base.

Emerging players

• Mitchell Hamline School of Law: Hybrid public law school formed from the merger of William Mitchell and Hamline, operating a flexible JD model with significant online/hybrid delivery — comparable to UNT Dallas in being a newer, mission-oriented program experimenting with non-traditional delivery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/UNTDallas
• Facebookfacebook.com/UNTDallas
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/untdallaslaw
• Instagraminstagram.com/untdallas

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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