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The Economic and Fiscal Benefits of The University of Texas at Dallas

Posted January 9, 2026

The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) recently worked with Waco, TX-based economic and financial analysis firm The Perryman Group to produce an Economic Impact Study (PDF [Portable Document Format File] ) highlighting the University’s fiscal impact on the state of Texas and the North Texas region. The study found that UT Dallas generates a substantial economic impact that is one of the largest among universities in the North Central Texas Region, a particularly notable outcome given the fact that UT Dallas is a much newer university.

Highlights from UT Dallas’s 2025 Economic Impact Study

  • Operations and spending by students and visitors contribute nearly $2.2 billion per year in total expenditures in the Dallas-Plano-Irving MD [Metropolitan Division] .
  • Ongoing and recently completed construction projects have contributed about $1.2 billion to the Dallas-area economy and $1.6 billion to the state economy.
  • Ongoing spinoff benefits of research conducted at UTD over time contribute over $1.0 billion per year in spending to the Texas economy, with nearly $1.6 billion to the US economy.
  • UT Dallas graduates working in Texas contribute $33.8 billion to the state’s gross product each year as well as nearly 253,000 jobs, while graduates working locally are responsible for over $24.1 billion in annual gross product and about 180,000 jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington.
  • Activity supported by graduates is directly or indirectly responsible for $1.6 billion per year in tax revenue to the State of Texas and about $1.3 billion to local government entities across the state.

Read the Full Analysis (PDF [Portable Document Format File] )