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The Mary Couts Burnett Library pictured on the campus of TCU on Aug. 5, 2025, in Fort Worth.<\/p>\n
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North Texas students are headed back to college<\/a> soon.\u00a0<\/p>\n Quiet quads and empty classrooms will come back to life as more than 400,000 students return to D-FW area campuses or arrive for the first time this August.\u00a0<\/p>\n Nearly a quarter of all Texas students are enrolled in a college or university in the area, according to the Dallas Regional Chamber.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Related: Before the first day, UNT students who experienced foster care are surprised with decorated dorms<\/a><\/p>\n Here are move-in and start dates for North Texas\u2019 public and private universities.\u00a0<\/p>\n Paul Quinn College: Aug. 10<\/p>\n Students at Paul Quinn College, a private school in southern Dallas, started classes Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n Related: Employers want soft skills. Here’s how Paul Quinn, Toyota help students prepare for jobs<\/a><\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n University of North Texas: Aug. 17\u00a0<\/p>\n Students at the Denton public university moved into their dorms last week.\u00a0<\/p>\n The first day of classes<\/a> is Monday, Aug. 17.\u00a0<\/p>\n Related: What to know about Texas\u2019 new college, DEI watchdog<\/a><\/p>\n University of Texas at Arlington: Aug. 17\u00a0<\/p>\n Move-in begins Wednesday, Aug. 12 for UTA students and runs through Sunday, Aug. 16.\u00a0<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Classes start Monday, Aug. 17.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Tarrant County College: Aug. 17\u00a0<\/p>\n The first day of classes at\u00a0Tarrant County community college<\/a> is Monday, Aug. 17.\u00a0<\/p>\n Related: See which D-FW universities offer free tuition programs<\/a><\/p>\n University of North Texas at Dallas: Aug. 24<\/p>\n Students at UNT Dallas move into residence halls on Friday, Aug. 21.\u00a0<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Classes start Monday,\u00a0Aug. 24. <\/a><\/p>\n Southern Methodist University: Aug. 24<\/p>\n First-year students will move into the University Park campus dorms on Friday, Aug. 14 and Saturday, Aug. 15. Other students will move in Aug. 21 and Aug. 22.\u00a0<\/p>\n Classes at SMU start Monday, Aug. 24.<\/a><\/p>\n Related: More universities want to be neutral on divisive issues. At SMU, it\u2019s a question of how<\/a><\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n Texas Christian University: Aug. 24\u00a0<\/p>\n TCU students will move onto the Fort Worth campus on Aug. 14, 15 and 19.\u00a0<\/p>\n Classes at TCU start Monday, Aug. 24.<\/a><\/p>\n University of Texas at Dallas: Aug. 24<\/p>\n UTD students will move onto the Richardson campus between Monday, Aug. 17 and Saturday, Aug. 22, organized by residence halls.\u00a0<\/p>\n Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n The first day of classes<\/a> is Monday, Aug. 24.\u00a0<\/p>\n Texas Wesleyan University: Aug. 24\u00a0<\/p>\n First-year students can move onto the Fort Worth campus starting Thursday, Aug. 20. Upperclassmen will move in Friday, Aug. 21.\u00a0<\/p>\n Students start classes<\/a> on Monday, Aug. 24.\u00a0<\/p>\n Related: See which D-FW schools have the most borrowers late on student loan payments<\/a><\/p>\n Texas Woman\u2019s University: Aug. 24\u00a0<\/p>\n TWU students can move into residence halls and apartments<\/a> on campus from Monday, Aug. 17 to Wednesday, Aug. 19.\u00a0<\/p>\n The first day of classes is Monday, Aug. 24.\u00a0<\/p>\n Dallas Baptist University: Aug. 24\u00a0<\/p>\n First-year students move onto DBU\u2019s campus on Wednesday, Aug, 19. Other students have been able to move in all summer, according to spokesperson Kellie Patterson.\u00a0<\/p>\n The first day of classes<\/a> is Monday, Aug. 24.\u00a0<\/p>\n Dallas College: Aug. 24\u00a0<\/p>\n The first day of the fall 16-week semester<\/a> of Dallas College is Monday, Aug. 24.\u00a0<\/p>\n Collin College: Aug. 24\u00a0<\/p>\n The fall semester begins Monday,\u00a0Aug. 24 <\/a>for Collin College students.\u00a0<\/p>\n University of Dallas: Aug. 26\u00a0<\/p>\n First-year students will move into the Irving campus on Friday, Aug. 21. Other students return on Sunday, Aug. 23.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Classes begin on Wednesday, Aug. 26.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n