Students receiving these awards can normally expect to pay in-state tuition rates. Research assistantships are available for students to work with faculty holding research grants. University-wide competitive scholarships also are available. The region's diversified economic base ensures continued growth and a dynamic work environment. Living expenses in Denton and the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex are reasonable.
Some graduate students live on campus, but most reside in off-campus housing.
Ample housing is available within walking distance of the UNT campus. The UNT libraries house 2 million volumes and are a depository for federal and state documents. The libraries provide reciprocal loan arrangements with more than 20 academic libraries in the DFW region. The UNT libraries also hold membership in the Center for Research Libraries, whose collections of more than 3.5 million volumes are available for long-term loan to graduate students. Political science faculty and graduate students have access to computer networks that provide connections to a wide variety of general-purpose and specialized computing equipment.