Situated within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex area, UT Arlington is a diverse academic community of students working together with faculty committed to outstanding teaching, research, and scholarship. With a global enrollment of approximately 60,000 students, The University of Texas at Arlington is the largest institution in North Texas. It is one of 131 universities nationwide to receive the R-1: Doctoral Universities—Very High Research Activity designation by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, the definitive list for the top doctoral research universities in the United States. In 2021, UTA received the Texas Tier One designation reserved for the state’s top institutions for academic and research excellence and the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award (HEED) award for outstanding commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education. The University ranks No. 1 nationally in the Military Times’ annual “Best for Vets: Colleges” list, is designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution and has approximately 240,000 alumni making an impact across Texas and beyond. The Department of Public Affairs and Planning offers a nationally recognized NASPAA accredited Master of Public Administration degree (online, campus, city-based cohort) that is among the top fifteen largest enrolled programs, a doctorate in Public Administration and Public Policy, and graduate certificates in Public Budgeting and Financial Management, Urban Nonprofit Management. It also offers master’s and doctoral degrees in City and Regional Planning with graduate certificates in Geographic Information Systems, Transportation Planning and Policy, and Development Review. The Department is housed within the College of Architecture, Planning, and Public Affairs (CAPPA). CAPPA offers master’s degrees in Architecture and Landscape Architecture, and bachelor degrees in Architecture, Interior Design, and Landscape Architecture. CAPPA is home to research centers including the Institute of Urban Studies (IUS), the Center for Transportation, Equity, Decisions and Dollars (CTEDD), and the David Dillon Center for Texas Architecture.