Among public universities overall in the nation, UT Dallas rose to 64th in the rankings, up one spot from last year. In addition, this year’s rankings showed significant gains in the University’s undergraduate programs in business, computer science and engineering. “It’s clear that UT Dallas’ academic and research successes are being recognized nationally. The undergraduate program rankings are based on surveys of deans and senior faculty members at peer institutions. Among national universities — schools that offer undergraduate, master’s and doctoral programs and are committed to research — UT Dallas was ranked No.