Strategic Location
Dallas: Not Just a City - Your Passport
Business runs deep in Dallas’ DNA, from its founding in 1841 as a regional center of commerce to today, as a global hub for finance, banking, technology, health care and telecommunications. And the story doesn’t stop there. As the “D” in “DFW,” Dallas is part of the nation’s fourth-largest metropolitan area and home to 6.5 million people. It doesn’t take a macroeconomist to know that where there’s growth, there are ample opportunities for successful careers in business.
Just consider recent statistics for our hometown:
- #1 Best City for Good Jobs, Forbes.com
- #2 Fastest Growing Metropolitan Region
- #5 for Job Growth (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
- #6 Largest Economy in the U.S. (and #14 in the world)
- #7 Next Big Boom Town (Forbes.com)
- #10 Best Places for Business and Careers (Forbes)
- 127 of the “Inc. 5000” companies are headquartered here
Beyond the classroom or office, Dallas has much to do and see—made all the better by the fact that we average 232 sunny days per year. You’ll find the largest urban arts district in America, a vibrant music scene, 10 professional sports teams and the most restaurants per capita—made all the more affordable by the fact that our cost of living is 8.2 percent less than the U.S. average. It’s no wonder the Dallas Metroplex is consistently ranked as one of the top places to graduate, work and live.