Which is why UTD isn’t part of the CAP transfer pathway program. They don’t want to be id'd as a “feeder school” for the mothership in Austin.
My oldest is a junior there in the Computer Engineering program, and it’s been a really strong experience for him. The program is rigorous, the faculty is great, and the facilities are top-notch. The dorms are nice, though if you live anywhere in DFW, they’re not a good use of money. There isn’t a ton happening on campus outside of academics. It isn’t a party school or a place where athletics dominates the culture. It’s an academically focused environment, with students who are serious about their work. Although I don't know much about majors outside of the computer engineering program.
I did just read that UTD is one of 3 schools in Texas that would take a significant financial hit if the U.S. ever halted or curtailed enrollment of international students (the others being UNT and UTA). It shows how global UTD has become — or how much of its financial model depends on that stream of enrollment — that a huge portion of its graduate and undergraduate population comes from abroad.