The University of North Texas is one of the largest public universities in Texas and a Carnegie R1 doctoral research institution, founded in 1890 as Texas Normal College. UNT has exceptional and nationally recognized programs in music (College of Music — one of the top jazz programs in the world, consistently ranked among the top 10 music schools nationally), visual arts (College of Visual Arts and Design), business (G. Brint Ryan College of Business), education, library and information science, and environmental science. The university enrolls over 44,000 students and is located in Denton — j…