About the Program

The Undergraduate Success Scholars (USS) program was established in 2014 by the Office of Undergraduate Education to promote student enrollment, success, and retention. The program’s mission is to provide high-potential students with individualized engagement opportunities, academic support, mentorship, and guidance to meet both personal and professional goals.

How are you students invited?

All first-time-in-college admits who did not receive a merit-based scholarship and are from a high school that meets one of the following criteria:

• has historical low enrollment at UT Dallas or
• has historical lower student retention rates
• or a majority of students earn first-year cumulative GPAs of less than 3.0 at UT Dallas.

Students who meet these criteria can accept or decline their invitation to join.

Any continuing student can participate in the Undergraduate Success Scholars (USS) program. To opt in, please email uss@utdallas.edu

Disclaimer: Video was recorded in 2018 by Undergraduate Success Scholar Ralph Aguila created this video to depict what the program means to some of our students.