Education Report Richardson provides access to outstanding public and private educational opportunities from kindergarten through graduate level degrees. Public education K-12 Dallas County Richardson residents attend Richardson Independent School District Collin County Richardson residents attend Plano ISD Various Private schools provide pre-school through high school educational options Richardson ISD SAT Scores 2018-2019 School Number Enrolled Number Graduates Avg. SAT Combined Avg. EBRW* Avg. Math L.V. Berkner 2,496 526 1066 526 541 Lake Highlands 2,541 503 1102 552 549 J.J. Pearce 2,258 493 1144 572 571 Richardson High 2,583 585 1150 574 576 All RISD 1119 558 561 Source: The College Board SAT - 2019 SAT Suite Annual Report *EBRW= Evidence-Based Reading & Writing Plano ISD SAT Scores 2019-2020 School Number Enrolled Number Graduates Avg. SAT Combined Avg. EBRW Avg. Math Plano Senior 2647 1284 1184 586 597 Plano East 2995 1172 1195 588 607 Plano ISD Academy 432 90 1247 615 632 Plano West 2695 1317 1187 599 587 All PISD 1212 598 614 Source: PISD Assessment, Research and Program Evaluation Department, 08/2021 Higher Education For nearly 50 years, Dallas College - Richland Campus has focused on teaching, learning and community building. Richland’s richly diverse student population provides a global experience to enhance students’ future success in the broader world community. It's located at 12800 Abrams Road, Dallas, TX 75243, on Richardson’s southern border with the city of Dallas. Collin College serves more than 56,000 credit and continuing education students annually through 12 campuses and centers in Allen, Celina, Farmersville, Frisco, McKinney, Plano, Rockwall, and Wylie and the iCollin virtual campus. Established in 1985, it offers more than 100 degrees and certificates, including new Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and Bachelor of Applied Technology (BAT) in Cybersecurity degrees. The only public college based in Collin County, Collin College is a partner to business, government, and industry, providing customized training and workforce development. Collin College is guided by its mission to be a student and community-centered institution committed to developing skills, strengthening character, and challenging the intellect. Students Enrolled at Dallas College - Richland Campus (Spring 2021) and Collin College (2020-2021) School Credit Non-credit Dallas College - Richland Campus 19,362 2,672 Collin College 48,428 8,553 Sources: Richland Office of Planning, Research, Effectiveness and Development; Collin College Marketing & Communications The University of Texas at Dallas is located in northwest Richardson. It was established in 1961 by the founders of Texas Instruments as a science/engineering graduate university. UTD became part of The University of Texas System in 1969. UTD is ranked the #1 Best Value Public University in Texas by Forbes 76% of degrees are awarded in science, technology (STEM) and business For the 2019-2020 academic year, 1,602 of UTD’s incoming freshmen were enrolled in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science 63 companies have been incorporated through the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (2016-2019) 64% of UTD graduating seniors have no student debt compared to 44% in Texas and 35% in the nation (2018 TICAS report) #14 best colleges for LGBTQ+ students nationwide (2020 Pride Index) UT Dallas earned a STARS Gold ranking for sustainability and has Bee Campus USA and Tree Campus USA certifications Find more facts on the UT Dallas Fast Facts page Incoming National Merit Scholars Versus Other Texas Schools (Fall 2019): Southern Methodist University: 24 Texas A&M University: 188 Texas Christian University: 14 Texas Tech University: 16 Trinity University: 10 University of North Texas: 32 University of Texas at Austin: 86 University of Texas at Dallas: 200 UTD Enrollment (Spring 2021) Arts & Humanities 615 Arts, Technology, & Emerging Communication 1332 Behavioral & Brain Sciences 2917 Economic, Political & Policy Sciences 1216 Engineering & Computer Science 7661 Executive Programs 541 Graduate Studies 48 Interdisciplinary Studies 1082 Management 7712 Natural Sciences & Mathematics 3479 Undergraduate Studies 219 TOTAL 26,822 Source: UT Dallas Office of Strategic Planning & Analysis