09/28/2015 12:00:00 AM Online Extrasstory Established in 1890, the University of North Texas has grown from a teacher training school with 70 students above a Denton hardware store to the 25th largest public university in the nation, with 37,000 students and a 900-acre campus. For our 125th anniversary, we celebrate our storied history of leadership, inclusion, opportunity, creativity and innovation.