The University of Texas at Arlington (also referred to as UT Arlington or UTA) is a public research university located in Arlington, Texas. The campus is situated southwest of downtown Arlington, and is located in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area. The university was founded in 1895 and was primarily a military academy during the early 1900s. After spending several decades in the Texas A&M University System, the university joined The University of Texas System in 1965. In the fall of 2010, UT Arlington reached a student population of 32,956, up 31% from fall 2008, and is currently the second largest institution of the UT System. It is classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a high research activity institution. The university offers 80 baccalaureate, 74 masters, and 31 doctoral degrees. The university operates the Fort Worth Education Center and the Automated Robotics & Research Institute, with campuses at Santa Fe Station (downtown Fort Worth) and River Bend Park (east Fort Worth). The university can trace its roots back to the opening of Arlington College in September 1895.