▁eth n ically ▁diverse ▁under grad uate ▁student ▁body . ▁Fem ales ▁account ▁for ▁about ▁ 5 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁total ▁population . ▁The ▁top ▁four ▁countries ▁of ▁origin ▁for ▁international ▁students ▁are ▁India , ▁China , ▁Taiwan , ▁and ▁Niger ia . ▁ ▁Res ident ial ▁life ▁The ▁campus ▁has ▁seven ▁residence ▁h alls ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁capacity ▁of ▁at ▁least ▁ 5 , 6 0 0 ▁students . ▁The ▁university ▁also ▁has ▁ 1 8 ▁on - camp us ▁a partment ▁complex es ▁and ▁a ▁limited ▁number ▁of ▁houses ▁for ▁students ▁with ▁dependent ▁children . ▁The ▁seven ▁h alls ▁are ▁Ar ling ton ▁Hall , ▁Kal p ana ▁Ch aw la ▁Hall ▁( K C ▁Hall ), ▁Li ps comb ▁Hall ▁North , ▁Li ps comb ▁Hall ▁South , ▁Tr inity ▁House , ▁V ander gr iff ▁Hall ▁at ▁College ▁Park , ▁and ▁West ▁Hall . ▁ ▁Trad itions ▁ ▁Bed ▁R aces : ▁Since ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁hundreds ▁of ▁students ▁have ▁gathered ▁to ▁watch ▁teams ▁consisting ▁of ▁four ▁push ers ▁and ▁a ▁r ider ▁race ▁against ▁each ▁other ▁in ▁a ▁race ▁just ▁over ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁a ▁football ▁field . ▁Teams ▁consist ▁of ▁student ▁organizations , ▁Greek ▁organizations , ▁and ▁residence ▁h alls ▁from ▁around ▁U T ▁Ar ling ton . ▁Home coming : ▁Pa ired ▁with ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁basketball ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁fall , ▁U T ▁Ar ling ton ▁Home coming ▁features ▁numerous ▁diverse ▁activities . ▁These ▁include ▁al umn i ▁events , ▁The