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Texas Woman’s University Data & Information Overview

440 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
96% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Texas Woman’s University Ranked?

#581 Best Colleges in Nation
#28 Best Colleges in TX
Music Therapy Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Texas Woman's University was awarded 440 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is music therapy.

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Overall Quality

TWU landed the #581 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when TWU held the #624 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

TWU also holds the #28 spot on the Best Colleges in Texas ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into TWU?

96% Acceptance Rate
93% Of Accepted Are Women
45% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

Texas Woman's University has an acceptance rate of 96%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for TWU.

Average Test Scores

About 45% of students accepted to TWU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 480 and 590. Math scores were between 470 and 570.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Texas Woman's University  ( 480 to 590 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Texas Woman's University  ( 470 to 570 )
200
800
TWU received ACT scores from 9% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 17 and 25.

ACT Composite Scores for Texas Woman's University  ( 17 to 25 )
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36

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Texas Woman’s University Faculty

17 to 1 Student to Faculty
98% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Texas Woman's University, this ratio is 17 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Texas Woman's University is 98%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  98 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Texas Woman’s University

72% Freshmen Retention
22% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Texas Woman's University is 72%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  72 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at TWU is 22%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  22 out of 100
0
100

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Texas Woman’s University Undergraduate Student Diversity

6,873 Full-Time Undergraduates
65.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
90.5% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 10,664 undergraduates at TWU with 6,873 being full-time and 3,791 being part-time.

How Much Does Texas Woman’s University Cost?

$9,684 Net Price
54% Take Out Loans
$22,308 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of TWU is $9,684. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for TWU

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$6,041 $7,203 $10,508 $15,503 $17,017

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of TWU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At TWU, approximately 54% of students took out student loans averaging $5,577 a year. That adds up to $22,308 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at TWU is 5.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do TWU Graduates Make?

$49,724 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from TWU make around $49,724 per year during the early years of their employment. This is good news for future TWU graduates since it is 17% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Texas Woman’s University

Texas State
6,873 Full-Time Undergraduates
Midsize City Campus Setting
Texas Woman's University is a public institution situated in Denton, Texas. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

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Contact details for TWU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 304 Administration Dr, Denton, TX 76204
Phone: 940-898-2000
Website: www.twu.edu/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TexasWomansUniversity
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/twunews

Texas Woman’s University Majors

56 Majors With Completions
2,404 Undergraduate Degrees
1,582 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 56 majors graduated from Texas Woman's University. Of these students, 2,404 received undergraduate degrees and 1,582 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Nursing 470 $64,343
Liberal Arts General Studies 255 $35,659
Health Sciences & Services 134 $35,158
General Psychology 134 $28,703
Health & Physical Education 132 $30,660
Human Development & Family Studies 116 $28,006
Business Administration & Management 109 $39,200
General Education 106 NA
General Biology 90 $31,865
Nutrition Science 76 $27,414

Learn more about the majors offered at Texas Woman's University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at TWU

78% Take At Least One Class Online
42% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2020-2021, 12,731 students took at least one online class at Texas Woman's University. This is a decrease from the 13,900 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 12,731 6,914
2019-2020 13,900 8,084
2018-2019 9,457 4,265
2017-2018 9,231 4,025
2016-2017 8,996 3,829

Learn more about online learning at Texas Woman’s University.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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