Texas Woman’s University Overview

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.

What Is Texas Woman’s University Known For?

• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at TWU.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 97% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from TWU makes roughly $44,700 a year. This is 10% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Texas Woman’s University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at TWU.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Dance Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Value Dance Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Value Library Science Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Value Library & Information Science Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Value Visual & Performing Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Value Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#23	Best Value Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#78	Best Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards TWU has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best General Dance Doctor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#2	Best Value Colleges for Library & Information Science	College Factual
#3	Best Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#3	Best Value Colleges for Library Science	College Factual
#77	Best General Studies Schools	College Factual
#131	Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges for Veterans	College Factual

Where Is Texas Woman’s University?

Contact details for TWU are given below.

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

How Do I Get Into TWU?

You can apply to TWU online at: www.applytexas.org/

Admission Requirements for TWU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into TWU?

With an acceptance rate of 94%, TWU is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 7% of accepted students are men and 93% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 90%, and the acceptance rate for women is 94%.

Average Test Scores

About 77% 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 529 and 580. Math scores were between 514 and 560.

TWU received ACT scores from 37% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 23. Math scores were between 19 and 22. Composite scores were between 16 and 22.

Can I Afford Texas Woman’s University?

The overall average net price of TWU is $24,221. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

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 56% of students took out student loans averaging $6,451 a year. That adds up to $25,804 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at TWU is 6.7%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Texas Woman’s University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 10,664 undergraduate students at TWU, with 6,873 being full-time and 3,791 being part-time.

There are also 5,769 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 6,873 full-time undergraduates at TWU, 9% are male and 91% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Texas Woman's University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	678
Black or African American	1,282
Hispanic or Latino	2,270
White	2,121
International Students	202
Other Races/Ethnicities	320

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at Texas Woman's University. At this time, 11 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 56 countries are represented at TWU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, South Korea, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Texas Woman’s University

In 2019-2020, 13,900 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at TWU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 47th most popular in Texas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of TWU

The following table shows how TWU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Nutrition Science	#1	#1
Human Development & Family Studies	#4	#22
Communication Sciences	#10	#7
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	#10	#19
Mental & Social Health Services	#13	#25
Health Sciences & Services	#14	#28
Dental Support Services	#16	#19
Health & Medical Administrative Services	#19	#69
Public Health	#22	#41
Library & Information Science	#25	#13
Library Science	#25	#13
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies	#28	#46
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	#28	#49
Health & Physical Education	#28	#46

Online Growth Rankings of TWU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Texas Woman's University was 24.8%. This is the #971 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at TWU regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of TWU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Communication Sciences	66%
Education	10%
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	22%
Human Development & Family Studies	21%
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies	8%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at TWU ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at TWU.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Nutrition Science	#10
Communication Sciences	#22
Library & Information Science	#43
Library Science	#43
Health & Physical Education	#114
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	#120
Public Health	#121
Human Development & Family Studies	#137
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	#164
Special Education	#175
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies	#238
Teacher Education Grade Specific	#256
Health & Medical Administrative Services	#377
Nursing	#414

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Texas Woman’s University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Nursing	447	16	145	16	624
Business Administration & Management	90	2	306	0	398
Library & Information Science	0	70	187	1	258
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	11	0	134	112	257
Liberal Arts General Studies	238	0	0	0	238
Communication Sciences	44	2	145	0	191
Human Development & Family Studies	92	0	79	16	187
Health & Physical Education	126	0	31	11	168
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	131	0	0	0	131
Nutrition Science	67	0	59	1	127
General Biology	101	0	14	0	115
Health Sciences & Services	112	0	0	0	112
General Psychology	99	0	0	0	99
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	3	76	0	79
Sociology	58	1	7	6	72
Social Work	53	0	16	0	69
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	41	15	56
Computer Information Systems	25	11	14	0	50
Music	27	0	19	0	46
Human Resource Management	44	0	0	0	44
Student Counseling	0	1	37	0	38
Marketing	37	0	0	0	37
General Education	1	1	35	0	37
Criminal Justice & Corrections	34	0	0	0	34
Political Science & Government	32	0	1	0	33
Fine & Studio Arts	31	0	1	0	32
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	13	17	1	31
Mathematics	25	0	6	0	31
Dance	23	0	6	2	31
Dental Support Services	30	0	0	0	30
Food, Nutrition & Related Services	20	0	8	0	28
Special Education	0	3	20	4	27
History	24	0	3	0	27
General English Literature	22	0	3	0	25
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	13	0	0	10	23
Accounting	23	0	0	0	23
General Business/Commerce	22	0	0	0	22
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	14	8	22
Finance & Financial Management	20	0	0	0	20
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	19	0	0	0	19
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	18	0	18
Ethnic Studies	0	2	9	5	16
Medical Illustration & Informatics	13	0	0	0	13
Drama & Theater Arts	11	0	2	0	13
Chemistry	6	1	5	0	12
Educational Administration	0	2	9	0	11
Design & Applied Arts	7	0	0	0	7
Culinary Arts	6	0	0	0	6
Child Development & Psychology	0	0	6	0	6
Writing Studies	0	0	0	4	4
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	4	0	0	0	4
General Family & Consumer Sciences	3	0	0	0	3
Biotechnology	0	0	0	0	0
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	0	0	0
Allied Health Professions	0	0	0	0	0
Public Health	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2,191	128	1,473	212	4,004

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Michael Barera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.