by our College Data Analytics TeamIn 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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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%.
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%.
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%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Texas Woman’s University.
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.
| $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.
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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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 |
| 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 |
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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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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