Texas Woman's University
Denton, Texas · Also known as TWU · Website
$56,544
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$56,544
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Texas Woman's University is a public 4-year college in Denton, Texas with 8,767 undergraduates and 5,322 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $11,963 a year (tuition and fees $8,640 in-state, $18,480 out-of-state). It admits 96% of applicants and 49% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $56,544 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $19,218 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$11,963
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$8,640
Out-of-state $18,480
Admission rate
96%
US median 78%
Completion rate
49%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$19,218
About $204 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$56,544
Rank 993 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $11,963
- Tuition in-state
- $8,640
- Tuition out-of-state
- $18,480
- Cost of attendance
- $22,234
- Students with a need-based grant
- 42%
- Students with federal loans
- 38%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $9,948
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $9,894
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $11,087
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $14,094
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $19,093
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $6,948 in 2015-16 to $8,640 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 96%
- SAT reading, middle
- 535
- SAT math, middle
- 520
- ACT, middle
- 21
- Undergraduates
- 8,767
- Graduate students
- 5,322
- Part-time students
- 22%
- Women
- 92%
- Students per teacher
- 16
- Completion rate
- 49%
- Retention rate
- 70%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 119
- Endowment
- $133.2M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 993 of 5,094 US colleges and 50 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $11,963 | $18,447 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $8,640 | $9,940 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 96% | 84% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 49% | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 70% | 74% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $19,218 | $10,667 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $48,773 | $32,765 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $56,544 | $38,474 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 55% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 75% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
119 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 474 | $18,310 | $76,344 | $89,115 | $88,910 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 464 | $32,237 | $74,153 | $96,440 | $103,485 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 271 | $27,782 | $102,476 | $120,705 | $120,193 |
| Library Science and AdministrationOnlineMaster's | Master's | 240 | $32,685 | $54,651 | $57,458 | $56,301 |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 175 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 172 | $22,609 | $41,803 | $53,626 | $53,072 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsDoctoral | Doctoral | 149 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $82,893 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 147 | $19,500 | $31,498 | $52,686 | $50,706 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's | Master's | 112 | $38,475 | $70,666 | $90,503 | $89,981 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 109 | $56,840 | $74,443 | $83,392 | $81,641 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 107 | $20,322 | $31,367 | $52,960 | $57,214 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 101 | $19,125 | $32,429 | $57,819 | $54,562 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 94 | $21,430 | $44,084 | $62,469 | $68,257 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 91 | $20,761 | $30,619 | $49,210 | $48,568 |
| Library Science and AdministrationOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 85 | $25,044 | $62,434 | $62,853 | $60,763 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 81 | $28,692 | $43,090 | $47,727 | $58,524 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 71 | $38,228 | $47,141 | $63,502 | $59,571 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 62 | $21,200 | $34,755 | $58,585 | $61,296 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 51 | Withheld | $55,172 | $76,555 | $92,374 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 51 | $14,049 | $55,694 | $66,034 | $68,061 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 50 | $15,399 | $43,457 | $57,227 | $69,303 |
| Nutrition SciencesMaster's | Master's | 48 | $20,500 | $54,890 | $64,581 | $67,126 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 48 | $21,070 | $40,340 | $45,761 | $51,790 |
| Nutrition SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 46 | $21,500 | $34,726 | $53,775 | $60,053 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 45 | $20,263 | $38,438 | $52,196 | $52,657 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Texas Woman's University cost?
$11,963 a year is the average net price at Texas Woman's University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $8,640 for in-state students and $18,480 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $22,234. Families earning under $30,000 pay $9,948 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Texas Woman's University?
96% of applicants are admitted to Texas Woman's University. The median admission rate of colleges in Texas is 84%.
How much do Texas Woman's University graduates earn?
$56,544 a year is the median pay of former Texas Woman's University students who work, 10 years after they started ($48,773 after 6 years). That ranks 993 of 5,094 US colleges and 50 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral) at $133,130.
How much student debt do Texas Woman's University graduates have?
$19,218 is the median federal student loan debt of Texas Woman's University graduates, about $204 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 38% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Texas Woman's University?
49% of first-time, full-time students at Texas Woman's University finish within 6 years. 70% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Texas Woman's University?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (474 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (464 master's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (271 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 119 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.