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Texas Wesleyan University

Texas Wesleyan University is a private campus in Fort Worth proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The school reports a United Methodist affiliation in its federal filings.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$17,583

family income
under $30k

$18,037

$30–48k

$19,764

$48–75k

$23,783

$75–110k

$26,015

over $110k

Average net price

$24,0662023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Texas Wesleyan University rose from $14,347 (2008) to $24,066 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$14,347
2009	$13,976
2010	$14,584
2011	$19,222
2012	$17,781
2013	$22,911
2014	$24,775
2015	$28,240
2016	$28,325
2017	$21,614
2018	$23,473
2019	$21,682
2020	$20,526
2021	$14,347
2022	$19,398
2023	$24,066

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$57,4512024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Texas Wesleyan University rose from $25,238 (2009) to $57,451 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$25,238
2010	$26,224
2011	$27,335
2012	$29,008
2013	$30,737
2014	$33,163
2015	$34,663
2016	$36,953
2017	$39,601
2018	$40,838
2019	$46,996
2020	$47,135
2021	$47,527
2022	$43,598
2023	$50,619
2024	$57,451

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition & fees

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

Tuition & fees — data
Year	Tuition & fees
2000	$10,010
2001	$10,690
2002	$11,276
2003	$11,670
2004	$12,920
2005	$14,000
2006	$14,875
2007	$15,775
2008	$16,730
2013	$22,040
2014	$23,144
2015	$24,454
2016	$26,050
2017	$27,800
2018	$30,300
2019	$31,816
2020	$33,408
2021	$34,412
2022	$36,128
2023	$37,934

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Texas Wesleyan University reports published tuition of $39,582 in this record. Texas Wesleyan University's $39,582 tuition excludes other attendance costs; aid can reduce the bill. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Texas Wesleyan University reports 1,741 undergraduates. This count does not measure class size or advising access.

31.5% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Texas Wesleyan University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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31.5%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Texas Wesleyan University fell from 39.4% (entered 1996) to 31.5% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1996 cohort	39.4%
1997 cohort	33.3%
1998 cohort	32.2%
1999 cohort	43.1%
2000 cohort	26.9%
2001 cohort	26.5%
2002 cohort	47.8%
2003 cohort	31.5%
2004 cohort	35.8%
2005 cohort	36.8%
2006 cohort	36.6%
2007 cohort	41.2%
2008 cohort	40.3%
2009 cohort	35.5%
2010 cohort	30.4%
2011 cohort	34.6%
2012 cohort	37.8%
2013 cohort	29.7%
2014 cohort	33.7%
2015 cohort	26.3%
2016 cohort	32.6%
2017 cohort	32.4%
2018 cohort	31.5%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1996–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$14,800	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$15,250	$4,174
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$16,000	$4,087
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$17,125	$5,489
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$18,432	$6,324
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$15,099	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,755	$6,032
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$16,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$16,264	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$16,463	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$17,063	$6,407
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$28,144	$12,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$29,875	$10,125
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$23,000	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$24,930	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$25,000	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$25,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$25,000	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$22,000	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$23,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$23,000	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$23,495	$7,032
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$23,125	$7,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$44,773

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$49,274

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$54,053

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Texas Wesleyan University admitted 3,483 of 5,036 applicants in Fall 2024. The 69.2% rate describes that application pool.

69.2%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $37,934 tuition · 2023–24 1,741 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1020–11001600

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Admissions

Texas Wesleyan University reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For Texas Wesleyan University’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 500–520 and Math was 520–580 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1020–1100 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	500	520	520
SAT Math	520	550	580

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Texas Wesleyan University received 5,036 applications and admitted 3,483 (69.2%), with 479 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

69.2%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Read Texas Wesleyan University's change from 83.2% to 69.2% as a share of applications, not an explanation of admissions decisions. This describes Fall 2001 to Fall 2024.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	83.2%
Fall 2002	54.9%
Fall 2003	68%
Fall 2004	60.9%
Fall 2005	46.3%
Fall 2006	73.6%
Fall 2007	51.3%
Fall 2008	67.7%
Fall 2009	65.3%
Fall 2010	48.6%
Fall 2011	52.3%
Fall 2012	49.6%
Fall 2013	29.9%
Fall 2014	38.1%
Fall 2015	46%
Fall 2016	41.2%
Fall 2017	34.3%
Fall 2018	35.9%
Fall 2019	42.1%
Fall 2020	46.8%
Fall 2021	57.5%
Fall 2022	60.9%
Fall 2023	62.4%
Fall 2024	69.2%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1020–1100Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	860	950
Fall 2002	880	1100
Fall 2003	880	1100
Fall 2004	1036	1156
Fall 2005	1036	1152
Fall 2006	728	1181
Fall 2007	789	1125
Fall 2008	789	1125
Fall 2009	870	1080
Fall 2010	900	1080
Fall 2011	900	1090
Fall 2012	940	1100
Fall 2013	940	1090
Fall 2014	900	1060
Fall 2015	928	1090
Fall 2016	925	1070
Fall 2017	930	1100
Fall 2018	930	1100
Fall 2019	990	1140
Fall 2020	1000	1160
Fall 2021	920	1100
Fall 2022	910	1100
Fall 2023	970	1150
Fall 2024	1020	1100

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

16–23Fall 2023 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	17	22
Fall 2002	17	23
Fall 2003	17	23
Fall 2004	21	26
Fall 2005	21	26
Fall 2006	16	24
Fall 2007	16	24
Fall 2008	16	24
Fall 2009	18	21
Fall 2010	18	23
Fall 2011	19	23
Fall 2012	19	24
Fall 2013	19	22
Fall 2014	19	23
Fall 2015	19	23
Fall 2016	19	23
Fall 2017	20	24
Fall 2018	20	24
Fall 2019	19	24
Fall 2020	19	23
Fall 2021	16	22
Fall 2022	14	21
Fall 2023	16	23

IPEDS Fall 2001–2023, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

1,741Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Texas Wesleyan University rose from 1,255 (Fall 2002) to 1,741 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,255
Fall 2003	1,610
Fall 2004	1,325
Fall 2005	1,346
Fall 2006	1,372
Fall 2007	1,422
Fall 2008	1,707
Fall 2009	1,793
Fall 2010	1,832
Fall 2011	1,718
Fall 2012	1,780
Fall 2013	1,719
Fall 2014	1,676
Fall 2015	1,787
Fall 2016	1,689
Fall 2017	1,656
Fall 2018	1,445
Fall 2019	1,483
Fall 2020	1,403
Fall 2021	1,454
Fall 2022	1,549
Fall 2023	1,671
Fall 2024	1,741

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

61%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Texas Wesleyan University rose from 47% (Fall 2003) to 61% (Fall 2023).

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2003 cohort	47%
Fall 2004 cohort	57%
Fall 2005 cohort	62%
Fall 2006 cohort	60%
Fall 2007 cohort	63%
Fall 2008 cohort	65%
Fall 2009 cohort	66%
Fall 2010 cohort	59%
Fall 2011 cohort	65%
Fall 2012 cohort	71%
Fall 2013 cohort	51%
Fall 2014 cohort	57%
Fall 2015 cohort	44%
Fall 2016 cohort	57%
Fall 2017 cohort	51%
Fall 2018 cohort	52%
Fall 2019 cohort	64%
Fall 2020 cohort	61%
Fall 2021 cohort	56%
Fall 2022 cohort	63%
Fall 2023 cohort	61%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2003–2023

More about Texas Wesleyan University

Faculty pay at Texas Wesleyan University averages $100,404 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Texas Wesleyan University as a primarily residential campus of 1,741 undergraduates — and 60.8% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Texas Wesleyan University's SAT section-percentile sums are 1020–1100 — their midpoint is near the TX four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on Texas Wesleyan University's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Texas Wesleyan University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Texas Wesleyan University69.2%

Texas median84.5%

National median76.8%

Tuition

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Texas Wesleyan University$39,582

Texas median$13,498

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Texas Wesleyan University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Texas Wesleyan University$54,053

Texas median$54,132

National median$53,781

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Texas Wesleyan University, Texas and national reference values
Metric & basis	Texas Wesleyan University	Texas median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	69.2%	84.5%	76.8%
TuitionScorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$39,582	$13,498	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$54,053	$54,132	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Texas Wesleyan University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Texas Wesleyan University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 13 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Accounting and Related Services	$71,296
Finance and Financial Management Services	$66,248
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$62,298
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$62,016
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	$60,830
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$58,868
Marketing	$55,615
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$54,415
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$52,999
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$49,909
Psychology, General	$46,737
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	$42,479
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$34,209

These 13 fields listed for Texas Wesleyan University measure earnings after completion. The $54,053 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 21 additional Texas Wesleyan University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Texas Wesleyan University report?

Texas Wesleyan University's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1020–1100 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is Texas Wesleyan University's acceptance rate?

69.2% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 3,483 admitted from 5,036 applicants.

How much does Texas Wesleyan University cost?

At Texas Wesleyan University, tuition is $39,582. Tuition is not the total cost of attendance; aid can reduce your bill.

What earnings data does Texas Wesleyan University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $54,053. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Texas

Texas Tech University — 72.6% admitted
The University of Texas at Dallas — 65.1% admitted
The University of Texas at Arlington — 79.9% admitted
Southwestern Adventist University — 78.4% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.