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Texas Woman's University

Texas Woman's University is a public campus in Denton proper — federal locale codes class it as urban.

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

$8,378

family income
under $30k

$8,345

$30–48k

$11,121

$48–75k

$15,974

$75–110k

$17,856

over $110k

These figures don't always rise with income — aid formulas can make a higher bracket cheaper.

Average net price

$11,9632023–24Skip 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 Woman's University rose from $9,336 (2008) to $11,963 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$9,336
2009	$7,732
2010	$8,580
2011	$8,712
2012	$9,198
2013	$8,855
2014	$9,105
2015	$9,027
2016	$9,493
2017	$9,727
2018	$9,617
2019	$9,684
2020	$11,726
2021	$10,928
2022	$10,948
2023	$11,963

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$22,2342024–25Skip 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 Woman's University rose from $16,159 (2009) to $22,234 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$16,159
2010	$14,747
2011	$15,796
2012	$15,749
2013	$16,345
2014	$16,846
2015	$17,565
2016	$17,352
2017	$17,539
2018	$18,135
2019	$18,715
2020	$19,418
2021	$19,976
2022	$20,019
2023	$20,399
2024	$22,234

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$2,520	$8,880
2001	$2,700	$9,150
2002	$3,180	$9,630
2003	$3,570	$10,110
2004	$4,320	$10,860
2005	$4,830	$11,370
2006	$5,010	$13,290
2007	$5,832	$14,082
2008	$6,540	$14,880
2013	$7,339	$17,965
2014	$7,836	$18,696
2015	$6,948	$16,308
2016	$7,238	$17,030
2017	$7,486	$17,446
2018	$7,796	$17,756
2019	$7,926	$18,055
2020	$8,255	$18,071
2021	$8,394	$18,186
2022	$8,311	$18,103
2023	$8,648	$18,720

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

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Texas Woman's University reports tuition of $8,640 for in-state students and $18,480 for out-of-state students. Check Texas Woman's University’s residency rules, attendance budget and aid offer. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

At 8,767 undergrads, Texas Woman's University is a mid-sized campus by U.S. standards.

49.1% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Texas Woman's 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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49.1%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 Woman's University rose from 37.7% (entered 1991) to 49.1% (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
1991 cohort	37.7%
1992 cohort	36.3%
1993 cohort	36.9%
1994 cohort	39%
1995 cohort	43.8%
1996 cohort	39.1%
1997 cohort	34.7%
1998 cohort	41.8%
1999 cohort	35.4%
2000 cohort	39.4%
2001 cohort	40.8%
2002 cohort	45.5%
2003 cohort	43.5%
2004 cohort	48.3%
2005 cohort	39.3%
2006 cohort	45.4%
2007 cohort	41.5%
2008 cohort	43.9%
2009 cohort	41.3%
2010 cohort	38.5%
2011 cohort	35.5%
2012 cohort	43.1%
2013 cohort	43%
2014 cohort	48.1%
2015 cohort	48.5%
2016 cohort	48.2%
2017 cohort	44.2%
2018 cohort	49.1%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

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)	$14,189	$4,520
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$13,544	$5,000
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$12,441	$5,000
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$12,250	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$11,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$10,808	$4,654
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$10,830	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$12,445	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$14,410	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$15,201	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$16,000	$5,914
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$16,518	$7,830
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$17,450	$7,450
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$18,500	$6,251
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$18,863	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$19,500	$6,662
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$19,500	$7,438
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$19,850	$8,061
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$20,370	$9,750
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$20,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$20,500	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$19,845	$8,750
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$19,218	$8,250

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

$48,773

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$52,209

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$56,544

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 Woman's University admitted 8,029 of 8,353 applicants in Fall 2024. The 96.1% rate describes that application pool.

96.1%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $8,648 in-state tuition · 2023–24 8,767 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

In the Fall 2024 cycle, Texas Woman's University received 8,353 applications and admitted 8,029 (96.1%), with 1,596 enrolling.

Texas Woman's University did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for Texas Woman's University under that historical policy.

Check current requirements with admissions.

Acceptance rate

96.1%Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	69.5%
Fall 2002	75.4%
Fall 2003	72%
Fall 2004	69.6%
Fall 2005	64.2%
Fall 2006	87.1%
Fall 2007	71.5%
Fall 2008	56.1%
Fall 2009	82.7%
Fall 2010	91%
Fall 2011	88.3%
Fall 2012	86.2%
Fall 2013	86%
Fall 2014	85.3%
Fall 2015	85.9%
Fall 2016	85.9%
Fall 2017	85.7%
Fall 2018	86.8%
Fall 2019	93.2%
Fall 2020	93.7%
Fall 2021	95.7%
Fall 2022	93.6%
Fall 2023	95%
Fall 2024	96.1%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

930–1140Fall 2022 · 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	790	1030
Fall 2002	790	1030
Fall 2003	820	1030
Fall 2004	830	1070
Fall 2005	850	1080
Fall 2006	840	1050
Fall 2007	860	1060
Fall 2008	850	1060
Fall 2009	900	1120
Fall 2010	823	1050
Fall 2011	810	1025
Fall 2012	810	1040
Fall 2013	840	1070
Fall 2014	840	1070
Fall 2015	820	1050
Fall 2016	830	1050
Fall 2017	890	1080
Fall 2018	970	1160
Fall 2019	930	1150
Fall 2020	1043	1140
Fall 2021	950	1160
Fall 2022	930	1140

IPEDS Fall 2001–2022, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

17–23Fall 2022 · 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	15	20
Fall 2002	15	20
Fall 2003	15	21
Fall 2004	17	22
Fall 2005	17	24
Fall 2006	18	22
Fall 2007	18	23
Fall 2008	18	22
Fall 2009	19	25
Fall 2010	17	22
Fall 2011	16	22
Fall 2012	17	23
Fall 2013	17	23
Fall 2014	17	23
Fall 2015	17	23
Fall 2016	17	23
Fall 2017	17	23
Fall 2018	17	23
Fall 2019	16	23
Fall 2020	16	22
Fall 2021	17	25
Fall 2022	17	23

IPEDS Fall 2001–2022, 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

8,767Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at Texas Woman's University rose from 4,810 (Fall 2002) to 8,767 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	4,810
Fall 2003	5,327
Fall 2004	5,790
Fall 2005	6,226
Fall 2006	6,623
Fall 2007	6,986
Fall 2008	7,389
Fall 2009	7,685
Fall 2010	8,306
Fall 2011	8,101
Fall 2012	8,536
Fall 2013	9,220
Fall 2014	9,327
Fall 2015	9,395
Fall 2016	9,574
Fall 2017	9,417
Fall 2018	9,336
Fall 2019	9,418
Fall 2020	9,297
Fall 2021	9,035
Fall 2022	8,876
Fall 2023	8,804
Fall 2024	8,767

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

70%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 Woman's University has held near 70% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	75%
Fall 2003 cohort	68%
Fall 2004 cohort	75%
Fall 2005 cohort	68%
Fall 2006 cohort	69%
Fall 2007 cohort	71%
Fall 2008 cohort	75%
Fall 2009 cohort	72%
Fall 2010 cohort	68%
Fall 2011 cohort	69%
Fall 2012 cohort	73%
Fall 2013 cohort	74%
Fall 2014 cohort	76%
Fall 2015 cohort	79%
Fall 2016 cohort	78%
Fall 2017 cohort	73%
Fall 2018 cohort	73%
Fall 2019 cohort	77%
Fall 2020 cohort	72%
Fall 2021 cohort	73%
Fall 2022 cohort	74%
Fall 2023 cohort	70%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Texas Woman's University

42% of Texas Woman's University's undergraduates carry Pell grants — the standard federal marker of lower-income enrollment. Carnegie classes Texas Woman's University as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 8,767 undergraduates live off campus, and 69.5% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Texas Woman's University reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 96.1%. Review Texas Woman's University's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

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 Woman's 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 Woman's University96.1%

Texas median84.5%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

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

Texas Woman's University$8,640

Texas median$13,498

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

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

Texas Woman's University$56,544

Texas median$54,132

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Texas Woman's University, Texas and national reference values
Metric & basis	Texas Woman's University	Texas median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	96.1%	84.5%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$8,640	$13,498	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$56,544	$54,132	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

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

View 29 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$89,115
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$76,555
Finance and Financial Management Services	$71,282
Accounting and Related Services	$67,214
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions	$66,034
Human Resources Management and Services	$62,863
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$62,469
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	$62,009
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$60,708
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$59,564
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$58,585
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$57,819
Mathematics	$57,331
Marketing	$57,227
Music	$56,884
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$54,998
Nutrition Sciences	$53,775
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	$53,716
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$53,626
Dance	$53,072
Biology, General	$52,960
History	$52,836
Psychology, General	$52,686
Fine and Studio Arts	$52,306
Sociology	$52,196
English Language and Literature, General	$49,909
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$49,210
Political Science and Government	$48,429
Social Work	$45,761

These 29 fields listed for Texas Woman's University measure earnings after completion. The $56,544 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 16 additional Texas Woman's University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Texas Woman's University report?

Texas Woman's University did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 96.1% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is Texas Woman's University's acceptance rate?

96.1% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 8,029 admitted from 8,353 applicants.

How much does Texas Woman's University cost?

In-state tuition is $8,640; out-of-state students pay $18,480. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Texas Woman's University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $56,544. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Texas

Texas Southern University — 96.9% admitted
The University of Texas at San Antonio — 86.8% admitted
The University of Texas Permian Basin — 94.9% admitted
Texas Lutheran University — 95.7% 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.