“The largest state-supported university primarily for women in the US, with campuses in Denton, Dallas, and Houston.”
Texas Woman's University (TWU) is a public doctoral research university founded in 1901 and headquartered in Denton, with dedicated health-sciences campuses in Dallas and Houston. TWU holds a unique place in American higher education: it is the largest state-supported university primarily focused on women, even though it has been fully coeducational since 1994, and it remains the nation's leading producer of women with professional degrees in healthcare and the health sciences. Today, roughly 16,000 undergraduate and graduate students are enrolled across six colleges — Arts and Sciences, Business, Health Sciences, Nursing, Professional Education, and the Graduate School. TWU's academic strengths cluster around health and human services: its Schools of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy are consistently ranked in US News' top 25 nationally, and the College of Nursing is one of the largest and most productive in Texas. The College of Arts and Sciences carries the bulk of undergraduate instruction through the School of the Arts and Design, School of the Sciences, School of Social Work, and the Department of Psychology and Philosophy, while the College of Business and College of Professional Education anchor TWU's applied majors in business administration, accounting, and teacher preparation. The Denton campus sits in a walkable college town roughly 40 minutes north of downtown Dallas and Fort Worth, giving students a low-cost living environment paired with easy access to a metro of 8 million people. The student body is strongly focused on outcomes — TWU is ranked #69 in the 2026 US News list of Top Performers on Social Mobility — and the campus culture emphasizes mentorship, community service, and clinical-practicum access through the Denton, Dallas, and Houston campuses.
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Official SourceRolling Admission — Fall
TWU uses rolling admissions; international applicants should submit materials at least 60 days before term start
Rolling Admission — Spring
Priority consideration for Spring 2027 international applicants
The deep admissions playbook beyond the headline acceptance rate — round-by-round breakdowns, nationality data, requirements, and contact paths.
Domestic
$8,640
/yr
Out-of-State / Intl
$18,480
/yr
Beyond the sticker price — every named scholarship, the financial aid policy, need-aware notes, and a personalized net-cost estimate.
How life on campus actually feels — clubs, sports, traditions, housing realities, and how the school integrates with its city.
Houses US News top-ranked Schools of Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy, plus Health Promotion and Kinesiology, Communication Sciences and Oral Health, and Nutrition and Food Sciences. Programs span all three TWU campuses (Denton, Dallas, Houston).
One of the largest public nursing colleges in Texas, offering BSN, RN-to-BSN, MSN, DNP, and PhD programs across Denton, Dallas, and Houston campuses.
Largest undergraduate college, subdivided into schools including the School of the Arts and Design, School of the Sciences, and the School of Social Work.
AACSB-accredited business programs in accounting, finance, management, marketing, and HR, plus graduate MBAs in healthcare and health systems.
Teacher-certification, library science, and family-studies programs — TWU has long been a major producer of Texas K-12 educators.
Where alumni go after graduation — top industries, grad-school continuation, and the qualitative outcomes story.
Sticker price (annual, out-of-state): $18,480
Net-cost estimate is US-resident-only — international applicants are typically excluded from need-based aid at most schools and should treat the sticker price as the planning baseline.
