Texas Woman's University
Public College in Denton, TX. Six-year graduation rate 49%. Median 10-year earnings $56,544.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $56,544 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Six-year completion sits at 49%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Median debt at graduation is $19,218, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree. Mobility is where this school separates itself: 2.5% of students move from the bottom income quintile to the top.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.34 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Texas Woman's University admits 96% of applicants — effectively open admission, so the application is a formality rather than a hurdle. 8,353 applications came in, enough to make the rates below reasonably stable year to year. Yield is low at 20%, so most admitted students do not end up enrolling.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
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49% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. First-year retention is 70% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Retention and graduation track closely, so most of the attrition shows up in the first year rather than after it. The 30% transfer-out rate is high enough that a large share of this school's students are really passing through. The part-time picture is harder: 39% return, against 70% full-time.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 8,794 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $11,636 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Aid is steeply need-based: families in the $0–30k band pay $9,948 while those at $110k+ pay $19,093. About 76% get grants averaging $8,802, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Federal borrowing reaches 44% of students.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 1,440 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $9,948 |
| $30–48k | $9,894 |
| $48–75k | $11,087 |
| $75–110k | $14,094 |
| $110k+ | $19,093 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 3,900 of these 8,794 students, totalling $25,951,061 — an average of $6,654 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Denton County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)