Private nonprofit · University

Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, Texas · Large city

69.2%
Admit rate
$24,066
Avg net price
32%
Graduation rate
$54,053
Median earnings

Texas Wesleyan University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Fort Worth, Texas (large city setting), enrolling 1,741 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). It has a United Methodist religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitSmall · 1,741 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 69% admitNAIA Division I · Sooner Athletic Conference

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against Texas Wesleyan University's admitted students.

Admit rate
69.2%
SAT (mid 50%)
1020–1100
Avg GPA (est.)
3.12

Enter a test score to see where you land against Texas Wesleyan University's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Texas Wesleyan University's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Fort Worth, Texas

Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. Article XI of the treaty provided that no one may "pass the line of trading houses" (at the border of the Indians' territory) without permission of the President of Texas, and may not reside or remain in the Indians' territory. Building on its Frontier Western heritage and a history of strong local arts patronage, Fort Worth promotes itself as the "City of Cowboys and Culture". (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
245 miles
Nearest airport
8 miles to Fort Worth Meacham (FTW)

How Texas Wesleyan University compares

Selectivity69.2%

More selective than 65% · #28 most selective of 77 in Texas

SAT average1070

Higher than 20%

Graduation rate32%

Higher than 13% · #70 of 87 in Texas

First-year retention61%

Higher than 14%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$54,053

Higher than 50% · #49 of 94 in Texas

Average net price$24,066

Cheaper than 32% · #70 cheapest of 88 in Texas

Median debt at graduation$23,125

Lower than 52%

Student–faculty ratio12 : 1

Lower than 59%

Undergraduate enrollment1,741

Larger than 53%

Percentiles compare Texas Wesleyan University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Texas.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

2,432students
  • Undergraduate1,74172%
  • Graduate69128%

Undergraduates by gender

1,741undergrads
  • Women1,05561%
  • Men68639%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White28%
  • Black22%
  • Hispanic35%
  • Asian1.7%
  • Other or multiracial13%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,741
Graduate enrollment
691
Student–faculty ratio
12 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
45%
First-generation students
48%
Students over 25
12%
Median family income
$27,493
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$75,303
Endowment
$78,382,624

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Admissions

Admission rate
69.2%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1020–1100
SAT average
1070
SAT reading
500–520
SAT math
520–580
ACT composite
Average GPA (estimated)
3.12

Cost

In-state tuition
$39,582
Room & board
$13,534
Books & supplies
$1,500
Total cost of attendance
$57,451
Average net price
$24,066

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
32%
Graduated on time (4 years)
24%
First-year retention
61%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$44,773
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$54,053
Median debt at graduation
$23,125
Students with federal loans
38%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
38%

About 8% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
24%
Low-income (Pell)
47%
First-generation
46%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
523
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
30%
Housing charge (year)
$5,462
Meal plan (year)
$5,953
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NAIA Division I
Football conference
Sooner Athletic Conference
Varsity athletes
569 (372 men · 197 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (11)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)155
Football115
Soccer71
Wrestling58
Baseball44
Basketball29
Golf27
Softball20
Tennis19
Volleyball18
Beach Volleyball13

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
4.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
9
Property offenses (2022–2024)
21

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (2,487 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

10reported offenses a year
3.0 violent a year7.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
3.7
Burglary
2.7
Fondling
1.7
Rape
0.7
Arson
0.7
Robbery
0.3
Aggravated assault
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$21,812
$30–48k
$22,876
$48–75k
$25,687
$75–110k
$27,699
$110k+
$31,090

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$112,167

$25,687/year × about 4.4 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

89%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$23,975
average award, among those who get one

Texas Wesleyan University discounts heavily: 89% of freshmen are awarded a grant straight from the school, averaging $23,975. For many families the real price lands well below sticker.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 461 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$54,053
Typical debt at graduation
$23,125
Debt vs. one year's pay
43%
Out-earn a HS grad
66%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.3 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$53,801
Men
$54,110

Men out-earn women by $309 (1%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
94°F
Winter low
36°F
Annual rain
38″
Annual snow
2″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.34.6JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, FT Worth Wsfo, TX US station (7.1 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.