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Texas Woman's University

Denton, TX 8,767 Undergrads 58.3% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$22,820
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$11,060
After Aid
Median Earnings
$61,482
5yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$11,060
Peer Midpoint: $19,969
Earnings (5yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$61,482
Peer Midpoint: $61,632
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$59,216
Peer Midpoint: $58,891
Graduation Rate58.3%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average starting age (2015-17)24.7
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients52.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time78.4%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS74.0%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
96.1%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$541k
+$71k
+$54k
Median Cost$11k/yr
+$501k
+$31k
+$15k
Full Cost$23k/yr
+$459k
-$11k
-$28k

ROI Efficiency Metrics

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
37
∞
Median Cost$11k/yr
52
37%
Full Cost$23k/yr
Never
-34%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the median earnings five years after graduating, with four years of 2% raises taken out.
  • Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
  • Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
  • NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return37%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return-40%

Program ROI Analysis

These figures are medians for past graduates who received federal aid. Your cost and pay will differ. Run your own numbers in the Guided ROI Interview →

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$22,750
Earnings (4yr)
$67,214
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$70k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,466
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$19,207
Earnings (4yr)
$52,960
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$46k
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Median Debt
$19,443
Earnings (4yr)
$62,469
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$32k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$21,128
Earnings (4yr)
$59,564
Natl Median: $58,928
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
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Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (4yr)
$76,555
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$142k
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Median Debt
$20,849
Earnings (4yr)
$60,708
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
+$18k
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Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
$22,171
Earnings (4yr)
$53,072
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
-$45k
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Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$66,034
Natl Median: $68,061
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,459
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
-$201k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,827
Earnings (4yr)
$49,909
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,460
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$71,282
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$102k
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Median Debt
$20,933
Earnings (4yr)
$52,306
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
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Median Debt
$23,284
Earnings (4yr)
$53,716
Natl Median: $54,945
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
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Median Debt
$18,062
Earnings (4yr)
$58,585
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
+$759
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History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$21,116
Earnings (4yr)
$52,836
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
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Median Debt
$17,986
Earnings (4yr)
$49,210
Natl Median: $48,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
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Median Debt
$25,014
Earnings (4yr)
$62,863
Natl Median: $68,069
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
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Median Debt
$20,672
Earnings (4yr)
$53,626
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
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Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$19,327
Earnings (4yr)
$57,227
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
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Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,331
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$10k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,739
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$21,132
Earnings (4yr)
$56,884
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
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Nutrition Sciences
BachCIP: 3019
Median Debt
$22,242
Earnings (4yr)
$53,775
Natl Median: $60,053
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
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Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (4yr)
$48,429
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
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Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$17,155
Earnings (4yr)
$52,686
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$48k
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Median Debt
$17,499
Earnings (4yr)
$89,115
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$238k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,792
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
$45,761
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
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Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$19,600
Earnings (4yr)
$52,196
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$52k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,009
Natl Median: $59,631
Lifetime Value Added
+$29k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$17,130
Earnings (4yr)
$57,819
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$6k
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Master's Degrees

Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$33,408
Earnings (4yr)
$96,440
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$190k
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Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$37,412
Earnings (4yr)
$51,678
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$212k
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Median Debt
$38,556
Earnings (4yr)
$71,234
Natl Median: $67,030
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Dance
MastCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,404
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
$27,365
Earnings (4yr)
$56,405
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
-$167k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$66,909
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,705
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$40,485
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
-$306k
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Median Debt
$40,409
Earnings (4yr)
$90,503
Natl Median: $89,981
Lifetime Value Added
+$138k
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Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
MastCIP: 5132
Median Debt
$20,600
Earnings (4yr)
$100,162
Natl Median: $100,487
Lifetime Value Added
+$222k
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History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,502
Earnings (4yr)
$47,727
Natl Median: $58,524
Lifetime Value Added
-$251k
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Median Debt
$30,237
Earnings (4yr)
$57,458
Natl Median: $56,301
Lifetime Value Added
-$157k
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Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (4yr)
$63,502
Natl Median: $59,571
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
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Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,163
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$237k
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Nutrition Sciences
MastCIP: 3019
Median Debt
$23,850
Earnings (4yr)
$64,581
Natl Median: $67,126
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$36,254
Earnings (4yr)
$120,705
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$401k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$73,744
Natl Median: $71,416
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,216
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,898
Earnings (4yr)
$61,736
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$117k
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Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,733
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$108k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$56,698
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$164k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Graduate Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $94,506
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,196
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,288
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,117
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
Gr-CertCIP: 5132
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $112,957
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$28,387
Earnings (4yr)
$62,853
Natl Median: $60,763
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $126,911
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,852
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
Gr-CertCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,916
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$107,367
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
+$94k
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Dance
DocCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,309
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,271
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $92,538
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$71,374
Natl Median: $77,066
Lifetime Value Added
-$158k
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Nutrition Sciences
DocCIP: 3019
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,750
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$30,324
Earnings (4yr)
$142,527
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
+$368k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,893
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,692
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
DocCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $88,618
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $90,739
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
DocCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$63,749
Natl Median: $81,993
Lifetime Value Added
-$196k
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Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $85,168
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Professional Degrees

Median Debt
$54,524
Earnings (4yr)
$83,392
Natl Median: $81,641
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
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Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.