Texas Woman's University

Texas Woman's University
Former names
Texas Industrial Institute and College for the Education of White Girls of the State of Texas in the Arts and Sciences (1901–1903)
Girls Industrial College (1903–1905)
College of Industrial Arts (1905–1934)
Texas State College for Women (1934–1957)
TypePublic Hispanic-serving university system
Established1901 (1901)
Parent institution
Texas Woman's University System
Endowment$85.5 million (2020)[1]
ChancellorCarine Feyten
Students1,360 (Dallas)
12,835 (Denton)
1,277 (Houston)[2]
Undergraduates10,306[3]
Postgraduates5,166[4]
Location, ,
United States
CampusSuburban, 270 acres (1.1 km2)
ColorsMaroon and White[5]
   
NicknamePioneers
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division IILone Star
MascotOakley, the Barn Owl[6]
Websitewww.twu.edu

Texas Woman's University (TWU) is a public coeducational university in Denton, Texas, with two health science center-focused campuses in Dallas and Houston. While TWU has been fully co-educational since 1994, it is the largest state-supported university primarily for women in the United States. The university is part of the Texas Woman's University System.[7] It offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in 60 areas of study across six colleges.

  1. ^ As of June 30, 2020. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2020 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY19 to FY20 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. February 19, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
  2. ^ Rachel Mehlhaff (September 13, 2012). "TWU, NCTC report rise in enrollment". Denton Record-Chronicle. Archived from the original on May 23, 2013. Retrieved December 2, 2012.
  3. ^ "TWU Fact Sheet, Fall 2012" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 15, 2012.
  4. ^ "TWU Fact Sheet, Fall 2012" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-15.
  5. ^ "TWU Color Palette". Retrieved June 3, 2018.
  6. ^ "University Symbols - Traditions - Texas Woman's University". twu.edu. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  7. ^ "Texas Legislature Online - 87(R) History for SB 1126".

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