Wall Street Journal ranks TWU among nation’s best

Sept. 30, 2025 ― DENTON ― The Wall Street Journal has named Texas Woman’s University a top choice among the nation’s 4,000-plus, four-year colleges and universities.

Texas Woman’s was among the top 500 institutions selected for the WSJ/College Pulse 2026 Best Colleges in the U.S. list, released Sept. 30. TWU ranked second in the DFW area and seventh among 21 public colleges and universities in Texas that made the index. In all, Texas has 37 public universities.

The WSJ/College Pulse rankings are based on student outcomes, learning environment and diversity. Among the factors considered in the outcomes are graduates’ salaries, graduation rates, career preparation, inclusion of students with lower family earnings and how quickly the institution’s education pays for itself through the salary attributable to the college degree.

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