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Texas Wesleyan University

Fort Worth, Texas Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Located in Fort Worth, Texas, Texas Wesleyan University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. The campus sits in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 2,487, made up of 1,796 undergraduates and 691 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is United Methodist.

Texas Wesleyan University offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 50 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Education, General, and Management Science. It awarded 541 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 4 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

61% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 12 to 1.

Key figures

2,487
Students enrolled
61%
First-year retention
541
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
50
Programs and majors
12:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

BachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 50

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 7
Education 14
Psychology 4
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Social Sciences 2
Communication and Journalism 1
Visual and Performing Arts 3
Computer and Information Sciences 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
English Language and Literature 2
Health Professions 5
History 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Physical Sciences 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
61%
First-year retention, part-time students
33%
Student-to-faculty ratio
12:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
299
Master's degrees
126
Doctoral degrees (research)
16
Professional doctorates
100

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,487
Undergraduates, fall 2024
1,796
Graduate students, fall 2024
691
Full-time, fall 2024
85%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,968
Undergraduates, 2024-25
2,067
Graduate students, 2024-25
901
Full-time, 2024-25
78%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
58%
Men
42%
White
31%
Hispanic or Latino
28%
Black or African American
20%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
9%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
4
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
13%
Students taking some online courses
34%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
United Methodist
Carnegie classification
Doctoral/Professional Universities
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Sooner Athletic Conference
President
Emily W. Messer
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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