Texas Wesleyan University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Texas Wesleyan University

Texas Wesleyan University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Fort Worth, Texas (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 1,741 students of which 2,134 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Texas Wesleyan University is categorized as “17” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 69.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,070 and an ACT midpoint of 19. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $24,066, with published in-state tuition of $39,582 and a Pell grant recipient share of 44.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $23,125, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 31.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 60.8%. Graduates earn a median of $54,053 ten years after enrolling, compared with $44,773 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 118200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 67.1% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.