Texas Wesleyan University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Texas Wesleyan University is located in Fort Worth, Texas, United Staes. It was established in 1890 by the Methodist Episcopal Church. At that time, it was named Polytechnic College. The first classes were held in September 1891 with 111 students. It became Texas Woman’s College in 1914 and Texas Wesleyan College in 1934. The university added its first graduate program in 1970. Texas Wesleyan is divided into the following academic schools and colleges:

• School of Arts and Sciences
• School of Business
• School of Education
• School of Law

Texas Wesleyan has officially recognized several fraternities and sororities. Some of these Greek organizations are Kappa Alpha Order, Phi Beta Sigma, Lambda Theta Phi Latin Fraternity, Gamma Sigma Sigma, Alpha Xi Delta, Zeta Phi Beta, and Lambda Kappa Kappa.

Texas Wesleyan is a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) and competes in the Red River Athletic Conference. Their men's sports teams include soccer, basketball, baseball, and golf. The women's sports teams participate in volleyball, soccer, softball and basketball.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• United Methodist religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in law and nursing and emergency medicine.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High faculty salary.
• Numerous part-time students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities II.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 3,202 in 2009-2010 (1,789 full-time equivalent).

About 37% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 63% of the class.

Undergrads are 55% of enrolled students, graduate students are 22%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 23%.

Students under 25 years old represent 44% of the student body. About 11% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 81% are full-time and 19% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Texas Wesleyan University provides on-campus housing for 515 of its 1,789 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the Red River Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 46 male students received the aid (men were 49% of those receiving aid) and 48 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 51% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Texas Wesleyan University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Professional (Fields Other Than Education And Business).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (2 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (60 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (7 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (9 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (129 awarded)

• Bilingual and Multilingual Education
• Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• History Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Reading Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education

LAW (225 awarded)

• Law (LLB, JD)
• Legal Professions and Studies
• Pre-Law Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (88 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (17 awarded)

• Advertising
• Journalism
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Health Services Administration

MUSIC (4 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (124 awarded)

• Nurse Anesthetist

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (9 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Health and Physical Education
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (5 awarded)

• Religion/Religious Studies
• Religious Education

SCIENCE (12 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (44 awarded)

• Counseling Psychology
• Industrial and Organizational Psychology
• Psychology