The Girls Industrial College is founded by an act of the 27th Texas Legislature to provide a liberal education and to prepare young women “for the practical industries of the age” with a specialized education.
After 23 years as the Texas State College for Women, the college’s name is changed to Texas Woman’s University, making it the first woman’s college in the nation to achieve university status.
Men are admitted into TWU’s graduate programs and undergraduate and graduate health sciences professional programs in Denton, Dallas and Houston.
The Institute for Women’s Leadership is established to serve the State of Texas as a resource for scholarship and research and to prepare more women to take on successful roles in business and public service.
Gov. Greg Abbott signs into law Senate Bill 1126, which establishes the three campuses of Texas Woman’s University as the state’s seventh university system and the nation’s first with a woman-focused mission.
Best college for students with children (BestColleges.com)
Ability to provide quality online learning during COVID-19 crisis (Educate to Career)
Most affordable institution in Texas (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)
Ranking in nation for student diversity (U.S. News & World Report)