Texas Wesleyan University
Fort Worth, Texas · Private · 1,741 undergraduates · txwes.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
69%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1020 to 1100
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$61,600Est.Estimate
before aid
Your chances and merit aid at Texas Wesleyan University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
69% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$61,600
a year in 2027-28, from a $61,600 sticker price
What to do with your 1060
Send your score
About 83% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 970, and yours is above it.
Source: College Navigator (federal data on fall 2024 freshmen)
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
- THEA accepted for applicants out of high school 7+ years or age 25+
Source: Admission Requirements - Texas Wesleyan University · Checked October 17, 2026
Who gets in
69%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 1020 to 1100
Reading and Writing 500 to 520
Math 520 to 580
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$61,600
a year
- Tuition$41,430
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24, by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$16,317
- $30,001 to $48,000$13,175
- $48,001 to $75,000$14,357
- $75,001 to $110,000$17,247
- Over $110,000$17,758
Financial aidEstimate
66%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
99%
of freshmen receive grants
$31,184
average grant to freshmen
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
31 of 31
Earn credit with a score of 3
24 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $4,140Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | ||
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | ||
| Art History | 3 | ||
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIO 1406 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 3 | MAT 1324 |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 6 | MAT 1324. MAT 1325 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHE 1415 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POL 2000 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 3 | CSC 1321 |
| Drawing | 3 | ||
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENG 1301 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 3 | ENG 1302 |
| Environmental Science | 4 | 3 | NSC 1000 Elective Credit |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIS 3335 or HIS 3336 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | FLG 1000 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | FLG 1000 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | FLG-1000 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEG 2305 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECO 2305 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | ECO 2306 | |
| Music Theory | 3 | 2 | |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHY 1401 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHY 1402 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY 1301 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPN 1341 and SPN 1342 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | SPN 1341, SPN 1342, SPN 2313 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | SPN 1341, SPN 1342, SPN 2313, SPN 2314 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | BUA 2321 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POL 2311 |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 3 | POL 2000 |
| United States Government and Politics | 5 | 3 | POL 2000 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIS 2321 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HIS 2321 and HIS 2324 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIS 2301 |
| World History: Modern | 4 | 6 | HIS 2301 and HIS 2303 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
38%
Come back for a second year
61%
Typical earnings
$56,582
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Texas Wesleyan University$56,468
- All colleges$57,284
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 9 majors here have earnings data.
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