Denton College and University Demographics

Denton's 2 colleges and universities offer a total of 291 degree and certificate programs for you to choose from, in fields ranging from organizational behavior studies to audiology/audiologist to rehabilitation science.

The top-ranked school in Denton is Texas Woman's University, with a nationwide rank of 40th in 2010. The school has approximately 13,338 students. The most popular course of study at Texas Woman's University is Business.

Tuition

Denton schools charge an average tuition of $6,367 per year. The Denton school charging the highest tuition rates is University of North Texas, which charges students $7,306 per year. The lowest tuition rate in Denton is at Texas Woman's University, which charges students $5,428 per year in tuition.

Financial Aid

In 2008, $128,275,340 of the total $131,179,705 in financial aid received by Denton students was in the form of institutional grants and scholarships. University of North Texas gave its students $65,658,370 in institutional financial aid. This was the highest amount of financial aid given by any Denton school.

Denton Student Demographics

In 2010, 48,341 students were enrolled in Denton schools, which was 3% of the total college students in Texas. The school with the highest number of student enrolled in Denton was University of North Texas, with 35,003 students. Texas Woman's University, with only 13,338 students, had the lowest total enrollment in Denton.

Graduation and Retention Rates

For every 100 students who enroll in Denton schools, 76 return to start their second year of college. For every 100 students who enroll in Denton schools, 46 eventually graduate. University of North Texas has a graduation rate of 47%, which is the highest in amongst Denton schools. The lowest graduation rate is 44% for Texas Woman's University.

Diversity

The ratio of female to male students enrolled in Denton schools is 66 to 34. 69% of Denton college students are 24 years old or younger. In 2009, 39 in 100 college students in Denton identified themselves as being from a racial or ethnic minority. Texas Woman's University had the highest percentage of diverse students in Denton, with 45% of students identifying themselves as being from a minority background.

Denton Faculty Demographics

In 2010, Denton colleges and universities employed a total of 1,124 faculty. Of these faculty members, 27% were female. 19% identified themselves as belonging to a racial or ethnic minority.

In 2009, Denton colleges and universities had on average of 1 faculty for every 50 students. Texas School of Business East Inc had the highest faculty to student ratio, of schools in Denton, with 1 to 1.