One week after U.S. News & World Report recognized Texas Woman’s among the nation’s best, the The Wall Street Journal has named TWU a top choice among the nation’s 4,000-plus, four-year colleges and universities.

Texas Woman’s was among the top 500 institutions selected for the WSJ/College Pulse 2026 Best Colleges in the U.S. list, released Sept. 30. TWU ranked second in the DFW area and seventh among 21 public colleges and universities in Texas that made the index. In all, Texas has 37 public universities.