Texas Woman's University occupies a notable position in higher education as the nation's largest university primarily for women. Its four campuses in Denton, Dallas, and Houston are joined by a fifth "eLearning" campus that offers innovative online degree programs in business, education, and general studies. Six consecutive semesters of enrollment growth have produced a record enrollment of 11,353 students. Texas Woman's University is connecting excellence to the real world by addressing the health care needs of Texans by opening a new Institute of Health Sciences - Houston Center in 2006 and planning for a new Institute of Health Sciences - Dallas Center to be built at Texas Woman's University's Parkland campus.

An act of the 27th Legislature in 1901 founded the Girls Industrial College, the school that would become Texas Woman's University in 1957. The Texas school had then and has now a dual mission: to provide a liberal education and to prepare young women "for the practical industries of the age" with a specialized education.

Texas Woman's University today offers a comprehensive catalog of academic studies, including baccalaureate, master's and doctoral degrees. Now in its tenth decade, the University has grown from a small Texas school to a major university. Texas Woman's University is the largest university primarily for women in the United States, with the main campus in Denton and health science centers in Dallas and Houston.