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TWU Dallas Center Building Campaign

TWU Institute of Health Sciences-Dallas Center

The Institute of Health Sciences – Dallas Center has two locations:  
The Parkland campus, near Parkland Memorial Hospital, which houses the College of Nursing and our nationally recognized Stroke Center, and the Presbyterian campus, adjacent to Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, which houses TWU’s nationally ranked programs in occupational therapy and physical therapy.

The proposed new Institute of Health Sciences – Dallas Center will combine the two campuses into a dynamic “campus-in-one-building” at the Parkland site. TWU will gain operational efficiencies, incorporate industry-standard, state-of-the-art technology into TWU’s education of healthcare professionals, help address the critical shortages of healthcare professionals through increased enrollment, and educate together the disciplines needed for a team-approach in patient care.

  • Estimated Construction Cost: $55,500,000
  • Proposed Groundbreaking: 2009
  • Proposed Occupancy: 2011
Connecting Excellence to the Real World
  • 12,168 students enrolled in fall 2007, a 2.8% increase over fall 2006 and the highest enrollment in University history. TWU’s total enrollment (overall) has grown 53% since fall 2001.
  • America’s largest university primarily for women – Female enrollment: 91%
  • TWU has the largest doctoral nursing program in the country and the fifth largest College of Nursing in the country.
  • First generation college graduates: 54.8%
  • Average SAT score for honors students: 1254; Incoming Freshman: 1000; State Average: 999
  • TWU ranks third in the state and 29th in the nation among national universities with the the most diverse student population. Minority student enrollment: 40% (African-American 19%; Hispanic 14%; Other 4%). An additional 3% are international students.
  • From 2001 – 2007, Hispanic enrollment increased 110%.
  • Graduate student enrollment: 42% (MS – 35.6%; PHD – 6.4%)
  • TWU ranks second in the state and 15th in the nation in doctorates awarded in the health sciences.
    Health Science Majors: 42% (Nursing 20%; PT 2%; OT 3%; Other 17%)
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