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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
  • 12,469 students enrolled in fall 2008, a 2.5% increase over fall 2007 and the highest enrollment in University history. TWU’s total enrollment (overall) has grown 57% since fall 2001.
  • America’s largest university primarily for women – Female enrollment: 92%
  • TWU has the largest doctoral nursing program in the country and the eleventh largest College of Nursing in the country.
  • First generation college graduates: 59%
  • Average SAT score for honors students: 1254; Incoming Freshman: 1000; State Average: 999
  • TWU ranks second in the state and 15th in the nation among 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 2002 – 2007, TWU's Hispanic enrollment increased 87%, the fourth-highest among public universities in Texas.
  • 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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