Texas Christian University Overview

Located in Fort Worth, Texas, Texas Christian University is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Texas Christian University Known For?

• The highest award offered at TCU is the doctor's degree.
• During a recent academic cycle, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, TCU bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $68,424 a year. That's about 68% more than their peers at other schools.
• On average, it takes about 4.2 years for students from TCU to earn a bachelor's degree. This is excellent when compared to the average of 4.4 years.

Where Is Texas Christian University?

Contact details for TCU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2800 S University Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76129
Phone:	817-257-7000
Website:	www.tcu.edu

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How Do I Get Into TCU?

You can apply to TCU online at: https://admissions.tcu.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for TCU

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	1
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	1
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into TCU?

With an acceptance rate of 56%, TCU does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 66% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 49%, and the acceptance rate for women is 61%.

Average Test Scores

About 18% of students accepted to TCU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 580 and 680. Math scores were between 560 and 680.

TCU received ACT scores from 20% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 25 and 34. Math scores were between 25 and 0. Composite scores were between 26 and 31.

Can I Afford Texas Christian University?

The overall average net price of TCU is $53,406. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At TCU, approximately 30% of students took out student loans averaging $14,299 a year. That adds up to $57,196 over four years for those students.

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Texas Christian University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 9,704 undergraduate students at TCU, with 9,448 being full-time and 256 being part-time.

There are also 1,675 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 9,448 full-time undergraduates at TCU, 41% are male and 59% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Texas Christian University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	265
Black or African American	518
Hispanic or Latino	1,481
White	6,342
International Students	379
Other Races/Ethnicities	463

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at Texas Christian University. At this time, 45 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 86 countries are represented at TCU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, China, and India.

Texas Christian University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Nursing	0	169	13	1	99	282
Business Administration & Management	0	122	6	91	0	219
Finance & Financial Management	0	216	0	0	0	216
Accounting	0	126	0	59	0	185
Public Relations & Advertising	0	150	0	11	0	161
Marketing	0	143	0	0	0	143
General Psychology	0	117	0	6	7	130
Communication & Media Studies	0	119	0	7	0	126
Economics	0	121	0	0	0	121
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	71	4	21	0	96
Political Science & Government	0	91	0	0	0	91
General Biology	0	83	0	7	0	90
Real Estate	0	85	0	0	0	85
Entrepreneurial Studies	0	65	0	0	0	65
Music	0	30	8	18	4	60
Computer Systems Analysis	0	59	0	0	0	59
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing	0	58	0	0	0	58
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	39	0	19	0	58
Communication Sciences	0	32	0	20	0	52
Medicine	0	0	0	0	52	52
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	0	15	0	36	0	51
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	51	0	0	0	51
General Engineering	0	51	0	0	0	51
Educational Administration	0	0	2	31	11	44
Social Work	0	24	0	17	0	41
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	0	40	0	0	0	40
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	37	0	0	2	39
Design & Applied Arts	0	39	0	0	0	39
Data Analytics	0	0	0	38	0	38
Journalism	0	36	0	0	0	36
General English Literature	0	22	0	4	9	35
Child Development & Psychology	0	30	0	5	0	35
Natural Sciences	0	34	0	0	0	34
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies	0	32	0	0	0	32
Drama & Theater Arts	0	32	0	0	0	32
History	0	26	0	1	2	29
Computer Information Systems	0	28	0	0	0	28
Nutrition Science	0	20	0	8	0	28
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	23	4	27
Student Counseling	0	0	0	24	2	26
Romance Languages	0	24	0	0	0	24
Sociology	0	22	0	0	0	22
Fine & Studio Arts	0	15	0	7	0	22
Agricultural Economics & Business	16	4	0	0	0	20
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	0	20	0	0	0	20
Mathematics	0	18	0	1	0	19
Geological & Earth Sciences	0	10	0	9	0	19
Dance	0	19	0	0	0	19
Health Sciences & Services	0	14	0	1	0	15
Health & Physical Education	0	5	0	8	1	14
Writing Studies	0	11	0	0	1	12
Special Education	0	3	0	8	0	11
Philosophy	0	10	0	0	0	10
Ethnic Studies	0	9	0	0	0	9
Natural Resources Conservation	0	7	0	2	0	9
Chemistry	0	6	0	0	3	9
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	7	0	0	1	8
General Education	0	8	0	0	0	8
Physics	0	3	0	4	1	8
Geography & Cartography	0	8	0	0	0	8
Interdisciplinary Studies	0	7	0	0	0	7
Allied Health Professions	0	5	0	1	0	6
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	4	0	0	4
Religious Studies	0	4	0	0	0	4
Energy Systems Technologies	0	0	3	0	0	3
Astronomy & Astrophysics	0	2	0	0	1	3
Anthropology	0	3	0	0	0	3
International Relations & National Security	0	3	0	0	0	3
Other Business, Management & Marketing	0	0	0	2	0	2
Mathematics & Computer Science	0	2	0	0	0	2
Natural Resource Management	0	0	0	2	0	2
Multilingual Education	0	1	0	0	0	1
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sacred Music	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	16	2,663	40	492	200	3,411

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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• National Center for Education Statistics
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