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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?

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$53,406 Avg Cost After Aid
54% Acceptance Rate
  • Students at TCU have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 2%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
  • The highest award offered at TCU is the doctor's degree.
  • For the <nil> academic year, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from TCU with a bachelor's degree make about $63,517 a year. That's 56% more than those who graduate from 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?

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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

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 Required
High School Rank Recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Required
Recommendations Required
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into TCU?

54% Acceptance Rate
65% Of Accepted Are Women
17% Submit SAT Scores
The acceptance rate at TCU is 54%, which is a sign that the school is fairly selective. While it may not be as hard to get into as other colleges, you should not take admission for granted.

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 49%, and the acceptance rate for women is 56%.

Average Test Scores

About 17% 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 570 and 670. Math scores were between 560 and 680.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Texas Christian University  ( 570 to 670 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Texas Christian University  ( 560 to 680 )
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800
TCU received ACT scores from 22% 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 29. Composite scores were between 26 and 31.

ACT English Scores for Texas Christian University  ( 25 to 34 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Texas Christian University  ( 25 to 29 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Texas Christian University  ( 26 to 31 )
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36

Can I Afford Texas Christian University?

$53,406 Net Price
28% Take Out Loans
1.5% Loan Default Rate
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 28% of students took out student loans averaging $14,487 a year. That adds up to $57,948 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at TCU is 1.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Texas Christian University Undergraduate Student Diversity

10,020 Full-Time Undergraduates
61% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 10,222 undergraduate students at TCU, with 10,020 being full-time and 202 being part-time.

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There are also 1,716 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 10,020 full-time undergraduates at TCU, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 241
Black or African American 457
Hispanic or Latino 1,588
White 6,711
International Students 464
Other Races/Ethnicities 559

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.

Online Learning at Texas Christian University

218 Took All Classes Online
363 Took At Least One Class Online
310.4% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 363 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at TCU has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 68th most popular in Texas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of TCU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Texas Christian University was 310.4%. This is the #218 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at TCU regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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