Fort Worth, TX · Private · 11,026 undergraduates · urban
Texas Christian University
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TCU combines a residential private-university experience with professional programs closely connected to Fort Worth's corporate and health economy.
Institutional profile
Well established Strong in academic standing, and solid in student experience.- Admission
- 42.6% admitted
- Price by income
- Varies across five income ranges
- Completion
- 81.7%
20,517 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$68,424 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Texas Christian University apart
Academic design
Business, nursing, communication, education, sciences, and liberal arts form the undergraduate core.
Campus pattern
The compact campus sits a few miles from central Fort Worth.
Career & value signal
Fort Worth provides substantial access to corporate, health-care, aviation, finance, and nonprofit internships.
Can I get in?
42.6% admitted
Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.
Recent applicant pool
20,517About 43 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 20% submitted an SAT, and 15% submitted an ACT. Treat the ACT range as a guide to the students who submitted that test, not to everyone admitted.
In the season card
Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Texas Christian University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
See where I landIn the season card
What Texas Christian University weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Business, nursing, communication, education, sciences, and liberal arts form the undergraduate core.
Make institutional fit specific
TCU combines a residential private-university experience with professional programs closely connected to Fort Worth's corporate and health economy.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
Fee waiver: accepted
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
BusinessAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Teacher preparationAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
NursingAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
College funding
Scholarships and financial aid
Review available aid, application requirements, and renewal terms.
Texas Christian University publishes one merit award. Each one requires a separate scholarship application. All of them renew past the first year.
Through one school within the university · Merit · Competitive · Renews
Art; Graphic Design; Dance; Music; TheatreIn the season card
This award, by name
What each one is called, what it pays, the grades and scores it asks for, and what to send.
- The name of each award
- What it pays
- The grades and scores it asks for
- How to be considered
- What to send, and where
In the season card
Average annual cost by household income at Texas Christian University
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Finance and Financial Management Services
Admits separately
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Admits separately
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
Admits separately
Marketing
Admits separately
Accounting and Related Services
Admits separately
What is campus life like?
Texas Christian University beyond the classroom
The compact campus sits a few miles from central Fort Worth.
A defining academic feature
Business, nursing, communication, education, sciences, and liberal arts form the undergraduate core.
What shapes an ordinary week
The compact campus sits a few miles from central Fort Worth.
Where the degree can lead
Fort Worth provides substantial access to corporate, health-care, aviation, finance, and nonprofit internships.