- The Inkwell
- Texas
- Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TXCity: largeZIP 76129Founded 1873
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1873
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.tcu.edu
TexasReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Texas Christian University
Texas Christian University is a private nonprofit university in Fort Worth, Texas, with 11,026 undergraduates. It admits 44% of applicants, graduates 86% within six years and costs $35,045 a year after aid.
86%graduate
Admission rate44%
Retention93%
4-year graduation75%
Pell Grant share19%
Federal loans26%
$35,045net price / year
44%admission rate
1298average SAT
86%graduate in 6 years
$77,334median earnings, 10 yrs
$21,500median debt
#244 of 1,704 for earnings#1,582 of 1,739 for lowest net price#116 of 1,738 for graduation rate#205 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $83,017tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $63,590
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $63,590
- Average net price
- $35,045national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$22,363
$30,001–48,000$12,610
$48,001–75,000$19,790
$75,001–110,000$34,094
$110,001+$54,791
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 44%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1298
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 580–680
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 560–670
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 26–31
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college44%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college93%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college86%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college19%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 86%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 75%
- First-year retention
- 93%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 82%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $68,389
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $77,334middle 50%: $52,569–$120,543
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$120,543
Median, Texas Christian University$77,334
Lower quarter$52,569
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 11,026
- Part-time
- 1.6%
- Women / men
- 62% / 38%
- Average age at entry
- 20.9
- First-generation students
- 20%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 19%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 14 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $13,971 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $20,405
- Endowment, end of year
- $2,615,547,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White62%
Hispanic19%
Black3.9%
Asian2.6%
Two or more races4.3%
U.S. nonresident4.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown3.1%
24 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management32%
Communication & journalism13%
Health professions11%
Social sciences7.3%
Psychology5.9%
Visual & performing arts4.6%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.4%
Computer & information sciences3.9%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX | $39,816 | 83% | $90,037 |
| Baylor University Waco, TX | $44,441 | 82% | $72,408 |
| Rice University Houston, TX | $11,164 | 95% | $90,773 |
| University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, TX | $17,483 | 53% | $60,110 |
| University of St Thomas Houston, TX | $15,446 | 67% | $64,410 |
| Abilene Christian University Abilene, TX | $27,943 | 55% | $61,376 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creighton University Omaha, NE | $32,456 | 83% | $80,642 |
| Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ | $37,396 | 89% | $118,358 |
| Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL | $36,340 | 72% | $78,431 |
| The Catholic University of America Washington, DC | $32,543 | 76% | $81,308 |
| Duquesne University Pittsburgh, PA | $37,704 | 76% | $81,698 |
| Howard University Washington, DC | $33,002 | 74% | $69,682 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 228875. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q2302280.