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Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX · Private · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · TCU

Private institution in Fort Worth, TX · 10,919 undergraduates · 43% acceptance rate · $68,424 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$33,5311,812th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$57,2201,901st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$57,2201,899th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$72,7781,834th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,500807th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$68,424309th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$60,435241st highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
85.6%130th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
94.3%143rd highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
42.6%194th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1303191st highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
29132nd highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
10,919232nd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
14.0:11,158th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
13.5%1,972nd highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 23 mi (DFW)

On 2 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$50
Personal essay
Required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 65 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Systems AnalysisComputer Sciencebachelors$73,949$71,351
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$67,507$61,020
Engineering, GeneralEngineeringbachelors$67,420$69,338
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$64,719$66,737
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$64,493$58,402
Real EstateBusinessbachelors$64,493$63,005
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$64,281$71,015
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBusinessbachelors$59,350$52,107
MarketingBusinessbachelors$57,657$58,221
EconomicsSocial Sciencesbachelors$49,722$55,286
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducationbachelors$49,549$45,383
Design and Applied ArtsVisual & Performing Artsbachelors$48,432$46,966

Campus facts

Athletics — 13 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $25,129,476 (M $14,468,095 · W $10,661,381)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Texas Christian University’s 10,919 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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