Overview

Texas Christian University is a University institution located in Fort Worth, TX.

Location & Contact

Address Office of Admission
Box 297013
Fort Worth, TX  76129
United States

Contact Mandy Castro
Director of Freshman Admission
Email: frogmail@tcu.edu
Phone: 817-257-7490
Fax: 817-257-7268

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Majors & Degrees

Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Agriculture, General	×
Farm/farm And Ranch Management	×
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, And Gender Studies	Associate	Bachelors
Ethnic Studies	×
Latin American Studies	×
Women's Studies	×
Biological And Biomedical Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Biochemistry	×
Biology/biological Sciences, General	×
Biophysics	×
Neuroscience	×
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services	Associate	Bachelors
Accounting	×
Actuarial Science	×
Business Administration And Management, General	×
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services, Other	×	×
Business/commerce, General	×	×
Entrepreneurship/entrepreneurial Studies	×
Fashion Merchandising	×
Finance, General	×
International Business/trade/commerce	×	×
International Finance	×	×
International Marketing	×	×
Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management	×
Management Science	×	×
Marketing/marketing Management, General	×
Real Estate	×
Communication, Journalism And Related Programs	Associate	Bachelors
Advertising	×	×
Broadcast Journalism	×	×
Communication, General	×
Journalism	×
Mass Communication/media Studies	×
Organizational Communication, General	×	×
Public Relations, Advertising, And Applied Communication	×
Public Relations/image Management	×	×
Radio And Television	×	×
Radio, Television, And Digital Communication, Other	×
Speech Communication And Rhetoric	×
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services	Associate	Bachelors
Computer And Information Sciences, General	×
Computer Systems Analysis/analyst	×
Information Technology	×
Education	Associate	Bachelors
Art Teacher Education	×
Bilingual And Multilingual Education	×
Early Childhood Education And Teaching	×
Education, General	×
Education/teaching Of Individuals With Hearing Impairments Including Deafness	×
Elementary Education And Teaching	×	×
English/language Arts Teacher Education	×
Mathematics Teacher Education	×	×
Music Teacher Education	×
Physical Education Teaching And Coaching	×
Science Teacher Education/general Science Teacher Education	×
Secondary Education And Teaching	×	×
Social Studies Teacher Education	×
Special Education And Teaching, General	×	×
Engineering	Associate	Bachelors
Engineering, General	×
Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate	Bachelors
Electrical/electronic Engineering Technologies/technicians, Other	×	×
English Language And Literature/Letters	Associate	Bachelors
Creative Writing	×	×
English Language And Literature, General	×
Writing, General	×
Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics	Associate	Bachelors
French Language And Literature	×
German Language And Literature	×	×
Spanish Language And Literature	×
Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Clinical Nutrition/nutritionist	×	×
Dietetics And Clinical Nutrition Services, Other	×	×
Dietetics/dietitian	×	×
Health Services/allied Health/health Sciences, General	×
Movement Therapy And Movement Education	×
Registered Nursing/registered Nurse	×
Speech-language Pathology/pathologist	×
History	Associate	Bachelors
History, General	×
Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities	Associate	Bachelors
General Studies	×
Mathematics And Statistics	Associate	Bachelors
Mathematics, General	×
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	Associate	Bachelors
Mathematics And Computer Science	×
Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies, General	×
Natural Sciences	×
Nutrition Sciences	×
Natural Resources And Conservation	Associate	Bachelors
Environmental Science	×
Parks, Recreation, Leisure And Fitness Studies	Associate	Bachelors
Sports Studies	×	×
Sports, Kinesiology, And Physical Education/fitness, General	×
Philosophy And Religious Studies	Associate	Bachelors
Philosophy	×
Religion/religious Studies	×
Physical Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Astronomy And Astrophysics, Other	×
Chemistry, General	×
Geological And Earth Sciences/geosciences, Other	×
Geology/earth Science, General	×
Physics, General	×
Psychology	Associate	Bachelors
Developmental And Child Psychology	×
Psychology, General	×
Public Administration And Social Service Professions	Associate	Bachelors
Social Work	×
Youth Services/administration	×
Security And Protective Services	Associate	Bachelors
Criminal Justice/safety Studies	×
Social Sciences	Associate	Bachelors
Anthropology, General	×
Economics, General	×
Geography	×
International Economics	×
International Relations And Affairs	×
Political Science And Government, General	×
Sociology, General	×
Theology And Religious Vocations	Associate	Bachelors
Religious/sacred Music	×
Visual And Performing Arts	Associate	Bachelors
Acting	×
Art History, Criticism And Conservation	×
Ballet	×
Ceramic Arts And Ceramics	×
Dance, General	×
Design And Visual Communications, General	×
Directing And Theatrical Production	×
Drama And Dramatics/theatre Arts, General	×
Fine/studio Arts, General	×
Graphic Design	×
Interior Design	×
Keyboard Instruments	×
Music Performance, General	×
Music Theory And Composition	×
Music, General	×
Musical Theatre	×
Painting	×
Photography	×
Printmaking	×
Sculpture	×
Stringed Instruments	×
Technical Theatre/theatre Design And Technology	×	×
Voice And Opera	×

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

22,680

Applied

10,906

Accepted

11,152

Enrolled

Female Admissions

13,975

Females Applied

7,038

Females Accepted

50%

Acceptance Rate

Male Admissions

8,705

Males Applied

3,868

Males Accepted

44%

Acceptance Rate

Applying

50

Application Fee

Admission Requirements
Required	Transcript of high school record Essay

Application Deadlines

Type	Application Closing	Notification Date	Rolling Admissions
Fall freshmen	February 1st	April 1st	No
Early decision plan	November 1st	January 1st	No
Other early decision plan	November 1st	January 1st	No
Transfer	June 1st	Not reported	Yes

Test Scores Accepted

Test	Avg. Score	25th %	75th %
SAT Critical Reading	613	560	680
SAT Math	603	540	660
ACT Composite	29	26	31

Tuition & Fees

Tuition

66,520

Private

Fees

90

Full-time student fees

18,780

Room & board

12,080

Room only

Other Payment Considerations

Guaranteed tuition plan offered	No
Tuition pre-payment plan	No
Tuition payment plans offered	Yes
Student groups that qualify for full or partial waiver of tuition	Employees

Financial Aid

54,041

Avg. Financial Aid Package

53,669

Avg. Freshman Financial Aid Package

57,638

Avg. International Student Financial Aid Package

3,977

Avg. Loan Aid

23,724

Avg. Grant Aid

50,820

Avg. Scholarship and/or Grant Aid awarded

Percentage of students with need who receive financial aid

75.3%

Avg. Percentage of Financial Need Met

26%

Percentage of Students Who Had Their Need Fully Met

Student Body

11,152

Total Undergrad students

4%

International Students

48%

Out-of-state students

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	21.19%
Black or African American	4.13%
White or Caucasian	58.93%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.28%
Asian	2.55%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.12%
Two or more races	4.13%
Other	4.66%

Gender

Male (38.34%)

Female (61.66%)

Campus Life

Housing

Type
College-owned housing	Yes
Housing requirements	Yes
Housing options	Co-ed housing Disabled housing Women-only housing Freshman car parking
% of undergrad students who live in college housing	51%

Student Activities

Student-run campus newspaper

Drama/theatre group

Student-run radio station

Marching band

Choral groups

Campus events:
Christmas Tree Lighting, Homecoming Week and Fall Concert

Student Services

Health clinic

Personal/psychological counseling

Student Organizations

Greek fraternities

Greek sororities

Local fraternities

Local sororities

More
national co-ed music fraternity and sorority

Most popular organizations:
TCU Finance Club, Pre-Law Society, Real Estate Club, Frogs for Pediatrics and Frogs for Autism

Campus Security & Safety

24-hour emergency telephone/alarm services

24-hour patrols by trained officers

Student patrols

Late-night transport/escort services

Electronically-operated dormitory entrances

Athletics

Men's Sports

Sport	Intramural	Intercollegiate	Scholarship
Baseball		Division 1
Basketball		Division 1
Beach Volleyball	No	No	No
Bowling	No	No	No
Cross-country Running	No	Division 1
Equestrian Sports	No	No	No
Fencing	No	No	No
Football	No	Division 1
Golf		Division 1
Gymnastics	No		No
Ice Hockey	No		No
Indoor Track	No	No	No
Lacrosse	No		No
Racquetball		No	No
Riflery	No	No	No
Rock Climbing	No	No	No
Rowing	No		No
Rugby	No	No	No
Sailing	No		No
Sand Volleyball		No	No
Skiing (cross-country)	No	No	No
Skiing (downhill)	No	No	No
Soccer			No
Softball	No	No	No
Swimming And Diving		Division 1
Table Tennis			No
Tennis		Division 1
Track And Field	No	Division 1
Triathlon	No	No	No
Ultimate Frisbee	No	No	No
Volleyball			No
Water Polo	No	No	No
Weight Lifting	No	No	No

Women's Sports

Sport	Intramural	Intercollegiate	Scholarship
Baseball	No	No	No
Basketball		Division 1	No
Beach Volleyball	No	No	No
Bowling	No	No
Cross-country Running	No	Division 1	No
Equestrian Sports	No	Division 1	No
Fencing	No	No
Football	No	No	No
Golf		Division 1	No
Gymnastics	No		No
Ice Hockey	No	No	No
Indoor Track	No	No	No
Lacrosse	No		No
Racquetball		No	No
Riflery	No	Division 1	No
Rock Climbing	No	No
Rowing	No		No
Rugby	No	No	No
Sailing	No
Sand Volleyball		No	No
Skiing (cross-country)	No	No
Skiing (downhill)	No	No
Soccer		Division 1
Softball	No	No
Swimming And Diving		Division 1
Table Tennis			No
Tennis		Division 1	No
Track And Field	No	Division 1	No
Triathlon	No	Division 1	No
Ultimate Frisbee	No	No	No
Volleyball		Division 1	No
Water Polo	No	No
Weight Lifting	No	No

Faculty

1,299

Total Faculty

13:1

Student-Faculty Ratio

Full-time - 763

Part-time - 536

Male - 584

Female - 715