Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, Texas
- Private nonprofit
- City
- 11,026 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 44%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $35,045per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 86%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $77,33410 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
Qualifying first-year Texas students receive full tuition support, food and housing assistance, and guaranteed four-year on-campus housing through TCU for Texans.
Source: TCU for Texans
TCU for Texans provides full tuition support, food and housing assistance, and guaranteed housing for four years to qualifying first-year Texas residents.
Source: TCU for Texans
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 44%About 4 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1140–1350Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 26–31Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From Texas Christian University's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
- Admit rate in this report
- 48%10,906 admitted of 22,680 first-year applicants
- Early decision admit rate
- 68%935 admitted of 1,373. Early decision is binding: you commit to attend if admitted.
- Off the wait list
- 37%396 admitted of 1,083 who stayed on the wait list (3,676 were offered a spot)
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1110–133027% of first-years sent SAT scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 26–3121% of first-years sent ACT scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 46%78% were in the top quarter. Based on the 37% whose school ranks.
Early applicants often include recruited athletes and students who knew this was their first choice, so a higher early rate doesn't mean applying early raises any one student's odds by that much.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- GPA
Important
- Essay
- Activities
- Character and personal qualities
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
Considered
- Test scores
- Recommendations
- A talent or ability
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Where you live
- Living in the state
- Religious affiliation
- Showing interest in the school
Not considered
- Class rank
- Interview
Where you'd stand
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Sources: Texas Christian University Common Data Set 2025–26. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $35,045full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $83,017sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition
- $63,590Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 86%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 93%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $77,33410 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $21,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 11,026Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 19%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 20%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX — admits 63%
- Drexel University Philadelphia, PA — admits 79%
- Chapman University Orange, CA — admits 65%
- Marquette University Milwaukee, WI — admits 81%
Also worth a look
- George Washington University Washington, DC — admits 47%
- Howard University Washington, DC — admits 41%
- Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA — admits 48%
- University of Rochester Rochester, NY — admits 40%
- The University of Tampa Tampa, FL — admits 40%
- Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX — admits 63%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Texas Christian University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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