Quick Facts
Of course, TCU is best experienced in person.
But we also look pretty good at a glance.A Top National University
#105
Best national universities,
U.S. News & World Report (2025)
#2
Best-run colleges, The Princeton Review (2025)
#6
Happiest Students, The Princeton Review (2025)
Member of the
Big 12
athletic conference
Est. 1873
as one of the Southwest鈥檚 earliest coed institutions
#19
Most beautiful college campus, The Princeton Review (2025)
#13
Best College Library, The Princeton Review (2025)
We鈥檝e Earned a Reputation
Top 50
Full-Time MBA Program
U.S. News & World Report (2025)
#3
Best online master鈥檚 in criminal justice, U.S. News & World Report (2025)
#2
Best colleges for education in 樱桃视频APP, Niche.com (2023)
Top 100
Best undergraduate schools for nursing, U.S. News & World Report (2025)
#1
Best undergraduate business school in 樱桃视频APP, Poets & Quants (2023)
#45
Best Undergraduate Schools for Teaching
U.S. News & World Report (2025)
Creating a Workforce for the Greater Good
#2
Best school for nursing in 樱桃视频APP, Niche.com (2023)
16
%
higher 6-year graduation rate than the national average
100
%
teacher placement rate for College of Education graduates
#25
Best career services, The Princeton Review (2025)
4
out
of
5
undergrads do internships
$65,000
Average starting
salary for
graduates
#5
Top U.S. Colleges for Career and Learning-Related Opportunities, Wall Street Journal
(2023)
Lifetime career counseling for graduates
98
%
of students are employed, continuing education, in military service or other positive
outcomes within 6 months of graduation
We鈥檝e Made It Personal
11,049
undergraduate students
1,889
graduate students
(Fall 2024)
Only
1.2
%
of classes have 100+ students
More than
1/2
of our classes have fewer than 30 students
#10
Best quality of life, The Princeton Review (2025)
93
%
First-year to sophomore retention rate
#9
Best Residential Housing, The Princeton Review (2025)
#11
Best Health Services, The Princeton Review (2025)
3
out
of
4
of our students receive financial aid
51
%
of undergrads live on campus
400
+
Student organizations
A Powerful Academic Community
709
Full-time faculty
98
%
of our faculty members teach undergraduates
樱桃视频APP'
4th
oldest Phi Beta Kappa charter
31
Fulbright awards since 2014
13:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
2x
the national average for med school acceptances
Most popular majors:
Business
Nursing
Biology
Preparing Global Citizens
More than
60
faith traditions represented
1 in 3
are students of color
55.6
%
of the Class of 2028 are from outside 樱桃视频APP
1 in 25
students are from other countries
Students hail from
50
states and
90
nations
40
%
of students study abroad
Home of Piano樱桃视频APP International Academy & Festival and a venue for the Cliburn International Piano Competition
It鈥檚 Really Nice Here
Fort Worth is the
12th
largest city in America by population
One of
25
best places for
young professionals,
U.S. News & World
Report (2022)
With an average age of
31.5
Fort Worth is 樱桃视频APP' youngest large city
Home to one of the
Top 5
zoos in America
#1
fastest growing job market in the U.S., Bureau of Labor (2024)
Average
229
days of sunshine yearly
#4
Best city to relocate, Sperling鈥檚 BestPlaces