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’s earliest coed institutions
#19
Most beautiful college campus, The Princeton Review (2025)
#13
Best College Library, The Princeton Review (2025)
We’ve Earned a Reputation
Top 50
Best Business Schools (Full-Time MBA Program)
U.S. News & World Report (2024)
#6
Best online master’s in criminal justice, U.S. News & World Report (2024)
#2
Best colleges for education in Texas, Niche.com (2023)
Top 100
Best undergraduate schools for nursing, U.S. News & World Report (2025)
#1
Best undergraduate business school in Texas, 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 Texas, 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’ve Made It Personal
10,915
undergraduate students
1,870
graduate students
(Spring 2025)
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
Texas'
4th
oldest Phi Beta Kappa charter
31
Fulbright awards since 2014
14:1
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 Texas
1 in 25
students are from other countries
Students hail from
50
states and
90
nations
40
%
of students study abroad
Home of PianoTexas International Academy & Festival and a venue for the Cliburn International Piano Competition
It’s Really Nice Here
Fort Worth is the
11th
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 Texas' 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’s BestPlaces